Brian Work - Biography
Current Projects:
Brian is currently in post-production on his first feature film, Uncommon Law. He can regularly be seen performing at various venues in
Chicago with his improv groups, The High Ceilings and Michinoku Driver.
Bio:
Brian does a little bit of everything in the theatre & movie world. In addition to acting & improv, Brian is a writer,
director, producer, cinematographer, & video editor with his production company, Cold Silver Films.
An Atlanta native, Brian was bitten by the acting bug while in high school. It wasn't long before he was also doing improv and writing plays. After high school, he took time away from college to study film and learn about directing, cinematography, & video editing.
After a while, Brian decided it was time to get that degree, and in 2009 he graduated magna cum laude from Valdosta State University with a BFA in Theatre. At VSU, Brian served as leader of the "To Be Named Later..." improv troupe and Artistic Director of the Immediate Theatre Project. While there, Brian worked on a number of student films & took several writing courses. He also started his own production company, Cold Silver Films.
Brian's first professional theatre job was at Snow Camp Outdoor Theatre in North Carolina, where his roles included
the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood. While at Snow Camp, he wrote the book for the season's musical, Cane Creek
Calamities. He next worked at Seaside Repertory Theatre in Florida, where he did childrens theatre and was a member of
The Flaws Improv & Comedy Troupe.
Brian returned to Atlanta, where he has worked with The Atlanta Opera (Aida), Expressions Theatre (Assistant Director & the title character in The Legend of Sir Cleges and His Gifts), and Rosewater Theatre (Justin Waverly in Christmas Belles.) He also performed improv as a member of The OTC Comedy Troupe.
Lately, Brian has been focusing his energies on writing and directing. He has produced a number of digital shorts with Cold Silver Films, and is in post-production on two short films and his first feature film, Uncommon Law, which he shot during the summer of 2011.
Brian now lives in Chicago, where his play, Once Upon a Rom Com: The Bill Pullman Story, had a two month run at Gorilla Tango Theatre, received rave reviews, and captured the attention of Mr. Pullman himself! Brian is currently in the final level of the iO Training Program, and performs improv regularly around the city with his groups, The High Ceilings and Michinoku Driver.