2021: Hollywood power couple Brianne Davis and Mark Gantt hang out with author and Emmy-honored casting director Bonnie Gillespie to discuss the hyph life, addiction, the value of a support system, and authentic authenticity.
2021: Here’s the chat from our live session!
2020: Power couple and producing partners Mark Gantt and Brianne Davis — both actors, writers, producers, and directors — jam with author and Emmy-honored casting director Bonnie Gillespie about staying present, leaning into your strengths, and doing what makes you happy.
2020: Here’s the chat from our live session!
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As one of the pioneers of the digital era, Mark is best known for co-creating, producing, and starring in Crackle’s groundbreaking, Streamy Award-winning series, The Bannen Way. As an actor, his credits include American Horror Story, Criminal Minds, The Arrangement, Ocean’s 11, and Dexter. Mark’s feature directorial debut, Murder in Mexico, was based on the actual events of Bruce Beresford-Redman and premiered on Lifetime. He’s recently directed two thrillers, Model Citizen and The Surrogate, which premiered on Lifetime. He’s directed Intricate Vengeance, a pilot for Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s New Form Digital and numerous commercials and promos for Fox, Kohl’s, Freeform, Capital One, ESPN, Nissan, and GMC. Mark’s upcoming Audible Original True Crime books, Injustice Collector and Contra Costa, will be released in the summer of 2021. Also as a writer, Mark was hired to script two features for The Cartel premiering in 2021. He is currently pitching two TV series with his wife — actress, writer, and director, Brianne Davis. The two produce the popular personal journals podcast, “Secret Life”.
From bringing compelling characters to life on screen as an actor to calling the shots behind the scenes as a director and producer, from lending her thoughts and opinions to the podcast airwaves to penning her debut literary work, Brianne Davis has emerged in the entertainment industry as a powerhouse female creative in 2021. In television, Brianne most recently starred on the History Channel’s drama series Six. In film, Brianne got her first big break with a small role in Remember the Titans opposite Denzel Washington. She went on to star in Jarhead opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Prom Night opposite Brittany Snow and Idris Elba. Under her production company Give & Take Productions, Brianne has produced three films, while also directing The Night Visitor 2: Heather’s Story and Deadly Signal. With more than a decade of recovery as a sex and love addict, Brianne is the host of the popular mental health podcast “Secret Life.” The podcast launched in August 2020 and features inspiring true confessions from an eclectic group of guests, unpacking a plethora of taboo topics. Brianne’s next venture in the “Secret Life” brand is her best-selling novel, Secret Life of a Hollywood Sex & Love Addict which dropped earlier this year.
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