Francisco Solorzano is an award-winning Latino actor, writer, and producer whose work spans film, television, and theater. A Lifetime Member of The Actors Studio in New York and Los Angeles, he is known for telling deeply human stories that bridge cultures, explore connection, and reveal the extraordinary in the everyday.
He gained acclaim Off-Broadway for writing, directing, and co-starring in the first-ever stage adaptation of the Academy Award–winning film Dog Day Afternoon, hailed by critics for its daring reinterpretation and emotional truth.
As a screenwriter, Francisco’s projects include Cyclone, an award-winning short featuring a Latinx cast and winner of Best Short Screenplay at the Katra Film Series; The Space Since and In Between, and A Northern Star starring Lynn Cohen (The Hunger Games), which won Best Short Film at the Barcelona International Film Festival; and In Sheep’s Clothing, recently developed at The Actors Studio in New York. His Black Lives Matter short I Am Here continues to screen at festivals around the world.
In theater, his writing credits include Kingdom Come (Jean Cocteau Repertory), Mateo and the Whale (Awake International Festival, Chongqing, China), and short works such as Flight, Mikey & Sally, Sound of Giants, and Blue Whale, featured at the INTAR and New Ohio Theaters.
As an actor, Francisco is known for his leading role in the two-act drama Sins of the Mother (developed with Ethan Hawke, Chris Cooper, Bobby Cannavale, and Michael Stuhlbarg). He has performed and directed with renowned companies including The Flea Theater, 59E59, INTAR, The New Ohio, LAByrinth, Rattlestick, Dixon Place, Florida Stage, and the Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles, as well as internationally with 303 Theater in Chongqing, China.
A dedicated producer for more than twenty years, Francisco has led numerous theatrical productions and humanitarian benefit events, including Rockaway (for Hurricane Sandy victims) and Indestructible (for survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the 2017 Mexico earthquake). He served as Executive Producer of the global 70/70 Horovitz Project, which spanned over 20 countries, and has collaborated with artists such as Annabella Sciorra, John Doman, Gina Gershon, Jesse Eisenberg, Craig muMs Grant, Kristoffer Diaz, David Zayas, and Anna Chlumsky.
He is the Creative Director of Connected Health Solutions, Inc., a team of filmmakers and behavioral health professionals using storytelling and media to inspire mental health awareness and social change. He is also Co-Founder of Barefoot Theatre Company and Barefoot Studio Pictures.
Francisco studied at The Actors Studio, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, and Brooklyn College, where he earned his BFA in Acting and Cinema Arts and was named Department of Theater Alumnus of the Year.
He is a proud member of The Actors Studio Playwrights/Directors Unit, Actors’ Equity Association, and SAG-AFTRA, and splits his time between Brooklyn, NY, and Hollywood, CA.
