Patrick Burleigh

After graduating cum laude from Dartmouth, Patrick shipped to Dublin, Ireland, where he earned his Masters in Irish Literature at Trinity College on one of Dartmouth's Reynolds Scholarships. He had his first plays produced to acclaim at the Dublin Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe festivals. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he has continued to work as a writer and actor. His plays have received staged readings and productions starring the likes of James McDaniel and Reni Santoni. He has written numerous feature films and was recently hired by Redhouse Entertainment to pen the feature "Fake I.D." He has twice been a top-ten finalist for the Chesterfield Fellowship and has been a finalist for the Sundance Filmmakers Lab. Patrick's screenplay, "Riot Song," about the 1992 L.A. riots, is currently generating strong industry interest. His acting credits include: the features "Bereft" for Showtime and the upcoming "Illegal Aliens;" stage appearances with Ensemble Studio Theatre West, The Naked Angels, The Evidence Room, Padua Playwrights and Fox Television's "Naked TV" pilots; and episodic television.