Born in Chicago and now living in the Tennessee woods outside of Nashville, RJ Comer is an actor and musician. A lifelong singer/songwriter, RJ signed his first record deal in his 40’s and toured extensively, including appearances at SXSW and Canadian Music Week. He did some musical theater in his tweens and teens and sang operatic roles on-stage in music school, but never thought of himself as an actor until performing in his story-driven music videos awakened his love for acting.
RJ started taking acting classes then booked the first job he auditioned for and has worked steadily on stage and screen since then. In the title role of “Visiting Mr. Green” (by Jeff Baron) Joel Meriwether lauded RJ’s performance, writing: “His portrayal of an 87-year-old is nothing more than astonishing. I absolutely believed every breath he took.”
RJ has also produced two short films and written music for films. For a summary of his film music credits click HERE.
As a musician, RJ toured throughout the U.S. and Canada. Deftly straddling traditional and contemporary Americana and Blues, he’s garnered fans from biker bars to Bourbon Street, from farm towns to music festivals, and from coffee houses to concert halls.
