Craig Rainey (1962 - ) is an American film actor, author, screenwriter, and musician. He was born in San Angelo, Texas and lives in Austin. His Texas roots hail back to the original Impresario settlers of Coahuila y Tejas under Stephen F. Austin. He is a military veteran, sales trainer and motivational speaker, and he cowboyed professionally in south Texas. His fiction novels include Massacre at Agua Caliente, Stolen Valor, a Carson Brand Novel, and Dark Motive, A Carson Brand Novel. His non-fiction sales training book, The Art of Professional Sales, Handbook for the Career Seller, was released October 2020. As a screenwriter, his scripts have won numerous awards at film festivals including: Best Narrative Period Piece, Most Likely to be Produced as a Movie, and was Official Selection for many more. Craig Rainey won Best Breakout Writer for the script Massacre at Agua Caliente.
Stolen Valor Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller After tragically losing his best friend and girlfriend, Brand finds himself immersed with the Cartel while also trying to evade the Feds who are determined to bring him down at all costs.
Action on Film Festival: Best Breakout Writer - Massacre at Agua Caliente
Best Historical Screenplay - Massacre at Agua Caliente
Most Likely to be produced - Massacre at Agua Caliente
Nominated International Filmmaker Festival - Best male Lead in a Feature Film
Best Actor in a Feature - Bass and Belle Film Festival 2023
Best Screenplay 2023 - Stolen Valor - Action Thriller Crime Adventure Film Festival
Best Screenplay 2023 - Stolen Valor - Top Script Awards 2024
Finalist - Stolen Valor - Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood 2023
Quarter Finalist - Stolen Valor - Atlanta Screenplay Awards 2023
Official Selection - Stolen Valor - Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival 2024
Official Selection - Stolen Valor - Cinequest Screenwriting Competition