Dan Chen is an actor best known for his work in film and television. When not on set, he enjoys working in administration at an independent school for girls in Manhattan, and as a college adjunct professor (including a course on Art and Social Change). He is a graduate of Cornell University, Brooklyn Law School, and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Dan is a proud member of the Screen Actors Guild (now SAG-AFTRA) and earned his SAG card with a guest starring role on the HBO hit series THE SOPRANOS. Between teaching and acting, Dan feels blessed to be able to do what he loves. He is represented by Central Artists Talent Agency in Burbank, California.
Official Selection
CANDOR
Midnight Monster Club Short Film Festival
El Paso, Texas
2026
Official Selection
Surveillance
The Mystery Box Film Challenge
Waverly, Pennsylvania
2026
Official Selection
Surveillance
Miami Beach Film Festival
Miami Beach, Florida
2026
Official Selection
Surveillance
Allentown Film Festival
Allentown, PA
2026
Official Selection
Surveillance
Sixth Borough Film Festival
Riverdale, NY
2026
Official Selection
Surveillance
First Contact Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
2026
Honorable Mention
Surveillance
Veterans Media Showcase
Plant City, FL
2026
Official Selection
Surveillance
International Cultural Journal Film Award
Lviv
2026
Honorable Mention
Surveillance
Unidentified Anomalous Pictures International Film Festival
Hilversum
2026
Official Selection; Winner, Script/Writer (Dan Chen)
BLACK BEAR
IndieFEST
La Jolla, CA
2026
Official Selection; Winner, Women Filmmakers (Gabrielle Davenport)
BLACK BEAR
Accolade Global Film Competition
La Jolla, CA
2026
Official Selection; Winner, Actress: Leading (Emmaline Morris as Stevie Bodine)
BLACK BEAR
Best Shorts Competition
La Jolla, CA
2026
Official Selection
BLACK BEAR
Albany Film Festival
Albany, NY
2026
Official Selection
BLACK BEAR
Stay Gold Film Festival
Tulsa, OK
2026
Official Selection; Winner, Comedy Short Screenplay
Love Em or Leave Em
Southwest Film Flash Valentine's Screenplay Festival
Austin, TX
2026
Official Selection
Love Em or Leave Em
International Cultural Journal Film Award
Lviv, Ukraine
2026
Official Selection
LEGAL FICTION
Movies Saving Pets Film Festival
Dobbs Ferry, NY
2025
Official Selection
LEGAL FICTION
PNN Academy Comedy Film Festival
Beverly Hills, CA
2025
Official Selection; Winner, Breakthrough Director Award (Ava Wigdor)
LEGAL FICTION
CineYork
New York, NY
2025
Finalist
THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG
Reel Intelligence
Sydney, NSW
2025
Honorable Mention
ENTROPY
West Lothian Film Festival
Edinburgh, Midlothian
2025
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Othismos Film Festival
Rizziconi
2025
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Monterey County Arts Expo
Pacific Grove, CA
2025
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Sugar Loaf Film Festival
Chester, NY
2025
Official Selection
FLIGHT
12th Music Film Festival
Los Angeles, California
2025
Honorable Mention
DON'T WASTE THE PAIN
RTF Realtime International Film Festival
Westbury on Trym, Bristol
2025
Official Selection; Nominee, Best Trailer
DON'T WASTE THE PAIN
Yes! Let's Make a Movie International Film Festival
Montréal, Québec
2025
Official Selection
DON'T WASTE THE PAIN
Art All Night - Trenton: Film Festival
Trenton, NJ
2025
Official Selection
DON'T WASTE THE PAIN
Rutherford Film Festival
Rutherford, NJ
2025
Official Selection
DON'T WASTE THE PAIN
The Mystery Box Film Challenge
Waverly, PA
2025
Winner, Best Super Short Film (main category) and Best Poster (subcategory)
DON'T WASTE THE PAIN
Gothamite monthly film awards
New York, NY
2025
Official Selection
LEGAL FICTION
Bollywood Star International Film Festival
Mumba
2025
Quarter-Finalist
ENTROPY
The DjârFogo International Film Festiva
Los Angeles, CA
2025
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Thurrock Screen Culture Festival
Grays, Essex
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Pretoria Film Festival
Pretoria
2024
Official Selection; Award Winner, Best International Short Film
ENTROPY
Power24 International Film Festival
Durban
2024
Honorable Mention
ENTROPY
"Nomad 2024: The Infinite Sky" Film Festival
Naryn
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
The Mini Melba Cinema
Guthrie, OK
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
SacFilm Challenge Music & Film Festival
Sacramento, CA
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Sussex International Film Festival
Hailsham, East Sussex
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
OUTPUT Film Festival
Aarhus
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Rutherford Film Festival
Rutherford, NJ
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Attain to Fame Film Festival
Sarasota, FL
2024
Nominee, Best Poster
DON'T WASTE THE PAIN
Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2024
Honorable Mention
LEGAL FICTION
Nassau Film Festival
Plainsboro, NJ
2024
Official Selection; Winner, Best 48 Hour Film
CANDOR
DC AFTER DARK International Film Festival
Alexandria, VA
2024
Official Selection
CANDOR
Art All Night - Trenton: Film Festival 2024
Trenton, NJ
2024
Winner, Best Trailer; Official Selection
CANDOR
The Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival
Sewickley, PA
2024
Official Selection; Award Winner, Best Military Veteran Actor (Dan Chen)
CANDOR
Scream Queen Film Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana
2024
Official Selection
CANDOR
Upstate NY Horror Film Festival
Rochester, NY
2024
Official Selection; Winner, Best Relationship Drama Screenplay
THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG
Atlanta Short Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
2024
Official Selection
EGRESS
Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival
2024
Best Short Film
EGRESS
Aasha International Film Festival
Nashik, Maharashtra
2024
Official Selection
EGRESS
Upstate NY Horror Film Festival
Rochester, NY
2024
Official Selection
EGRESS
SATX Cinema Showdown
San Antonio, Texas
2024
Nominee, Best Poster
DON’T WASTE THE PAIN poster
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
2024
Official Selection
ENTROPY
WILDsound Daily Festival
Los Angeles, CA
2023
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Alpha Arts Film Festival
Newton, NJ
2023
Official Selection; Finalist, Best Screenplay; Finalist, Best Actor
ENTROPY
Cosmo Genetics Film Festival
San Cristobal de las Chiapas
2023
Winner, Best Use of New Technology / Official Selection
ENTROPY
The Art of Movie Making Film Festival (TAMMFF)
Fulton, New York
2023
Honorable Mention, Live Action Films - Theme: Transcending Time / Official Selection
ENTROPY
Sci-On!
Reno, NV
2023
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival
2023
Winner, Best Sci-Fi / Official Selection
ENTROPY
Cape Town Squad International Film Festival
Capetown
2023
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Ekurhuleni International Film Festival
Germiston
2023
Official Selection
FLIGHT
The Triborough Film Festival
New York
2023
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Global Bengaluru International Film Festival
Bengaluru
2023
Official Selection
EGRESS
Hollywood Guerrilla Film Festival
Burbank, California
2023
Official Selection
EGRESS
Bernardsville Film Festival
Bernardsville, NJ
2023
Official Selection
EGRESS
Brooklyn Art Haus Short Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2023
Official Selection
EGRESS
Bloody Hats Film Festival
Stuttgart
2023
Official Selection
FLIGHT
Brooklyn Shorty Film Festival
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
Morgan Hill
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Midnight Soul
Lulea
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
New York Nil Gallery
New York
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Texas Short Film Festival
San Antonio, Texas
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Hilltop Festival of Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham, Alabama
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Space Faring Civilisation Film Festival
Watson
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Tournadeau Music and Film Festival
Putnam, CT
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
SATX Cinema Showdown
San Antonio, Texas
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
The Independent Film and Art Festival
Columbia, MD
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Raw Science Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA
2022
Finalist
ENTROPY
Korea International Short Film Festival
Seoul
2022
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Taking Up Space Film Festival
Scranton, PA
2022
Honorable Mention
FLIGHT
Universe Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
FLIGHT
Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival
2021
Official Selection
FLIGHT
Spring Grove Caledonia Film Festival
Spring Grove
2021
Official Selection
FLIGHT
Couch Film Festival
Toronto
2021
Winner, Best Drama
FLIGHT
Golden Wheat Awards
Istanbul
2021
Semi-Finalist
FLIGHT
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto
2021
Award Winner
FLIGHT
2021 Drive In Events
Hauppauge
2021
Best Super Short Film
FLIGHT
Art Film Awards
Skopje
2021
Award of Recognition: Actor: Leading (Dan Chen as The Seagull) and Award of Recognition: Actress: Leading (Lizzy Gurdus as Charlotte Voss)
FLIGHT
Accolade Global Film Competition
La Jolla
2021
Finalist
FLIGHT
Stockholm City Film Festival
Stockholm
2021
Winner, Best Actor Short Film, Dan Chen / Official Selection
ENTROPY
Stockholm City Film Festival
Stockholm
2021
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Nightpiece Film Festival
Edinburgh
2021
Winner, Best Sci Fi / Official Selection
ENTROPY
Distributor Outreach Film Festival
Los Angeles
2021
Short Arthouse Film: Best Actor; Dan Chen / Official Selection
ENTROPY
Jane Austen International Film Festival
Bath
2021
Official Selection
ENTROPY
New Faces New Voices Festival
Brooklyn
2021
Nominee (Best Supporting Actress, Lily Greenwald; and Best Actor, Dan Chen)
ENTROPY
The Short Film Awards
South Orange
2021
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Timeless Awards
Wroclaw
2021
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Festival Angaelica
Pasadena
2021
Semi-Finalist
FLIGHT
Best Director Award
London
2020
Finalist
FLIGHT
Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest
2020
Official Selection
FLIGHT
Sanctuary International Film Festival
Official Selection
FLIGHT
Film Funding Festival
Official Selection
FLIGHT
Crossings Poetic International Film Festival
Official Selection
FLIGHT
First Night Morris County Film Festival
Morristown
Honorable Mention
EGRESS
Cayuga Film Festival
Auburn, NY
Official Selection
ENTROPY
Saskatchewan International Film Festival
Saskatchewan
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