After proudly serving his country as a US Marine (call sign 'Tarzan'), Ken attended Stephen F. Austin State University on a full football scholarship, receiving his Bachelors Degree in Business and Speech & Drama. Ken quickly discovered his love for acting when he starred as a cowboy in a Dairy Queen commercial. Ken has over 38 years as a professional actor, with memorable roles Silverado, Friday Night Lights and Uncommon Valor. Ken now lives near Gainesville, TX, where he continues to write and direct quality award winning films like Rockabilly Baby.   Buck Stienke and Ken Farmer have combined their creativity in writing over twenty-five screen and teleplays, some of which have received award winning recognition like their movie, Rockabilly Baby. One such recent collaboration resulted in a magnificent screenplay adaptation from the hit novel by John Eastman, Verdict in Search of a Crime. The script is now in Hollywood. John Eastman's work and friendship inspired Ken and Buck to write, Black Eagle Force. The sequel is being written presently. Buck and Ken are both fans of military action novels and researched in depth, contract military ops. Buck's background as a military pilot gave Black Eagle Force a unique perspective in his and Ken's creation and use of the VTOL Black Eagle aircraft. The Black Eagle M600/A aircraft serves as a character in the novel, much in the same way the Starship Enterprise is a character in Star Trek.

Wrote and directed the feature film, "Rockabilly Baby". Winner of the Audience Choice award at the Trail Dance Film Festival and a Remi at the World Fest in Houston.