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Sean Fredricks is an American filmmaker, writer, director and actor.
Early life
[edit]Sean Fredricks was born in New York City to opera singer Richard Fredricks and actress Sandra Holley. He grew up acting in TV, film, and on Broadway. He was also a model for the Ford Modeling Agency.[1]
Education
[edit]Fredricks is an alumnus of The Collegiate School and Harvard University, where he received a BA in History and Literature.[2]
Career
[edit]Fredricks made his off-Broadway debut at the Roundabout Theatre Company in All My Sons (1997), directed by Barry Edelstein and starring Michael Hayden and John Cullum, which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award and won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Revival.[3] He next appeared at the Classic Stage Company in Waiting for Godot (1998), directed by Andrei Belgrader and starring Christopher Lloyd, John Turturro, and Tony Shalhoub.
Fredricks made his on-screen debut in The Sopranos (1999),[4] followed by The Emperor's Club (2002), starring Kevin Kline and directed by Michael Hoffman.[5]
While at Harvard, Fredricks directed, produced, or acted in 17 productions as part of the Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club, the American Repertory Theater, and the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.[6]
In 2018, he founded Mad Rogue Films, a management-production studio specializing in proof-of-concept short films. He co-wrote and directed Mad Rogue’s first short film Cannonball (2019), which premiered in 2019.
Filmography
[edit]Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | The Emperor's Club | No | No | Yes | Mr. Harris | |
2019 | Cannonball | Yes | Yes | No | No | Short film. |
TV
Year | Title | Actor | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1999 | The Sopranos | Yes |
Awards
[edit]Year | Association | Award Category | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2019 | Edmonton International Film Festival | Best Comedy Short | Won |
USA Film Festival | Best Short Film | Finalist | |
Vail Film Festival | Best Short Film | Won | |
Santa Monica Film Festival | Best Short Film | Won | |
Writing (Original Screenplay) | Nominated | ||
Best of Festival | Nominated | ||
Manhattan Film Festival | Best Crime Comedy | Won | |
FirstGlance Film Fest Hollywood | Audience Award - Best Short Film | Won | |
Best Comedy | Nominated | ||
SoHo International Film Festival | Audience Award - Best Short Film | Won | |
Festival of Cinema NYC | Best Screenplay | Nominated | |
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival | Best Dark Comedy Film | Nominated | |
2020 | Black Hills Film Festival | Jury Prize - Best Short Narrative | Won |
Cannonball was also an official selection at the San Diego International Film Festival, the Taormina Film Fest, the Bahamas International Film Festival, the Oaxaca FilmFest, and the Indy Film Fest.[7]
External Links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sean Fredricks". IMDb. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "About". Sean Fredricks Official Site. Retrieved on June 27, 2020.
- ^ David Lefkowitz (May 3, 1997). "Cullum & Sons To Open Off-B'Way May 4". Playbill. Retrieved June June 17, 2020. "All My Sons production information". Broadwayworld. Retrieved June 17, 2020. "All My Sons". Lorel Archives. Retrieved on June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Sean Fredricks". IMDb. Retrieved on June 20, 2017.
- ^ "The Emperor's Club. Wikipedia. Retrieved on May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Sean Fredricks '07". Harvard Theater Database. Retrieved June 8, 2020. Mildred M. Yuan (March 15, 2004). "Dysfunction Made Delectable". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 20, 2020. Patrick D. Blanchfield (October 25, 2004). "Theater Review: Venturing into the Underworld". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 20, 2020. Natasha M. Platt (December 4, 2005). "Hilarity Reveals Human Truths". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 20, 2020. April B. Wang (February 27, 2006). "'Yacht Hits the Spot'". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ "Awards". IMDb. Retrieved on June 22, 2020.