Dirk is an America actor, stunt man, musician and dreamer. Dirk was born and raised in Texas, primarily in the Tyler area, by Stanley Dirk Ellis and Karla June Stone. He has one younger sister (Teri). At the age of six, he discovered his love for videos, movies and anything film related when his mom brought home the first family video recorder. When he was old enough to control the large device, he found himself constantly creating new ideas on and off camera as his own film projects. Filled with creativity at a very young age, he learned how to play the piano, as well as started drawing, winning every art contest he entered. He was diagnosed with ADHD in the 2nd grade, so as Dirk's creative side grew, his concentration in school came difficult to him. Raised in the country woods of Texas, yard work, mechanics and construction was a major part of most of his young life as well as his passion for art and entertainment. At the age of twelve he became a drummer in his school band, and continued playing drums from then on in his high school band, drum line, and various orchestras, jazz and rock bands. He attended college for 1 year at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Tx. on a band scholarship where the only thing he says he learned in college was that it wasn't for him. He went through 3 to 4 jobs a year. Everything from bull dozer operation, to food service, door to door sales, to even being a prison guard. Tired with his struggles to find what he wanted and always turning up empty handed, in 2005 just before he turned 23 he left Texas and moved to Orlando, FL to pursue a career in performing. Immediately employed by Walt Disney World in entertainment, he started an 8 year career spanning 7 different theme parks in 3 different countries including DisneyLand Hong Kong, Universal Studios Singapore, and Sea World San Antonio. He portrayed characters like Tarzan, The Power Rangers, Darth Maul and The Scorpion King. He learned many new entertainment skills including bo staff, stilt walking, and Spanish web spinning aerial work. Drumming also found it's way back into his life, as he became a stilt walking drummer in a show for Sea World Orlando called "Upbeat", as well as an acrobatic dance group on stilts called "The Second Story Guys". After completing his second overseas contract, he rejected his 3rd offer and moved to Hollywood California to pursue his life long passionate aspiration of becoming a Hollywood film actor. More determined than anything to accomplish his goals, he believes you have to create your own success. With the everlasting struggle to handle rejection and keep climbing the ladder of success, along with the constant conditioning of the body and will power of the mind, he know's that like anything, becoming a lead actor in Hollywood films is like anything else desired, worked for, and earned. It's all about "how bad do you want it"?
