Cody Ingram didn't find acting — he earned his way to it.

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Before stepping onto any stage, he served in the military and worked as both an EMT and a firefighter. He has held a hand at the end of a life. He has run toward fire. He has made split-second decisions where the wrong call costs everything. That is not a metaphor for his acting process — it is his acting process.

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Those years in uniform built something that can't be taught in a conservatory: an instinctive understanding of how human beings behave under genuine pressure. That foundation is what Cody brings to every role — from the quiet devastation of grief-stricken Will in the festival short "Forever My Boy," to the dual-nature demands of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, to understudying Nik Walker in the world premiere of "Crime and Punishment: A Comedy" at The Old Globe.

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His stage work across San Diego's regional theater circuit has drawn recognition from KPBS, which called his performance in Jekyll and Hyde "exceptional" and noted that he "soars effortlessly." His screen work premiered at the 48th Asian American International Film Festival at Regal Union Square in New York City.

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He is a strategist by nature — whether dissecting a script or winning a heated argument about why Boromir was objectively the superior son of Denethor. He brings the same precision and depth of character to every story he tells.

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Cody is based in San Diego and actively pursuing film and television opportunities.