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Around age nine, Brian started shooting movies in San Diego with his brother and cousins, creating homemade gore effects to be used in absurd shorts that blended elements of horror and comedy. These films would evolve over the years into high school and college, where Brian attended the BADA acting intensive and directed Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”. Brian then began to team up with local filmmakers to create shorts that were more narrative-focused than before (though still absurd, and still involving his brother Dan and cousin Kevin). These two shorts, “Hatred” and “The Phantom Hour” were followed by Brian’s first feature film as writer/director, “Friend of the World”, which was shot almost entirely at Gray Area, a San Diego studio run by long-time collaborator Luke Pensabene. Brian teamed up again with this group of family and fellow filmmakers for the upcoming follow-up to “Friend of the World”, a grungy neo-noir feature titled “Fruitful Mold”.
Brian’s passion for filmmaking is only equalled by his love of acting. He has been acting full-time in professional film and theatrical productions since 2014. Notable credits include leading roles in the feature “South of 8” (dir. Tony Olmos) and the Ion Theatre production of Annie Baker’s “The Aliens”. He is currently based in Los Angeles while continuing his San Diego acting and filmmaking collaborations. He studied Theater at San Diego State University and starred alongside internet magician Zach King in the short film ‘Zach King’s Day Off,’ which has massed more than six million views on YouTube over several weeks. He is also known for his stage roles, including: Hugo in “The Nutcracker”, Kevin in “Stage Kiss” (New Village Arts), and Titus in “Titus Andronicus” (SDSU).