Estes Tarver is a native of Lexington, Kentucky and has an MFA from UNC Chapel Hill, where he worked with the acclaimed PlayMakers Repertory. There he studied with Emmy winner Joan Darling and received enthusiastic reviews in her staging of "Tuesdays with Morrie" as Mitch Albom. Other PlayMakers credits include "Cyrano De Bergerac", "Front Page", and "Richard II". He also performed with Ms. Darling and David Strathairn in "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" at Memorial Hall (NC). Film/TV work includes "Dawson's Creek", "The Guiding Light", his upcoming short "Mr. Moonlight", and several country music videos.  He is currently playing Benedick in a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the New harmony Theatre in Indiana.  He is also a Tennis Pro.