Patrick Sabongui

Patrick's acting career spans over a decade. Born and raised in Montreal, Patrick grew up in a 3-language household speaking French, English and Arabic. Patrick was active in all facets of academic life as well as competing seriously in several sports throughout high school: 12 years of American football (including two shots at the Provincial Championship at the Collegiate level), basketball, track & field (holding the Provincial high-jump record for a year) and martial-arts (which still plays a huge part in his life) as well rock & ice climbing and mountaineering (having summited peaks across North America and the Alps). Patrick then earned a BFA in Drama for Human Development from Concordia University, a Certificate from the National Theatre Conservatory in Colorado and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting from the University of California. Patrick has had the opportunity to work with some of the world's most influential directors including Steven Spielberg, Zack Snyder, Tarsem Singh, John Cassar, Yves Simoneau, Richard Donner, Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard and Roland Emmerich. On television, he has appeared on several hit shows such as "24", Flashpoint, Covert Affairs, Psych, Smallville and Stargate: Atlantis to name a few. His athletic background and martial-arts training has also landed him work on action films "300", Immortals, MI:4, A-Team, The Bourne Legacy, Tron: Legacy and more. His involvement in the "biz" isn't limited to acting. As a creative artist he has also written, directed and produced several short films. Patrick is slated to direct his first feature film, Outside Chance, in the summer of 2013. His most recent theatre creation garnered him and his co-creators an award at the 2012 Vancouver Fringe Festival with their unique, site-specific play, "Felony". Patrick is also the co- director of the not-for-profit mentorship program, Fulfilling Young Artists: an organization dedicated to helping young actors and actresses find fulfillment in their pursuit of a positive, sustainable acting career by pairing them with seasoned, well established actors who mentor them over the course of a six- month program which he helped design. As a father, artist, actor, director, producer, mentor and athlete he is the embodiment of a renaissance man in today's entertainment industry.