May Actors of the Month!

Drew Hinckley is a dynamic actor with a diverse range of credits spanning television, film, and stage. Raised in San Francisco, Drew found his love for performance early in life — sparked perhaps by the tutu an aunt gifted him one birthday, much to his father's dismay — a passion that has allowed him to perform all over the world and shaped everything he does.

A bicoastal talent, Drew received his degree in Theatre from Northeastern University and has trained with some of the most respected names in the craft, including William Esper himself, the Moscow Arts Theatre, and A.C.T. He continues to hone his skills at top studios

including BGB, Margie Haber, and currently the Screen Acting Studio.

Drew was most recently seen in the pilot of the hit series Love Story alongside Alessandro Nivola and Sarah Pigeon. He is also thrilled to be part of the Law & Order legacy, and notably appears in the limited series Trace on Amazon Prime. He is consistently working on indie films that make the festival rounds, and he feels equally at home in comedy and drama. He has also booked a variety of commercial work.

A dancer since childhood, Drew has performed in iconic spaces such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall, collaborated with top choreographers in Los Angeles, and appeared in music videos. He continues to dance weekly, using movement as a powerful tool in his character work.

When he isn't on screen or on stage, Drew can be found giving back — teaching theatre to children from TK through 6th grade. Off duty, he can be found hiking with his dog Sherman — who is, by all accounts, basically Danny DeVito trapped in a dog's body. Drew was also lucky enough to find a Greek partner, which means when not stateside, their first stop is the apartment in Athens. He is thrilled to be an honorary Greek. Opa!

Elena Estér is a Quechua polyglot actor, screenwriter, and licensed attorney whose work centers Indigenous language revitalization and on-screen representation. She currently appears as T’ika in a recurring role on Apple TV+’s Pluribus, performing in Quechua, and is proud to have walked the Hollywood red carpet alongside her two fellow Andean co-stars, marking a rare and powerful moment as three women of Quechua ancestry stood together at the Hollywood premiere of Pluribus.

Her other screen work includes a recurring role in the Indonesian #1 Netflix series Ratu Ratu Queens, as well as appearances on Law & Order: SVU and Summer of 69. Tricoastal (NY/CA/Europe) with international citizenship, Elena works fluidly across borders and languages. On stage, she originated the role of Yinoelle in the world premiere of Don’t Eat the Mangos by Ricardo Pérez González at Magic Theatre in San Francisco and is an Associated Artist with La Lengua Teatro en Español. She has also worked with SF Playhouse and Shotgun Players, among others. She is currently appearing in the New York premiere of Igniting the Spark at the Fresh Fruit Festival at The Wild Project. She trains in the Meisner technique at Terry Knickerbocker Studio and studies on-camera technique with Jamie Carroll. Her film work includes My Culture (Amazon Prime), for which she is a multiple Best Actress award winner.

As a writer, Elena was a finalist for La Lengua/AlterTheater Ensemble’s Decolonization Stories Commission, reflecting her commitment to Indigenous storytelling both on screen and behind the camera. Outside of her work, she practices yoga, trains in Brazilian zouk and lambada, forages in nature, and embraces decolonial veganism as a way to re-member and heal our relationships with Mother Earth and other animals, a commitment that has informed her work in food and environmental justice as an attorney.