For Alec Dahmer, performing is a way of life. His dance and acting journey began when he was just a toddler, and he has been pursuing his dreams ever since. From dance studio to stage to screen, Alec has explored all his passions and is steadily rising to prominence as a screen actor.

Dahmer has been dancing from a young age and will always have a love for the art, but he knew early on that his true passion lay in acting. After auditioning for a musical at twelve, his parents realized how serious Dahmer was about pursuing acting. They found an agent for him, which led to immediate success. Dahmer secured the role of Kurt in The Sound of Music at the Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada. The Stratford Festival is an extremely prestigious theater festival that attracts top talent from around the world for performances of musicals and Shakespearean plays. The Sound of Music ran for over 100 performances, and the experience solidified Dahmer’s love of acting and his budding career.

As a child and teen actor, Dahmer gained experience from roles in various commercials and television shows. Not long after The Sound of Music, Dahmer was a guest star on an episode of the CW show Reign. On set, he was introduced to many established actors who gave him great advice. He learned how to improve his self-tape technique, stop comparing himself to others, and take care of his mental health. Dahmer then successfully booked two pilots, The A.V. Club and Bajillionaires. While the A.V. Club was not picked up into a series, the show's creators loved Dahmer’s style and acting. When they wrote Bajillionaires, Dahmer was their first choice of actor for the show.

Later, Dahmer found himself feeling that his career had stalled. He was working as a dance teacher but still felt drawn to acting. He decided to look into workshops and classes to help improve his acting technique. Dahmer found the Terry Knickerbocker Studio through a friend. He took their online intensive course and thrived in the learning environment. Immediately after completing the three-month course, Dahmer auditioned for a part in the HBO show Titans and booked it. He was amazed at how easily the training reinvigorated his career and decided he wanted to keep learning at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio in Brooklyn.

Through Titans, Dahmer was asked to play the lead role in the short film Beat It. The short has been doing well on the festival circuit. So far, it has been nominated at the Cannes Indie Shorts Awards and won the bronze award for Best Short Film Quebec at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Dahmer was able to flex his acting and dancing skills for the film.

After shooting Beat It, Dahmer moved to Brooklyn, New York, to begin a two-year intensive at the Terry Knickerbocker Studio. There, he is continuing to improve his skills while pursuing new roles that allow him to showcase his talents. Dahmer may already be an established actor, but he will reach new heights as he learns even more through schooling and acting experience.