Jamie Cheatham is a professional actor, director, fight director, and theatre educator. After 17 years of working professionally in New York City, he moved to Wisconsin to become the head of the Acting Program at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. After 10 rewarding years of teaching and directing at UWP, he became the Head of Acting at Marquette University. He remains active professionally in his Midwest home. He is a proud member of the professional actor unions, AEA and SAG-AFTRA. He is also a Fight Director and Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD.) His professional work includes such venues as: New York City Opera, New York Shakespeare Festival (at the Delacorte), The Alley Theatre (TX), Arena Stage (DC), The Shakespeare Theatre (DC), The Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Milwaukee Ballet, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Georgia, Illinois, South Carolina, Baltimore, and Champlain Shakespeare Festivals. Jamie has previously taught at a number of noteworthy educational institutions, including: Juilliard, Brooklyn College, Marymount Manhattan College, American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NYC), Binghamton University and the National Conservatory of the Dramatic Arts (DC).