Biography

J.R. (Joe) Hartigan studied acting, theatre and screenwriting at Palm Beach State College where he was cast as Alley in Hands Across the Sea and as Ken DeLaMaize in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 at the school's popular Eissey Theatre. He played Biff Baker in The 1940's Radio Hour at the Lake Worth Playhouse. He recently appeared on stage professionally as Beverly Weston in August: Osage County. Joe can be seen as Mr. Price in the upcoming film Festival of Trees, as Albert in Blood Thirst and Mallory in Eclipse on Blood Mountain. He traveled to the Dominican Republic to play Cpl. Rat Cunningham in the Italian film Bye Bye Viet Nam (credit as Hofigan Jr.) Joe has appeared in several commercials and industrial films and has been narrating audio books - most notably First Watch: Charlie's Secret by Kathleen Stickney where he voiced over thirty characters and a fascinating biography, Joe's Dash: From Million Dollar Drug Busts to Multi-Million Dollar Collections for Las Vegas Casinos by Linda Ellis.