Sean Huze

Biography

Date of Birth 18 January 1975, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Mini Biography Sean Huze is originally from Baton Rouge, LA. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2001-2005 in the infantry field with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. On February 6, 2003 he deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 2nd LAR saw action from Nasirya to Tikrit. He was awarded a Certificate of Commendation citing his "courage and self sacrifice throughout sustained combat operations" while in Iraq. Other awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Meritorious Promotion for Corporal, Presidential Unit Citation, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. He received an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps on March 7th, 2005. Upon returning from Iraq, he authored the critically acclaimed play, The Sand Storm: Stories from the Front which ran in Washington, D.C. after two successful runs in Los Angeles with a European debut in Germany in May 2007, and Weasel which made its debut in September 2005 at The Kennedy Center's Page 2 Stage Festival. His third play, The Wolf, which tackles Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder brought on by combat in Iraq world premiered in Los Angeles in March 2007. Sean continues to work as a writer for stage and film, a military script consultant, and an actor. In addition he serves as Artisitc Director to The VetStage Foundation, a non-profit theatre company he founded for veterans. He now lives in Los Angeles with his son, Andrew Patrick.