Cal Barnes | |
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Born | Calvin Ross Barnes January 14, 1988 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
Education | Portland State University |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Website | calbarnes |
Calvin Ross Barnes (born January 14, 1988) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, and playwright. Barnes moved to Los Angeles in 2009, where he began his career by starring in short films, appearing in television commercials, and writing screenplays. [1] His stage play, Rise, won Best World Premiere at the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival. [2] [3] In 2014, Barnes appeared in the Universal Studios horror film, Unfriended , which was executive produced by Jason Blum. [4] [5] He has two published novels, True Grandeur (2017), [6] [7] and the recently released Peter Pan sequel, Son of Neverland (2021), which he is also attached to star in. [8] [9] [10] He stars in the recently released feature film, The Astrid Experience, which marks his feature film directorial debut. [11]
Cal Barnes was born in Salem, Oregon. [12] He studied creative writing, journalism, and theatre at Portland State University before moving to Los Angeles. [13] [1] He is the great nephew of New York Mets baseball player, Lute Barnes.[ citation needed ]
Barnes started his acting career in 2010 when he began booking numerous short films he self-submitted for that filmed in and around Los Angeles. [1] He began acting professionally in 2011 when he landed his first agent and began booking theatrical and commercial work. [14] In late 2011, he moved to the Franklin Village neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills, where he began penning feature screenplays. [15] [16]
During his time in the village, Barnes penned his first play, Rise [17] [18] [19] (2012), which went on to win Best World Premiere [20] at the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival. [21] [14] He also wrote his first novel, True Grandeur , [22] [23] which chronicles the tale of Conrad Arlington, a young Hollywood hopeful that moves to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a great artist, all while managing his affections for Gracie Garrison, a young Hollywood it girl who takes an interest in him. [24] In an interview regarding the novel, Barnes stated, "I was inspired by some experiences I had in my early twenties when I first moved to Los Angeles." [25] [26] He also had a role in the successful horror film franchise, Unfriended (2014), which was produced by Timur Bekmambetov and Jason Blum, and released by Universal Studios. [27] [28]
Barnes recently starred in the upcoming feature film, The Astrid Experience (2023). [29] [30] [16] [31] [14] It marks Barnes's second collaboration with musician John That, the first being the music video Hippy Girl(2014), which Barnes directed. [32] [26] The Astrid Experience is Barnes's feature film debut as director. [33] [1]
The Astrid Experience had its world premiere at the Laemmle Royal Theatre in Santa Monica, CA on March 23, 2023. On March 25, 2023, Barnes and That released the film on the Official Noblehooks Productions Youtube channel to 2.5 thousand subscribers. [34] The film has subsequently been released by Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV. [35] [36] [37]
On October 27, 2021, Barnes published his second novel, Son of Neverland, a Peter Pan sequel that takes place one hundred years into the future. The novel hit the #1 new release for mythology and folklore fantasy fiction on Amazon for the month of November, 2021. [9] In honor of J.M. Barrie's legacy and support of children's hospitals, Barnes and the publisher set up a charitable fund to continue the endowment. On the official website and in the recitals of the novel Barnes and publisher state that "10% of the net proceeds from this book will go directly towards supporting children’s hospitals, charities, organizations, institutions, and causes worldwide that are designed to keep children safe, healthy, creative, imaginative, and ultimately make their lives better." [38]
In an Interview with Revamp Magazine in March, 2023, Barnes confirmed that he's attached to play Peter Pan in the franchise. "I am the character," Barnes says. "I'm attached to play Peter, and the novel art has already been created in my likeness, so it's well on its way." He also announced that the second installment of the series is in active development, with the title to be announced in late 2023 to early 2024. [8]
Between acting and filmmaking Barnes currently serves as the head of creative and CEO of Nineteen Films, a production and sales company in Los Angeles. [26]
In 2011, Barnes portrayed the teenage version of Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan in the music video for the Avenged Sevenfold song "So Far Away", which served as a tribute video to the band's late drummer who passed in 2009. It is the band's first number one single.
As of January 2024, the video has over 340 million views on youtube. [39]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Plunge | Wendell | Also Writer, Producer. First short film with his production company. Soundtrack includes 'If Work Permits' by The Format |
2012 | Faith and Other Weapons | Josh | Thesis film by Cooper Hefner |
2014 | Unfriended | Chatroulette Stoner | Released by Universal Studios |
2018 | Adolescence | NA | Writer, Associate Producer |
2023 | Krispr | Matthew Shepp | |
2023 | The Astrid Experience | Chase Abbott | Directorial Debut. Also Writer, Producer. |
2024 | Infinite Limits | Collin Whitney | Pre-Production. |
2024 | The Influencer House Massacre | Josh Carter | Pre-Production. |
TBD | Son of Neverland | Peter Pan | Attached. Based on the Novel |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Rise | Playwright | Zenith Ensemble / Hollywood Fringe Festival, Won 'Best World Premiere' |
2013 | The Absence of Sound | Dane, Playwright | Award-Winning Playwright Competition |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2011 | "So Far Away" | Avenged Sevenfold | Teenage Jimmy 'The Rev' Sullivan |
2011 | "Who's in Control" / Valhalla Dancehall | British Sea Power | Rebel Leader |
2014 | "Hippy Girl" | John That | Director, Producer |
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