Patrick Curran

A native of Newtown, Connecticut, Patrick is a writer, director, producer and actor. He's been working in independent film for over 10 years. His spec-comedy 'Golden and Gone' won Best Screenplay at the 15th LA Comedy Festival Screenplay Competition in May 2014 and was a finalist in the comedy category at the 2014 Creative World Awards, Screen Craft Awards and Austin Film Festival. His newest spec, 'The Fragile Satisfactions of Us and Them' won the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest hosted by Sheldon Turner and The Writer's Store in September 2014. 'Fragile Satisfactions' also garnered 'special mention' at the 2015 London Independent Film Festival (UK), was a finalist in the 2015 Manchester International Film Festival Screenplay Competition (UK) and is a semifinalist in the Academy's 2015 Nicholl Fellowship. Patrick produced the award-winning web series 'Keeping Up with the Downs' (in which he also co-wrote and co-starred) and the short film 'A Drowning Man' with Hanover Street Productions. Patrick also works as an actor, most notably as Agent Whitaker on Showtime's Web Therapy and as a principal in more than 50 national commercial campaigns. He's a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA and is a graduate of the theatre department at The Catholic University of America (Washington D.C.) and The London Dramatic Academy (UK). Patrick lives in Los Angeles, CA with his English wife and their two dogs.