John Smith

John Smith is an actor, director, and writer from Dundalk Co. Louth, Ireland. As a child, John developed his strong passion for movies, and he was particularly inspired by Sylvester Stallone. In 2011 John decided to move to the United States, and in 2014 he started taking acting classes with Shelly Lipkin he then acted in several short films, web series, and commercials and is represented as an actor by Ryan Artists in the Pacific North West. In late 2017 John wrote and directed his first short film, The CONsequence, in which he acted as Sean, one of the main characters. In that same year, John won Best Director for The CONsequence at The International Independent Film Awards. In late 2018 John followed up with another short film, The Last Ride, a thriller-horror movie, which he wrote and directed. Since then John has been developing The CONsequence into a feature film as well as other numerous projects. In 2020 John alongside his creative and business partner Steve Durland they opened up their own production company called SMKPO Productions.