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Cal Nguyen
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Cal Nguyen

1 series18 films

Award-winning actor/filmmaker Cal Nguyen had performed for film since 1998 doing commercials, infomercials, print modeling and Hollywood studio films such as "Bedazzled", starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley. After separating from military service, he shortly nabbed short film roles while returning to acting workshops, where the filmmaking bug bit him. Cal's breakthrough was when he booked a lead, series regular spot as "Jim Lecter" in the post-apocalyptic web TV series, "Day Zero", which, after buying the script rights in 2011, he became the show-runner all the while continuing his role as Jim. The pilot episode "Lethal" alone earned him eight filmmaker awards in 2012 throughout the festival circuit and since then, the series completed nearly 3 full seasons worth 10 episodes each by 2019, and has earned over 100+ film fest nominations (many of them award wins) to include Tellys. "Day Zero" was the first indie web series to ever appear on Amazon Prime since 2016 after being grandfathered in from the CreateSpace DVD days. The show is listed in former ABC researcher Vincent Terrace's "Internet Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Series, 1998-2013". Since "Day Zer…

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Acting

Behind the camera

  • 2011Day ZeroCasting Director, Cinematography, Costume Designer, Craft Service, Creator, Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Executive Producer, Lighting Director, Location Manager, Property Master, Screenplay, Set Decorating Coordinator, Sound Effects Editor, Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor, Story Editor, Visual Effects Supervisor, Wardrobe Supervisor, Writer30 ep.

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