Biography

Jordan Bayne is an award-winning, internationally exhibited filmmaker and SAG actor, and the founder of The Squad and the Film3(TM) brand, which she introduced in March 2022. She is also co-founder of enGEN3, the proprietary platform built to scale the Film3(TM) brand and business model, enabling creators and IP owners to control, license, and monetize their work on their terms. Bayne's acting career began with Golden Globe winner Martin Sheen in A Stranger In The Kingdom. Her television work includes Showtime's Poltergeist: The Legacy and the critically acclaimed Law & Order. Her first theatre role placed her onstage with Golden Globe winner James Gandolfini and Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei in the Naked Angels production of Summerwinds. She earned an award-nominated turn in Under Hellgate Bridge with Dominick Chianese and Vincent Pastore, where one critic wrote, "Jordan Bayne proves that true strength lies in vulnerability." Most recently, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the Spanish feature ReEvolution alongside Fele Martínez, Gorka Otxoa, Leo Rivera, Cecilia Freire, and Hovik Keuchkerian. Bayne's writing and directorial debut was the short film Argo, starring Jordana Spiro (Ozark, The Good Wife). Her critically acclaimed short The Sea Is All I Know, starring Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, won Best Short, Best of Fest, and Best Actress across its festival run, earning Academy Award consideration. The film screened at Cannes, Palm Springs, Hamptons, and other top festivals, secured distribution with IndieFlix and worldwide licensing with ShortsTV, and became a Vimeo Staff Pick. Leo described Bayne as "one of the finest directors I have ever worked with." Bayne directed the award winning hybrid short "Saconige" receiving multiple awards for her innovation. Bayne created the MetaCannes Film3(TM) Festival, hosts the Film3(TM) OG Podcast, produces through the Film3(TM) banner and leads Film3(TM) initiatives including the Film3(TM) Summit. She serves as Head of GenAI + Web3 for Goldfinch. Film3(TM) is a trademark of Jordan Bayne and the flagship brands of The Squad.
- IMDb mini biography by: anon

She spent well over four hours doing take after take on the cross, doing her own stunts instead of letting a double do it for her: frozen rain and all!

In post-production on her film, _The Sea Is All I Know (2011))_ with Academy Award-winner Melissa Leo and Peter Gerety.

Currently in pre-production readying to direct her self-scribed first short film, Argo (2006), which is scheduled to be shot in mid-July.

In pre-production with producer David Lansbury on her short film, The Sea Is All I Know (2011), written and directed by Bayne, starring multi-award winning Melissa Leo [Frozen River (2008), 21 Grams (2003)] and critically-acclaimed Peter Gerety [The Wire (2002)].