Originally hailing from Colorado, with ties to Texas, Chicago, and Los Angeles, Troy is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Theatre & Performance at the University at Buffalo SUNY. His research delves into villains and performer wellness, using a critical masculinity lens within gender studies. Troy holds an MA in Theatre & Performance Studies from the University of Colorado Boulder and a BFA from Colorado State University. He completed The Second City Training Center Conservatory Program in Chicago and is a certified Consent-Forward Artist through Intimacy Directors & Coordinators (IDC).

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Troy has often played more villainous characters. With a repertoire of scumbags, ne’er-do-wells, and frequent stage deaths (up to five times in a single show), he has developed a keen interest in bad-guy roles. At CU Boulder, he began focusing his research on villains and performer wellness, exploring the methodology of playing villains to understand the impact of roles that inflict unjustified physical or emotional harm. His goal is to prioritize safety and mental health for performers on and off stage, developing approaches to playing villains that avoid creating genuinely harmful experiences. As a PhD student at the University at Buffalo SUNY, he continues exploring villains and performer wellness, incorporating gender studies, intimacy and trauma work, and socioeconomic influences.

Troy's performance experience includes the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, touring nationally with The National Theatre for Children, performing with the irreverent Defiant Theatre (RIP), and embracing camp performance with Hell in a Handbag Productions.​ Favorite roles include Marcus in The Book of Will (Colorado Shakespeare Festival), Stephano in The Tempest (Foothills Theatre Company), Eglamour in Two Gentlemen of Verona (Colorado Shakespeare Festival), Laertes in Hamlet (Foothills Theatre Company), and "Evil" in The Birds (Hell in a Handbag Productions). Troy is a proud member of AEA and SAG/AFTRA and appreciates the efforts of these unions to ensure safer working conditions.

Beyond the spotlight, Troy is an accomplished endurance runner, conquering marathons and ultra-marathons with the same gusto he brings to the stage. A stealthy vegan and devoted animal advocate, he finds joy in the rhythm of a rainstorm, the comfort of a piping-hot black coffee, and showering his mischievous Westie, Maggie Mayhem, with endless affection.