
Lauren Neal
Acting
Biography
Lauren Neal grew up in Aurora, Colorado, before studying acting, dance, and art semiotics at Brown University. Lauren also holds a master's degree in data science from the University of Virginia. Lauren made her small screen debut in FOX’s unaired pilot “Delirium” after booking her first-ever TV audition. Her acting credits include “Westworld,” “9-1-1,” and “Dexter: Original Sin.” She is a two-time Commercial Directors Diversity Program semifinalist, a graduate of Warner Bros. Discovery’s inaugural VFX Coordinator training program, and the 2020 winner of Hyundai/Outfest’s Emerging Director Award. Lauren was the driving creative force behind the groundbreaking Cannes-selected microbudget feature “Under the Influencer.” Her Ivy League-set race satire “Spicy Wit”—which she wrote, directed, & produced—was featured in Ebony, Indiewire, and The Huffington Post. She is known for an uncanny Prince drag impersonation as well as her award-winning original solo show “how to do thangz with wordz.”
Known For

Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
9-1-1

A dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, no matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged.
Westworld

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Weapons

A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
Dexter: Original Sin

When the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff dies, an arcane rule forged back in the Wild West thrusts the most unlikely man into the job: a fifth-generation lawman, more comfortable taking down bad guys than navigating a sea of politics, who won’t rest until justice is served.
Deputy

Set in a world where love is deemed illegal and can be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway does the unthinkable, she falls in love.
Delirium

Visions of a past relationship leave Matthew broken and isolated until an intimate encounter at a porn arcade opens a peephole to unexpected possibilities.
Adults Only

When Emma's cancer takes a turn for the worse, she presents her new wife Josie a deathbed order: find someone new while Emma is still around to approve of her choice.
The Sympathy Card

The members of Fall Out Boy undergo kidnappings, torture, and murder at the hands of Courtney Love, the leader of a cult with one aim: to silence the music.
The Young Blood Chronicles

A queer writer/director pitches her film to a studio exec who keeps demanding her lesbian characters be sexier and less political, cycling through genre after genre — until she finally bargains for the one thing he won't allow: a real kiss.
They Kiss

A troubled teenager seeks help from his neighbor who has a secret. A thrilling psychological scenario ensues.
Dog Meet Goose

A science fiction thriller immersed in a dystopian world of neural implants, artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and black-market crime.
RZR Cyber Protocol
A deep-sea fish becomes enamored with a glowing fishing lure that has fallen from the surface, but when it is suddenly taken away, the fish embarks on a journey to find that magic again. Along the way, it must grapple with the physical toll of its journey as it gets closer and closer to its goal.
The Bends
Competition brings out the worst in some people- and when "some people" includes your significant other, maybe an all-in-good-fun contest is not what you need. So when Brett and Shannon go on a couples scavenger hunt across Los Angeles, what will they really find?
Acting Like Adults

Controversial alt-music superstar Grace Freedman returns from "the dead."
Down the Wormhole

A young couple plans a romantic getaway in the wilderness for the upcoming solar eclipse. As the weekend progresses, a series of disturbing discoveries lead them both to a truth they could never have imagined.
Catch and Release

Digital artist Lex Carre documents her struggle with anxiety through work that she posts anonymously online. Her pieces capture the attention of cunning curator Andrea Caulfield, who offers mentorship in exchange for control of Lex’s career. When Lex’s mental health starts to spiral from the pressure, Andrea assumes ownership of her work—prompting Lex to plot a psychological showdown against the exploitative mentor who stole her art and nearly destroyed her mind.
Under the Influencer

A film about youth, uncompromising rebellion, and love: "The Lovely Rejects" is the story of Cat and Joseph, two young lovers with chronic illnesses who meet while undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Tired of being in debt and battling with health insurance companies, the two go on the crime spree of their lives.
The Lovely Rejects

Made in 48 hours, a foray into a mind at once propagated and plagued by bipolar disorder. Winner of the 2020 Outfest Fusion One Minute Movie Contest.