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• Received his Ph.D. in American History from Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2013.
• Moved to California in the early 2000s to break into acting, but was initially unsuccessful so he chose to further his academic career instead.
• Appeared on stage in productions of Les Misérables and Jesus Christ Superstar.
• Wrote a dissertation on Pope Gregory I and his role "in developing permanent ecclesiastical institutions under the authority of the Bishop of Rome to feed and serve the poor."
• Founded independent production company Historia Films in July, 2012.
• Directed a 30-second commercial featuring Brett Favre to enter in PetSafe's Bark for Your Park contest in 2014, and won $25,000 for the building of a dog park in his hometown of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
• Wrote and directed his first feature film The Historian, which starred Colin Cunningham and William Sadler, in 2014.