Hoyt Richards

Hoyt Richards

actor, producer, writer

Hoyt Richards was born on Apr 10, 1962 in USA. Hoyt Richards's big-screen debut came with Six Days Seven Nights directed by Ivan Reitman in 1998, strarring Model. Hoyt Richards is known for Intersection directed by Tim French, Hoyt Richards stars as Cobb and Anabella Casanova as Nash. Hoyt Richards has got 148 awards and 99 nominations so far. The most recent award Hoyt Richards achieved is 300 Seconds Short Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Hoyt Richards plays is Heartbreak Falls which will be released on Dec 31, 2023.

Hoyt Richards is an award winning actor, writer and producer who was born in Syracuse, New York. He grew up in the Main Line area outside of Philadelphia, PA. He is is the fourth of six children. A high school scholar-athlete, who excelled at football and track, Hoyt graduated from Princeton University with an Economics Degree. A football injury led him to New York to see a shoulder specialist -- where he was discovered as a fashion model. Hoyt had a long successful modeling career before turning his efforts to acting, writing and producing. He is considered by many in the fashion industry to be the world's first male supermodel.Hoyt moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue his growing interest in the entertainment industry. In 2010, he created a production company, Tortoise Entertainment. Tortoise has released two films to date, "Dumbbells" and "Intersection." Together these films have won well over a two hundred awards on the film festival circuit. "Dumbbells,"a buddy comedy set in a gym, won over thirty-five (35) Best Picture awards and Hoyt won multiple awards for Best Actor and Best Screenplay. His romantic thriller, "Intersection," won over fifty (50+) Best Picture awards and Hoyt won thirty (30) Best Actor awards for his role as Cobb Mills. As screenwriter, Hoyt has placed in the top 30 of Slamdance Screenplay Competition twice, he's a Golden Script finalist and an Academy Nicholl Fellowships quarter-finalist.

  • Birthday

    Apr 10, 1962
  • Place of Birth

    Syracuse, New York, USA

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Awards

148 wins & 99 nominations

300 Seconds Short Film Festival
2021
Best Film of the Festival
Winner - Best Film of the Festival
Hell in a Handbasket (2021)
ConCarolinas Short Film Festival
2021
Best Short Short
Winner - ConCarolinas Short Film Festival Award
Hell in a Handbasket (2021)
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