Russell Harvard

Russell Harvard fell in love with music when his mother bought him cassette tapes for his 8th birthday-Madonna & INXS. He got smitten with acting around the same time. Born in Texas and is third-generation deaf, Russell enjoyed acting & music growing up and pursued theater arts at Gallaudet University. He started his acting career with a bang, playing Daniel Day-Lewis’s son in PT Anderson’s epic “There Will Be Blood.” From there, Russell guest starred on TV: CSI:NY, Fringe, Switched at Birth and played the popular hit man Mr. Wrench in FX's Fargo. He has been applauded for his stage work in shows like “Tribes,” “I Was Almost Alive With You,” "King Lear" and "To Kill a Mockingbird,” making historic strides for deaf actors. Russell’s talent and charisma shines in all of his roles. It can be seen here, where his skill for translating and performing songs in American Sign Language (ASL) is on display-you can view his beautiful and poetic signing from Pink and Madonna to Broadway faves.