Dan Eberle (born September 20, 1974 in

San Diego, California San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United States ...

) is an American film actor, writer, producer and director.

Early life and education

Eberle attended

University of North Texas The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in Denton, Texas. It was founded as a nonsectarian, coeducational, private teachers college in 1890 and was formally adopted by the state 11 years later."Denton Normal School," ...

with a scholarship in

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performance and then worked as a performer and teacher. In 2005, Eberle began writing, acting and directing.

Career

Eberle co-owns production company Insurgent Pictures, which he co-founded in New York City in 2006. In 2006, Eberle wrote, directed and acted in the feature film ''JailCity'' which won Best Feature (US) at the 12th annual

Avignon Film Festival The Avignon Film Festival (created 1984), also known as the Avignon/New York Film Festival or Rencontres Cinématographiques Franco-Américain d'Avignon, took place every year in Avignon, France along with a twin film festival organised in New Yo ...

. In 2008, Eberle wrote, directed and acted in the feature film ''The Local'' which was featured in the

Brooklyn Film Festival The Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF), prior to 2011 called the Brooklyn International Film Festival (BiFF) is an independent film festival held every June in Brooklyn, New York. Started by Marco Ursino, Susan Mackell, Abe Schrager, and Mario Pegoraro ...

. In 2010, Eberle wrote, directed and acted in the feature film '' Prayer to a Vengeful God'', which premiered at the 2010 Royal Flush Festival in New York, where it won the Audience Favorite Award and the Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature. Vanguard Cinema released the film on DVD July 26, 2011. In 2013, Eberle wrote, directed and acted in the feature film ''Cut to Black''. ''Cut to Black'' won the Audience Award in the 2013 Brooklyn Film Festival. In 2016, Eberle wrote, directed and acted in the feature film ''Sole Proprietor''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eberle, Dan Living people Male actors from San Diego American male film actors 1974 births University of North Texas College of Music alumni Film directors from California