Meet Brian — the Santa Behind House of Kringle
Founder, lead performer, and the real-bearded Santa Claus of House of Kringle — live and virtual Santa visits for families across Los Angeles & Orange County since 2016.
Founder, lead performer, and the real-bearded Santa Claus of House of Kringle — live and virtual Santa visits for families across Los Angeles & Orange County since 2016.
Brian J. Cook has spent his life on stage. A performer since childhood, he found his way to Santa Claus the way the best Santas do — naturally, once his beard turned white. A theater friend running a character-performer company suggested he’d be a natural in the red suit and would love every minute of it. They were right on both counts.
Today, Brian is one of Southern California’s most-booked real-bearded Santas. He has portrayed Santa Claus in commercials and films as a full member of SAG-AFTRA, and has served as the Santa Claus at Los Angeles’s historic Union Station since 2017. Families across Los Angeles and Orange County have left dozens of five-star reviews for his visits.
Brian came to performing full-time after a 35-year career in software development and corporate technical support — a background that shows up in how House of Kringle runs: prepared, dependable, and detail-obsessed. He renews a professional background check every year and carries entertainer’s liability insurance, because earning a family’s trust is the whole job.
For Brian, portraying Santa Claus is an honor and a privilege. “Being part of another family’s holiday traditions is something I don’t take for granted,” he says. “Watching an adult rediscover the magic of Christmas through their child’s eyes — that’s the most heartwarming thing in the world.”
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Have a date in mind? Tell us when and where, and we’ll let you know whether Santa is open. House of Kringle brings a real-bearded Santa Claus to Live Visits and Group Experiences across Southern California, and December fills quickly, so the sooner you check, the better your odds of locking in your first choice.
This is a quick availability check, not a booking. Nothing is reserved and nothing is owed until we’ve confirmed your date and you’ve placed your retainer.