Dezz Peterson

Dezz Peterson is an actor, writer, director, and producer. He is the CEO and founder of What About Them Productions based in Cleveland, Ohio. He played football for 15 years before transitioning into the world of acting when he auditioned for a play by his college professor. His life hasn't been the same since. Dezz started out doing theater before making the leap into film. Struggling to land any roles he sat in a park one hot day in Los Angeles and started writing a story that was locked in his head for nine years. Before long he started What About Them Productions where he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in his first short film Oh Ye Of Little Faith. He went on to make more short films, including the award winning Keep Going which was acknowledged for it's inspirational message. Dezz gradually made his shift into feature films. His passion for telling stories to uplift humanity gives him the motivation to continue impacting lives across the nation through his films.