Biography
Sean Michael Afable was born in Southern California on November 20th, 1988, raised in a Filipino and European family. Growing up with 1 brother, his 18 first cousins, and his cat Winston; he enjoyed the life of a big family. Sean graduated Parkridge private high school on November 20, 2005… what a great way to celebrate his birthday!
At the young age of 6, Sean’s parents, Robert and Gigi, noticed his outgoing spirit and started him in acting classes. It didn’t take long for Sean to land his first role in Burger King and Chuck E Cheese commercials. He has since appeared in several Disney and Nickelodeon television shows, but most impressive is his list of roles in feature films. Sean has studied under many of Hollywood's top acting coaches and has more recently been studying with Steven G. Lowe at The Actors Room (www.TheActorsRoom.com) for the past several years. His passion extends to film, television, voice-over, theater, music, singing, guitar, and dance.
Some of Sean’s television credits include:
· "One Warm Night"... Sean
(Fall 2011)
- 9 episodes, Series Regular -
OneWarmNight.com
· "Phil of the
Future" … Lyle Snogger (2005)
- Versa Day (2005) TV episode… Lyle Snogger
· "That's So
Raven" … Anthony (2004-2005)
- Art Breaker (2005) TV episode…
Anthony
- Shake, Rattle and Rae (2004) TV episode…
Anthony
· "Ned's
Declassified School Survival Guide"… Stinger (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Notes & Best Friends (2005) TV episode…
Stinger
- Sick Days & Spelling Bee (2004) TV episode…
Stinger
· "Cold Case" …
Boy #1 (2004)
- The Plan (2004) TV episode… Boy #1
Disney's "Phil of the Future", and "That's So Raven"
Nickelodeon’s “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” and “Zoey 101”,
In Fall 2011, Sean will be starring as a series regular in the hilarious online
comedy "One Warm Night"
One Warm Night
Check out the Behind-The-Scenes - Meet The Cast of "One Warm Night":
Youtube.com/SeanMichaelAfable
Youtube.com/OneWarmNight
Sean also has an extensive list of commercial and voice-over credits, which
include an animated pilot for Disney, but
Sean’s most impressive work
is within the film industry.
On April 28th, 2006, Sean hit the big screens in the Lions Gate Feature Film, "Akeelah and the Bee", starring opposite Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne. He played the character Dylan Chui, a gifted speller hard-pressed by his controlling father.
In summer of 2008, Sean once again picked up a leading role - this time as the
heartfelt character of Jonny Garcia, in Newsong Pictures "To Save A
Life".
Even before "To Save A Life" was released in theaters in January of 2010, Sean was rated the #1 viewers choice in audience screenings across the nation.
Jeremy D. Boreing states in his
review of "To Save A Life" on BigHollywood.Breitbart.com, "Sean Michael
Afable owns his character so well..."
"...I was convinced I had actually gone to
school with Johnny Boy myself..."
"To Save A Life"
- Theater Release: January 22, 2010
- DVD Release: August 3rd, 2010
In January 2012, Sean will once again be
seen on the silk screen, starring alongside John Schneider, Rosanna Arquette,
and Randy Wayne, in the new movie "HardFlip"
Facebook.com/HardFlipMovie
Sean's film credits include:
· HardFlip... Joey (2012)
· Jungle Prince... Elias (In Development)
· To Save a Life (2010)… Jonny
· Boogie Town (2012)… Stymie
· Akeelah and the Bee (2006)… Dylan
· Chocolate Girls (2004)… Tyler
· Clipping Adam (2004)… Squeaky
· The Scorpion King (2002)… Boy at Well
· Little Shepherd (2002) (V)… Joel
· Delivering Milo (2001)… Little Boy
Some of Sean’s upcoming projects include:
· Jungle Prince… (In Development)
· Untitled Webisode Project
(In Development)
· Nationwide 3-Day Acting Intensives w/ The Actors Room (www.TheActorsRoom.com)
Sean is also currently studying singing and guitar. His other dream, besides acting, is to write his own music and eventually start a band.
When Sean is not busy furthering his
acting career, he has the normal life of a young adult; spending time with his
family, hanging out with friends, going on road trips, social networking, eating
fast-food, going to the movies, reading a good adventure novel, and furthering his
education. Sean loves the outdoors and enjoys body boarding, body
surfing, surfing, snowboarding, driving, paintballing, camping, mountain biking,
playing guitar, writing music, drawing, singing (an alumnus of the All American Boys Chorus),
and hip hop dancing.
As a Christian he is an active volunteer and member of his church. Sean also dedicates countless hours to local charities involving causes close to his heart that better the lives of abused, neglected and at-risk youth, the prevention of hunger, and world disease.