Darrell Lake is an award-winning writer, director, and actor. His work is influenced by his diverse background: growing up in Sierra Leone, Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, United Kingdom, and Eritrea. He created the Stage 13/WarnerMedia scripted short-form series, The Incredible Life of Darrell, which he also wrote, starred in, directed and executive produced.
His work has garnered numerous awards and screened at various film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, NBC Universal Short Film Festival, New York Television Festival, Pan African Film Festival, and the American Black Film Festival.
He has also appeared in TV shows such as 9-1-1, Hawaii Five 0 and NCIS LA to name a few.
Darrell’s focus is on telling stories that show the multifaceted dimensions of humanity, and draw on his world-spanning background to bring a fresh and unique perspective to how the human experience is shared on screen.
AWARDS/ ACCOLADE
Best African-American Directed Short Film - Phoenix Film Festival (2020)
Short Film - Land of Dry Bones | Writer-Director-Actor-Producer
Entertainment Studies Award - UCLAX Film Festival (2020)
Short Film - Land of Dry Bones | Writer-Director-Actor-Producer
Best Short Film Nomination - Bronze Lens Film Festival (2020)
Short Film - Land of Dry Bones | Writer-Director-Actor-Producer
Special Jury Award - Sundance Film Festival (2018)
Short Film - Emergency | Lead Actor
Awarded for its social poignancy, strength in both writing and directing and a stand out lead performance.
Outstanding Actor Nominee - NBC Universal Short Film Festival (2018)
Short Film - Emergency | Lead Actor
Best Actor Winner - Independent Television Festival (2015)
Digital Series | Incredible Life of Darrell | Lead Actor
Best Web Series - Miami Short Film Festival (2015)
Digital Series | Incredible Life of Darrell | Creator, Writer, Director, Producer, Lead Actor
Best Actor Winner - Atlanta Independent Film Festival (2015)
Short Film - Roubado | Lead Actor
Best Actor Winner - Las Vegas Black Film Festival (2015)
Short Film - Roubado | Lead Actor