


Unknown Man in NC Stage Co's Is This A Room


Cory Boughton is a SAG-AFTRA actor and voice talent with credits in Theatre, Film, TV, Voice, Print, Commercial and Industrial. He is also a published writer and independent filmmaker.
He has performed in touring and regional theatres nationwide and played several lead roles off-off Broadway, including world premieres as Dr. Patrick Tyler in Dysfunctional Theatre Co's Making History and Detective Jack Carter in RadiotheatreNYC's Murder on Broadway. He portrayed the original Rev. Justin Waverly in both world premieres of Jones Hope Wooten's Christmas Belles and Southern Hospitality and most recently portrayed Thomas Wolfe at The Thomas Wolfe National Historic Site in Downtown Asheville, reading excerpts from his letters at a ticketed event for Julia Wolfe's 166th birthday. He has also performed principal roles on numerous TV shows including Dutch Schultz in AMC's Making of the Mob: NY, Asa Candler in History Channel's Food That Built America and seedy cops on both Showtime Network's City On A Hill and RZA's Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga. He also portrays the Boston Marathon Announcer in Je-Kyu Kang's Blockbuster Sports Drama Road to Boston.
Upcoming work includes joining the cast of a brand new JHW comedy, Lickety Split at SART Theatre in Mars Hill this summer as well as wrapping up his next short film, These Hills of Mine which will be entering the film fest circuit this summer. His feature film Free the Airwaves is currently looking at distribution offers through Blood Sweat Honey for streaming services early next year and he continues to write for the stage and screen with his first written stageplay set to premiere in Fall 2026 and his next written & directed film production set for production in Jan-Feb 2027.