Colton Tran

Colton Trans journey to a career in film began when he was mentored in the language of Final Cut Pro at the age of 12 He was instantly hooked on the filmmaking process and quickly became fluent As his passion for film continued to grow Tran directed produced and edited all of his own independent films After graduating from high school in his hometown of Layton Utah Tran directed a short film titled Monstrosity that toured the nation in the film festival circuit and gained recognition from managers and agents in Los Angeles This recognition prompted Tran to move to Hollywood California with his producing partner Laura Young Two months later Tran was signed by a manager and was introduced to his agent at Creative Artists Agency CAA In 2014 he landed a role in the Disney Channel original movie Cloud 9 Being on the other side of the camera helped him grow as a director on the technical side and also in how to direct actors more effectively Since arriving in Hollywood Tran has made his mark on many projects He directed and edited a four episode webseries for Jennette McCurdy titled Whats Next For Sarah He also directed and produced several music videos for The Girl and The Dreamcatcher Dove Cameron Ryan McCartan which all premiered on Disney Channel He later collaborated with Awesomeness TV and directed an episode of their horror anthology series Sleep Tight before being cast in a horror film titled Nocturne which premiered on Showtime Most recently Tran debuted his new miniseries Scarytale Ending with a teaser of his first episode a short film titled Cruella He directed and edited Killer Date an awardwinning short film on the festival circuit and he also directed a music video for Todrick Halls I Like Boys As an actor Tran was cast in the most recent seasons of Freeforms Grownish and Netflixs GLOW Today Tran continues to carve out work as a filmmaker and creator 8 Bodies a dark horror comedy is a feature film scheduled to begin production soon Tran is also spearheading a second feature film a stylized slasher titled Spook expected to begin production next year