Dennis began training in the martial art, Hapkido in January, 1994. He directed and starred in his first
action short film in 2000. At this time, he held a blackbelt rank, and began to teach martial arts full
time to all ages while continuing pursuits in the film industry. Dennis began to collaborate with filmmaker Jose Montesinos on several film indie projects.
2004 Dennis joined "The Stunt People," a local independent group of
action film makers and stuntmen.
2006 The feature film "Contour",in which Dennis plays the villain, was nominated for "Best Action Choreography" and "Best Action Sequence in a Martial Arts Film" in the 2006 Action On Film Festival held in Los Angeles.
2007 Dennis' short film "Fievel Throws Down" was a featured selection in the
2007 Action On Film Festival. The film received a nomination for "Best Fight Choreography,"
and Dennis was nominated for "Break-Out Action Star."
2008 Signed with San Francisco's Look Talent Agency
2009 First co-starring role as
"James Walker" on NBC's "Trauma". Dennis also makes film debut in the 2009 Bollywood film "Love Aaj Kal" as "Santos" in which Dennis has a scene opposite Bollywood Star Saif Ali Khan.
2010 As one of the leads in the Independent Film "Owned". The film wins first runner up in the "Best Drama" category at the 2010 Action On Film Festival and was also nominated for "Best Overall Cast Performance".
