# Sky Elobar
**Sky Elobar** is an American actor known for character work in independent film and television, most prominently as Big Brayden in Jim Hosking's 2016 comedy-horror *The Greasy Strangler*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/). Public databases list his profession as actor, producer, and stunts performer, and he has continued to work regularly in Hosking's films and in low-budget genre cinema[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sky-elobar/credits/3030432325/). His date of birth and birthplace are not published by the major film databases[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sky_elobar).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Profession | Actor, producer, stunts performer[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sky-elobar/credits/3030432325/) |
| Breakout role | Big Brayden in *The Greasy Strangler* (2016), directed by Jim Hosking[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/) |
| First film role | Dr. Stanley in *Don Verdean* (2015), directed by Jared Hess[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/) |
| Signature later role | Paul (McCartney) in *Ebony & Ivory* (2024)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sky_elobar) |
| Notable studio film | The Clerk in *Under the Silver Lake* (2018)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/) |
| Music background | Berklee student; studied with Weather Report bassist Miroslav Vitous; Atlantic Records album *412* with his band Seventh House[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/) |
| Production credits | Associate producer, *Ebony & Ivory* (2024); executive producer, *Infernal* (2025)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/) |
## Music career before acting
Elobar grew up in [Pittsburgh](https://www.edgepedia.org/pittsburgh) and spent his early years studying jazz and classical music. He attended [Berklee College of Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/berklee-college-of-music) in Boston and studied privately with bassist Miroslav Vitous, a member of [Weather Report](https://www.edgepedia.org/weather-report)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/). After college he formed his own band, Seventh House, which toured as an opening act for artists including Fishbone, the Dave Matthews Band, and Bob Seger[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/).
The band's record deal with [Atlantic Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlantic-records) was short lived, but it brought Elobar to Los Angeles, where he began pursuing acting. His debut album, titled *412*, was named for Pittsburgh's area code[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/).
## Film and television career
His first screen break was a supporting role as Dr. Stanley in Jared Hess's comedy *Don Verdean* (2015), working alongside [Sam Rockwell](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-rockwell), Will Forte, Danny McBride, and [Leslie Bibb](https://www.edgepedia.org/leslie-bibb)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/). The following year he took the part that defined his screen persona: Big Brayden, the shy, put-upon son of Big Ronnie (Michael St. Michaels) in *The Greasy Strangler*, a surrealist father-and-son comedy-horror about disco-tour operators stalked by a grease-covered killer[4](https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/greasy-strangler-jim-hosking-toby-harvard-interview). Reviewers noted the deliberate strangeness of the performance; the film became a cult favorite, and it was produced with backing from [Elijah Wood](https://www.edgepedia.org/elijah-wood) and the British Film Institute[5](https://www.filmcomment.com/film-week-greasy-strangler/). According to his own biography, he went on to appear in all of director Jim Hosking's follow-up films[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/).
Those collaborations included *An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn* (2018), in which he played Carl Ronk[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sky_elobar), and *Ebony & Ivory* (2024), Hosking's absurdist comedy imagining a 1981 meeting between [Paul McCartney](https://www.edgepedia.org/paul-mccartney) and [Stevie Wonder](https://www.edgepedia.org/stevie-wonder) on the [Mull of Kintyre](https://www.edgepedia.org/mull-of-kintyre). Elobar plays Paul opposite Gil Gex as Stevie, in a film that deliberately bears no resemblance to the real duo and never names them or plays their signature song[6](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-years-most-insane-film-skewers-paul-mccartney-and-stevie-wonder/). He also served as associate producer on that picture[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/).
His other film work spans mainstream and genre projects: the Clerk in the noir comedy *[Under the Silver Lake](https://www.edgepedia.org/under-the-silver-lake)* (2018)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/), Gus in the horror film *Candy Corn* (2019)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sky_elobar), Jim in *Two Lives in Pittsburgh* (2023)[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sky_elobar), and parts in *Self Reliance* (2023) and *Solvent* (2024)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/). He has also worked as a producer on genre films, executive-producing *Infernal* (2025), in which he plays Tiretool[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/). His single stunts credit is a stint as a stunt double on *The Rocker* (2008)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/).
On television he has appeared in *Tropical Cop Tales* on [Adult Swim](https://www.edgepedia.org/adult-swim), *[Son of Zorn](https://www.edgepedia.org/son-of-zorn)*, *Lady Dynamite*, *New Girl*, *Kroll Show*, and *Conan*, among other credits[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sky-elobar/credits/3030432325/). He has discussed his path from music to acting and his work with Hosking on podcasts including the *Caged In: Coppola Connections* interview series and the *Cinescare Horror Podcast*[7](https://goodpods.com/podcasts/caged-in-coppola-connections-38834/caged-in-conversation-14-sky-elobar-15790096) • [8](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/94d04e28-921a-407a-9390-da36b7e47da2/episodes/18ea4dc1-7e50-4808-8d26-53d0b62188a3/cinescare-horror-podcast-155-the-sky-elobar-interview).
## Reception and audience standing
On Rotten Tomatoes, the highest-rated film listed for Elobar is *Ebony & Ivory* at 73 percent and the lowest is *Don Verdean* at 29 percent; *The Greasy Strangler* sits between them at 62 percent from critics and 57 percent from audiences[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sky_elobar). His characterization of Big Brayden remains the role most identified with him, and commentary on the film describes his delivery as a deliberate, deadpan style that contributes to the movie's off-kilter comic tone[9](https://366weirdmovies.com/262-the-greasy-strangler-2016/).
## References
1. [Sky Elobar, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2862369/)
2. [Sky Elobar List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sky-elobar/credits/3030432325/)
3. [Sky Elobar Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/sky_elobar)
4. [Not safe for work: Jim Hosking and Toby Harvard on The Greasy Strangler, BFI](https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/greasy-strangler-jim-hosking-toby-harvard-interview)
5. [Film of the Week: The Greasy Strangler, Film Comment](https://www.filmcomment.com/film-week-greasy-strangler/)
6. [The Year's Most Bats**t Insane Film Skewers Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-years-most-insane-film-skewers-paul-mccartney-and-stevie-wonder/)
7. [Caged In Conversation 14: Sky Elobar, Caged In: Coppola Connections](https://goodpods.com/podcasts/caged-in-coppola-connections-38834/caged-in-conversation-14-sky-elobar-15790096)
8. [155: The Sky Elobar Interview!, Cinescare Horror Podcast](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/94d04e28-921a-407a-9390-da36b7e47da2/episodes/18ea4dc1-7e50-4808-8d26-53d0b62188a3/cinescare-horror-podcast-155-the-sky-elobar-interview)
9. [262. THE GREASY STRANGLER (2016), 366 Weird Movies](https://366weirdmovies.com/262-the-greasy-strangler-2016/)
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