UNCSA Favorites - North Carolina School of the Arts NCSA

1. Mary-Louise Parker

Actress | Weeds

Southern-bred Mary-Louise Parker was born on August 2, 1964 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the youngest of four children of Judge John Morgan Parker, and the former Caroline Louise Morell. She is of mostly Swedish, English, and Scottish descent. Her father's occupation took the family both around...

2. Jody Hill

Writer | Observe and Report

Jody Hill was born in North Carolina, USA. He is known for Observe and Report (2009), Vice Principals (2016) and Eastbound & Down (2009).

3. Ben Best

Actor | Land of the Lost

Ben Best was born on September 13, 1974 in the USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Land of the Lost (2009), Eastbound & Down (2009) and Observe and Report (2009). He died on September 12, 2021.

4. David Gordon Green

Producer | Halloween Kills

David Gordon Green was born on April 9, 1975 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Halloween Kills (2021), Prince Avalanche (2013) and Halloween (2018).

5. Craig Zobel

Director | Compliance

Craig Zobel was born on September 16, 1975. He is a director and producer, known for Compliance (2012), The Hunt (2020) and Z for Zachariah (2015).

6. Danny McBride

Actor | Pineapple Express

Daniel Richard McBride is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He starred in the HBO television series Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, and The Righteous Gemstones, also co-creating the former two with frequent collaborator Jody Hill while creating the latter himself. He has ...

7. Will Patton

Actor | The Postman

Will Patton was born in Charleston, South Carolina. His father, Bill Patton, is a playwright, acting/directing instructor, and Lutheran minister. Patton attended the North Carolina School of the Arts. He has won two OBIE awards for Best Actor -- for the off-Broadway plays "Fool for Love" (by Sam ...

8. Peter Hedges

Writer | What's Eating Gilbert Grape

Peter Hedges was born on July 6, 1962 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He is a writer and director, known for What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993), Ben Is Back (2018) and Pieces of April (2003).

9. Nick Leopold

Director | The Gatherers

Nick Leopold is known for The Gatherers (2010), Ribbon (2010) and The 5th Quarter (2010).

10. Angus MacLachlan

Writer | Abundant Acreage Available

Angus MacLachlan is known for Abundant Acreage Available (2017), Junebug (2005) and Stone (2010).

11. Mark Freiburger

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Mark Freiburger was born in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. Mark is a writer and director, known for Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Ordinary Angels (2024) and Dog Days of Summer (2007).

12. Tim Guinee

Actor | The Staircase

Tim Guinee was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Illinois and Texas. As a teenager, he graduated from the Houston High School for Performing Arts. He then attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts (where he eventually ...

See him in Homeland on Showtime!

13. Travis Beacham

Writer | Pacific Rim

Travis Beacham is known for Pacific Rim (2013), Impact Winter (2022) and Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018).

14. John Rotan

Cinematographer | Twice Born: Stories from the Special Delivery Unit

John Rotan was born on April 21, 1969 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Twice Born: Stories from the Special Delivery Unit (2015) and I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition (2011).

15. Jeff Seibenick

Editor | The Mandalorian

Jeff Seibenick is known for The Mandalorian (2019), Eastbound & Down (2009) and Young Sheldon (2017).

16. Scott Kyger

Assistant_director | The Game

Scott Kyger is known for The Game (2021), Icebox (2018) and The Kill Hole (2012).

17. Ira David Wood III

Actor | Brainstorm

Ira David Wood III was born on November 19, 1947 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Brainstorm (1983), B.L. Stryker (1989) and Well Wishes (2015).

18. Alexandra Dimopoulos

Production_manager | The Winchesters

Alexandra Dimopoulos is known for The Winchesters (2022), ZeroZeroZero (2019) and Den of Thieves (2018).

19. Charlie Boyles

Writer | Kilroy Was Here

Charlie Boyles is known for Kilroy Was Here (2006), Firefly Summer and Suicide Run.

20. Jessika Pilkes

Director | Nest of Spiders

Jessika Pilkes is known for Nest of Spiders (2007), Chasing Light (2016) and Asphyxia (2008).

21. Christopher M. Searcey

Script_department | The Beanie Bubble

Christopher M. Searcey is known for The Beanie Bubble (2023), We Have a Ghost (2023) and Freaky (2020).

22. Christopher Baker

Writer | The Hidden

Christopher Baker was born on December 21, 1981 in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. He is a writer and director, known for The Hidden (2016), Chinese Chiller (2009) and Freezer Burn (2020).

23. David Rotan

Director | Old Soldiers

David Rotan was born on October 16, 1975 in Albemarle, North Carolina, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Old Soldiers, Flowers & Freckle Cream (2000) and Nightmare at the Fear Factory (2005).

24. Lovinder Gill

Producer | Seclusion

Lovinder Gill is a filmmaker who has written, produced and directed feature films and documentaries.

In addition to working as a filmmaker, he taught Producing at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina, School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking. Gill has also taught at East Carolina ...

25. Greg Hudgins

Cinematographer | Ghost Image

Greg Hudgins is known for Ghost Image (2016), Hope (2018) and Homeward Bound: A Veteran's Journey (2015).

26. Dan A.R. Kelly

Writer | Susie's Hope

Dan A. R. Kelly is best known as a screenwriter on the feature films Susie's Hope and Ocean Drive. He has also appeared as an actor in many independent films, television programs and commercials. Having earned his BFA in Film Directing from University of North Carolina - School of the Arts and his ...

27. Brighton Linge

Camera_department | So Undercover

Brighton Linge was born on May 25, 1988 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for So Undercover (2012), Shadow People (2013) and One Night Stand Off (2017).

28. Sing Howe Yam

Camera_department | Eyeborgs

Sing Howe Yam is known for Eyeborgs (2009), The Ghastly Love of Johnny X (2012) and Haunted (2014).

29. Greg LeFevre

Camera_department | The Boy Next Door

Greg LeFevre is known for The Boy Next Door (2015), Samuel's Game (2014) and In the Void (2013).

30. Dylan Conrad

Camera_department | The Bikeriders

Dylan Conrad is known for The Bikeriders (2023), 1883 (2021) and Midnight Special (2016).

31. Martha Stephens

Director | Land Ho!

Martha Stephens was born on March 12, 1984 in Huntington, West Virginia, USA. She is a director and writer, known for Land Ho! (2014), To the Stars (2019) and Passenger Pigeons (2010).

32. Zach Seivers

Sound_department | Nomadland

Zach Seivers was born on August 12, 1984 in Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA. Zach is known for Nomadland (2020), C'mon C'mon (2021) and My Father's Dragon (2022).

UNC School of the Arts Alumnus Zach Seivers (2006) Received Creative Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming on the History Channel's "Gettysburg"

33. Dane DeHaan

Actor | Chronicle

Dane DeHaan recently wrapped production on Amazon Studio's international cocaine drama Zero Zero Zero, in which he stars.

On the silver screen DeHaan was last seen as Billy the Kid in The Kid opposite Ethan Hawke and Chris Pratt. He played the title character in Luc Besson's Valerian and The City of...

NCSA Alumnus whose popularity is soaring!

34. Zene Baker

Editor | WandaVision

Zene Baker is known for WandaVision (2021), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and This Is the End (2013).

35. Tom Hulce

Actor | Amadeus

Thomas Edward Hulce was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Plymouth, MI, where he was raised with his two sisters and older brother. He is the son of Joanna (Winkleman), who had sung professionally, and Raymond Albert Hulce, who worked for Ford. He has English, German, and Irish ancestry. ...

36. Missi Pyle

Actress | Captain Fantastic

Missi Pyle was born Andrea Kay Pyle on November 16, 1972 in Houston, Texas, and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. The daughter of Linda and Frank Pyle, she has four older siblings, sisters Debbie and Julie, and brothers Sam and Paul. Pyle attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated...

37. Anna Camp

Actress | Pitch Perfect

Anna Camp grew up in South Carolina and is the daughter of Dee and Thomas Camp. Anna graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2004. She then moved to New York City and has appeared in films and television shows since 2007. From 2009 to 2014, she starred in the series ...

38. Anna Wood

Actress | Chronicle

Anna Wood was born on December 30, 1985 in Mt. Airy, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress, known for Chronicle (2012), The Following (2013) and Brothers & Sisters (2006). She has been married to Dane DeHaan since June 30, 2012. They have two children.

39. Vera Herbert

Producer | This Is Us

Vera Herbert is known for This Is Us (2016), Don't Make Me Go (2022) and Awkward. (2011).

Writer. Pilot Order http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118065271/

40. Trieste Kelly Dunn

Actress | United 93

Trieste Kelly Dunn was born on January 14, 1981 in Provo, Utah, USA. She is an actress, known for United 93 (2006), Banshee (2013) and Blindspot (2015).

BANSHEE!

41. Jeff Nichols

Writer | Take Shelter

Jeff Nichols was born on December 7, 1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012) and Midnight Special (2016).

Incredible Writer and Director of MUD and Take Shelter

42. Summer Shelton

Producer | You & I

Summer Shelton is known for You & I (2023), Adult World (2013) and People Places Things (2015).

43. Paul Schneider

Actor | Lars and the Real Girl

Paul Schneider was born on March 16, 1976 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Lars and the Real Girl (2007), All the Real Girls (2003) and Elizabethtown (2005).

44. Alexandre Moratto

Director | 7 Prisioneiros

Born in 1988, Alexandre Moratto is often cited as one of the most significant new voices of Brazilian Cinema. His debut feature film 'Socrates' (2018), made on a budget of $20,000 with a cast and crew of teenagers from São Paulo's low-income communities, achieved international critical acclaim and ...

45. Adam Stone

Cinematographer | Take Shelter

Adam Stone is known for Take Shelter (2011), Midnight Special (2016) and The Hunt (2020).

talented Cinematographer!