Meet the Maker: Daniel A. Martin

• Recent stage performances include roles in "Detroit '67" for Naptown African American Theatre Collective, "Skeleton Crew" for Summit Theatre and playing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an Indianapolis Black Theater Company (IBTC) production of "The Mountaintop."
• Film credits include "Night of the Unspeakable" and "Justice For All," and he has a long list of commercial work with clients ranging from LongHorn Steakhouse to Hamilton County Recycling.
• He's also a comedian who founded the Act A Foo Improv Crew in 2010.

What he's making now: A trip to the director's chair when IBTC opens "Blood At The Root" next Thursday at The District Theatre.

• Inspired by the events of the 2006 Jena Six case in Louisiana, Martin said the desire is to inspire audiences to have important conversations about systemic prejudice.

Plus: On Monday, Martin was announced as a cast member of Indianapolis Shakespeare Company's summer production of "King Lear."

Check him out: On Instagram.