- Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, a few months before the 1988 Winter Olympics, which featured the inaugural Jamaican bobsled team whose story served as the basis for Cool Runnings.
- Wrote the feature screenplay "Steps" when he was 17.
- Wrote first theatrical play, "Douglas and Wallace," when he was 15. The play was eventually chosen as one of five to be work-shopped and performed in stage readings at the prestigious Alley Theatre's Houston Young Playwrights Exchange (HYPE). The following year, he became the first writer to be selected twice, when his follow-up, "The Eddy," was also chosen.
- Attended the film program of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University from 2005 to 2009. Wrote and/or directed short films including "Silence," "The Off Button," "Trivial Pursuits," "Assert Man," "Paulus, Social Disgrace," "La vie americaine," "Stars of the Future," "Jeanne & Jean-Paul," and "I/LOVE/YOU".
- Moved to Los Angeles, California in summer 2012.
- Favorite movies include Catch Me If You Can, Vertigo, Pierrot le fou, Blade Runner, E.T., The Empire Strikes Back, Bonnie & Clyde, Aladdin, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Goldfinger, Taxi Driver, Atonement, True Romance, Volver, and Chinatown.
- Worked as runner and production assistant to NBC's The Today Show broadcast at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- First student films, written and directed in his senior year of high school, include "To Be a Spy," an espionage spoof shot in downtown Houston.
- Co-writer for the twelve first season episodes of "Funny Days," a web-series produced by Aren't We Clever.
- Wrote first feature screenplay, "Goblin," when he was 11 years old. The film was a horror/suspense thriller inspired by the popular teenage movies of the late 90s, such as Scream and Urban Legend.
- Wrote, directed, and self-financed "Viva la Reina de la Muerte," (2014) a 25-minute short film shot entirely in Guatemala, featuring an all-Spanish-speaking cast.
- Moved to the United States at the age of 7.
- Wrote seven episode scripts of a semi-autobiographical, comedic half-hour show entitled "Livin' with Gary" when he was 12. Highlights included elaborate musical numbers, Dawson's Creek-style coming-of-age moments, and an episode-long spoof of The Breakfast Club.
- Worked as B-camera/editor for Season 3 of "Penny Arcade: The Series," involved in shooting all 32 episodes and editing 16. Highlights include "PA Presents" (The Legend of Zelda episode), "Trenches," "PAX East 2012," and the Season Finale.
- Wrote screenplays for short films including the extraterrestrial-meets-hipster comedy "L.Alien" and neo-noir "Night Crawl".
- Made his first original videos when he was 9, using his family's Mini DV camcorder to shoot stop-motion shorts with action figures and other toys. Highlights included a car chase and a dance party with Power Rangers and Troll dolls.
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