Host Kimberly Henrie went out in search of dna information and found a long-lost relative that's been right before her eyes all this time. While pursuing his dreams in film and television, Phillip O'Riley has worked on well over 100 projects as an on-camera background actor in high profile movies and tv shows. After securing a degree in film, O'Riley has also worked behind the scenes in production, directing and assisting on a variety of projects, including a film for the 48 Hour Film Project. https://www.48hourfilm.com

While breaking into the film industry is a struggle and challenge, that doesn’t provide a steady paycheck, O’Riley says he’s committed to his craft and prefers the ability to follow his passion over his previous steady paycheck. He plans to pursue his dream of becoming a mainstream actor so as not to have any regrets at the end of his life.

O’Riley was inspired to seek out dna testing after working as a production assistant for an episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, featuring Michael Moore. He wanted to learn about his ethnic heritage as well as any health conditions he might not be aware of. What he got along with that is a whole bunch of distant relatives he’d never heard of before.

Check out this trailer for the new film Captain Marvel. You can spot Phillip O’Riley briefly at 00:23.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8

Phillip O’Riley’s Website - http://philliporiley.wixsite.com/philliporiley
IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6667421/?ref_=nmmi_ql
Finding Your Roots- http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/watch/tv-schedule/
Captain Marvel Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8

Also mentioned in this episode, the movie Colors (1988) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_(film)