Kevin E. West is both a Hollywood veteran television actor and a bad-ass Keynote speaker with over 65 plus credits including Guest Stars on Hawaii 5-0, Criminal Minds, Aquarius, Bones, Castle, Touch, CSI: Miami, Justified, Leverage, Lost, 24, Desperate Housewives, NCIS, Alias, CSI, Judging Amy, all the way back to Matlock and dozens more found on IMDB. In the Summer of '18 Kevin wrapped shooting on, The UnHealer, starring Lance Henriksen and Natasha Henstridge. Kevin has been a public speaker since 1991, with more than 1500 appearances and began his career as a Stand-up Comic and Improv artist.When Kevin speaks it is often raw, deeply personal, some colorful language and yet directed precisely at each individual in the room. Kevin has consulted well over a 1000 people in his life from 20+ countries on the complexities of 'how to be' pro-actively successful in any industry. In 1991, out of a dream and a pure grass roots mentality, Kevin founded and built the award-winning actor's business organization, The Actors' Network.Kevin is commonly recognized as the top expert opinion leader industry-wide on the 'business of show business' and The Actors' Network still remains the most endorsed actor's business organization in the U.S., winning consecutive BackStage West "Reader's Choice" awards (06/07). A few of its alumni include Emmy Nominee Masi Oka (Heroes), Chelsey Crisp (Off The Boat), Chris Gorham (Covert Affairs-Ugly Betty) and Maggie Grace (Taken trilogy). Kevin has spoken at the ShowBiz Expo, WGA, SAG LifeRaft Foundation, UCLA, as well as talent conventions across the U.S. and in the spring of '15 in Stockholm at the Swedish Film Institute for the inaugural event, A Date with Hollywood.