Canyon, a Los Angeles-based actor and filmmaker, serves as the CEO of production shingle Not a King Entertainment. With a diverse range of credits to his name, Canyon has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry.
As an actor, Canyon has appeared in several notable films, including "Survive the Game" alongside Chad Michael Murray and Bruce Willis, "Fortress" with Jesse Metcalf and Ser'Darius Blain, "The Trouble with Billy" featuring Angus Mcfadyen and Allison Eastwood, and "The Riches" starring Jared Harris and Eddie Izzard.
In addition to his acting work, Canyon has also made a name for himself as a director. His award-winning feature film "Hard Sun" premiered at the 2014 Dances With Films festival, while his SyFy original film "The Final Level: Escaping Rancala" starred Bai Ling. He is also set to release the horror film "All of You Will Die" featuring Zack Ward, as well as several episodes of the Hulu Original Series "Goodnight Burbank" starring Laura Silverman, Jim Rash, Miracle Laurie, and Dominic Monaghan.
Canyon is an active member of several industry organizations, including SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America (PGA),and the Television Academy. He has also produced numerous films for various companies, including the WWII action film "D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach" for Cinedigm, starring Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell; the SyFy original film "Megalodon" starring Michael Madsen; "The Trouble with Billy" starring Tom Sizemore, William Baldwin, and William McNamara; and the family Christmas film "Rent an Elf" for ION Television starring Sean Patrick Thomas and Kim Shaw.
Canyon's directing credits also include "Monsterland" for Travel Channel and pilots "The Men's Room" for Michael Wilson and "Monster Murders" for SyFy Television. He has also acted as 2nd Unit Director on several films, including "Fortress", "Dog Company", "Street Survivors: The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash", "Near Extinction: Shangri-La", and "Megalodon".
As a writer, Canyon has credits on several films, including "All of You Will Die", "The Final Level: Escaping Rancala", "Megalodon", "Hard Sun", and "Run Like Hell". He co-created the hit interactive horror project "Killcam: Live", which garnered 3 million live views during its seven-week live 72-hour episodic rollout.
Canyon has also acted as New Media Programmer for both the Anaheim International Film Festival and Santa Catalina Film Festival, as well as created the first-ever New Media Expo & Market. He has moderated and spoken on numerous filmmaking panels, including Dances With Films, ITVFest, New York Film Academy, and HollyShorts Film Festival. Canyon has also served on the grand jury for Dances with Films both in 2016 and 2019 for feature-length and short films.
Currently residing in the Hollywood Hills, Canyon continues to be a prominent figure in the entertainment industry, pushing the boundaries of storytelling and innovation in film and television.
