Hunter Compton CT Actor On Katztracks.net

Hunter Compton is an independent actor from Connecticut who has appeared in several regional film and television productions. According to his professional acting profiles, he is based in Connecticut and has worked on projects including The Last Stop, Brain Collector, Tony Martone, The Holy Maple Tree, Giving Up Forever, and Hearts of New England. 

Film & TV Credits

• Hearts of New England (TV Series) 
• Hunting Season
• The Last Stop (Officer Compton) 
• Brain Collector (Officer Tyler) 
• Tony Martone (Dock Guard) 
• The Holy Maple Tree (Couch Potato) 
• Giving Up Forever

Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Good evening, everybody. It's DJ Jazzy Cat alongside of me is none other than a captain of all captains, the actor right here in Connecticut, Hunter. Well, I want to say welcome aboard to Catch Track Radio and thank you for coming live here in studio.

SPEAKER_00 0:18

Well, thank you so much for having me.

SPEAKER_01 0:19

You're welcome. We've got lots of music on the way. We're going to talk about all of your secrets. No, I'm only kidding. Some of your secrets tonight about how you got started in acting. Want to tell the folks a little bit. Facebook over there is uh watching us. We've got the live stream going on, guys. It's catchtracks.net radio. You can check that all out. Uh Hunter, you want to tell the folks how you got started in doing some acting?

SPEAKER_00 0:45

Well, I started when I was in eighth grade. I started to play in a musical. I can't remember the name, it's been so long. But um I like I love I love to watch movies, TV shows. You know, I love to get entertained.

SPEAKER_01 0:56

Of course. Of course. Who doesn't? Yes, yes. Do you like to dance, Hunter? That's what I want to know. You like to get up and move around?

SPEAKER_00 1:04

Dance and I usually go to karaoke, dance with some Michael Jackson.

SPEAKER_01 1:08

Oh, look at that. I wore the shirt just for you. Oh yeah. Speaking of Christmas, you said the latest project that you were in was what was it called?

SPEAKER_00 1:17

Um, it was in Elf Connecticut Christmas, Buddies something.

SPEAKER_01 1:22

Buddies for Christmas?

SPEAKER_00 1:23

No, uh I remember uh Buddy's Connecticut Christmas it was called. We filmed filmed a music video with my buddy, and we're actually gonna make it into a fan film um later this year.

SPEAKER_01 1:34

Really? Yeah. So you have the outfit and everything?

SPEAKER_00 1:38

I do. You do? Um, if you want to check my music video out, um, check it on my YouTube channel. It's called Hunter Compton Official.

SPEAKER_01 1:46

Okay, but we will have to definitely link that up with a lot of the great stuff as always. So uh Buddy wears these special shoes, these elf shoes. Do you have those shoes? They have like a little point to them, don't they?

SPEAKER_00 1:58

I don't. I just have my regular shoes, my regular sneakers.

SPEAKER_01 2:02

You can paint them brown, right?

SPEAKER_00 2:03

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 2:03

Well, maybe dad can help you out there.

SPEAKER_00 2:05

That's a good idea, I like that.

SPEAKER_01 2:06

Paint them up brown and they've got the little hat and stuff. Does it get hot in that suit?

SPEAKER_00 2:11

Very.

SPEAKER_01 2:12

I bet. I bet.

SPEAKER_00 2:13

So I don't think we're filming anytime soon.

SPEAKER_01 2:14

Uh I gotta get one of those indoor fans for the body, right?

unknown 2:17

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 2:18

Exactly.

SPEAKER_01 2:18

So who else is in this production that you're gonna be filming? You're you're doing uh Buddy. I know that. You're the main character.

SPEAKER_00 2:25

For now, we're gonna we're trying to find other actors and stuff.

SPEAKER_01 2:28

Okay.

SPEAKER_00 2:28

Well the director's great guy, get me actually have me uh on had he uh I did another opportunity with him last year. You can see on my YouTube channel, and my dog's actually it too.

SPEAKER_01 2:39

No kidding. What's your dog's name?

SPEAKER_00 2:40

Uh Lulu.

SPEAKER_01 2:41

Oh Lulu. I have Lucy and she's upstairs. We're down in the studio, but Lulu and Lucy, maybe they can meet each other one day. That'll be awesome. She's in the movie. Now, what kind of dog do you have?

SPEAKER_00 2:50

Uh, two chihuahuas. I have another dog, her name is Stella.

SPEAKER_01 2:54

Stella? Stella, get over here, right? Yep. Cat alongside of my new friend, my newfound friend, Hunter. He's hanging out with me tonight and having a little bit of fun, a lot of fun, I hope. Yes, tons. Yes, of course, right here on Castrack Reading. Um, and what's next? I've got my buddy Hunter sitting side by side. So, Hunter, we were talking a little bit about some treasures and things. Uh you're gonna be coming up and doing some more movies, but I want to know. So, I've never asked it before, I've always been an extra in movies, but never had a speaking part. How do you do how do you remember that stuff?

SPEAKER_00 3:28

Well, my dad kind of helps me with that go over lines with him. He'll read them to me and I'll I'll give him the script and you know, read it and I'll read it back to him. Short? Yeah, it's it's it helps me a lot. Uh well, it's in it's good to have a role, it's interesting, it's it can be stressful.

SPEAKER_01 3:45

Yeah, I bet.

SPEAKER_00 3:46

But it's it's a lot of fun, and I'm very passionate about it.

SPEAKER_01 3:49

So then so so is it like a paragraph that they give you, or is it like a lot of paragraphs? Have you had short roles and long rolls?

SPEAKER_00 3:57

I've had I've had some short roles, supporting roles, um, extra that had had extra the other night actually on Rhode Island.

SPEAKER_01 4:07

Oh yeah?

SPEAKER_00 4:08

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 4:08

Oh wow, could could you disclose of it yet or no? It hasn't been aired yet, right?

SPEAKER_00 4:13

No, nope, nope.

SPEAKER_01 4:14

We always have to keep these things under radar. Again, I was in a I I know exactly where you're going with this because again, there's things that, you know, actors and actresses, we have to, you know, mums the word until the actual movie comes out, right? Yes. So they put your name up in credits. What do you think about that? I I've had that done a couple times. That's pretty cool.

SPEAKER_00 4:33

That's pretty cool.

SPEAKER_01 4:34

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 4:34

I love it. Um makes me feel like, you know, I'm in the group with the people the actors, you know, it makes me feel like, you know, I fit in with them.

SPEAKER_01 4:41

So what is your most challenging role that you have played thus far? So if it was like, you know, reading something or being there in the moment, um, do you find anything ever challenging or just you just go for it?

SPEAKER_00 4:55

Well, I go for it, obviously, right?

SPEAKER_01 4:57

Yeah, yeah, of course, of course, of course. And um Because there's a lot of people that want to be an actor, actress just like yourself.

SPEAKER_00 5:05

Correct, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 5:06

So if you had to give them some advice, what would be like, you know, the one thing that you would say to them?

SPEAKER_00 5:10

Don't give up your dream. Yeah. Keep going for it.

SPEAKER_01 5:13

How many years have you been doing this?

SPEAKER_00 5:15

Uh 12, 13 years now. I started out musical plays, but then I got into more film. Because uh film's a lot easier, you know. I see I see film like I see the film's a lot easier because um on stage you could make more mistakes. Oh, because it's live, right? Yep. Uh in film, you can go back and you know, revisit it, talk, you know, go over it a couple times.

SPEAKER_01 5:39

Yes, they do the takes, like, right? Action, that kind of thing going on.

SPEAKER_00 5:43

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_01 5:43

And then I found out that they do sometimes, which uh again, you know, up to each is to one with the directors, they actually mark tape marks where people are supposed to be standing.

SPEAKER_00 5:53

I thought that was pretty much I actually learned that in my actors class. Did you? Actors gym, yes.

SPEAKER_01 5:58

Oh, okay. You take classes to this day?

SPEAKER_00 6:00

I haven't took it in a couple years. Um, I gotta get back to that though. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 6:07

Oh, okay. All right, wonderful. Wow, beautiful.

SPEAKER_00 6:09

Teacher's great.

SPEAKER_01 6:10

Teacher was great? Yes. Alright. Do you remember the teacher's name? Uh Reno. Reno. Great guy. Alright, we're gonna have to give Reno a big shout out.

SPEAKER_00 6:18

Yes, we will. He's the he's he's the man.

SPEAKER_01 6:20

He's the man that taught you a lot of stuff, and I'm sure, like you said, very thankful. Reading those transcripts, you know, I'm long, are they really like ten, like I said before, are they a lot of pages sometimes, or are they short or ten um both. Yeah, okay. All right.

SPEAKER_00 6:34

Thanks so much for having me. I really appreciate it.