born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, comes from generations of kept secrets: great grandmothers  banished from home at age thirteen or running away to marry young Irish lords; grandfathers storming the beaches of Normandy with Green Berets or aiding Jewish gangs against cops on Soto Street. His period dramas center on restless outcasts confronting hidden family secrets to defy generations of repressed trauma. With a tendency toward escapism, Rob likes driving the interstates of the country, wheel throwing, and dressing like a cowboy.