Gabriel Sunday

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Gabriel Sunday
Born (1985-10-18) October 18, 1985 (age 34)
Petaluma, California
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
  • producer
  • editor
Years active2004-present

Gabriel Sunday (born October 18, 1985) is an American actor and director, best known for portraying Archibald Holden Buster Williams in the teen comedy-drama film Archie's Final Project , [1] and for directing and starring in the Daniel Johnston short film Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston? as '1983 Daniel Johnston' alongside his modern day, real life counterpart.

Contents

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Archie's Final Project Archibald Holden Buster Williams
Taking Woodstock Steven
Year One Seth
2013 Snake & Mongoose Larry Wood
2014 Falcon Song Syd
2015 Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston? 1983 Daniel Johnston

Awards and nominations

Sunday has been nominated for, and won, a number of awards.

AssociationYearCategoryTitleResult
Gen Art Film Festival2009Best Feature My Suicide Won
Slamdance Film Festival2016Honorable MentionHi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?Won
Sydney Underground Film Festival2016Dead OscarWon

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References

  1. "Gabriel Sunday: 'Archie's Final Project' Star Talks Teen Suicide". Huffingtonpost.com. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2012-09-02.