BIO
Petey Gibson is an LA-based, Boston-bred transmasc actor, producer, writer, and comedian. He enjoys hyping up his friends, doing the crossword, and giving talks to college kids even though he did not graduate himself. Isn't life wild? You might be here because you saw him as C Hemingway on Alert: Missing Persons Unit. That's pretty cool - welcome! Thanks for being here. I hope your day is really nice.
Petey's multi-hyphenate work spans over 20 years - rather than formal training, he cut his teeth in Boston's underground drag and variety scene as a performer, writer, producer, host - whatever hat was required to bring the best night possible to as many people possible. That work included everything from renting popcorn machines for vaudeville revival shows at the local YMCA, touring from London to LA to Toronto as a drag king, staging multi-media puppet shows... look, Boston's a wild scene. His greatest accomplishment was as creator of variety extravaganza The Mary Dolan Show - a monthly trainwreck hosted by octogenarian Mary Dolan, complete with a live band, and guest acts including writer Baratunde Thurston and comics River Butcher, Danielle Perez, and Solomon Georgio. Boston's Weekly Dig called it "heroic defiance of good taste". 🔥
After moving to LA, Petey trained at the legendary Groundlings School, and continued creating work including a webseries, multiple shorts, and a pilot based in his hometown of Somerville. Eventually, this led to producing and starring in lesbian romcom feature The Sympathy Card, which took home three Audience Awards for Best Narrative Feature on its fest run (now available on multiple streaming services.)
As an actor, Petey recurs as Head Forensic Anthropologist C Hemingway on FOX's ALERT: Missing Persons Unit (all eps now on Hulu) and recently had the honor of returning to the stage to star as writer P. Carl in the World Premiere of BECOMING A MAN at American Repertory Theater. Other favorite credits include BROAD CITY, GRACE & FRANKIE, and NCIS: NEW ORLEANS.
Outside of acting, he proudly co-produces Them Fatale, a successful long-running Drag King fundraiser in Los Angeles, and serves on the DEI Board of Story Pirates, a bicoastal organization celebrating children's stories and ideas where he also teaches, hosts, and performs.
Upcoming projects include a short film with director Jett Garrison, teaching at queer acting school ActNow, and producing the incredible Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine with Celebration Theater this December.
Finally, here are a few links to things if you are, somehow, unsatiated:
-HERE's a piece with WBUR's Amelia Mason on Becoming A Man
-HERE's a written interview with GLAAD about the character C Hemingway
-HERE's an in-depth podcast interview Petey did recently with Allyship is A Verb