John T. Hillman

About John T. Hillman

I am a freelance actor and model with various casting services and have appeared in feature films and television and streaming services. I\'ve had the good fortune to work with some of the top talent in both fields and I\'m always using my time on-set and in between to observe EVERYTHING and learn. I am the President and co-owner of SilentCinema.com, the only movie memorabilia dealer that specializes in and exclusively sells vintage original movie posters and memorabilia from the Silent Film Era (18••••29). I became one of the major collectors of silent film posters and memorabilia, with a focus on D.W. Griffith and his association with the Biograph Company (19••••13). I\'m a self-made man with a never-ending thirst to learn, improve, and help others during the same while on their own life journeys. I\'ve hit the dumps as low as being homeless for a period as a young man to standing on the interior balcony inside the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with our CEO as he rang the bell on live television when our company listed on the NYSE. I was formerly a Vice President and the Director of Investor Relations of Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation (NYSE:ANH), a $9 billion hybrid mortgage REIT. I was formerly the Corporate Secretary and Director of Investor Relations of PIA Farmland, Inc, a private REIT for accredited investors which acquired U.S. farmland for lease to independent farm operators. I was an employee of Goldman Sachs in their Los Angeles office and won their \"Most Valuable Player\" Award twice during my 17 years with the investment bank. As a kid, I\'ve won multiple awards for painting lead figurines; both the \"Best Comedy Actor\" and \"Best Dramatic Actor\" awards from a children\'s theatre.

Experience

1. Actor Model

   Central Casting

   Feb 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   I\'m a freelance actor and model and have been featured in feature films and major television and streaming series. I\'m a comedian by nature who has to improv because that\'s just me. I\'ve had the privilege of working with some of the top names in film and television and my eyes are ALWYAS open-I see everything in my quest to learn.

Education

• Columbia College Chicago

  Film/Cinema/Video Studies

  1980 — 1982