William Wayne

William Wayne was born in Chicago. He studied acting at the University of Washington and after graduation acted with a repertory theater. During this time he acted in several indie features including an official selection to the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. His first directing project was the award winning documentary 'Honor Flight'. As the director of his first feature film, William Wayne's 'Lost Angelas', a psychological thriller premiered at The Method Fest Film Festival in Beverly Hills March 26, 2019 and was nominated for The Maverick Award. 'Lost Angelas' opened theatrically in LA June 14, 2019 and played for a week at The Laemmle Theater in Pasadena, CA. The South American premiere was at the Cinefantasy Film Festival in São Paulo, Brazil on September 3-8, 2019. 'Lost Angelas' opened in Seattle for a week's engagement at The Grand Illusion Cinema, November 22, 2019. William Wayne won Best Director and Best Indie Film (Made for under 100K) at Film Threat's Award This! 2020 show. The Amazon Prime Video premiere was on June 9, 2020.