Biografia
Heath Charles Heine was born on March 21, 1977, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Robert M. Heine, a horseman, animal trainer, and film promoter, and Lynn K. Baird, a nationally recognized professional exotic dancer. Heath has an older sister, Heather, who is two years his senior and works as a professional in the working class. His father is of German and English descent, while his mother has Finnish and Swedish roots. The family lived in Lakewood, Colorado, until his parents divorced in 1989, after which Heath and Heather moved with their father to North Denver. Growing up in a rough neighborhood rife with gang activity, Heath became involved in criminal behavior and had frequent encounters with the police by age thirteen.
To turn his life around, Heath enrolled in martial arts at Choi Brothers Tae Kwon Do Academy, earning his First Degree Blackbelt under Young Duk Choi, author of Practical TaeKwonDo (Heath appears as a model in this book and its accompanying video series). A year later, he achieved his Second Degree Blackbelt under Joseph Choi, with whom he remains good friends. Boosted by newfound confidence and purpose, Heath took an acting class at John F. Kennedy High School but was asked to leave within the first week for not fitting in. Undeterred, he picked up a Hi-8 camcorder and began creating comedy skits reminiscent of SNL alongside his sister Heather and friend Steve Parks (Red), launching the Red Heine Show in 1998. Heath and Steve also attended classes at Denver's KBDI Studios in Five Points, though the show was ultimately deemed unfit for airing. That same year, Heath's father Robert Heine and casting director Phil Sainz secured him a martial arts role in Mark Grove and Julian Lee's feature film Tiger Street (1998).
Following this, Heath landed numerous commercial roles for Domino’s, Old Chicago Pizza, Ford, Sprint, and Alavert, as well as character roles in television episodes including Animal Planet’s Busted and Trigger Happy TV (hosted by Jessica Makinson of South Park fame from 2002-2019). These opportunities came largely through his longtime friends and talent agents Kathey True, Patty Kingsbaker, and Kathleen Ham of Radical Artist Agency in Denver, Colorado.
During this period, Heath furthered his acting education with top coaches John Crockett and Brian McCulley of AEC Studios (casting credits include Furious 7 (2015) and Gone Girl (2014)). He also studied under Bill Howey, author of The Actors Menu and father of Steve Howey (Reba 2001-2007, Shameless 2011-2021). In 2005, Heath attended Colorado Film School, training under Galina Boulkgakova, author of Sanity in Acting. At a CFS audition, he secured the lead role of Gallagher Jablan in the indie film Adventures (2005), directed by Hank Braxtan (Unnatural 2015, Dragon Soldiers 2020), co-starring with Arielle Brachfeld (Los Angeles Overnight 2018). This role opened the door to numerous student and independent feature film projects. In 2006, Heath played Chuck in The Denver Ninja Posse, reprised Gallagher Jablan in Return of the Ghostbusters (2007), and took a supporting role as Sergeant Major in Animal (2009), directed by Dra Lloyd. He also starred in The Crustation Crisis alongside James Russell and in Pool Shark Precepts with Tony Taylor and Spencer Kane.
In 2009, Heath took the lead role of Brad in The Crippler (2010), a short film written and directed by Mark Roeder. The Crippler was accepted into over 15 film festivals and won multiple awards worldwide. In 2011, Heath appeared in Mark Grove’s Assassins' Code, sharing the set with Richard Moll (Night Court 1984-1992) and Martin Kove (Karate Kid trilogy 1984-1986). He continued to establish himself as a leading man with roles in Worm (2012), The Good Neighbor (2013), Heer-Oh (2013), and The Low Road Baby (2013), acting alongside Audrey Walters (Better Call Saul 2020) and Ivan Pavletic (writer/director/actor of 476 A.D. 2016).
Toward the end of 2013, Heath underwent a full physical transformation to portray "Cousin Bumpkin," an inbred hillbilly skilled in moonshining who battles zombies alongside his family, the Crippletons. The film Hans Crippleton Talk to the Hans, created by Kevon Ward (Face Off 2015-2018) and starring Irene Leonard (Menschen 2013), Andy Hankins (My Name is Sam 2020), and Kevon Ward (creator of Bored as Hell 2017-2021), received mixed critical reviews, but Heath and his co-stars were praised for their performances and transformations. Heath then secured the lead role in Between Haircuts, directed by Erik J. Olson, who later worked on major films such as Sleepy Hollow (2013-2017) and Bad Boys for Life (2021). In 2018, Heath starred as the title character in Dennis Hefter’s directorial debut Army and Coop, a breakthrough leading role, alongside Cali June (Monster Force Zero 2020), Ben Hilzer (Ghosters 2021), and Gary J. Neuger (Fox and the Bounty 2021). For his role as Mike "Army" Armstrong, Heath had six teeth surgically removed to authentically portray a washed-up professional hockey player.
Simultaneously, Heath co-created the character of Satan in Kevon Ward’s TV series Bored as Hell (2017-2021). In this series, Satan (played by Heath) comes to Earth believing life will be enjoyable, only to discover he has the "Sadim Touch," causing everything he touches to be disastrously affected. Heath’s extensive special effects makeup work on the role reminded him of Jim Carrey’s experience in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). Heath also won a co-starring love interest role as Leo in Collider, written by Daniel Ford and directed by Justin Lewis (Collider 2018). He delivered a standout performance as Gunns Lazer in Michele Paccito’s latest film directed by Nathan Letteer. Heath had the pleasure of acting alongside Pat Tanaka (WWF Superstars 1992), Shale LePage (Knockout 2020), and Aeon Cruz (The Initiation 2021) in Monster Force Zero (2020).
This led Milko and Kathy Davis (Tsunombee 2015) to cast Heath in their next project, Jurassic Thunder (2018), where he was offered three distinct roles—President, Reporter, and Hogan—and was transformed by Kevon Ward into a Donald Trump character. Soon after, Nathanial Shields and Ralph Giordano cast Heath in a cameo role as Frank in Spectacular Mind of McKenzie Banks (2019), starring Paige Awtrey (Justice League: Dawn of Apokolips 2017) and Cassetta Bradio (Knockout 2020). Dennis Vincent (The Aurora Monsters 2010) approached Heath at the Bliss International Film Festival in Denver with a leading role offer in Rage of the Mummy (2019). Heath’s agent Kathey True secured him the role of Charlie in Isaac Walsh’s Mammon (2021), starring Mickey Rourke and Taye Diggs, and in Stephen Morgan's ROOK (2020), where he worked alongside Lew Temple (Devil’s Rejects 2005) and Bobby Lee Black (Punisher 2004). Bobby Lee Black then cast Heath in The Shop (2021). Heath remains close friends with Hank Braxtan and Arielle Brachfeld, who brought him on as Bobby Tristian in Dragon Soldiers (2020), starring Antuone Torbert (Blader 2019) and Ruben Pla (Insidious 2010).
On a personal note, Heath is happily married to Amber Heine of Boulder, Colorado, whom he met on MySpace through their shared love of Matisyahu’s music. They wed in 2010 at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, famously associated with Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King’s The Shining (1980). Heath is the founder and owner of Clearview Windshield Repair (established 1998), while Amber dedicates herself to rescuing thousands of animals at Broken Shovels Farm Sanctuary in Henderson, Colorado. Heath has accumulated thousands of hours in biblical studies and has devoted his life to Christ, embracing the teachings of Jesus: "Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, all thy soul, and all thy mind, and love thy neighbor as thyself.
