Biography

Born in Little Rock, raised in Nashville, and now residing in Houston, RJ always had a knack for pushing a pencil around on a piece of paper. Even in grade school he was already submitting short stories to various publications and, in fact, still has some of the old letters from those publications editors. Nevens graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a B.A. in Political Science. His work takes him around the globe. However, RJ is more comfortable in a chair writing a good story. His feature screenplay Walking Point, made waves during 2014 and 2015 by winning or being an official finalist in several screenplay competitions. He has since adapted the script to a novel that received rave reviews. His psychological thriller screenplay Tartarus: The Devil's Basement was recent directed by RJ and produced by his production company Black 17 Productions. It has won several awards on the film festival circuit. Nevens co-wrote The League of Legend Keepers: Shadows with the young, talented actress and writer Isabella Blake-Thomas in 2016 and Sand Angels with Elizabeth Blake-Thomas, both of which have completed filming and have distribution deals. RJ has been a producer on several award winning documentaries, as well.
- IMDb mini biography by: BNM