Wesley Armstrong
Acting
Biography
Wesley Armstrong is a filmmaker whose storytelling style blends the superhero, animé, and comedy genres, a combination shaped by his childhood in Japan with his Marine Corps mom. A graduate of Sony TV's Diverse Directors Program, he has extensively shadowed directors on shows such as “New Girl” and “Saved By The Bell”, and has had short films supported by Warner Bros., Paramount, Lakeshore Entertainment, and more. Wes has directed commercials for major brands including Allstate and Dreyer’s Ice Cream, and is represented as a commercial director by Tool of North America and Hummingbird Content Studio. For the web, he has directed over $4 million of branded entertainment for brands such as Lyft and T-Mobile, and has amassed 3 million social media followers along the way, being named a "game-changing influencer" by Bloomberg Magazine, and earning a nomination for the Streamy Award for Best Director. At the end of 2024, Wesley officially became a Directors Guild of America member. Outside of directing, Wesley is also an actor and a voice actor, recently starring in the #1 film on BET+. Most recently, Wes directed Kevin Hart’s Masterclass, and his short film, Vigilante, premiered at the American Black Film Festival, and will be available to watch on American Airlines flights beginning this Spring.
Known For
An ex convict on parole is set on becoming a world renowned motivational speaker.
Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison
The story of five friends struggling to succeed in Chicago's entertainment industry while one of them pursues an international romance with a wealthy young heiress.
North of the 10
In a city where superheroes overlook the vulnerable, four friends with powers step up to protect their neglected neighborhood.
Vigilante
A charming but messy HBCU sophomore on the verge of expulsion resorts to desperate measures to save his spot — including befriending (and perhaps even abetting) a strange and socially awkward transfer student who is really a supernatural creature set on destroying the institution from the inside out.
The Transfer
Cash-strapped Speedy Pizza delivery guy Shawn Thomas can barely make ends meet, needing money to take care of his daughter. But his old friend and weed hook-up Candice Sharpe convinces Shawn he can make the extra cash he needs by filling in as a male escort for her friend. When this first date turns out to be a surprising success, they start their own escort service, with Shawn recruiting his co-worker Roberto, his old college roommate Max, and his brother-in-law Corey to all join him, with Candice as their “pimp.” Their client requests grow ever more ridiculous, but Shawn can’t walk away from the money.