Kaius Harrison

Kaius (KY-us) Harrison is an American actor, comedian, and voiceover artist whose early days as Valedictorian have been attributed to being brought up by a single mother and two older sisters who taught him at an extremely early age to always put the toilet seat back down. Within months of being discovered by the first agent to recognize his range of ROY G. BIV, Kaius was cast by Oscar-nominated German filmmaker Wim Wenders in 8 (2008) for the Festival de Cannes. Several months later, Harrison auditioned in nothing but a bikini, cowboy boots, and bowler hat for Kate Caldwell who Taft-Hartleyed him into SAG-AFTRA by virtue of appearing in one-on-one scenes with Eddie Murphy in A Thousand Words (2012). Fans at Comic Cons who line up for autographs from the iconic Mr. Irish in Game of the Year Red Dead Redemption (2010) end up being thrilled to find out that he grew up in the wide open and diverse landscapes of the Cowboy State while mimicking all of Mel Blanc's voice characterizations for Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and so on. Mischievous young Harrison's developmental years in a trailer park surrounded by harsh badlands, rocky canyons, and lush forests were filled with re-enacting various Western, Fantasy, and Science Fiction scenarios; he and his friends could start the day pretending to be local outlaw legends like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) pulling off hilariously daring heists... or gallivanting like dwarves and wizards out of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). An afternoon playing outside could lead to assuming roles a' la Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) to protect sacred relics from Nazis while swinging from tree limbs with jump ropes in lieu of bull whips... and by evening Kaius & his cohorts would re-imagine Rebellions against Galactic Empires on backwater planets in a galaxy far, far away. But it took seeing Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) repeatedly (along with anything starring Robin Williams, Bill Murray, Jack Nicholson, or Michael Keaton) for him to realize he wanted to make a career out of acting on camera. Never falling entirely into any one category, the perpetual Class Clown became involved with Student Government on top of excelling in baseball, football, art, theatre, English, and history. He eventually graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA as the starting Center Fielder, Fullback & Linebacker, Homecoming King, Student Body President, All-State Drama, 2-time consecutive National Forensics Qualifier, 3-time consecutive State Champion in Speech & Debate for Dramatic Interpretation, American Legion Wyoming Boys' State Governor, and American Legion Boys' Nation Delegate (where he made President Bill Clinton laugh himself to tears with an impression of a Cro-Magnon Congressman). Kaius subsequently put full-ride Academic, Honors, and Acting scholarships to stellar use by performing in almost 40 seasonal main stage and/or regional American College Theatre Festival productions over the course of four years while earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre & Dance at the University of London (1999) and University of Wyoming (2001). There's also a semester each of Jazz, Tap, & Modern Dance in those toes. Leading improv and sketch comedy troupes from Orlando to Anchorage, Harrison then found spiritual peace while briefly teaching English in South Korea before finally moving to Los Angeles in August of 2004. It didn't take long for award-winning casting director Danielle Eskinazi to hurl him into the national spotlight with several Foster's Beer commercials ("GPS," "Social Networking," and "Hybrid") playing at high volume during two years of World Series and NFL regular seasons. Soon after appearing with Richard Simmons and Sam Elliott in the 1000th episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003), he found himself sharing Prime Time screens with the likes of Sasha Alexander and Angie Harmon in TNT's hit syndicated series Rizzoli & Isles (2010). Headlining South-By-Southwest in Blumhouse's In a Valley of Violence (2016) truly elevated Harrison's career to the next level focusing on Westerns. Featuring an all-star ensemble cast that includes Karen Gillan, John Travolta, Ethan Hawke, James Ransone, Taissa Farmiga, and Toby Huss, the hilarious revenge Western was so well received by the festival that it was granted an additional viewing after winning the Audience's Award. Harrison's performance as the mustachioed traveling salesman William T. Baxter led writer/director Ti West to insist that Kaius is "a true Chameleon with an encyclopedia knowledge of dialects." K.H. subsequently appeared in Billy the Kid: New Evidence (2015) as Frank "Windy" Cahill, the Irish blacksmith who bullied the young infamous outlaw and was the first to ever be killed by him. Harrison would again make his mark as Scottish henchman "Buckshot" Tommy in Any Bullet Will Do (2018) shot entirely in Montana with Kevin Makely and Oscar-nominated Bruce Davison, followed soon as the Yosemite Sam-like curmudgeon in Rhett and Link's Buddy System (2016) opposite Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, and legendary SNL alum Garrett Morris. Portraying the Cockney arms dealer, Micky, with British heavies Stephen Marcus & Vinnie Jones in NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) allowed Kaius to cross off two Bucket List items with one stone right before the COVID Pandemic of 2020 hit; Harrison also partnered with Victoria Monroe of Monroe Talent Management just before Lockdowns, so now that studios have opened back up the future is looking brighter than ever for this Cowboy in the Zombie Apocalypse.