Gregori J. Martin
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Gregori J. Martin is a director, writer, and producer of independent film and stage productions and founder of LANYfilms Productions, an independent bi-coastal entertainment company. Martin is stated as being a record-breaking director, having directed seven feature motion pictures by the age of thirty. By the end of 2010, Martin had directed his ninth feature film, as well the first season of the serial drama, THE BAY The Series.
In 2006, with the help of private investors, Martin directed, wrote, and produced three feature motion pictures, including MARy, an indie horror film based on the urban legend Bloody Mary
, shot on location in Los Angeles County. Relocating to the East Coast, he immediately began working as a co-director on a low budget horror film, Taken for Granted, shot on location in New London, CT, and later that year he began production as director and co-writer of Manhattanites
, a feature dramedy starring several Emmy nominated stars from the ABC and CBS daytime soap operas.
In 2007, he moved back to Los Angeles
, where he wrote/produced/directed a passion project called Skeletons in the Desert, shot in a desert on the outskirts of LA County, starring Meadow Williams, Ezra Buzzington
, and Justin Torkildsen
.
It was Skeletons that brought Martin to collaborate with GruntWorks Entertainment where he helped manage and control all aspects of production for three years. With GruntWorks he directed and co-produced the films Jack Rio
, screened at the Terror Film Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
where the film was nominated for several Claw Awards including Best Director; The Intruders
, starring Steven Bauer
and Lisa Wilcox
, premiered at Universal Studios Hollywood
; and the vampire thriller, Raven. Premiered with a theatrical release at the Laemmle
Sunset 5, Raven stars Meadow Williams in the title role and co-stars Roland Kickinger
. Martin also directed the feature film Sebastian, starring Daeg Faerch
in the title role.
Martin has also appeared as an actor, performing in various television and film roles including an appearance as a police officer on ABC’s General Hospital
, as a terrorist on PAX-TV in The Heroes of Flight 93, in the supporting role of Jack in the indie feature motion picture comedy Amber Sunrise, and multiple supporting and cameo roles in his films. Lights Out, a screenplay of Martin's, is in production by the independent film
company Mystery Inc. Entertainment. The film stars the popular character actor Doug Jones
, Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland
, WWE wrestler Roddy Piper
, and many others.
, a webseries which includes daytime and primetime television actors. THE BAY was featured in the September 20, 2010 issue of TV Guide Magazine as Top Shows Worth Watching in 2010-2011. The dramatic series follows the life of socialite Sara Garrett (Mary Beth Evans
) and the people around her. It premiered on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 on blip.tv
. There are sixteen webisodes per season. Each season consists of four chapters. Each chapter consists of four webisodes. To conclude each chapter, LANYfilms presents a new music video highlighting that particular chapter.
Currently residing in Hollywood, California, Martin is a proud native New Yorker and father of two.
Career
Around 2000, Martin wrote and produced several experimental projects and TV pilots including Waterfront, as directed by Lisa Brown (actress). In the Spring of 2005 he made his directorial debut for the stage with Crucify!, a self-written original play following the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It was at that time he turned to directing films.In 2006, with the help of private investors, Martin directed, wrote, and produced three feature motion pictures, including MARy, an indie horror film based on the urban legend Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary (folklore)
Bloody Mary is a ghost or witch featured in English folklore. She is said to appear in a mirror when her name is called three times or sometimes more while in a dark room, depending upon the version of the story, often as part of a game or dare.-Overview:...
, shot on location in Los Angeles County. Relocating to the East Coast, he immediately began working as a co-director on a low budget horror film, Taken for Granted, shot on location in New London, CT, and later that year he began production as director and co-writer of Manhattanites
Manhattanites
Manhattanites is a 2008 independent drama film adaptation of the Roger Newcomb radio soap opera, Scripts & Scruples, directed by Gregori J. Martin and co-directed by Darnell Williams...
, a feature dramedy starring several Emmy nominated stars from the ABC and CBS daytime soap operas.
In 2007, he moved back to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, where he wrote/produced/directed a passion project called Skeletons in the Desert, shot in a desert on the outskirts of LA County, starring Meadow Williams, Ezra Buzzington
Ezra Buzzington
Ezra Buzzington is an American character actor for film and TV.With over 40 film credits to his name, Ezra Buzzington has been referred to as "the Dennis Hopper of underground cinema". He's played characters ranging from "Weird Al the Waiter" in GHOST WORLD to "Goggle" in THE HILLS HAVE EYES...
, and Justin Torkildsen
Justin Torkildsen
Justin Torkildsen is an American actor, best known for his role as Rick Forrester on the daytime soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful. He portrayed the role from 1999 to 2006....
.
It was Skeletons that brought Martin to collaborate with GruntWorks Entertainment where he helped manage and control all aspects of production for three years. With GruntWorks he directed and co-produced the films Jack Rio
Jack Rio (film)
Jack Rio is a film directed by Gregori J. Martin. The film is based on a short film written and directed by the films lead actor Matt Borlenghi.-Plot synopsis:...
, screened at the Terror Film Festival in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
where the film was nominated for several Claw Awards including Best Director; The Intruders
The Intruders
The Intruders were an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they had a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul....
, starring Steven Bauer
Steven Bauer
Steven Bauer is a Cuban-American actor. He is known for his role as Manny Ribera in the 1983 film Scarface, and his role on the bilingual PBS show Que Pasa, USA.-Early life:...
and Lisa Wilcox
Lisa Wilcox
Lisa E. Wilcox is an American actress who has starred in film and television.-Movie career:Wilcox's best known film role is in the 1988 hit horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master as Alice Johnson. In 1989, she reprised the role in the sequel A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The...
, premiered at Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use...
; and the vampire thriller, Raven. Premiered with a theatrical release at the Laemmle
Laemmle Theatres
Laemmle Theatres is a group of family-run arthouse movie theaters in the Los Angeles area. It was established in 1938 and is owned and operated by Robert Laemmle and his son Greg Laemmle....
Sunset 5, Raven stars Meadow Williams in the title role and co-stars Roland Kickinger
Roland Kickinger
Roland Kickinger is an Austrian-born bodybuilder and actor from Vienna. Standing 6-feet-4-inches-tall and weighing from 250-300 pounds, he has appeared in numerous bodybuilding competitions, fitness magazines and training videos...
. Martin also directed the feature film Sebastian, starring Daeg Faerch
Daeg Faerch
Daeg Faerch is a Danish-Canadian actor. His credits include a comedic role in Peter Berg's Hancock and, most notably, in the horror remake Halloween...
in the title role.
Martin has also appeared as an actor, performing in various television and film roles including an appearance as a police officer on ABC’s General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, as a terrorist on PAX-TV in The Heroes of Flight 93, in the supporting role of Jack in the indie feature motion picture comedy Amber Sunrise, and multiple supporting and cameo roles in his films. Lights Out, a screenplay of Martin's, is in production by the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
company Mystery Inc. Entertainment. The film stars the popular character actor Doug Jones
Doug Jones (actor)
Doug Jones is an American film and television actor best known to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fans for his various roles playing non-human characters, often in heavy makeup, in films and television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth and Fantastic Four: Rise...
, Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland
Sally Kirkland is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Kirkland was named after her mother, fashion editor Sally Kirkland, who was a fashion editor at Vogue and LIFE magazines, and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her father, Frederic McMichael Kirkland, worked in the scrap...
, WWE wrestler Roddy Piper
Roddy Piper
Roderick George Toombs , better known by his ring name "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, is a Canadian semi-retired professional wrestler and film actor who is currently signed to WWE. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his work with WWE...
, and many others.
Webseries
Under his production company, LANYfilms Productions, Martin is the creator, writer, director, and one of the producers of the independent serial drama The BayThe Bay
The Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...
, a webseries which includes daytime and primetime television actors. THE BAY was featured in the September 20, 2010 issue of TV Guide Magazine as Top Shows Worth Watching in 2010-2011. The dramatic series follows the life of socialite Sara Garrett (Mary Beth Evans
Mary Beth Evans
Mary Beth Evans is an American actress. She was born in Pasadena, California.-Career:Evans is most famous for her role as Kayla Brady Johnson in the soap opera Days of our Lives from 1986 to 1992, 2006 to 2009, and 2010 to present. Her character became half of the supercouple Steve and Kayla...
) and the people around her. It premiered on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 on blip.tv
Blip.tv
The website Blip.tv is a platform for web series. The company offers a for the "best in original web series" and also offers a dashboard for producers of original web series to distribute and monetize their productions....
. There are sixteen webisodes per season. Each season consists of four chapters. Each chapter consists of four webisodes. To conclude each chapter, LANYfilms presents a new music video highlighting that particular chapter.
Personal life
In December 2010, Martin was named by WE LOVE SOAPS as one of the 15 Most Fascinating People of 2010.Currently residing in Hollywood, California, Martin is a proud native New Yorker and father of two.
TV Actor
- Get a Life (1 episode, 1997)
- The $treetThe $treetThe $treet is an American television drama series that aired on Fox in 2000. 11 episodes were produced and 6 aired in the U.S.The series was about a small brokerage house called Belmont Stevens located in New York and the lives of its employees. Freddie Sacker was one of the most notable...
(1 episode, 2000) as Carlos - Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
(1 episode, 2001) as Det. Vic Perez - OzOz (TV series)Oz is an American television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes . It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by premium cable network HBO. Oz premiered on July 12, 1997 and ran for six seasons...
(1 episode, 2002) as Inmate - Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
(1 episode, 2005) as Orderly - The Heroes of Flight 93 (2006) as Ahmed Al Nami
- General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
(6 episodes, 2005-2006) as Police Officer
Film actor
- Better LivingBetter LivingBetter Living is a 1998 film featured in the Hamptons International Film Festival. It stars Roy Scheider and Olympia Dukakis, and includes Edward Herrmann....
(1998) as Teen Neighbor - The Hole (2000) as Green
- Big AppleBig Apple"The Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph...
(2002) as Gigilo G - The Guru (2002) as Devout Follower
- Amber Sunrise (2006) as Jack
- Spiritual Warriors (2007) as Resident of Atlantis
- ManhattanitesManhattanitesManhattanites is a 2008 independent drama film adaptation of the Roger Newcomb radio soap opera, Scripts & Scruples, directed by Gregori J. Martin and co-directed by Darnell Williams...
(2008) as Charlie Dean - Jack Rio (2008) as Dante Abrams
- MARyMaryMary is a female given name.Mary may also refer to:-Religious contexts:* Mary , also called the Blessed Virgin Mary* Mary in Islam, mother of Jesus* Mary Magdalene, devoted disciple of Jesus...
(2008) as Priest - Skeletons in the Desert (2008) as David Grey
- The IntrudersThe IntrudersThe Intruders were an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they had a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul....
(2009) as Bartender - RavenRavenRaven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
(2009) as Dr. Ahn - Lights Out (2010) as Soap Actor
- Sebastian (2011) as Officer Castillo
- The SouthsideThe SouthSideThe SouthSide is a Hip Hop group known for its distinctly Floridian influence.The group is the brainchild of lyricist/producer Daniel "Dub Deuce" Wassef, lyricist/producer A.Nodarse, producer "Private" Ryan Christman, and lyricist/producer Dexter "DbryJ" Bryant...
(2012) as Detective Velez
Director/Producer/Screenwriter
- ManhattanitesManhattanitesManhattanites is a 2008 independent drama film adaptation of the Roger Newcomb radio soap opera, Scripts & Scruples, directed by Gregori J. Martin and co-directed by Darnell Williams...
(2008) - Jack Rio (2008)
- MARyMaryMary is a female given name.Mary may also refer to:-Religious contexts:* Mary , also called the Blessed Virgin Mary* Mary in Islam, mother of Jesus* Mary Magdalene, devoted disciple of Jesus...
(2008) - Skeletons in the Desert (2008)
- The IntrudersThe IntrudersThe Intruders were an American soul music group most popular in the 1960s and 1970s. As one of the first groups to have hit songs under the direction of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, they had a major influence on the development of Philadelphia soul....
(2009) - RavenRavenRaven is the common name given to several larger-bodied members of the genus Corvus—but in Europe and North America the Common Raven is normally implied...
(2009) - The BayThe BayThe Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...
(22 episodes, 2010-2011) (TV) - Sebastian (2011) (completed)
- The SouthsideThe SouthSideThe SouthSide is a Hip Hop group known for its distinctly Floridian influence.The group is the brainchild of lyricist/producer Daniel "Dub Deuce" Wassef, lyricist/producer A.Nodarse, producer "Private" Ryan Christman, and lyricist/producer Dexter "DbryJ" Bryant...
(2012) (filming)