Meet Remington Moses | Actor, Writer, and Drama Therapist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Remington Moses and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Remington, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I grew up in Los Angeles in a family of actors—my great-grandparents were Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, my grandfather was Ricky Nelson, and both of my parents are actors as well. Growing up in that environment, performance and the arts were just part of daily life. My great-grandparents had a television show, “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”, where they were portrayed as the perfect American family. That legacy carried a lot of weight, and at times it’s felt like both an inspiration and a challenge to live up to it.

Being a descendant of the Nelson family was a big thing back in the day still means a lot to people in the industry. For me, it’s something that has shaped my sense of identity as an artist, teacher, and actor. I’ve always felt that performance was in my blood—it’s my calling and my heritage, and I honestly can’t imagine myself doing anything else. It also can be a heavy burden. My art has and always will be shaped by my legacy.

Recently, I wrote and performed a one-person play called The Ozzie and Harriet Family Reunion at the Elysian Theatre. It’s a very personal—and also very creepy—exploration of my relationship to my family’s cultural legacy and the ways that story continues to live on in our culture. The piece isn’t just about my family, it’s also about the ghosts and the power of legacy. Creating that piece was a way of both honoring and questioning the history I come from, and it reflects the way my upbringing continues to shape who I am as an artist today.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I went to NYU Tisch, and after graduating I found myself immersed in New York’s experimental theatre scene. I fell in love with rolling on the floor, weeping, and living through elevated emotions—it felt raw, punk rock, and completely opposite from the kind of polished, all-American entertainment my family had built their name on. That rebellious joy in acting eventually led me to teaching, and it became one of the most meaningful turns in my career.

I became the youngest Method acting teacher ever hired at the Lee Strasberg Institute, and Method acting has been the heartbeat of my work ever since. It changed my life, and I approach all of my art—whether teaching, performing, or writing—through its lens. In the classroom, I balance that intensity with silliness, play, and encouragement. Method actors often have a reputation for burning out or sacrificing their mental health for the craft, and I saw students struggle to create characters without harming themselves. That’s what led me to pursue a master’s degree in drama therapy, so I could become a better, more holistic teacher and help my students grow as both artists and healthy individuals.

Alongside teaching, I am also a playwright. I’ve had several works produced and published, including “Closed Circuit” and “Dead Eel”. Writing has always been a therapeutic journey for me, and I gravitate toward stories and characters that take people by surprise. I’m a soft-spoken white woman, so no one expects me to write about horror, possession, or the grotesque—but I love upending those expectations. My solo play, “The Ozzie and Harriet Family Reunion”, is a ghost story told through the lens of a demonic possession, and also a deeply personal reckoning with my family’s legacy. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever written, it made some relatives uncomfortable, but it’s one of the pieces I’m most proud of.

What sets me apart is that I want my art to be alive, communal, and surprising. I believe in creating work that pushes people into presence—whether it’s students in my classroom or audiences in the theatre. In a world that feels increasingly isolating, art has the power to bring people together, to surprise them, and to help us stitch ourselves back together through the experience. That’s the heartbeat of my brand and my story: to use art as a way of creating community, diving into the depths, and coming out changed.

I’m also excited to share that I’ll be teaching a new eight-week acting class at Selftape Creative Studios! This course is designed for actors who want to deepen their craft, create new work, and discover more about themselves along the way. We’ll be weaving in drama therapy techniques to support both artistic growth and personal insight.

If you’d like to learn more or join us, please reach out through my website!

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Ok silver lake has the weirdest collection of chachkis and a lot of interesting events.

My hobby is thrift store shopping, so I love, Hidden treasures in Topanga, That’s a wrap in Burbank, and The Crossroads in Silver lake has hands down the best collection of cheap brand name second hand clothing I’ve ever seen.

For restaurants, walking down York Ave in Eagle Rock is the best and Joy has the best thousand layer pancake. Patrick’s Roadhouse was a childhood staple of mine, and I always go there for a slice of banana cream pie when I’m in the neighborhood.

You can’t call yourself a Californian if you’ve never camped on Catalina Island. No, not spend the day in Avalon, you have to actually camp there.

Every aspiring actor who wants to learn about the craft in a meaningful way should take a class at the Lee Strasberg Institute. And everyone who books an audition should film their auditions with the coaches at Selftape LA in West Hollywood.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
So many people!
Shoutout to my husband James Camali, an incredible filmmaker and acting coach. No one I enjoy working with more. I wouldn’t be the artist I am today without him.
Shoutout to Wynn Handman, who was the first teacher who really believed in me.
Shoutout to all of my students at the Lee Strasberg Institute, particularly the ones who put in the work.
Shoutout to my family, the people who made me the artist I am.

Website: https://www.remimoses.com

Instagram: @remelizmo

Other: https://www.selftape.com

Image Credits
Ross Bergen (photo with the palm trees
Grace Stockdale (spooky dress with the many faces photoshoot)