Gabriel Furman

Gabriel Furman, born and raised in Far Rockaway, Queens, is an actor, writer, producer and comedian. Gabriel started off his career as a professional B-Boy aka "breakdancer" and DJ in the underground NYC dance scene. In 2015, he wrote, produced and starred opposite Academy Award Winner Melissa Leo in the Award Winning Short, MOTHER'S DAY. The film catapulted Gabriel's acting career to include Orange Is The New Black, CBS's Blue Bloods, and Netflix's Daredevil. For his true love, theatre, he starred as Judas in "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" at the famed La Mama and Pinky in "Our Lady of 121st" at his artistic home, The Actors Studio. Both were directed by Academy Award Winner Estelle Parsons. In 2018 Gabriel wrote, produced and starred in the short film WONDER, about a young boy who dreams of being Wonder Woman for Halloween. The film went on to win 21 awards, including Urbanworld's Audience Award for "Best Short Film" and Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival's Jury Awar