Erick Avari Keynote: Blazing a Trail in Acting

Erick Avari, an award-winning film and stage actor, has contributed to a variety of finely crafted performances in grand operas, soap operas, hit television series, award-winning independent films, and some of the highest-grossing cinematic works in Hollywood. Specifically known as a trailblazer for a generation of South Asian actors, Erick has played more than two dozen different ethnicities with authority and authenticity in his fight against stereotypical casting.

A man of the stage and film, Erick describes his journey of acting, stories of his family and childhood in India, as well as his thoughts on kindness and the duty we owe each other.