William Ames

Born Geoffrey W. Ames in 1959, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, William Ames enjoyed a career in academics, public service and the military that spanned 35 years. His love of writing and photography finally came together when attending film school in Paris for the Master of Fine Arts degree in Cinema. He has written, directed and produced short films and a first feature film, Pause Clope (Smoke Break) along with Winter's Reach co-star Alex Cross. His first love is documentary film; writing, directing and producing his first short documentary about veteran's living with PTSD along with his colleague and cinematographer Prakshep Borgoankar of Delhi, India. Ames holds an Associate in Science degree in law enforcement, a B.A in psychology, an M.A. in history, an M.A. in theology and the equivalent of a master's degree in counseling. From 2017 to 2018, while studying at film school, Ames also attended the Ecole Acteurs et Artisans directed by Franck Cabot-David, a long time fixture in French classical theatre. Ames is represented as an actor by Agence Acteurs et Artisans in Paris. He is a member of the French Societe des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques and the International Screenwriter's Network. His debut on a French TV series is scheduled in April 2019.