Biography

A career of attention, empathy, and return.

Grace H Bryan smiling with her cat

Grace is an actor and producer working across film, television, theater, commercials, and independent production. Before returning to the stage and screen, Grace built a long career in medicine, working for three decades as a Physician Assistant in Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic. Her path into acting began years earlier in college theater, but she stepped away from performing to focus on her medical career.

Grace in the college production of Blithe Spirit Mayo Clinic operating room Grace performing in Silent Sky
The path began with Blithe Spirit in college, continued through three decades in Neurosurgery, and returned to the stage with Silent Sky.

After a long absence from the stage, Grace auditioned for a local theater production and was cast as Henrietta Leavitt in Theatre Jacksonville's Silent Sky. The role reignited her passion for acting and opened the door to work across theater, film, television, commercials, and independent productions.

Grace's screen credits include The Hunting Club, D.O.A., Applewood, Wake Up, Ortega River Rats, and several short films. She has also worked as a producer on independent projects including Shine On and Teardrop Goodbye with Mandatory Directorial Commentary by Remy Von Trout. On stage, she has performed with Theatre Jacksonville, Lumen Theater, Act II Players, and Atlantic Beach Experimental Theatre in productions including Silent Sky, Shadowlands, Steel Magnolias, The Odd Couple, 4 Weddings and an Elvis, On the Market, and The Women of Lockerbie.

Grace brings to her acting the same focus, empathy, and discipline that shaped her medical career: a deep attention to people, pressure, humor, loss, resilience, and the quiet details that make a character feel real.