I’ll be working on an indie film called DADGUM, TEXAS, playing Deputy John Scooter Smoot.

The following is a list of POSSIBLE SAG signatory productions that are either already shooting or are considering production in Texas.

Be sure to tune in to Friday Night Lights this Friday. Rumor has it that FNL just may get a 2 year renewal. That would be great news for Austin and for all Texas actors and for the FNL crew. Please tune in and help those audience numbers. Yours truly has another quick appearance as [...]

Just a reminder of today’s SAG event at 501 Studios: Don’t Become Media Roadkill This SRO event returns to Austin to speak of all things Screen Actors Guild. Keep your career in the fast lane and off the shoulder. Get all the info you need for your next film, webisode, video game, commercial, industrial or [...]

Below is a reprint of an email received from the Austin Film Society. Hopefully this will be useful to those who are not on the AFS email list. SXSW, March 13-22, 2009AFS Screenings & Special Events During SXSW 1. SXSW PANEL: GET THE MOST OUT OF SXSW (3/13) 2. AFS SXSW Member Showcase 1 & [...]

Be sure to watch FNL tonight. I’ll be on tonight, Jan. 23, as Dr. Campbell, Grandma Saracen’s doctor and will return in Episode 11 near the end of the season. Be sure to visit the TXMPA site and get involved in the effort to bring film production back to Texas.

Here’s another good article about the Texas film business that touches on the lack of a competitive film incentive program. Time to nudge your legislators. The wheelin’ and dealin’ has begun in Austin December 04, 2008 By Mark Dundas Wood Recently, Drew Barrymore directed and starred in a feature called Whip It!, set in Austin, [...]

Here is an excerpt of a recent article from the Austin Business Journal that offers a bit of positive news for the local film industry The full article can be found HERE: Friday, December 5, 2008 New action in local film sector No. 1 ranking in movie magazine lures producers Brady Anderton and Ben Hurst [...]

With all the turmoil caused by Hurricane Ike and the collapse of too many financial institutions, it’s been difficult to keep up with the things I’d like to concentrate on…like getting the next film acting job and talking about the local filmmaking scene. Not much to report right now but WHIP IT!, the Drew Barrymore [...]

The following productions has approached SAG about shooting under a SAG signatory agreement. Not all of these projects will necessarily end up going SAG, so ‘buyer’ beware: American Cartel – Ultra Low Budget Agave Productions, LLC Location: San Antonio, TX Start Date: August 24, 2008 Devil’s Thumb – Low Budget Modified Ranch Studios Location: Austin, [...]