Biography

"I had a wonderful time working with the innovative, talented director Brian Metcalf. The young man has incredible integrity and vision. He has gained my respect." - Mickey Rourke

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Brian A. Metcalf (ATAS, WGA, PGA, DGA, VES, HRTS, ASCAP) is an Asian-American, award-winning writer, director, producer, musician and actor. He has worked with such talent as Academy Award® Nominee Mickey Rourke, Academy Award® Nominee Sean Astin, Golden Globe® Nominee Lou Diamond Phillips, Golden Globe® Nominee Penelope Ann Miller, Primetime Emmy® Nominee John Heard, Kiefer Sutherland, Tom Arnold, David Henrie, William Sadler, Mark Pellegrino, Michael Madsen, James Russo, Thomas Ian Nicholas and more. He previously worked as a creative director, writer, photographer, visual effects artist and supervisor on games, DVDs, web, EPKs, music videos, film and documentaries for all the major studios.

Metcalf recently show ran, wrote, directed and acted in the comedy TV series "UNDERDEVELOPED" which was distributed by Amazon Freevee, Tubi, Amazon Prime, Universal's Local Now, Comcast Xfinity and soon Plex. The show was promoted at San Diego Comic Con.

As announced in Deadline, Metcalf will serve as showrunner, writer, director, executive producer and actor to his upcoming dramedy series "A MOTEL" starring Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural, 13 Reasons Why).

Before that, Brian produced, directed, wrote and acted in the crime thriller/drama "ADVERSE," distributed by Lionsgate. The film opened the prestigious Fantasporto Film Festival and went on to win a number of awards, including a Platinum Remi Award from Worldfest. Variety's Joe Leydon said that "Writer-director Brian A. Metcalf's indie offering boasts some impressive rough stuff and a surprisingly affecting turn by Mickey Rourke." The New York Times listed the film as one of their top 5 action films to watch for stating "The veteran ensemble in Brian A. Metcalf's visceral Los Angeles-set crime thriller supplies plenty of firepower in a bloody revenge narrative that sees Ethan deliciously hammering his enemies with a crowbar."

Before "ADVERSE," Brian made the mockumentary comedy/horror "LIVING AMONG US," distributed by Sony Pictures and Fox International.

Metcalf received a scholarship and was accepted into Sundance Co//ab TV writing classes under the instructions of Angela LaManna and Peter Biegen. He has had 4 of his scripts placed into the permanent core collection at the Margaret Herrick Library by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He lives in Los Angeles.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anna

Known for doing visual effects intensive work