Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Reid Price. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Reid, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into that, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?
I get my work ethic from my parents. They instilled a hard work mentality throughout my brothers and I’s upbringing. It was a work hard, be strong while also being kind and courteous type of household; golden rules that have helped us all achieve our goals. They also led by example and I feel very lucky to have had the guidance and support my parents provided.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
From a very young age I’ve been interested in video games. I loved video games, drawing and playing sports. Eventually I’d come to discover that I could indeed make games for a living. I went to school for Fine Arts and then received my postgraduate education in 3D art for Video Games. Today I’m the Studio Head at Red Meat Games where I’m also a 3D Artist, Sound Designer and Musician, as well as a Creative Director.
I’ve also always had a penchant for performance. I was a mix of a quiet and also an outgoing kid; I’d pick my spots. I performed in plays in grade school and shortly after college began performing stand-up comedy which led to an increased interest in acting. In my late 20’s I became the host of local television shows related to gaming and sports while also performing in some wonderfully indie comedy web shows that were so fun and formative. Finally after years of friends and acquaintances telling me I should try to find an acting agent I did.
In Toronto, after my first audition for a commercial I realized very quickly that I need to get better! It was humbling and I bet you my audition partner wasn’t too thrilled to be acting with me for a Shreddies commercial or whatever it was. I was decent but knew I needed to learn the finer details needed to “nail an audition”. Years of performing standup comedy really helped me get going quickly though! I honed in on my skills, became better at auditioning and I began to land big commercial spots.
Shortly after that I moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia where I was hired as Studio Head and it was there, to my surprise, (or should I say ignorance) where I started to get opportunities to audition for television programs, and before you know it I landed roles on great local productions as well as hit tv shows such as The Sinner (USA Network, Netflix), From (Amazon Prime, Paramount Plus) and Sullivan’s Crossing (CTV, The CW). I’m riding the wave while focusing on life balance, continued hard work and growth.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
1. Be open and honest with yourself and always consider that you may be wrong, especially when evaluating your approach to a past interaction/task/situation or when interpreting new and opposing information. This is an ego checkpoint. If you don’t question yourself or consider the possibility that you could be or have been wrong, no matter how steadfast and sure you think you are, you leave no true room for self-improvement, and it undermines the integrity of your personal growth. Read it again, please. This point could be titled “humility and open-mindedness.” Really look within and consider if you truly exhibit these detailed qualities. It’s something I reflect on often and it has helped me grow personally and within my worldview exponentially. I’m able to say sorry with sincerity, and I’m able to grow with humility…there’s so much strength in humility.
Imagine everything that forms you, your beliefs and experiences are a block. You have to stand on the edge of your block–your beliefs, so you can more easily jump to other blocks and be better prepared to reach out and pull other blocks with new and wonderful things over to your current foundation. Maybe it’s best to leave some blocks behind altogether. I’m talking about building blocks folks! Don’t forget it: stand on the edge of your beliefs. 🙂
2. Be optimistic and I can’t stress this enough. If you operate without optimism you are a lightning rod for pessimism and negativity in general and guess what? Nobody wants to hang out with that person, hire/work with that person, be in a relationship with that person. I’ve been that guy…too often I am still that guy, even though I work to kick negativity square in the balls everyday. Whining and complaining becomes a personality trait and can be cathartic, but why not be optimistic? Even though I’ve had some rough times and personally experienced a lot of actual terrible racism there is still so much good in the world, and it’s full of amazing surprises. I’ve almost fully kicked my “whining and complaining because it makes me feel better even though I know it’s toxic” era to the curb, but some days it’s hard. We are so lucky to be here! Smile, LAUGH, be happy and be optimistic! Oh God, this is pretty much, “Live, Laugh, Love.” Is what it is.
3. Don’t throw rocks at old people. I kid, I kid. Wait…for sure don’t do that but also, give people the benefit of the doubt, treat others by the content of their character, be kind and last but not least get really, really, REALLY good at minding your own business! I’m talking about avoiding drama folks, nudge that “block” away. 🙂
How can folks who want to work with you connect?
I’m really beginning to seriously think about writing and producing partnerships and collaborations related to film and media. I have a lot of ideas….we all do, but I’m ready to get these ideas out there and help support other dope ideas. I want to make people laugh and think! I can be reached via my socials.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/reidbprice
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reidprice
- Twitter: https://x.com/Reid_Price
- Other: imdb.me/ReidPrice
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