Biographie
Brian McCulley is a producer, director, and writer whose career spans genres from comedy to horror. Renowned for transforming mid to low-budget projects into major on-screen productions, he possesses extensive experience in producing, casting, talent development, and various aspects of filmmaking. Beginning his career as an actor, Brian continues to act, notably appearing in The Creep Behind the Camera (2014).
Together with casting partner Annie Hamilton, Brian has cast numerous commercials for directors such as Tony Scott and Derek Cianfrance, working with clients including Coke, Southwest Airlines, Reebok, the US Army, America's Most Wanted, and Rolling Stone Magazine's Where It's At: The Rolling Stone State of the Union (1998). The EDS Technology commercial they helped cast under Laray Mayfield in 1999 aired during the Super Bowl and won a CLIO award that year.
Brian attended North Platte High School in Nebraska. After graduating, he moved to Colorado to study at Colorado State University, pursuing a career in film and television upon the recommendation of his cousin Jason Van Vleet. He participated in acting workshops for several years before completing a year-long apprenticeship, opening his own studio, and coaching actors for television and film. In recent years, he has trained numerous working actors, including Audrey Walters, Scott Takeda, Michael Haskins, and J.T. Richardson. In addition to training, Brian frequently casts actors he has coached in his projects, such as Kyle Howard, Derek Theler, Hanna Hall, Caroline Macey, and Adam Trent.
From 2005 to 2008, he collaborated with business partner Nina Axelrod at Sigil Management, a boutique agency known for representing emerging talent primarily from Colorado. He also worked with Nina as a talent scout for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Great Expectations (1998), and contributed to casting the ABC miniseries The Shining.
After selling the nationally distributed video series Choices, Brian co-founded AEC Studios in Denver, Colorado, with business partner John Crockett. A true filmmaker, he shot, produced, and directed his first feature film, Sign of the Times (1999), on 16mm in Colorado, starring Hank Harris and Tomas Herrera. In 2010, he helped produce One for the Road (2011), based on a story by Stephen King, and I Was a Teenage Werebear (2011), a short campy horror film featured in the anthology Chillerama (2011).
His work on major studio projects includes casting for Gone Girl (2014), directed by David Fincher, collaborating with casting director Laray Mayfield, as well as casting for Furious 7 (2015) and Heaven Sent (2015), directed by Michael Landon Jr. and written by Rick Ramage.
Brian has produced and directed numerous music videos for artists such as Timo Descamps and international magician Adam Trent.
His television experience encompasses casting for national shows like 20/20 (1978) and producing and directing the zombie episodic series The Locals (2013).
Currently, he serves as head of development for AEC Studios in Denver and Los Angeles, continuing to produce, direct, cast films, shorts, and shows, and to develop talent. Some of his current clients include Mitchell Hoog, Amber Lynn Ashley, Ted Maritz, Zachariah West, and Tasos Hernandez.
