Robert Kestler
Acting
Biography
Robert Kestler was born March 1, 1971 in Venice, CA. His father, Robert N. Kestler, was an L.A.P.D. Detective and his mother Christine was a stay at home mother. He attended Walgrove Elementary, St. Mark's Catholic School and Mark Twain Junior High in Venice before moving to Ventura County. He graduated from Newbury Park High School in 1989. Robert's family has history in Hollywood as his Great Grandfather (Philip Morris I) was an actor as well as Eddie Chandler his Great Uncle. He also has deep family roots in the Los Angeles Police Department. As his grandfather John F. Morris "Capt. Jack" as he was called served for 33 years with the L.A.P.D. Robert was married to Monir Kestler in 1995 and has three daughters Tiffany, Dallas, and Tyler. He lives in Thousand Oaks in Ventura County. Robert has always been drawn to acting. Always the class clown and ready to entertain. Though he has worked many careers, acting is always the one he kept coming back to. His debut roles have varied from Secret Service to Circus Roust a Bout. He loves the Science Fiction and Drama Genres but would love to explore Comedy. He has yet to play a villain but aspires to in the future. He studies with Michaeljohn Gonzales to hone his acting skills. However he has also studied with David Kagen.
Known For
Rooted in the conflict between characters connected to the deity Santa Muerte and others allied with the Devil, this saga explores an exciting mix of the supernatural and the combustible reality of 1938 Los Angeles, a time and place deeply infused with Mexican-American folklore and social tension.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
The Artist
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Water for Elephants
A teenager from an abusive household falls in love with a free-spirited runaway that leads him into the fast-lane lifestyle of drugs and addiction which threatens to destroy him.
Adolescence
During an exclusive tour, a power breakdown inside a secret prison known as the Death House sends two agents fighting through a labyrinth of horrors while being pursued by a ruthless army of roaming inmates. As they fight to escape, the agents push toward the lowest depths of the facility where they learn a supernatural group of evil beings is their only chance for survival.
Death House
A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run-in with his former neighbor, a right-wing ex-con.
Collaborator
Harlem, 1926. When Eli's boyfriend is taken by the police, the young performer must make bail before it's too late.
Bail
After her car crashes in the desert, a rideshare driver is called into the police where she turns from witness into suspect when it is revealed that her passenger has been missing since the accident.