Today we’d like to introduce you to Selase Botchway.
First generation Ghanaian – Selase comes from an African enriched family.
Growing up in the Arlington area, as a young boy – being heavily influenced by arts, music, sports.
He played in several plays in high school (Arlington High) choir and part of a championship comedy team. Also, having a passion for fitness worked for the City of Arlington Park and Rec, with kids camps and summer adaptive camp (for individuals with physical challenges).
Going to school in Iowa and returning to reach for his dreams with Linda McAlister Talent, been in several print campaigns from Lifetime Fitness, Dicks Sporting Goods, Nike dry fit, Bose speakers, Sony, FedEx, Lays chips.
He’s currently a host for DTV at the Deloitte University campus.
He’s been a spokesman for Payless Power, Sudden Link Cable, Lennox Air, Salvation Army, TX lottery (spin
and win live show).
He’s been on a show like Queen of the South – Movies such as – Sense Of Urgency (on Amazon Prime Video),
A Man Called John, Hello Henry, Tx Zombie War, Zulu 6, Donavan (currently in the Fort Worth film festival).
Host his podcast with friends called the Guy on the Couch, with Selase Botchway can be found on podbean and Apple iTunes. It’s a fun informational show with all his friends in the industry, for an actor to writers, MMA fights, business professionals. Great listening!
Selase recently won Best Actor at Rack Focus final round 7 with his performance in short film, Patient Zero, directed and written by Issa Currie, Director of Photography Christoper Vaughn.
Selase is currently in production with his own script named The Lines Between. Taking on a full plate directing and co-star in his own personal project with Director of photography Martin Deloen. They look to be finished shooting before for the end of the summer.
The Lines Between – is an urban love triangle that’s set in the mixed martial arts world. All information regarding the Lines Between is on the Facebook page at Lines Between Movie, and in the IMDB page.
With all this going on he still finds time to be a Marvel Character for Marvel Studios. With a market area in the south-east.
He plays Spiderman, black panther, iron man, for campaigns like The Make a Wish foundation, the Spiderman US HomeComing tour, Major League Baseball hero night and military base bully prevention programs for the children on military bases!
Selase is truly a Jake of all trades.
Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Some struggle being an actor or a creator I think as the putting yourself out there in the world with your art or writing or whatever it is you do.
I realized that you have to do it for the passion if you always create for the love and passion the struggle really is there anymore.
And if you can’t create all the time find things that bring balance in your life balance is key in life.
Selase Botchway – what should we know? What do you guys do best? What sets you apart from the competition?
Personal branding:
Speak the passions and showing the journey as an actor.
Breathing light into some people’s cloudy days on my social media platform.
IG @ DARKSTONGABLE and actor page on Facebook – Selasebotchway.actor
What sets me apart is the passion I have for everything and things I’m truly great full for – I want everyone I come in contact with to feel my passion for life and push for there own dreams.
Inspiration is contagious!
What moment in your career do you look back most fondly on?
If I can have to proud moments – One is always when I’m playing and Marvel character and the little kids share the sweets moments.
Winning Best Male Actor in the Rack Focus Film Festival, totally unexpected, like I said in my speech – I was given the chance to play the role thanks to Issa Currie, a great director and gave me the ownership of filling in the character.
All praise goes to the cast team effort to the Empty Theatre Production, Little BlackBox Films and Royal Goblin films crew.
Contact Info:
- Website: SelaseBotchway.com
- Phone: 682-472-7424
- Email: s.t.botchway@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/1763872160527997/videos/2062884273960116/
Image Credit:
Black panther release party,Bts of Golin Communication Commercial, Chris Vaughaun, Steven D. Hill, Bose campaign, US tour of Spiderman with actor, Tony Revolori, Bts of Orkin campaign, Podcast on iTunes and Podbean, Meridith Moore photography, Bts of short film Hello Henry, US tour for Spiderman homecoming with Jacob Batalon, Red Carpet Rack Focus, Amazon prime workout series
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