D.W. Brown

D.W. Brown is an actor, director, writer, and acting instructor who co-owns a studio in Santa Monica and has trained actors, writers, and directors. He got his start on stage at 15 with a hometown theater group in Tucson, Arizona, taking the lead in Desire Under the Elms. After relocating to Los Angeles, he appeared on television in The Facts of Life and made his film debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). In 1996 he began writing and directing films. Brown developed plays at The Ensemble Studio Theater, and his stagings of Fleas and Porno Stars At Home brought the leading actresses awards. His short films include One Clean Move, honored at the Taos Film Festival and picked up by the Sundance Channel, and The Need For Flowers, which received a Best Actor nomination at The Method Fest Film Festival. He also co-wrote and co-produced Perfume, selected for the Sundance Festival.