CEDRIC GEGEL
A survivor: Cedric was diagnosed in 2015 with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, an extremely rare type of blood vessel cancer that was found in his left elbow. He underwent radiation and several surgeries to remove it.
An advocate: as a survivor of depression and several severe head traumas, Cedric has spoken publicly about the importance of transparency surrounding mental health issues and concussions.
An artist: Cedric is a firm believer in the power of art to transform, heal, and examine life's deepest questions, whether that is through heavy dramas or lighthearted comedies.
Cedric Gegel is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, and YouTuber based on the East Coast.
Cedric was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio on a steady diet of country music, I Love Lucy DVDs, and potatoes, and although his tastes eventually shifted to film scores and Broadway (and BTS!), he does still love potatoes. He graduated from Capital University in 2017 and moved to the east coast in 2019. His debut feature film as a writer/director, the indie family fantasy Cadia: The World Within, starred Corbin Bernsen (LA Law, Major League, Psych), James Phelps (the Harry Potter films), John Wells (Wolf Hound, One Must Fall), Nicky Buggs (The Secret Life of Bees), Rick Montgomery Jr. (Squid Man, Blessid), and more, and released on Prime, Vudu, Tubi, and more in the United States in fall 2020, with an international release following.
Cedric got his start in acting doing musicals in high school, but his love of performing began long before that. As a child, he used to play Harry Potter and Star Wars in the backyard every chance he got, and learned to sing by watching Jim Nabors perform The Impossible Dream on The Gomer Pyle Show. He has appeared in numerous stage productions and films across the country. His YouTube channel has found him educating viewers in almost every country in the world on the arts of cinematography, acting, screenwriting, production design, and more.
Other passions include American football, fantasy and transcendentalist literature, video games, and walking in nature. He has previously held part-time jobs as a tour guide, a baker, a minister-in-residence, a drama teacher, a substitute teacher, a receptionist, a social media manager, a data entry analyst, a behind-the-scenes photographer, an admissions counselor intern, a babysitter, a McDonald's cashier, and in minor construction, among other things. He is now full-time working as a screenwriter, filmmaker, actor, YouTuber, and Dragonborn, and grateful for it.
Cedric hates writing these things, no matter how many publicity folks advise him to, but he does think it's neat to go back and examine how far he has come, and he loves getting to continue to use his imagination as an adult.
