Hi, I’m Brian!

My job? Telling dark comedies and crime dramas.

Born and raised in Lawrence, KS, I grew up loving comedies and action-adventure movies like Back to the Future and Indiana Jones. I developed a love of crime dramas from TV shows like Monk and Psych when I was older. My first creative medium was print books: I wrote and self-published a murder mystery, Four and Twenty Blackbirds, and a teen mystery novel, Running Out of Lies, which sold out at three bookstores in Eureka, CA, and one in my hometown.

After cutting my teeth on crime reporting while working for a news station in Northern California, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue my first love: acting and screenwriting.

I’m pitching Psycho & Psyche, a murder mystery TV show about mental health and sibling dynamics. A short film based on Psycho & Psyche is in development with director Matthew Roseman of Radius Pictures at the helm. Roseman’s zombie comedy short film The Axe and the Iron amassed 28 wins and 18 nominations at several film festivals, including Best Director at the Top Indie Film Awards in 2021.

I played Joey Galassi in the David Arquette-led feature, Mob Cops, soon to be released in November 2024.

I worked as a Producer at Bulldog Productions, a film production company based in Los Angeles and founded by director Maximillian Decker. Our feature script Action 8 News, a comedy similar to The Office, will be released on a streaming service in 2024. I play the part of Pip, a Sean Bean lookalike who has frequent near-death experiences.

I starred as Christian in the 2024 short film Easter Bowl Sunday, a comedy where a pastor’s son hires an actor to fake a Jesus encounter during an alter call on Easter Sunday in order to secure a cushy job as head pastor once his mother, the current pastor, retires. Easter Bowl Sunday was directed by Richard Baughman and will be released in 2025.

PITCHING:

PSYCHO & PSYCHE (Television pilot script)

A man who lives at a mental institution and believes he has a superpower must convince his police detective sister that the criminal who he says framed him for battery is real and killing again...or be transferred to a secure lockdown facility. Unbeknownst to everyone else, his power is real.

Considered for:

• Austin Film Fest TV Drama Pilot Competition 2022

Click [HERE] to read the first 7 pages!

FEATURE SCRIPT IN PROGRESS!

Logline:

After the death of their lead guitarist, Muddy Rabbit, a 1970s rock band, soldiers on with their next album and tour, recruiting disgraced singer and guitarist, Lee Haggerty.

Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Feature)

A 25-year-old man wakes from a long coma and must navigate life with the mind of a 13-year-old.

Click [HERE] to read the first 5 pages!

AVAILABLE ON AMAZON:

FOUR & TWENTY BLACKBIRDS (Novel)

Buy the paperback [HERE] or the e-book {HERE]!

American defense attorney Thomas Crowe must complete a routine case assignment before he can take a trip that will hopefully save his marriage. While working in Seoul, South Korea, he meets billionaire environmentalist Kenneth Yang and learns this case is anything but routine. Yang needs help preparing a civil lawsuit against Japanese world heritage site preservationist Ziro Sukibara. Following Sukibara’s arrival at Yang’s mansion and a heated dinner between the two men, Sukibara turns up dead and devoured by Yang’s pet crows. Thinking his work done, Thomas prepares to save his marriage, but when he tries to make a hasty exit he draws the suspicion of the police. Matters are made worse when his fingerprints are found on the murder weapon. When Yang betrays him to save face, Thomas teams up with Su, a Korean street thief girl, to solve the murder and prove Thomas’ innocence. While chasing the real killer, Thomas realizes that Su reminds him of his deceased daughter and that adopting her may be the key to his happiness. But Su is hiding a terrible secret that threatens to drive them apart forever.

Click [HERE] to read a sample chapter!

Buy the paperback or eBook here

The police think he's a joke, but Shane knows his father was kidnapped, possibly murdered.

Despite giving the police compelling evidence, there’s been no resolution to the case. Frustrated, Shane decides to work on his own. His childhood memories of his father watching televised champion cross-country meets inspires him to join his high school team. To Shane, it’s a simple plan: Become a champion runner, make it to the televised state meet, and hope his father—kidnapped or not—is watching and comes home. The closer Shane comes to the truth, the clearer it becomes that someone he loves is lying about his father’s disappearance.

Click [HERE] to read Chapter One!

To request to read something, please inquire at brian.beneventi@gmail.com!