Oliver Park
| Oliver Park | |
|---|---|
 Oliver Park | |
| Born |
Oliver John Park April 13, 1986 Bath, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Website | http://www.oliverpark.co.uk |
Oliver Park (born April 13, 1986) is an English actor. His first major film role was Kai in 'Shank',[1] and as a result of this performance, the production team behind the film, wrote parts especially for Oliver in their two follow-up productions – ‘Release’ and ‘Buffering’. After shooting the feature film ‘Just Ate’ early in 2012, Oliver won the ‘Best Actor’ award for his performance in the short film ‘Wakey Wakey’ at the ITV West Film and Television Awards.
More recently Oliver has had lead roles in a number of films including Neil Oseman’s ‘Stop/Eject’, which was shortlisted for BAFTA 2015, Simon Pearce's 'Watch Over Me' (Winner of 'Best Action Short' (New York 2014) and 'Platinum Remi' for best drama (Houston 2015)), Jack Searle’s ‘Fratton’, Darren Flaxstone’s ‘Dark Vision’ and Devon Avery's French Action/Drama 'Synced'.
Oliver is also a horror film writer/director and won 8 awards for his first short film 'Vicious' including the Gold Award for Best International Film at Toronto After Dark 2015 and the Platinum Award in the LA Horror Competition. Vicious was also nominated for a further 7 awards including the Melis d'Argent at Molins Horror Festival. Oliver recently finished filming his second short horror 'Still' which is planned for festivals this halloween and public release next year. He is already in pre-production on his next short after 'Still'
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Shank | Kai | |
| 2010 | Release | Prisoner | |
| 2011 | Buffering | Mitch | |
| 2012 | Just Ate | Sebastian | |
| 2012 | Fratton | Shaun Patrick | |
| 2012 | Dark Vision | Xan | |
| 2013 | Tenants | Tom | |
| 2013 | One | Mikey Jones | |
| 2014 | The Salisbury Hare | Pantenal Deaton | |
| 2014 | The Gatehouse | Colin | |
| 2014 | Foxtrot One One | David Wombwell | |
| 2015 | Synced | Sam | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wakey Wakey | ITV West Short Film Production Awards | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Gold Award - Best International Film, Toronto After Dark Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Platinum Award - Best Film, LA Horror Competition | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Silver Award - Best Short, Halloweenapalooza | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Favourite Film Award - Best Film, Northern Frights Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Best Scare, MAC Horror Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Best Film, WildSound Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Best Score, WildSound Film Festival | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Best Leading Actress, Global Independent Film Awards | Won |
| 2015 | Vicious | Melis d'Argent, Molins Horror Film Festival | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vicious | Best Short, Buffalo Dreams Film Festival | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vicious | Best International Short, Cal-Tex Film Festival | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vicious | Best Director, LA Horror Competition | Nominated |
| 2015 | Vicious | Deadline Award, Landshut Film Festival | Nominated |
External links
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