Chaz Mena is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer whose work spans film, television, and the stage. A professional actor since 1998, he has appeared in over fifty independent films and major studio features, with credits on HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, and Prime Video. A native New Yorker, he has performed in over fifty professional productions on the New York City stage and at leading regional theatres across the United States and abroad.

His nationally televised one-man play, Yo Solo, which examines General Bernardo de Gálvez's contribution to the American Revolutionary War, earned him the George Washington Honor Medal for Public Communications awarded by the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge. In 2015, the United States Congress recognized him for his research and performance in the piece.

Since 2017, Chaz's company, Bellaboo Productions, Inc., has co-written and co-produced films with Vanguardia Films in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in partnership with writer-director Bruno Irizarry. Their last feature, Bella, has screened at film festivals around the world, winning Best Film, Best Drama, Best Screenplay, and acting honors.

Chaz sits on the artistic board of Bistoury Physical Theatre and Film, where he co-writes and produces feature films. He stars in Marko & Laika, set for release on Prime Video in 2027. His first full-length play, Ascended, was developed with Broadway director Hannah Ryan and adapted into a feature titled Sculpting with Clouds, filmed in Costa Rica and now in post-production. Chaz co-wrote the film and serves as a supporting actor and executive producer.

He is also an executive producer of a historical epic based on award-winning historian and bestselling author James Holland's A Pair of Silver Wings. 

A collection of his short stories will be published in 2027.

Chaz divides his time between New York, Los Angeles,  and South Florida.

He is represented in New York City and Los Angeles by Avalon Artists Group.