Andrew Frank


Los Angeles-based screenwriter & actor

About

Andrew Frank is a Los Angeles-based queer screenwriter and actor whose work frequently blends horror and dark comedy to explore the intersection of sexuality, religion, and moral decision-making.Drawing from a background in theatre and performance, Andrew is passionate about genre storytelling that is centered on complex characters navigating dark and ethically-challenging circumstances.A graduate of Emerson College with a BFA in Theatre, Andrew studied writing under playwright Andrew Clarke where he developed multiple projects for the stage, including the “haunted house farce" Lucifer Loves Earl Grey.After graduation, Andrew worked as an Executive Assistant at the De Laurentiis Company on the Universal Studios lot, where he developed his first feature screenplay - Jerusalem Syndrome - under the mentorship of President of Production Ed Wacek.Andrew is a member of Bad Pitch Writers Lab in Toluca Lake and is currently developing original projects for film, television, and stage.Interested in working together? Contact me here.

Selected screenplays

Jerusalem Syndrome
Feature Horror
A queer female cop attempts to infiltrate her estranged parents' bizarre religious cult - only to find herself drawn into belief as strange apocalyptic events start to occur.
Killmaxxing (In Development)
Feature Thriller
Driven to win over his attractive neighbor, a mentally-unstable young incel descends into extreme, and eventually violent, lengths to ascend his status in the gay community.
Midnight Man (In Development)
Short Horror
Desparate to please a wealthy patron, a “cam couple” take part in a Creepypasta-style summoning ritual live on camera - unleashing a demonic force that turns their livestream into a fight for survival.

Selected Plays

Lucifer Loves Earl Grey
Full-Length Farce
As a bumbling British patriarch quarrels with his dysfunctional family, his young Satanist daughter turns their mansion into literal Hell on earth.
The Green Waltz
Full-Length Immersive Drama
In the summer of 1894, a wealthy Victorian couple's summer floral soiree becomes drenched in paranoia & madness as a strange illness begins to strike down its guests.

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Selected Credits

Selected theatre

  • Kiss me, kate - Hortensio - commonwealth shakespeare co.

  • Café Variations - Andrew - SITI Company

  • Love's Labours Lost (Workshop) - King - Williamstown Theatre

  • creep la: lore - lindsay - amazon studios / jfi productions

Selected film/tv

  • My Crazy Ex - Real eric - Lifetime network

  • perpetual us (short film) - Matt - tanner Gibas productions

  • holi cow (Pilot) - George - Overturn media

training

  • emerson college - bfa in musical theatre

  • the groundlings - basic & intermediate improv

  • john rosenfeld studios - jeff witzke (acting coach)

Contact

For writing, acting, or collaboration inquiries, please feel free to reach out via email below.

Los Angeles, CA
[email protected]