Happy Anderson’s television credits include: Blue Bloods, White Collar, Boardwalk Empire, Eden (pilot), Army Wives, Bar Karma (pilot), Onion Sportsdome, Onion News Network, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: CI, Law & Order, Book of Daniel, As the World Turns, One Life to Live, Guiding Light, and All My Children.
His film credits include: Blue Caprice (with Isaiah Washington and Joey Lauren Adams),
Going The Distance (with Drew Barrymore and Justin Long), Duplicity (with Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, written and directed by Tony Gilroy), Redacted (written and directed by
Brian DePalma), Brutal Massacre: A Comedy, Winter, and the short, Postures.
His theatre credits include: "Merchant of Venice" on Broadway, The Public Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem, New York's Promenade Theatre, Bristol Valley Theatre, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Bloomington Playwrights Project, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Brown County Playhouse, Creede Repertory Theatre, Firehouse Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, and Shadowland Theatre Company.
Happy received a BFA in Acting from Ithaca College and an MFA in Acting from Indiana University. He won numerous awards and scholarships for excellence in Acting, including the 2001 NSAL. He is a member of SAG, AFTRA, and AEA.
As an educator, Happy was Teacher’s Assistant to freshman scene study at Ithaca College, Associate Professor for freshman and sophomore scene study at Indiana University, taught Acting to grades 7-12 at New York’s Professional Performing Arts School, led a monologue workshop at the People's Improv Theater, and taught a monologue workshop and scene study at the Texas Shakespeare Festival. He is a SAFD (Society of American Fight Directors) -certified actor combatant and taught stage combat at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.
Theater directing credits include: Ancient History (Ithaca College), In the Boom Boom Room (Indiana University), and Fumed Oak (Ulster Academy of Performing Arts). Happy developed and directed new works for young actors at the Tin Can Fantasy Factory (Ithaca, NY). He co-wrote, co-produced, and performed in numerous productions for Waterwell Productions (New York, www.waterwell.org) and served on the Board of Directors for No Bucks Theatre (Ithaca, NY).
Happy has been a private acting coach for over a decade.
His film credits include: Blue Caprice (with Isaiah Washington and Joey Lauren Adams),
Going The Distance (with Drew Barrymore and Justin Long), Duplicity (with Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, written and directed by Tony Gilroy), Redacted (written and directed by
Brian DePalma), Brutal Massacre: A Comedy, Winter, and the short, Postures.
His theatre credits include: "Merchant of Venice" on Broadway, The Public Theater, Classical Theatre of Harlem, New York's Promenade Theatre, Bristol Valley Theatre, Texas Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Bloomington Playwrights Project, Kentucky Shakespeare Festival, Brown County Playhouse, Creede Repertory Theatre, Firehouse Theatre, Kitchen Theatre Company, and Shadowland Theatre Company.
Happy received a BFA in Acting from Ithaca College and an MFA in Acting from Indiana University. He won numerous awards and scholarships for excellence in Acting, including the 2001 NSAL. He is a member of SAG, AFTRA, and AEA.
As an educator, Happy was Teacher’s Assistant to freshman scene study at Ithaca College, Associate Professor for freshman and sophomore scene study at Indiana University, taught Acting to grades 7-12 at New York’s Professional Performing Arts School, led a monologue workshop at the People's Improv Theater, and taught a monologue workshop and scene study at the Texas Shakespeare Festival. He is a SAFD (Society of American Fight Directors) -certified actor combatant and taught stage combat at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.
Theater directing credits include: Ancient History (Ithaca College), In the Boom Boom Room (Indiana University), and Fumed Oak (Ulster Academy of Performing Arts). Happy developed and directed new works for young actors at the Tin Can Fantasy Factory (Ithaca, NY). He co-wrote, co-produced, and performed in numerous productions for Waterwell Productions (New York, www.waterwell.org) and served on the Board of Directors for No Bucks Theatre (Ithaca, NY).
Happy has been a private acting coach for over a decade.
