Preston Butler III

Preston Butler III is a multi-hyphenate artist who engages in acting, directing, writing, and music. He has performed all across the United States as well as internationally in France, Belgium, and Scotland.

Butler starred as Kitch in the West Coast Premiere of Pass Over at ACT Seattle, for which he won Best Actor. In 2021, he made his network television debut as a jazz pianist (Kendle Spotnitz) on NCIS. As a recurring character on the Focus on the Family audio series, Adventures in Odyssey, Butler voices Cooper Calhoun.

Most recently, Preston narrated The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois for Apple Books for their celebration of Black History Month and was a part of the West Coast Premiere of Confederates by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Artistic Director, Nataki Garrett.

Preston holds an MFA in Acting from CalArts and is also a teaching artist.