Born in Boston and shaped by the creative fire of the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles, Richard Conti has built a decades long career across film, television, and theater. A vested member of SAG AFTRA since 1988, he began on Bay Area stages before expanding into screen work, bringing a grounded, quietly electric presence to every role.
His film credits span studio features and indies alike, including Water Weight (2025), Good Boy (2024), I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022), Wages of Sin (2022), Blue Jasmine (2013), Copycat (1995), Being Us (2013), and Red Tails (2012). On television, he has appeared in series such as Looking, Nash Bridges, The Evidence, and Silk Stalkings.
In the last half of 2025, Richard completed six short films in New York City - all lead roles - each slated for release in the coming year. This concentrated burst of work highlights a new chapter of creative momentum and showcases the range and depth he brings to contemporary independent filmmaking.
Onstage, Richard has taken on roles with emotional heft and complexity, including Pale in Burn This, John F. Kennedy in The Memoirs of JFK, and Moss in Glengarry Glen Ross. His work is marked by a blend of intensity, wit, and lived in authenticity - the kind of performances that feel inhabited rather than performed.
Now based in New York City, Richard continues to work across mediums, bringing decades of craft to new stories and collaborators. He is married to actress and playwright Kathryn Keats and is the father of three.
