Kohl Sudduth studied journalism at Ohio University before devoting himself to the flourishing mid-90’s DIY hardcore music scene. He played in the post-punk band Edison, writing songs, playing guitar, singing a little and screaming a lot.
After graduating with an English degree, he moved to New York City to commit himself to acting. Work came quick with parts in “Illuminata”, “Sex and the City”, “54” and “Rounders” among others before playing a supporting role as “Slater” in the Steve Martin film “Bowfinger”. He appeared in various films including “Cora Unashamed”, “Road Trip”, “Table One”, “The Banger Sisters”, “The Notorious Bettie Paige”, “True Story”, and “Fall To Rise”. On TV, he was a series regular on “Grosse Pointe” and had guest appearances on “Law & Order: SVU“, “Law & Order: CI“, and “Blue Bloods“. He also played “Suitcase” Simpson in the long-running Jesse Stone series of TV movies.
He trained as an actor with the respected teacher Maggie Flanigan.
He has worked extensively in theater, originating roles in Richard Greenberg’s Tony Award winning play “Take Me Out”, Stephen Adly Guirgis‘ seminal “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and in Cusi Cram’s “Radiance”.
As a playwright, his plays received workshops at the LAByrinth Theater’s summer intensives and Barn Series, among others. He developed many new plays as a director and actor as a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company.
Co-writing with Daniel Hardy, he has developed and written films and TV series for Imaginarium Productions, Pulse Films, MBC Studios, SF Studios, and Hope Studios, among others.
He trained in shakuhachi (bamboo flute) making with Perry Yung at Yungflutes, and playing with Marco Lienhard.
He is a longtime student in the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism, training under the direction of John Daido Loori, Roshi and currently with his successor Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi.
He lives in Brooklyn and the Catskills.
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