Douglas Esper

Douglas Esper

Actor/musician/author
Actor, Author, Music Supervisor, Musician, Producer, Screenwriter, Songwriter and Voice Actor

Cleveland, Ohio

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About Douglas

Douglas Esper is an Actor/Author/Musician from Cleveland, Ohio. He co-starred in the found footage, horror film, Dwellers, (Ellefson Films). He also appears as the head villain in the coming of age adventure feature, The Other Side of Darkness by Saturn Films.
He appears in, The Nutshell, a quarantine-themed short, along side John Barrymore, Douglas Dunning, and Phillippe Mora.
He has a role in the revenge torture movie, Trivial,(Buffalora Ent.) by James L. Edwards (2024)
He has also appeared in Bunker Heights (2025), Brimstone Inc. (2021), On Gallow’s Hill (2025), It’ll Be Okay (short film 2024), Like an Open Heart it Shines (short film 2024), and feature drama, George and Alex (2025)
Next year, he is filming on the next Richard Russell film, The Shadow of Thewlis.

His music has been featured in: Her Name Was Christa, directed by James L. Edwards, the short, The Girl in the Red Dress, by William S. Tribell, The short The Nutshell By William S. Tribell and Douglas Esper, Dwellers, a found footage horror movie by Drew Fortier, in the horror anthology film, Brimstone Incorporated (Buffalora 2021) by James L. Edwards, and in the short horror film, A Family Matter by Richard Russell.

Douglas was the touring percussionist for Chuck Mosley (faith no more, bad brains, Indoria) until Chuck passed away in 2017. They recorded an album with producer Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Deftones, Spin Doctors, The Replacements), which is set for release in 2021. A live album was released in September of 2020 as a featured release on Record Store Day.

Douglas Esper has over a dozen fiction publishing credits and dozens of nonfiction works. His most recent release was Reintroducing Chuck Mosley: Life On and Off the Road (scoutmedia 2019). He co-wrote a biography book about Christian ‘Opus’ Lawrence, a drummer who plays for members of Megadeth, Anthrax, Guns N’ Roses, Dead By Wednesday and more, which was published by ScoutMedia 2023.


Badges

Certifications

Loglines

  • Both Hands In

    Both Hands In Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama To reach rock stardom, an adopted drummer must sacrifice the band she founded, confront her birth father, and prevent a scheming music publisher from stealing her birth mother's last song.

Credits

  • Like an Open Heart It Shines

    Like an Open Heart It Shines (2025)
    Film (short) by David Collupy (Drama and Music) Doug 'Like an Open Heart It Shines' features singer/songwriter, Chuck Mosley (former lead vocalist of Faith No More), playing a fictional version of himself. His past seems to be catching up with his present, but what does his future hold?

  • Satan's Peak

    Satan's Peak (2025)
    Film by James L. Edwards Tom Convinced that a small independent film crew is actually a Satanic cult committing real-life atrocities, Officer John Dardin takes justice into his own hands-leading to a blood-soaked massacre where fiction and reality collide.

  • Bunker Heights

    Bunker Heights (2025)
    Film by Drew Fortier David A reporter sets out to find a connection between a bank robbery, a mob hit, and a mysterious doctor, but then the monster attacks…

  • On Gallow’s Hill

    On Gallow’s Hill (2025)
    Film Hospital Administrator A dark vampire comedy Film.

  • George and Alex

    George and Alex (2025)
    Film by Jason L. Richardson Annoyed Farmer A daughter reconnects with her father over secrets buried on several farms in the area.

  • Trivial

    Trivial (2024)
    Film by James L. Edwards Chuck Five strangers are forced to play an online game show by an unhinged hostess. Get the answers right, they move to the next level. Get the answers wrong, it's lights out. But the reason they're selected is as shocking as the game itself

  • It’ll Be Okay

    It’ll Be Okay (2023)
    Film (short) by Richard Russell (Drama, Family and Horror) Dan A couple struggles with a terrible truth regarding their son.

  • Cleveland Auto Show Online Ad Campaign 2023

    Cleveland Auto Show Online Ad Campaign 2023 (2023)
    Commercial by Cleveland Auto Show/Sarah Panza Spokesman I was tapped to be the spokesman for a series of online ads for the 2023 Cleveland Auto Show.

  • the other side of darkness

    the other side of darkness (2022)
    Film by Adam richard a female fronted coming of age adventure.

  • Brimstone Inc.

    Brimstone Inc. (2021)
    Film by Buffalora Entertainment/ James L. Edwards (Horror) Goon Brimstone Incorporated features three ghoulish tales of terror and a wraparound, the latter centering around a law firm that serves as the gateway to Hell. Stories include Mama's Boy, First Date, and Skunk Weed.

  • Dwellers

    Dwellers (2020)
    Film Actor

  • The Nutshell

    The Nutshell (2020)
    Film (short) by douglas esper Actor, co-director, co-writer, soundtrack, producer, camera, editor A short film created during the lockdowns of 2020. Originally started by William S. Tribell, but finished with the help of douglas esper, who wore several hats to see the film to its conclusion. a few unconnected vignettes that showcase the uncertainty, panic, fear, humor, madness, love, hatred, and the loneliness felt during that time.

  • Girl in the Red Dress

    Girl in the Red Dress (2020)
    Film Composer

  • Anathema

    Anathema (2019)
    Film Actor

  • Thanks. And Sorry: The Chuck Mosley Movie

    Thanks. And Sorry: The Chuck Mosley Movie
    Producer

Awards

  • Best Side Kick/Supporting Actor: B Beside the Sea Film Festival (U.K.)
    (2021)

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