Ricardo Frederick Evans as Diarmait

Ricardo Frederick Evans as Diarmait

Ricardo Frederick Evans grew up in Washington DC and graduated from the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts where he also serves as a faculty member.  A trekkie for life, he is a sci-fi and fantasy fan and is ridiculously excited to be a part of The Broken Continent.  He has had the pleasure of working with Cavegirl Productions on three of their 48 hour films – Presence, Restraint and Therapy for which he won a Best Actor Honorable Mention Award in 2010.

Primarily a stage actor,  some of his credits include Hercules in Russia (Doorway Arts Ensemble); In the Red and Brown Water (Studio Theatre); Voices Underwater (Rorschach Theatre); 45 Seconds from Broadway (Totem Pole Playhouse); Nights at St. Januarius (Montage Theatre Co.); Auld Lang Syne (African-American Collective Theatre).  Ricardo has appeared in multiple productions with Imagination Stage and for his performance in their 2012 production of Doctor Dolittle he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award as Outstanding Supporting Actor, Resident Musical.

Ricardo is a teaching Artist with the Folger Shakespeare Library’s touring educational company Bill’s Buddies.  He is also the president of the Actors’ Center and a member of Actors’ Equity.  Look for him in the 2012 Capital Fringe production Madwoman in the Attic this July.