Chris co-founded Beyond Vision with Joseph Panwitz in 2005 and while he enjoys watching the creative side of the filmmaking process come together, he tends to stay on the business side of show business. He has served with the United States Marine Corps for 20 years and hopes to transition soon from the Marines to work full time with the company.
Joseph has been working in front of and behind the camera since 2001. In 2005 he started Beyond Vision with Chris Thompson and has since worked on a variety of projects including feature films, documentaries, and commercials and has shot footage for Good Morning America and Inside Edition. He is grateful to be working with such a talented group of people on Combustion and can't wait to take it to the next level.
Acting Credits include: Life on Mars (Pilot) - ABC, The Ex List - CBS, Julius Caesar - New Village Arts, A Christmas Carol - North Coast Rep. Patrick has a B.A. in Visual and Performing Arts from CSUSM, and an A.A. in RTV Production from Palomar College. He is represented commercially and theatrically by HRi Talent in Los Angeles and Artist Management in San Diego.
Brianne grew up in Atlanta, GA and attended CofC where she graduated with a BS in Psychology. After college, she moved to California where she continues to study the craft of acting. She enjoys performing on stage and is very excited about working on Combustion.
Anne has appeared in a variety of commercials and short films. Theatre credits include He's Not Him for the 2009 New Perspective Festival. She has a B.A. in Theatre from UC San Diego. She is represented commercially and theatrically by Mademoiselle Talent Agency in Los Angeles and Shamon Freitas Talent Agency in San Diego.
Theater credits include: Cyrano de Bergerac, A Christmas Carol, Major Barbara (Fresno, CA); Taming of The Shrew, Arsenic & Old Lace (San Diego, CA); Film: 3 Ways To Sunday, Mint In Box, Finish Line - A Cruise Down Memory Lane, Bobby Fischer Live. In addition, Jon appears in television commercials for various Southern California businesses and is represented by Shamon Freitas Talent Agency.
Henry is an LA native who graduated from Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2007. Most recently he can be seen on Animal Planet's series Lost Tapes and the web series It's Always Smoggy in LA. Theatre credits include All's Well that Ends Well for the Royal Shakespeare Company's Complete Works Festival, I Confess for the Arches Theatre Company, and the ensemble-produced and directed Pushing Up Poppies, an award-winning play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Sandra Favero was born and raised in Switzerland, and in the French Riviera. She started acting in Theater at a very young age and then proceeded to act in short movies, voice over, and commercials. In 2004 she went to the world championship of Martial Arts in Las Vegas where she competed and finished 2nd in her category. Sandra is represented by Artist Management in San Diego and Exposure in Los Angeles.
Film Credits include: Penny - CoolCordova Prod., Cinco - Jetlag Pictures. Theatre Credits: The Teahouse of the August Moon - Temecula Playhouse, Tartuffe - Stagehouse Theatre. Graduated Chaparral High School 2001, honored as the school's most outstanding young artist for his skills in drawing and clay sculpturing. He is represented commercially by Shamon Freitas Talent Agency in San Diego.
Doug Purcell's recent film credits include Hollywood, Je T'aime (a 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival selection), Ocean's Thirteen, Faith Happens and several short films. On stage, he recently played the roles of "Major Roberts" in "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" (Los Angeles) and "Murray" in the New Voices Playwrights Theatre production of "Christmas in Pakistan" (Orange County). Doug is represented by Elegance Model and Talent (San Diego) and The Brogan Agency (Los Angeles).
