Biography

In front of the camera, McManus Woodend played the role of The GEICO Caveman for a decade, appearing in well over 25 national commercials as the iconic character. Additional roles include the Netflix films The Kindergarten Teacher, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected), and The Incredible Jessica James.

Behind the camera, McManus co-created the feature-length motion picture Rocksteppy, which had its World Premiere at the Sound Unseen Film +Music Festival, as well as New York and Los Angeles theatrical premieres in late 2017. The treatment for his follow-up feature film King Dom was selected and presented at the IFP/Gotham Film Conference.

Dr. Woodend is currently an Assistant Professor of Digital Media at the University of Southern Indiana. He received a Ph.D. in Literary, Musical, and Critical Thought at The European Graduate School, is a Filmmaking graduate of the David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts, and holds undergraduate degrees from the Film Production and Entertainment Business programs at Full Sail University.
- IMDb mini biography by: MJW