Harrison Sheehan

Harrison Sheehan is an actor & writer/director based in Brooklyn, NY. Harrison was a ski teacher in Colorado before moving to New York City because of a DM on his photo-blog, encouraging him to visit for an apprenticeship opportunity. The following year, Harrison assisted Frank Franca at the International Center of Photography, interned for Steven Klein and the photography department of Saturday Night Live (1975) while getting accepted to Pratt Institute, where he studied Film & Video. Harrison met Eliza Hittman in her "Fiction 302" class when her second feature film, Beach Rats (2017), was in preproduction. Initially promised a set visit, Harrison convinced Hittman to let him help street-scout the film's cast and shoot the behind-the-scenes photos. Production had already begun when Eliza screen-tested Harrison to play the critical role of Jeremy, marking a serendipitous acting debut. Harrison Graduated Pratt with a BFA, and his thesis film, You Look Good in Blue (2018), premiering at the 42nd Annual Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco. His next short Top Rope, is currently in post-production. This bio is updated to be more concise and uses more direct and active language.