Gregory Hoffman

Gregory is a Danish-American Painter, Sculptor, Producer and Director who resides in Los Angeles where he founded True Edge Pictures, an independent film company dedicated to producing period action films, and True Edge Entertainment, a multi-media company dedicated to serving all audiences interested in stories that utilize Swordplay and explore notions of Honor and Valor while also supporting organizations that provide assistance to victims of violence. Before True Edge, Gregory worked for 20 years in live theatre all over the world as a Producer, Director, Fight Director and Teacher, including 12 years as a Resident Artist at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, and has nearly 300 theatre production credits. Among others, he has worked with Elizabeth Banks, Adam Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Oscar winners Olympia Dukakis and Holly Hunter, Pulitzer and Emmy winner Tony Kushner, and Pulitzer nominee Amy Freed. Stage directing credits include Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar and an adaptation of the The Tempest starring Olympia Dukakis, with Hamlet scheduled for 2016. One of the leading Theatrical Sword Experts in the world, Gregory is the Founder, and Master Teacher of Dueling Arts International, the second largest company of its kind in the world, training actors, teachers and fight directors in Theatrical Combat. He is also a co-founder of The Nordic Stage Fight Society in Scandinavia and as a 30 year student of Kung Fu is considered to be a Master Teacher of T'ai Chi Ch'uan. In 2005 he released, "And They Fight...", a comprehensive 23-hour educational DVD series on Theatrical Sword Fighting. A graduate of Stanford University in Fine Art, Anthropology and Theatre Arts, Gregory also co-founded 'The Literary Guillotine' a Santa Cruz scholarly bookstore in 1985, and has been an Owner and Director of a Hawaiian based Cruise Boat business, as well as a non-profit Whale Research Foundation for 35 years and also serves on The Board of Directors of Sea Breeze Power Corp., a leading Canadian renewable energy company based in Vancouver. Charitable contributions include work for The Violence Intervention Program (VIP) in East Los Angeles, producing and directing several promotional videos to raise awareness and generate financial support for the clinic's ongoing work for victims of violence and abuse.