BEN SHELTON | 2024
Shelton has worked on projects with Jean Smart, Rainn Wilson, Keke Palmer, Antonia Gentry, Chris Colfer, Nathan Fillion, Cameron Monaghan, Betty White, Whoopi Goldberg, Kevin Pollak, Steven Weber, Amy Brenneman, Taye Diggs, Kevin Conroy, Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig, Brandon Routh, Angela Kinsey, Erika Christensen, Camryn Manheim, John Ross Bowie, Alyson Stoner, Tom Bergeron, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Melissa Villaseñor, and many others.
He sold a work-place comedy to NBC starring Marlee Matlin, and a one-hour drama to DISNEY+ starring Troy Kotsur. He is the director of the Netflix Original Film CANDY JAR starring Jacob Latimore, Sami Gayle, Christina Hendricks, Uzo Aduba, Antonia Gentry and Helen Hunt. He is also the creator/writer/director of the TV Series IMPRESS ME on PopTV & Amazon Prime, as well as THE DALY SHOW on Virgin America, and THE FLIPSIDE for SoulPancake. He got his start directing multiple award-winning short films, including MY NAME IS LISA, RUNNING and PAUL BROGAN RAPS. His branded content work has received hundreds of millions of views online, and was featured on CNN as well as the SUPER BOWL pre-game show on FOX. Last year, he directed a documentary feature film in Austin, Texas, and currently has two original RomCom feature films in development with talent & producers attached.
Shelton studied at the University of Puget Sound, and received his film school education from visiting sets, sharing lunches, and watching Laker games with his uncle, writer/director Ron Shelton (Bull Durham, White Men Can’t Jump, Tin Cup).