An Aussie-Kiwi transplant with a love of comedies, dystopia, and crime stories!
Talent Agent
The Characters Talent Agency
1 Representative
Talent Manager
Gilchrist Management
1 Representative
Dave Beamish is a film director, screenwriter, location scout & actor based in Vancouver CAN. After building up his experience behind the scenes on productions including Disney's Pirates Of The Caribbean 5, Amazon's Man In The High Castle, Warner Bros' Supernatural, A+E Studio's Project Blue Book, and multiple Netflix Originals, Dave now applies his on-set education to his own filmmaking. His career on camera (including Batwoman, Limetown, and Charlie's Farm) informing his storytelling style and approach.
With role models like Fassbender, Cooper, Pitt, Norton, Affleck, Damon and Reynolds paving the way for as actor/producers/directors, Dave is proactively assembling his own narrative series projects with concepts in the comedy genre, sci-fi genre, and family dramedy realm.
Originally born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Dave is now a permanent resident of Canada with a United States work visa, qualifying for co-production and funding opportunities across multiple countries.
His goal is to create more exciting collaborations that touch on all his favorite genres.
  • Writer (6 Credits)
    Our Long Goodbye (Crazy8s Pitch)
    Short
    Rules Of Comedy (Crazy8s 2021)2022
    Short
    Dark Corners2021
    Short
    7 Ways To Survive Your Bathroom2020
    Short
    Darkest Corner2019
    Short, Web / New Media, Other
    Rogue Roy POC trailer2019
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Producer (5 Credits)
    Rules Of Comedy (Crazy8s 2021)2022
    Short
    Dark Corners2021
    Short
    7 Ways To Survive Your Bathroom2020
    Short
    Darkest Corner2019
    Short, Web / New Media, Other
    Rogue Roy POC trailer2019
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Director (5 Credits)
    Our Long Goodbye (Crazy8s Pitch)
    Short
    Dark Corners2021
    Short
    7 Ways To Survive Your Bathroom2020
    Short
    Darkest Corner2019
    Short, Web / New Media, Other
    Rogue Roy POC trailer2019
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Acting (4 Credits)
    Rules Of Comedy (Crazy8s 2021)2022
    Short
    7 Ways To Survive Your Bathroom2020
    Short
    Darkest Corner2019
    Short, Web / New Media, Other
    Rogue Roy POC trailer2019
    Television, Web / New Media, Other
Semi-Finalist
Dark Corners
SEMI-FINALIST - Melbourne Independent Film Festival 2023
Melbourne
2023
Best Director Award - Summer 2023
Dark Corners
BEST DIRECTOR - AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2023
Best Film Nominee (Summer 2023)
Dark Corners
BEST 10 FILMS - AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2023
Semi-Finalist (Action Film Category)
Dark Corners
ACTION FILM SEMI-FINALIST - Brisbane Indie Film Festival
Brisbane
2023
Best Action Film (Silver Award)
Dark Corners
BEST ACTION FILM - Oz Indie Film Festival
Melbourne
2023
Official Selection & Award Winner
Dark Corners
BEST ACTION FILM - End Of Days Film Festival
Orlando, Florida
2022
Official Selection
7 Ways To Survive Your Bathroom
Vancouver Quarantine Performance Project
Vancouver
2020
Veterans Film Festival
Darkest Corner
World Premiere - Veterans Film Festival
Canberra
2019
College
Queensland University Of Technology
Bachelors Of Design
20082011
College
Kangan Institute
Small Business Operations
20162017
College
Film & Television Studio International
Film Foundations Course
20142015
Birth Date
February 9
Nickname
The Ginger Wolverine
Birth City
Auckland, NZ
Current City
Vancouver, CAN
Hometown
Brisbane, AU
Height
6'0"
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Caucasian
Eye Color
Blue
Zodiac Sign
Aquarius
Married To
His Partner
Children
None
Dave is obsessed with the DC's Red Arrow/Arsenal aka Roy Harper, including producing & starring in his own award-winning trailer as a proof of concept for a future superhero show!
"Less is More." - Mies Van Der Rohe
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda
"Discipline Equal Freedom." - Jocko Willink
"Be so good they can't ignore you." -Steve Martin
An Aussie-Kiwi transplant with a love of comedies, dystopia, and crime stories!
Talent Agent
The Characters Talent Agency
1 Representative
Talent Manager
Gilchrist Management
1 Representative
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