Whit Hertford Explained

Whit Hertford (born November 2, 1978) is an American theatre director, writer, and actor.

Film and television

Hertford began his career at an early age, most notably with his appearance in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park.^[1] In 2009 and 2010, he recurred as Ross on the FOX comedy Raising Hope and as the tyrannical rival choreographer Dakota Stanley during the first season of Glee.^{[2] [3]} Other TV credits include Psych, various appearances on Conan and as the voice of Cadet Kryze in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

In 2009, Hertford co-founded the independent film company Sneak Attack with director Ryan Darst. Their American New Wave short and full-length films (written by Hertford) have screened at festivals in the US and Europe, including the premiere of the revenge short film Wildlife at the Cannes Film Festival (2015) in the "Short Film Corner", which is not affiliated with the Festival de Cannes Official Short Film Competition or with the main Cannes Film Festival. The "Short Film Corner" film market screens all entries that pay the required entry fee.^[4] The production was shot all on location in rural Utah with co-stars Jon Heder and Lauren Lapkus. It was scored by Joshua James.

Theatre

He is the artistic director of the theatre company Riot Act, founded in the UK in 2015.^{[5] [6]}

Filmography

Movies

Year		Title	Role	Notes
1986			Kane's Followers	As Whitby Hertford
1989		A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child	Jacob Johnson	Appears in Alice’s dream, as her young Son - even though he wasn’t born, until the end of the movie.
1995			Hyp (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	The Fall Guy	Young Osmand	As Whitby Hertford
1990		Nick (voice)	[7]
1990–1991	Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates	Michael Darling (voice)
	TaleSpin	Ernie (voice)	2 episodes
1990–1992	Tiny Toon Adventures	Duncan Duff, Fliorello (voice)	4 episodes
1994		Billy the Seal Boy (voice)	Episode: "Sideshow"
2009	Glee	Dakota Stanley	Episode: "Acafellas"
2010–2013	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Korkie Kryze (voice)	2 episodes

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes

Music Videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angus . Kat . The one thing you never noticed about 'Jurassic Park' . https://web.archive.org/web/20160331014542/http://www.theloop.ca:80/the-one-thing-you-never-noticed-about-jurassic-park/ . March 31, 2016 . April 8, 2020 . The Loop . en-US.
2. Web site: Stack . Tim . September 17, 2009 . 'Glee' recap: Acafellas bring down the house! . April 8, 2020 . EW.com . EN.
3. Book: Balser. Erin. [{{google books|plainurl=yes|id=4t4xvxQ2RHYC|keywords=Whit+Hertford|pg=PT85}} Don't Stop Believin': The Unofficial Guide to Glee]. Gardner. Suzanne. 2010-12-17. ECW Press. 978-1-55490-894-3. en.
4. Web site: April 8, 2021 . Rendez-vous Industry 2021 > ON-SITE & ONLINE . November 13, 2023 . Cinéma de Demain . en-US . Short Film Corner.
5. Web site: Artistic Director . 2023-11-13 . riotacttheatre . en.
6. Web site: In Conversation with Riot Act's Whit Hertford on "Versions" . Courtyard Theatre. https://web.archive.org/web/20210620205916/https://www.thecourtyard.org.uk/news/71/in-conversation-with-riot-acts-whit-hertford-on-versions . 2021-06-20 . 2020-04-08 . www.thecourtyard.org.uk.
7. Web site: Whitby Hertford (visual voices guide) . June 2, 2024 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.