Today we’d like to introduce you to Kelsei Luksa.
Hi Kelsei, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I started my acting journey in 2022 a year after my first heart break, I was completely lost in life I had thought I knew where I would be but my life took me elsewhere. I struggle with daily anxiety and from time to time depression since I was at a really low point I started my first trial of therapy, my therapist at the time recommend I find things that make me happy and try new hobbies. I remembered how much I wanted to do modeling as a kid so I started to do some research to see what I needed to do to find an agency, it took me a while but I finally found Page parks and did an interview with them. Originally going into the interview I wanted to do just modeling but when I talked to the lady she convinced me to take some acting classes saying it would be better for me in the long run, on my way home I had a random memory from when I was a kid and my sister and I would make scripts and act them out. I knew then that it was fate and that acting was meant to be for me, I loved all the acting classes I took and after all that I got signed with paged parks in 11/22/22. Getting signed made me feel so good but that didn’t mean the work was done being new at something means you have to get the experience to get the better jobs I wasn’t booking anything and was starting to feel sad again I started praying and thankfully soon enough I received a message in my backstage app from a filmmaker named Robert Ker for a part in a small independent film called S.N.S.O.B. It was literally the answer to all my prayers. It was the best movie to be my first film experience I learned so much from it and made so many good memories with a lot of awesome people. after we finished that film I join Roberts team since he makes his own movies he has created Ker Entertainment, we started working on our new movie called Truth & Consequence which I am very excited for it’s release in October. I’m not sure what all the future holds for my acting career but I am very blessed to be doing something I love and I hope I can be an example for other people to overcome their fears to do what truly makes them happy in life.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Acting for me has definitely not been a smooth road the life as an actress is not as glamorous as the movies make it. You think you pick what you want to do in this life and everything will just follow after but no hard work and commitment has to go with it as well. Once I got signed with my agency I thought I would be getting auditions left and right but that was not the case. I barely got any and what I failed to realize for the longest time was that people want people who have experience. Once I found out about the backstage app through some acting friends it really helped me get myself out there. I love how the app can create a place to bring likeminded people together to build and create beautiful stories. if it weren’t for backstage I wouldn’t have gotten to meet Robert and had my first acting experience
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I am an actress and model, my first movie is on YouTube and it’s called S.N.S.O.B, my next movie comes out in October and It’s called Truth & consequences. I want to someday be an actress that someone watches and makes them feel all the emotions and accept it all for what it is and just enjoy it all. I feel we live in a world where people hide and shove their emotions deep inside of them but we are aloud to feel in this beautiful world and if I can touch someones heart like that and remind them of a beautiful time in their lives then I know I have accomplished my goal In life.
What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
With my mental health it’s hard for me to look in the future without getting overwhelmed, but I hope that within that time frame I’m still doing what makes me happy and hopefully I can inspire others to overcome anything holding them back from their dreams.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: __kelsei__
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