Acting Dead

Acting Dead
Genre	Horror, Comedy
Created by	Brian Beacock
Written by	Brian Beacock
Directed by	Alan David Morgan
Starring	Brian Beacock, Jillian Clare, Chris Galya, Patrika Darbo, Paul Nygro, John Yelvington
Composer	Jamie Forsyth
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producers	Susan Bernhardt, Brian Beacock, Paul Nygro
Cinematography	Jared Hoy
Production company	Leonian
Original release
Release	April 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)

Acting Dead is an American satirical dark comedy about the world of Hollywood zombies. ^[1] The series focuses on Tate Blodgett (Brian Beacock), a zombie, and Alex Carbonneux (Jillian Clare), a ghost, as they both struggle with their new afterlife.

Episodes

• Episode 1: Career Suicide
• Episode 2: Throw The Switch!
• Episode 3: Polterguise
• Episode 4: Talent and Brains
• Episode 5: The "X" Is Silent But Deadly
• Episode 6: This Town Needs an Exorcist
• Episode 7: Take You Out for a Bite
• Episode 8: Money Back Scarentee

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Brian Beacok as Tate Blodgett
• Jillian Clare as Alex Carbonneux
• Chris Galya as Hunter Lee
• Patrika Darbo as Margot Mullen, Tate's agent.
• Paul Nygro as Paul Baker
• John Yelvington as Maddox Shane

Guest stars

• Debbie Gibson as Roberta
• Sheila Korsi as Rosalia
• Lori Alan as Zombietologist
• Carolyn Hennesy as Dr. Ivana Wurshter
• Christine Lakin as Snotty Casting Director
• Eric Martsolf as Lab Assistant
• John J. York as Tennyson Albright
• Cocoa Brown as Scared Casting Director
• Peter Allen Vogt as Xavier LeBeaux

Awards

Austin Indie Flix Showcase,2014

•	Won, Jury Award
	Best Actress Jillian Clare

Austin WebFest,2015

•	Won
	Best Special Effects

Brooklyn WebFest,2015

•	Won
	Best Comedy

FilmQuest, US,2015

•	Won, FilmQuest Cthulhu
	Best Web Series

IFQ,2015

•	Won
	Best Director, David Morgan

Independent Film Quarterly Film and Webisode Festival,2014

•	Won, Festival Award
	Best Director of a Web Series Alan David Morgan

Indie Series Awards,2015

•	Won, ISA
	Best Guest Actor- Comedy Peter Allen Vogt
•	Won, ISA
	Best Web Series - Comedy
•	Won, ISA
	Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) Chris Galya
•	Won, ISA
	Best Writing (Comedy) Brian Beacock (writer)
•	Nominated, ISA
	Best Guest Actress - Comedy Carolyn Hennesy
•	Nominated, ISA
	Best Supporting Actress (Comedy) Deborah Gibson
•	Nominated, ISA
	Best Actress (Comedy) Jillian Clare
•	Nominated, ISA
	Best Makeup Jen Grable
•	Nominated, ISA
	Best Actor (Comedy) Brian Beacock
•	Nominated, ISA
	Best Production Design Danny Cistone

Long Beach Comic Con,2015

•	Won
	Best WebSeries

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards,2015

•	Won, LAIFF February Award
	Best Web Series (English) Alan David Morgan

New York Comic Con,2015

•	Won
	Best WebSeries

Primetime Emmy Awards,2016

•	Won, Primetime Emmy	Source
	Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Patrika Darbo • For playing: "Margot Mullen".	[2]

Raindance Film Festival,2014

•	Nominated, Jury Prize
	Best Ensemble Web Series

References

1. "Home of the Delicious Zomedy Series - ACTING DEAD". Actingdead.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
2. "DAYS' Patrika Darbo wins primetime Emmy for Acting Dead". soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.

External links

• "Patrika Darbo – Acting Dead". Starrymag.com. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• "DAYS' Patrika Darbo wins primetime Emmy for Acting Dead". Soapcentral.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• "Zombies, Hollywood, Emmy...Acting Dead. - NoHo Arts District". Nohoartsdistrict.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• Panos, Maggie (19 September 2016). "Emmys: Here's the Complete List of 2016's Big Winners". Popsugar.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• "2016 Emmy Winners: And the Awards Go To..." Tvfanatic.com. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• "AOL's 'Park Bench' Among Short-Form Emmy Winners, But Some Choices Raise Questions - Tubefilter". Tubefilter.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• "Full list of winners from the 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards". Flickermyth.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• Dry, Jude (14 July 2016). "Short Form Emmy Nominations: 'Childrens Hospital' Leads, Few Independents Honored". Indiewire.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• "Indie Spotlight - Daily Dead". Dailydead.com. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
• "Indie Spotlight - Daily Dead". Dailydead.com. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.