Pete Freeland is an actor and American television personality and TV Host for Spike TV, The Speed Channel, BlipTV and RoKu. Pete is also a SAG Signatory Producer with his company Rage Monkey Productions. Pete grew up in Oregon, with his two younger sisters, in the areas of Portland and Salem, eventually spending most of his time growing up on a small farm in Aumsville, Oregon. He attended Cascade High School, and excelled while preparing to go to college. During this time he received his initial real acting experiences, and even won the Best Actor award for the school plays his junior year.
Biography
A native Oregonian, Pete Freeland grew up in a much more traditional place than Los Angeles. Spending most of his childhood in a farm in Aumsville, Oregon (not too far from the Salem and Portland areas), his background was quite modest. Nonetheless, the ambitious young man, who was fifth in Cascade High School’s graduating class and winner of this school’s Best Actor Award, went on to be accepted to the prestigious University of Southern California’s School of Engineering. This rigorous academic program, along with ROTC commitments, were Pete’s primary focus for the following years. Soon after, he graduated with a Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering and followed a military career in the United State’s Air Force, flying various forms of aircraft, including B-52 bombers. Recently, he is an Astronaut in training for Project PoSSUM's 2017 suborbital space flight as Astronauts listed by year of selection.
After leaving the military he worked as an engineer for various aerospace companies in the US and Europe. Despite his involvement with these high-profile companies, Freeland rekindled his passion for drama when on a business trip a friend introduced him to professional acting. Upon his return to Los Angeles, Pete began to pursue a film and television career wholeheartedly, quickly gaining initial success. He was able to get cast in national commercials, feature films, TV Show pilots, and co-star and guest star roles. Freeland continues to work on a variety of acting projects, and has also recently achieved some success as a co-writer and producer. Most recently he played the lead in the just released Christian film In the Name of God produced by Parkside Pictures and also starring: Robyn Lively as his wife, Eric Roberts and John Ratzenberger. Most recently he co-stars on the highly anticipated January 13, 2016 episode of CBS hit show Criminal Minds Season 11, episode 11: Entropy.
External links
Pete Freeland at the Internet Movie Database Pete Freeland at the Oscars
References
New Dynasty TV (Asia) TX Radio Parkside Pictures Casts Pete Freeland in Lead Role in the Faith Based Feature The Ten: Vain Rich Girl TV Journey between Aumsville and the mesosphere