Academy Award-winning actor Troy Michael Kotsur made his acting debut in the late 1980s working with the National Theatre of the Deaf. Troy was also a member of NTID's traveling performance troupe, Sunshine Too, in the 1990's.

Born deaf, Kotsur has been acting and directing for over 20 years.

In 2022, he won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role in CODA, becoming the first Deaf male actor to win an Oscar. He also earned a BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, SAG Award, and numerous others for the same role. Since CODA, Kotsur has received praise from critics and audiences for his work in the hit Netflix thriller Black Rabbit, Apple TV sci-fi epic Foundation, and the recent Paramount-wide theatrical release Primate, among others. 

Throughout his career, he has had critically acclaimed performances in major films, a lead role in the Broadway run of Tony Award-winning play Big River, and memorable television roles, including in Criminal Minds, CSI:NY, and The Mandalorian. He is a longtime member of Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles.