olin hyde

In addition to his multiple roles in WANT, Olin starred in Book of Rules and Slur . Other acting credits include the lead role of "Pud" in the world premiere of Love Out of Habit, "Biff Loman" in Death of a Salesman, "Sandy" in The Philadelphia Story, "Duke" in Stalag 17 and television commercials for Aleve, State Farm, GMC, Verizon Business, Sprint, and Michelob Genuine Draft.

His writing credits include numerous fundraising scripts for PBS in addition to Looking for Buddha; a dark comedy that he also directed. Olin earned a Bachelor's of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Studies from Miami University (in Ohio damn it!). Olin's "real job" is in high-tech sales and marketing for software and consulting firms.

He is recognized as an expert in the
application of business intelligence and data warehousing systems to solve financial and marketing problems. He has traveled to more than 30 countries worldwide (many by bicycle) and during breaks between "real jobs" has spent time mountain and river guiding in Alaska and delivering sailboats in the Mediterranean.

Olin's training includes studies with Phil Bennett at the Bennett Theater Lab in San Francisco, ballet with Rob Hall in Chicago, and numerous workshops on camera technique,stand-up comedy, improvisation, Shakespeare and creative writing.

Olin currently lives in San Diego.

olin@e-motionfilms.com

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