David Austin Veal

David Austin Veal is a SAG-AFTRA actor, and a writer, living in Castle Rock, Colorado. He has acted in several award winning indie films such as Followed (short, 2016), My Sister (short, 2017) and Six Cups (short 2017). He has also been in several television/cable shows. When he is not acting he is writing screenplays. His first film, Open Mic (short 2019) is a short indie that has won several film festival awards, including original writing. He has several ongoing projects that include short films and features.

David and his family are originally from Denver, Colorado. When his only child wanted to pursue ballroom dancing, specifically in Hermosa Beach, California, he and his wife decided to make it a family move to nearby San Pedro. While there, David shifted from three decades of graphic design and visual art, into acting, which had been a passion for decades. He met his wife in a community play on AIDS, produced by Eden Theater, in Denver, over 31 years ago. Throughout his life he has always written. In Los Angeles he brought his love of story to the screen.

Everyday is a great opportunity to create, to mentor, be an active collaborator in the fabric of our world. Carl Sagan observed we are made of star stuff. I am happy that we are also made of the stuff of story.