Steven Gillilan

Upon graduating Boston University's College of Fine Arts in 1986, Gillilan moved to New York to embark on an acting career. Notable roles include "Jason" on ABC's "One Life to Live" and "Billy" in Rolland Howe's feature "The First Killing Frost". Other acting roles would follow, including Jack/Queen in the World Premiere of Gillilan's play "The Bee" at Art Continent. (Later recast when it premiered at The Duplex in NYC.) Gillilan starred in the theatrical production of his play "Jealous God", which he later re-cast and played a supporting role in when he directed "Jealous God" as a feature film in 1995. Gillilan spent the next 6 years writing scripts, penning a great body of work. In 2001, he returned to filmmaking by writing, directing and producing the thriller "The Fall Before Paradise" which opened to glowing reviews and was released worldwide in 2004. Since then, he has created numerous documentaries and doc-dramas while freelancing as a writer, director and producer. In 2017, Gillilan has been working on the gripping documentary/thriller "Designed to Kill" which provides valuable insight into why more and more people are becoming radicalized these days, and is narrated using the killers' actual words. It is intended to inspire all of us to stand together, undivided, for the greater good that must always prevail.