Every so often, an actor gets a "break" that can only be described as luck (or for people of faith like me--divine intervention). And in the case of Bzhaun Rhoden, I believe he has acquired a blessing that few young people in this business receive. While there is no doubt in my mind that his uncanny talent and savvy business acumen have garnered him this opportunity of guest-starring on a hit TV show, I tend to think he is the perfect example of being in the right place at the right time and taking advantage of every opportunity. Recently, Bzhaun and I had the chance to chat about his amazing career journey thus far.
RH: So nice to be able to talk with you today!
BR: My pleasure.
Congratulations on your guest star spot on Van Helsing. …show more content…
Then I told myself I was gonna stop for the rest of the summer and take a break. But near the end of the summer, I decided it was time to get an agent. I emailed two prospective agents, and suddenly I got an email from a woman whose company really liked my casting workbook which incidentally had been dormant for like two and a half years. She said they liked my look and really wanted to represent me, and I was like, "Wow, this is cool! The timing is awesome since I just started looking for an agent, and here's one messaging me." So I looked up the area code--604--and thought, "What the heck is that?" And when I looked it up, I realized it was Vancouver, British Columbia! When I looked on casting workbook, I found out it had me listed in Vancouver. Somehow that happened when I signed up, and I remember not knowing how to change it. And now it was too late to figure out how to change it. So she said, "If you ever decide to come to Vancouver, let us know." Well, I was just about at that point in my life where I was thinking about taking more risks. And my brother lives in Vancouver and he wanted me to live with him. So I was like, "Why not? Win, win, win, win, win!" So I packed all my stuff and moved to BC. I signed with the management team in September 2016, and they started getting me situated. They helped me form a demo reel, and they started sending me out on auditions, my first professional auditions ever. So I …show more content…
Before I started doing this as a living, I always wondered why actors made so much money. When I got there and started doing it, I got it. Actors are there for like sixteen or seventeen hours. If you're not on set, you're just in your trailer waiting to be on set. And if you're in your trailer, you're going over your lines. I can see how it would be taxing on someone.
Then I started thinking about the fact that I wasn't even a lead. I can hardly imagine being the lead in a show and having to be in so many of the scenes. It would be unbelievable. But what I noticed as I realized all this is that my respect for what I do increased. No longer was it just what other people think. I realized it wasn't like, "Oh you can just do it and be rich." No, it's not like that. It's not as easy as you think. It's pretty hard, and people who do it deserve respect. So it made me feel better about what I was trying to do with my life.
In general, I can get excited, but I am also very professional. I think that comes from my cooking background. The best way to put it is that everyone was shocked that it was my first time on a regular show. It really felt natural to be on that set, to talk to the director, to take direction, to work the scenes. It was almost second nature to
RH: So nice to be able to talk with you today!
BR: My pleasure.
Congratulations on your guest star spot on Van Helsing. …show more content…
Then I told myself I was gonna stop for the rest of the summer and take a break. But near the end of the summer, I decided it was time to get an agent. I emailed two prospective agents, and suddenly I got an email from a woman whose company really liked my casting workbook which incidentally had been dormant for like two and a half years. She said they liked my look and really wanted to represent me, and I was like, "Wow, this is cool! The timing is awesome since I just started looking for an agent, and here's one messaging me." So I looked up the area code--604--and thought, "What the heck is that?" And when I looked it up, I realized it was Vancouver, British Columbia! When I looked on casting workbook, I found out it had me listed in Vancouver. Somehow that happened when I signed up, and I remember not knowing how to change it. And now it was too late to figure out how to change it. So she said, "If you ever decide to come to Vancouver, let us know." Well, I was just about at that point in my life where I was thinking about taking more risks. And my brother lives in Vancouver and he wanted me to live with him. So I was like, "Why not? Win, win, win, win, win!" So I packed all my stuff and moved to BC. I signed with the management team in September 2016, and they started getting me situated. They helped me form a demo reel, and they started sending me out on auditions, my first professional auditions ever. So I …show more content…
Before I started doing this as a living, I always wondered why actors made so much money. When I got there and started doing it, I got it. Actors are there for like sixteen or seventeen hours. If you're not on set, you're just in your trailer waiting to be on set. And if you're in your trailer, you're going over your lines. I can see how it would be taxing on someone.
Then I started thinking about the fact that I wasn't even a lead. I can hardly imagine being the lead in a show and having to be in so many of the scenes. It would be unbelievable. But what I noticed as I realized all this is that my respect for what I do increased. No longer was it just what other people think. I realized it wasn't like, "Oh you can just do it and be rich." No, it's not like that. It's not as easy as you think. It's pretty hard, and people who do it deserve respect. So it made me feel better about what I was trying to do with my life.
In general, I can get excited, but I am also very professional. I think that comes from my cooking background. The best way to put it is that everyone was shocked that it was my first time on a regular show. It really felt natural to be on that set, to talk to the director, to take direction, to work the scenes. It was almost second nature to