Wearing “multiple-hats” is something Jason Bee does well. In 2011, he wrote, produced, and directed his first short film, It Was a Good Day, in which he also played the lead role, Jack. The film was premiered at the USA Film Festival and was featured in the Texas Showcase program. After the success of that short film, he set his focus on his feature film debut already in the works, Donovan.

Bee's love for acting started in his early twenties when he starred in his first theatrical play, Jeffrey, among minor roles in commercials and TV appearances on Walker Texas Ranger, Wishbone, and Barney. When he stumbled into a career in advertising spanning over twenty years, acting was put on hold. Upon the last lay-off in a rather volatile industry, Jason knew he was missing something and set off to get into acting again. However, he also understood that at this age, he had to offer something more of himself than just an actor in order to be taken seriously as an actor and decided to write a screenplay about his own experiences with bipolar disorder. From there, writer spiraled into producer, which spiraled into director...all the while knowing he would play this role to lend the authenticity it deserves.