Casper Andreas (born September 28, 1972) is a Swedish actor,

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, and

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based in New York City. He is openly gay.

Career

Andreas was born in

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. He made his feature film debut as a director with the romantic comedy ''

Slutty Summer ''Slutty Summer'' is a 2004 romantic comedy film written and directed by Casper Andreas. It stars Casper Andreas, Jesse Archer, and Christos Klapsis. The film was premiered at the New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival on June 11, 2004, and was sho ...

'' (2004). Since then, he has directed numerous, award-winning films, including ''A Four Letter Word'' (2007), ''Between Love and Goodbye'' (2008), '' The Big Gay Musical'' (2009), and ''

Violet Tendencies ''Violet Tendencies'' is a 2010 romantic comedy film directed by Casper Andreas, written by Jesse Archer, and starring Mindy Cohn and Marcus Patrick. The film was released in the United States on November 19, 2010, and came out on video on demand ...

'' (2010). His most recent film '' Going Down in LA-LA Land'' appeared at several film festivals in 2011. Variety suggested that Andreas "shows signs of maturing talent" with this film and called his performance "dangerously sexy." Andreas has worked with talents such as Mindy Cohn, Alec Mapa, Bruce Vilanch, and

Marcus Patrick Marcus Patrick (born Patrick Marcus Osborne; 5 June 1974 in Bath, Somerset) is an English actor, model, singer and film director. Acting career Patrick has appeared in such American television series as '' My Wife & Kids'', ''CSI: Miami'' an ...

. He is the head of Embrem Entertainment.

''Going Down in LA-LA Land''

Based on the literary work of

Andy Zeffer Andy Zeffer is an artist who creates paintings in various mediums. He is also a former novelist. His novel ''Going Down in La-La Land'' was published in 2006. The book is centered on an actor named Adam Zeller, who moves to Los Angeles. ''Going D ...

, Casper Andreas directed the 2011 film '' Going Down in LA-LA Land''. The film follows a struggling actor, Adam, as he moves to Hollywood and tries to break into the film business. With his friend Nick's urging, Adam takes a role in front of the camera and becomes an instant success ... in gay pornography.

"It's the gay ''
Pretty Woman ''Pretty Woman'' is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, and features Héctor Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), La ...
''," states Andreas, "It wasn't meant to glamorize the porn industry in any way, but I needed to show how (Adam) gets seduced by it. Adam loses control."

''Kiss Me, Kill Me''

In October 2014, Casper Andreas with screenwriter/producer

David Michael Barrett David Michael Barrett (born April 3, 1971) is an American screenwriter and film producer in Los Angeles, California. Best known for his films ''Bad Actress'', ''Such Good People'' and '' Kiss Me, Kill Me'', his play ''Brentwood'' was featured in ...

launched a funding campaign for a new film project titled ''

Kiss Me, Kill Me ''Kiss Me, Kill Me'' is a 2015 American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Casper Andreas and written by David Michael Barrett, who both produced under their banner, Spellbound Productions. The film follows Dusty ( Van Hansis) who, wh ...

''.

Filmography

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