Born in Portland, Oregon, he began dancing professionally at eight, trained at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, danced with Tanz-Forum Köln, and moved to Iceland in 1997 to join the Iceland Dance Company. He has made work for the company, for Þjóðleikhúsið and for Borgarleikhúsið, and won a Gríma in 2025 for the movement in Ungfrú Ísland. He also performs as the drag queen Faye Knús.
