Grant Lancaster

Grant Lancaster is a British-American actor, filmmaker, and comedian originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. He found his love of performance at the early age of seven after playing Puff The Magic Dragon in elementary school, and seeing Ace Ventura the same year. The rest was history. Since then he has received training at the London Academy of Film & TV, studied at the San Francisco Comedy College and Shelton Studios in California, completed a Bachelors Degree in Acting out in New York, where he graduated with honors and an academic minor in psychology, and received a full scholarship to earn his Master's Degree in Acting from UC Irvine. While working toward his Masters, he wrote the feature film 'Wilt', which he then co-directed, produced and starred in the following summer in New York City. He is a core creative member of The Shorts Show, a popular New York based sketch comedy series. His work has been shown at the Tribeca Film Festival, Tacoma Film Festival, London Film Festival, Cannes Short Film Corner, Big Apple Film Festival, and the SAG Short Film Festival, to name a few. He is also a seasoned photographer, slam poet and snowboarder.

Boiling Pot (2015)

On a college campus in modern America, ideas that have long been neglected as "issues of the past" emerge as racial tensions and frictions grow between different student groups.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Omar Ashmawey
CAST:  Danielle Fishel  •  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  Keith David

On a college campus in modern America, ideas that have long been neglected as "issues of the past" emerge as racial tensions and frictions grow between different student groups.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Omar Ashmawey
CAST:  Danielle Fishel  •  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  Keith David

Prism (2017)

Prism is an anthology feature, exploring several genres - comedy, dark-comedy, drama, science-fiction, and suspense. With the only connection being the overall theme; the irrationality of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Roland  •  Corey Scott Rutledge  •  Nick Snow  •  Lee Peterkin  •  Grant Lancaster  •  Luis Alarcon  •  Roberto Serrini
CAST:  Candace Janée  •  Mike Starr  •  Victor Verhaeghe  •  Brian McCarthy

Prism is an anthology feature, exploring several genres - comedy, dark-comedy, drama, science-fiction, and suspense. With the only connection being the overall theme; the irrationality of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Roland  •  Corey Scott Rutledge  •  Nick Snow  •  Lee Peterkin  •  Grant Lancaster  •  Luis Alarcon  •  Roberto Serrini
CAST:  Candace Janée  •  Mike Starr  •  Victor Verhaeghe  •  Brian McCarthy

The Blacklight (2021)

Despite trying to leave behind his life of crime, Danny reluctantly teams with naïve rich kid Liam and wildcard drug dealer Kit Viper. A botched robbery leaves them in possession of a mysterious supernatural artifact with immense potential.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Snow
CAST:  Grant Lancaster  •  Victor Verhaeghe  •  Brooks Russell  •  Corey Scott Rutledge

Despite trying to leave behind his life of crime, Danny reluctantly teams with naïve rich kid Liam and wildcard drug dealer Kit Viper. A botched robbery leaves them in possession of a mysterious supernatural artifact with immense potential.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Snow
CAST:  Grant Lancaster  •  Victor Verhaeghe  •  Brooks Russell  •  Corey Scott Rutledge

Wilt (2015)

Wilt is a dark romantic drama examining the thin line between the love of a friend and the love of a soul mate. The film follows the relationship of Miles and Sarah, two best friends from childhood with a six year age difference who grew up across the street from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Snow  •  Grant Lancaster
CAST:  Grant Lancaster  •  Nicole Vogt-Lowell  •  Doug Roland  •  Mary Jo McConnell

Wilt is a dark romantic drama examining the thin line between the love of a friend and the love of a soul mate. The film follows the relationship of Miles and Sarah, two best friends from childhood with a six year age difference who grew up across the street from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Snow  •  Grant Lancaster
CAST:  Grant Lancaster  •  Nicole Vogt-Lowell  •  Doug Roland  •  Mary Jo McConnell