Kason Chesky is an actor, musician, and the Associate Artistic Director of Gwydion Theatre Company. Originally from Denton, Texas, Kason moved to Illinois to study acting at Northwestern University. He graduated with a BA in Theatre in 2025. 

Recently, he was nominated for a Jeff Award for his performance as Micah in Redtwist Theater’s production of The Totality of All Things. He will be performing in The Shakespeare Project of Chicago’s fall reading of Macbeth.

Kason is represented by Gray Talent Group.