David Rountree

Owner/President at LA Acting Studios, Psycho Rock Productions
Director, Producer, Screenwriter and Editor

Los Angeles, California

Member Since:
April 2014

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About David

Twitter: @1davidrountree
Instagram: dir._David_Rountree
Owns On-Set, On-Camera Acting Studio at LA Acting Studios

Listed in Hollywood Reporter and IMDb as a Top 10 of Up-and-Coming Hollywood Directors Under 40.
Directed/Produced 5 Feature Films and 30+ National Commercials.

CURRENT:
Rountree is currently in development on a new television series. Also, daughter Chloe Jo, is a Series Regular on the ABC TV Show Home Economics. She plays the daughter of Toper Grace and Karla Souza.

Rountree's last 2 features both had national theatrical releases and CUT! was picked my (movie rankings) as one of the Top 5 Horror/Thriller Films of the year.

He is currently the Executive Producer and will be directing voices in the 3D, Sci-Fi, Animated Feature The Body Defenders currently being made in South Africa.

David Rountree is president and founder of Psycho Rock Productions, which has produced five feature films, four of which were produced and directed by Rountree.

2014-2015 RELEASED PROJECTS:
His latest two films, 108 Stitches and CUT! both had theatrical releases in 2014 and 2015.

108 Stitches, which opened in theaters September 12, 2014 is a romantic baseball comedy in the spirit of Animal House and Bull Durham. The story follows the Orem Owlz, a Single A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and stars Golden Globe winner Bruce Davison, Battlestar Galactica’s Kate Vernon, Larry Thomas (Seinfeld’s “Soup Nazi”), Allen Maldonado (opposite Denzel Washington in the currently running Equalizer and Series Regular on BETs Black Jesus), Last Comic Standing winners Josh Blue and Dat Phan and In Hell's Chris Moir.

For the film, Rountree was featured on the front page of The Hollywood Reporter.

CUT!, a psychological horror/thriller, which will see a theatrical release in February 2015, won Best Film at the Independent Film and Television Festival. Rountree also won for Best Director and produced winners in the Best Leading Actor and Overall Sound categories. The Official CUT! website has received over 1,000,000 views since the completion of the film in early 2014.

In addition to his films, Rountree has directed over 50 commercials for brands such as Sprite, Sauza Tequila, American Cancer Society, Netflix, Yamaha, Skol Beer, McCormick, and Dish Network. He was also a top-5 finalist for his commercial “Winner Take All” for the Dorito Superbowl Commercial Challenge.

Unique traits: Has hired over FORTY STAGE 32 members in his projects. Often gets noticed for his past acting role as "The Hunk" in Britney Spears' 'Oops I Did It Again'" video or his role as the "Trucker Hat Guy" on "The OC."

Gender:
Male

Body type:
Athletic

Hair color:
Medium

Certifications

Photos

with Benji Rountree and the Stage 32 legend Tomasz Mieczkowski after the Stage 32 Q&A for CUT!

At the Stage 32 Q&A screening of CUT! with David Banks, Richard "RB" Botto, and Suze Lanier-Bramlett

Videos

Director David Rountree Guests of ActorsE Chat with Host Judith Jones Chat

Staunton Hill (2009) Trailer - Trailer Addict

Credits

Paper or Plastic (in development) (2016)
Film by Psycho Rock Productions Director/Producer
The Inn at the Mist (2016)
Film by Ghost of a Chance Productions Director
Garrett Manor (pre production) (2015)
Film by Psycho Rock Productions Director/Producer
108 Stitches (2014)
Film by Psycho Rock Productions Writer/Director/Producer
CUT! (2014)
Film by Psycho Rock Productions Writer/Director/Producer
The Bee (2009)
Film by Psycho Rock Productions Writer/Director/Producer
Staunton Hill (2009)
Film by Psycho Rock Productions Writer/Producer
Will To Power (2008)
Film by Psycho Rock Productions Writer/Director/Producer
The Wedding Bells (2007)
Television by 2007 Guest Star Actor
xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Film by Columbia Pictures Supporting Actor
LAX (2004)
Television by NBC Guest Star Actor
The OC (2004)
Television by Fox Guest Star Actor
Medical Investigation (2004)
Television by 2004 Guest Star Actor
Navy NCIS (2004)
Television by CBS Co-Star Actor
Nazi Spies in America (2004)
Film by 2004 Supporting Actor (TV FILM)
Dr. Vegas (2004)
Television by NBC Co-Star Actor
Threat Matrix (2003)
Television by NBC Guest Star Actor
7th Heaven (2003)
Television by Fox Family Co-Star Actor
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Film by Touchstone Pictures Supporting Actor
S Club 7 in LA (2000)
Television by Fox Co-Star Actor
Britney Spears (2000)
Music by MTV Hunk

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Awards

Best Director (CUT!) - FANtastic Horror Film Festival
(2015)
Best Original Story/Screenplay (CUT!) - FANtastic Horror Film Festival
(2015)
Best Director (CUT!) - Independent Film and Television Festival
(2014)
Best Film (CUT!) - Independent Film and Television Festival
(2014)