Biography

Richard began acting at an early age, playing parts in school plays. As a performing arts major in college, Richard was awarded the lead in university plays, and performed many parts of classic playwrights and some from Broadway classics. After school, Richard attended and graduated from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and from a film school in New York. In 2010, Richard founded Independent Artists Pictures and released a short film titled, "Sydney" (2010), a film festival favorite. Other projects like "The Representative" (2011), and "Hollywood: The Documentary" (2011) soon followed. Presently, Richard is in production with "The Gift of A Lifetime" (2013), and "A Pleasant Reunion" (2014).In 2015, Richard founded a new production company, titled Running Streams Films, a mainstream movie production company.
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Richard Macdowall (born August 9, 1968) is an American actor, filmmaker, and director. Best known for playing the lead role in "Sydney" (2010), an Academy award entry for Best Short Film in the year of 2012. A graduate of The Academy of Dramatic Arts, Macdowall began a film career after attending schools for films and for acting and after working on the stage for the early part of his career. With the founding of Independent Artists Pictures in 2010, founded by Macdowall, new film projects soon followed, "Hollywood: The Documentary" (2011), a documentary about Tinseltown, which Macdowall hosts and narrates, "The Representative" (2012), a fictional legal drama addressing the American courts of law, and "The Gift of a Lifetime" (2014), a fictional romantic comedy.

Richard Macdowall (born August 9, 1968) is an American actor, filmmaker, and director. Best known for playing the lead role in "Sydney" (2010), an Academy award entry for Best Short Film in the year of 2012. A graduate of The Academy of Dramatic Arts, Macdowall began a film career after attending schools for films and for acting and after working on the stage for the early part of his career. With the founding of Independent Artists Pictures in 2010, founded by Macdowall, new film projects soon followed, "Hollywood: The Documentary" (2011), a documentary about Tinseltown, which Macdowall hosts and narrates, "The Representative" (2012), a fictional legal drama addressing the American courts of law, and "The Gift of a Lifetime" (2014), a fictional romantic comedy.
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