Name Corey Large | Role Writer | |
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Movies Poker Night, Kid Cannabis, Window Theory, The Penthouse, Loaded Similar People Alan Pao, John Stockwell, Randall Emmett, Remington Chase, Brandt Andersen | ||
Corey William Large is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer of feature movies.
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Early life and education
Large was born and raised in the Prospect Lake area of Saanich near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
After elementary school, he enrolled at St. Michaels University School.
Career
Initially, he found work as a model. At age 21, he moved across the Georgia Strait and enrolled at the Vancouver Film School and later at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.
His early career featured minor roles on television series, including 21 Jump Street, which was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Breaker High, shot in Burnaby, B.C. He also had a background role in the film Excess Baggage (1997), starring Alicia Silverstone, and in 1998 with a role on Disturbing Behavior with then unknown Katie Holmes.
He soon realized that his real opportunities in the film industry lay in post-production and financing projects.
He returned to St. Michaels University School to direct and act in Window Theory, a movie he also produced, and which was released in 2005. Luke Flynn was his co-star in the film. his acting in the film was panned by critics.
Large returned to his native Victoria to begin shooting a series of films starting with the "Cannabis Kid", about a teen who becomes a marijuana smuggler.
Large currently splits his time between Santa Monica, Victoria and Hawaii.
Other interests
Wingman Productions is based in Santa Monica and consists of Large, partner Alan Pao, and collaborating writer Kyle Kramer who have written, produced, co-starred in, and sold several full-length features to Hollywood studios.
Tunnel Post Inc. is a Santa Monica-based company which creates, restores and delivers high-end media content, including feature films, television series, live events, commercials, music videos and trailers. It was founded by Kyle Jackson, Alan Pao and Corey Large.