About Me
Jeremy Leochner is an Autistic actor born and raised in southern California. After discovering a love of theatre in high school, he dedicated his life to the study of his craft. He pursued his Bachelors in Theatre Arts from California State University Fullerton, where he graduated Cum Laude. While at CSUF he performed in several productions including Comedy of Errors, A Christmas Carol and Two Gentlemen of Verona. He also took part in the pioneering class for the schools Physical Theatre program. Outside of school he has performed throughout the San Gabriel Valley and Orange County. Including appearances in Play It Again Sam at the Mosiac Lizard Theater in Alhambra, The Book of Andy at Grand Central in Santa Anna, and Man Who Came to Dinner at Glendale Centre Theater. Jeremy is currently a member of the MFA in Television, Film & Theatre/Acting Option at California State University, Los Angeles.
As an artist Jeremy is driven by the desire to find the honest truth of what people feel and want. As an Autistic individual he is driven to counter act the stereotypes of Autistic people as being unable to express or understand emotion. He is a proud advocate of Autism Acceptance and tries to bring the unique perspective of people on the spectrum into his work. He hopes to develop more works based on the unique disorder in order to further the cause of Neurodiversity within the theatre community.