Joe Maria Fernandez
is a classically trained Film & Television Actor.
He's appeared on, among others:
Apple TV | Lionsgate | Warner Bros | Hulu | Amazon Prime Video | Fox Sports | Discovery + | Max | Reel Short | Dramabox
Recent collabs ft:
Yamaha, Bose, & Liquid Death.
Joe is a magician and mentalist with 15 years of experience.
Notamment
Joe is currently starring in a lead role in an action feature film set to debut in summer 2025.
Joe recently completed ADR work for the film Two Breaths, directed by USC alumna Kateryna Kurganska; the project went on to win a 2025 Drama Series Emmy.
He showcased his clown work in an iconic collaboration between Liquid Death and Mary Ruth Organics.
He also inhabited the dual lead roles of Grayson and The Instructor in the upcoming horror film Dawn of Recovery, written and directed by USC alumnus Peter McGary.
entraînement:
“Joe has that rare it factor. The kind of presence you only see in true movie stars.”
— Amber Neukum, Director / Sundance Alum / JuiceBox Films
“Joe is one of the best natural actors, I have ever worked with.”
— Miles Channing, Cinematographer / Director / Astixproduction
“His performance elevated the entire production. A masterclass in emotional range.”
— Casey Jackson, Writer/Director
“The moment he stepped onto the stage, I was struck by his magnetic presence, physical character work, and aptitude for stylized movement.”
— Olivia Treviño, Director / Movement Coordinator / Adjunct Faculty
“Joe is one of the hardest working actors I’ve ever taught. Passionate, honest, and fearless.”
— Bill McGuire, Professor of Theatre, Director, & Film/TV/Theater Actor
“Professional, prepared, and easy to work with. I’d hire him again without hesitation.”
— Mario N. Bonassin, Director, Shark Terror / Director of Post Production at The Asylum
Sine Labore
Sine Labore
Once you understand the way broadly, you see it in all things”
- Miyamoto Musashi
Joe moves through performance with this truth etched into muscle and mind. Trained in Meisner, Stanislavski, Practical Aesthetics, Suzuki, View-pointing, and Kinesthetic Response, he found discipline not as a cage, but as a key.
His body leads. In character work, clown, and magic, presence becomes ritual. Emotion becomes architecture. Illusion becomes truth.
He doesn’t chase moments. He inhabits them.
Because the way is everywhere, for those who know where to look.