Biography

Cameraman/Actor/Assistant Director - Recently returning to the lens as cinematographer, look for the indie horror films "Skagamook" (2027) and "Creep it Reel" (2027) on the horizon, and peep Levi's TV work on "All Across Oregon" now in it's fifth season on PBS. Behind the pencil, Anderson has not taken a break from Assistant Directing; "I've Got You" (2026) will premiere at the 2026 Catalina Film Festival as "Bent" (2026) is released on streamers and "Skagamook" (2027) prepares for next year's release.

Levi J. Anderson has been shooting, producing, and acting in independent cinema since 2000 at Southern Oregon University (SOU) in Ashland, OR, where he went on to coordinate and host the first student film screenings at SOU in 2003 and 2004. In 2006 Anderson began crew work in the Grip Depts. of independent productions like "My Name is Bruce" (2007), "Babysitter Wanted" (2008), and "Rogue River" (2012). From there he went on to Key Grip "By God's Grace" (2014) and "Black Road" (2016), as well as creative lighting as Gaffer on "Truth About Daisies" (2016), "Refuge" (2017), "Concrete Canvas" (2017) and "The Long Way" (2019).

Anderson has worked as a cameraman on many commercial projects, lending skills to his work as Cinematographer on award-winning features such as "Masked" (2013) and "Vampire Camp" (2012) and "The Long Way" (2019). His documentary work can be seen in "Common Weeds and Wild Edibles" (2014) and "I Want Abs" (2016), and TV camera work on the long-running "All Across Oregon" and his newly self-produced series "Arrived".

Anderson has taken his varied experience from multiple film departments into the role of 1st Assistant Director on many independent projects, such as the multiple festival award-winning short, "The Settling" (2014), the underground horror favorite "Besetment" (2016), the critically acclaimed "Concrete Canvas" (2017), "Between the Trees" (2017), "Prodigy" (2018), "An Affair Remains" (2018) and it's spin-off "Remains" (2020), plus the internationally produced sci-fi thriller "Atomic Apocalypse" (2018). Post-Pandemic Anderson came back strong with three features in 2024: he served as 1st AD on "Bad Fish" (2024), 1st AD and Co-Producer on "Grace By Night" (2024) which won Best Film at the International Christian Film Festival, and as an actor in "Above the Trees" (2024) playing a radio disc jockey alongside frequent on-screen collaborator Danielle Kelly.

In front of the camera, Anderson's 20+ years as a stand-up comedian gave him opportunity to be cast in many slapstick and outlandish roles over the years. On screen, his animated physical performance translated well to costumed characters such as robots, werewolves, and astronauts, and twice earned Best Actor awards at the Killer Valley Horror Film Festival (in 2007 and 2014).

Anderson has been a stand-in and body double for Sam Daly in "Black Road" (2016), and stand-in and hand double for multiple roles on NBC's "Grimm" (2011-2017).

Interestingly enough, Anderson has never performed as a zombie, and he has survived zombies multiples times in the short films "GogBar" (2007), "GogJuice" (2008), and "GogDawg" (2010). His character Edgar is also one of only three survivors in the series "How to Marry a Vampire" (2017).

Regardless of the job title he has on any particular shoot, Anderson's passion and enthusiasm for crafting great cinema are his truest trademarks.
- IMDb mini biography by: Levi J. Anderson