Lane Garrison – Billy Garland

Lane Garrison was born May 23, 1980 in Dallas Texas. Lane’s influence of art started at a very young age by watching his father paint and draw as a freelance artist. “My dad used to draw these amazing cartoon characters and paint magnificent pieces which led me to start drawing and creating as well. It really sparked my imagination which just naturally led into film”, says Lane.

After his parents split up, Lane’s love for film grew even deeper and watching movies became his ultimate escape. He knew he had to be part of the story telling process and wanted desperately to be and actor. Throughout junior high and high school Lane took theatre classes whenever he wasn’t playing sports or getting into trouble. With the encouragement of a teacher in the drama department, Lane did his first play ACHORUS LINE.

Knowing exactly what his dream was, Lane opted not to go to college and with only four hundred dollars to his name, headed off to Hollywood. The very first day in L.A. Lane ran into a commercial agent who sent him on an audition for Eastpak Backpacks. And as fate would have it, Lane booked it. It gave him the money he needed to live and the ability to study with numerous acting teachers including Joseph Riteman, Belita Moreno and Warner Laughlin.

It wasn’t long before Lane’s hard work paid off when Lane got the supporting role in the indie feature FOUR FACES. Directed by Ted Post and starring Peter Mark Richman, lane plays Philadelphia teenager Dominick, and out of control drug addict whose problem gets the best of him. Lane also guest starred on the critically acclaimed show KINGPIN for NBC before landing the lead role in QUALITY OF LIFE. Directed by Ben Morgan, Lane plays Heir, a notorious graffiti artist from the troubled streets of San Francisco.

In between auditions Lane kept busy by writing screenplays and recently set up the romantic comedy CHASING FATE with writing partner Mark Famiglietti at Madonna’s company, Maverick with Nigel Dick attached to direct. He is now working on another high concept comedy IMAGINE ME & YOU for producer Sunil Perkash. In addition to writing, Lane also just directed his first music video TRASH for The Sons.

For just being twenty-three, Lane has accomplished in a short time what many people only dream of. A budding writing, acting and directing career make Lane Garrison one of the most promising young talents in Hollywood.