Alan Rowe Kelly
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Alan Rowe Kelly | |
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| Born | 13 January 1959 Dover, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, actor, producer |
Alan Rowe Kelly (born January 13, 1959)[citation needed] is an American independent film actor, director, writer and producer, specializing in horror films.
Kelly was born in Dover, New Jersey.[1] After attending New York City art schools, Kelly commenced his career as an art director in the cosmetics field before becoming a makeup artist and hair stylist in Manhattan's fashion/advertising industry, working behind the camera for fashion magazines, catalogs, television commercials and infomercials.[2]
In 1999, Kelly began directing, producing and writing screenplays for horror movies, entering the independent horror scene with his award-winning debut film I'll Bury You Tomorrow (2002).[2] In 2006, Kelly founded SouthPaw Pictures, a film production company based in Paterson, New Jersey. His other directing credits include Gallery of Fear (2013), The Blood Shed (2007) and Tales of Poe (2013).[1] He portrays female characters in these and other films, such as Vindication (2006), Satan Hates You (2010) and Razor Days (2012).[3]
Kelly has been a longtime resident of Wharton, New Jersey, and wrote a history of the borough together with his mother.[4]
Bibliography
- Wharton (Arcadia Press) – Charlotte Kelly & Alan Rowe Kelly
Awards
- 2002 Telluride Indiefest Best Horror Feature for I'll Bury You Tomorrow.[5]
- 2002 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Best Horror Feature for I'll Bury You Tomorrow.[5]
- 2007 Dark Carnival Film Festival Best Feature for The Blood Shed.[6]
- 2009 Terror Film Festival Best Actor for A Far Cry from Home/Gallery of Fear.[7]
- 2009 Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Jury Award for Most Exciting New Filmmaker – A Far Cry from Home/Gallery of Fear.[8]
- 2010 Terror Film Festival Best Supporting Actor for Bart Mastronardi's Vindication.[9]
- 2010 Dark Carnival Film Festival Best Supporting Actor for Hypochondriac/Psycho Street.[6]
- 2012 Terror Film Festival Best Actor in Something Just.[10]