Harris Doran

Harris Doran (born June 2, 1978) is an American independent film writer, director, actor, and producer.

Harris Doran
Born (1978-06-02) June 2, 1978
Flushing, New York, U.S.
EducationJuilliard School
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actor, producer

Career

Theatre

Doran received an Ovation Award[1] nomination for playing "The Artful Dodger" in Oliver! at Deaf West Theatre. He played "Claude" on Broadway in the Actors Fund of America concert of Hair.

Doran won a New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for Best Actor for his work in the Off-Broadway play "Love Jerry".[2] He played "Ham" in the out of town tryout of the stage adaptation of Harry Connick Jr's The Happy Elf.[3] He played "Miles" in the Off-Broadway play "It Must Be Him,[4] and "Marc" in the world premiere of "I'm Connecticut".[5]

Writing and directorial

Doran made his writer/director debut short film "The Story of Milo & Annie" starring Cathy Moriarty which won Best Narrative Short in the Indie Memphis Film Festival,[6] and produced the short film "photo op" starring Randy Harrison.

He has written the stage musicals "Salvage," "Wasp Woman," and "Bleeding Love"[7] as well as pop songs including "Falling Away" for Marion Raven.

Doran was a writer on Lifetime's "I Love You... But I Lied."[8]

Doran wrote and directed the feature film Beauty Mark, which premiered as a US competition film in the LA Film Festival[9] and for which Doran was shortlisted for the Independent Spirit Awards' Someone To Watch Award. The film was released in 2018 by The Orchard.[10]

Doran directed the podcast musical "Bleeding Love"[11] and the film "I See You and You See Me" for Queens Theatre which premiered on PBS.[12]

Doran wrote and directed the short film "F^¢k 'Em R!ght B@¢k"[13] which premiered in The Sundance Film Festival.

Filmography
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2014 The Story of Milo & Annie Yes Yes Yes Short film
2015 Photo Op No No Yes Short film
2015 This Movie Will Get Into Sundance Yes Yes Yes
2018 Beauty Mark Yes Yes Yes
2021 I See You and You See Me Yes Yes Yes
2022 F^¢k 'Em R!ght B@¢k Yes Yes Yes Short film
2023 Kokomo City No No Yes

References
  1. "Stewart, Hamilton, Mullally Announce L.A. Ovation Awards Oct. 30 - Playbill". Playbill.
  2. "NYMF Productions Honored at 'Best of the Fest Awards' Nov. 2 | Playbill". www.playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16.
  3. "Rando-Directed Expansion of Connick's Happy Elf Musical Plays 'Tryout' in WI to Dec. 24 - Playbill". Playbill.
  4. "Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Alice Playten, Peter Scolari, Liz Torres, et al. Set for Kenny Solms' It Must Be Him - TheaterMania".
  5. BWW News Desk. "CRT to Stage World Premiere of Mike Reiss I'm Connecticut 12/1-10".
  6. McCoy, Chris. "Indie Memphis Awards Cap Exciting Weekend Of Film". Memphis Flyer.
  7. "NAMT Festival to Feature Robin De Jesus, Santino Fontana, Sarah Stiles, Annette O'Toole and More - Playbill". Playbill.
  8. "I Love You... But I Lied (TV Series 2015– )" – via www.imdb.com.
  9. Olsen, Mark (9 May 2017). "L.A. Film Festival competition lineups mix familiar faces with fresh discoveries". Los Angeles Times.
  10. "The Orchard Takes North American Rights to Festival Hit 'Beauty Mark'". 10 April 2018.
  11. Gans, Andrew (April 1, 2020). "Sarah Stiles, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Taylor Trensch, More Will Star in World-Premiere Podcast Production of Bleeding Love Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  12. Desk, TV News. "I SEE YOU AND YOU SEE ME Premieres Friday, June 25 on PBS!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  13. Galuppo, Mia (2021-12-10). "Sundance Announces 2022 Shorts Lineup Featuring Early Work of Taika Waititi, Destin Daniel Cretton". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.