NEW COMIC CON MINISERIES FEATURES LOCAL ACTOR
Writer / Matt Keating
Indianapolis Native Vincent Ventresca, a 1984 Chatard High School graduate, has a role in a new web miniseries called “Kings of Con.” Vestresca plays Officer Billings in the series, which is billed as a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes shenanigans at fan conventions. “Kings of Con” has been heavily promoted by Comic Con HQ and has received high praise from television critics. “It’s the first new scripted series on the Comic Con streaming service,” Ventresca said. “It's already received a lot of attention. It’s very exciting. There are so many networks, channels and streaming services to choose from these days. It opens things wide up. It's creatively exploding.” Ventresca, who was born in Indianapolis, is the youngest of 11
children and grew up in the Broad Ripple area. He graduated from Indiana University with a double major in theater and psychology. Ventresca still has family members in Indianapolis but currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Dianne, an eighth-grade teacher, and his children, Benjamin and Renee. “It's really fun being a parent,” Ventresca said. “I love spending time with my family and getting involved in my son’s year-round soccer.” He also loves acting and writing. On the acting front, Ventresca starred as Darian Fawkes on the Sci-Fi Network’s “The Invisible Man,” a popular series that still has a strong following today. “I had an excellent time on that series,” he said. “It was work, but also very collaborative and a lot of fun. It can be a tough business, but you never know what will happen.” James Roday, star of the long-running USA comedy-mystery series
TownePost.com / FEBRUARY 2017 / INDY METRO