Landon Ashworth
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Landon Ashworth | |
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| Born | Gregory Landon Ashworth March 13, 1984 |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Landon Ashworth is an American actor, producer, television, movie and musical writer, film and commercial director, pilot, and golfer. Landon is a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.[1]
Early life[edit]
Landon was born in 1984. His great uncle Truman H. Landon was a U.S. Air Force general, commander for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and test pilots with John Glenn.[2] Growing up hearing these stories Landon aspired to become an astronaut.[3] He was also interested in acting, which led him to star in a multitude of community theater productions starting at age 12, including The Wizard of Oz. Ashworth was an accomplished junior golfer.[citation needed] Ashworth graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with a Bachelors of Science, and then became a test pilot for NOAA flying whale protection missions, then to build jet hours, as a pilot for United Airlines.[citation needed] Once his jet hours were built up enough to apply to the NASA new hire class, hiring requirements were changed and Landon had to pivot to find his way into space.[citation needed] His academic advisor in undergrad told him the next mission would be Mars and NASA would be hiring someone from the field of the Arts to represent the community on that mission and his best bet would be an MFA in film or creative writing.[citation needed] Landon obtained a degree in film making, then transitioned into Astrophysics when the Mars mission was scrapped.[citation needed] NASA put a hiring freeze[4] on all new hiring rendering his education un-usable for becoming an astronaut. Landon then moved to Los Angeles to attempt a career in the arts starting in 2010 booking his breakthrough role on Castle in 2011.
Career[edit]
Early work[edit]
In 2003, when Ashworth was still in college, he met musician Gavin Degraw and wound up playing in a few of his concerts as a fill in drummer on his summer tour. In 2009, Ashworth teamed back up with Degraw as his drummer for the music video "In Love with a Girl". The All American Rejects cast Ashworth in their music video for "I Wanna". These roles led to Ashworth starring in many other music videos, including one for Tristan Prettyman in 2012 entitled "I Was Going To Marry You".[5]
Acting work[edit]
Directing work[edit]
- Golfsmith commercial
- JH Audio commercial
- Taylormade commercial
- Callaway commercial
- TopGolf commercial
- Mastercard commercial
- SkullCandy commercial[6]
Filmography[edit]
Television series[edit]
- Castle (2011)
- CSI: Miami (2012)
- Awake (2012)
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2013)
- Super Fun Night (2013)
- Code Black (2015) [8]
- My Haunted House (2016) [9]
- Days of Our Lives (2016) [10]
- NCIS (2018) [11]
- The Conan O'Brien Show (2019)
- Space Force (2020) [12]
- MacGruber (2021) [13]
- The Resident (2023)
Film and television movies[edit]
- Role Models (2008)
- Land of The Lost (2009) [14]
- A Warm Wind
- The Republic of Two (2013)
- Claire (2013)
- Turn Around Jake (2014)
- Human Resources (2015)
- Silent Retreat (2016)[15]
- Becoming Bond (2017)
- Baby Splitters (2019)
- She Watches From The Woods (2021)
- My Professors Guide to Murder (2023)
Nominations and awards[edit]
| Atlanta Film Festival | Won for Best Pilot | 2023 |
| Raindance Film Festival | Won for Best Pilot | 2023 |
| Atlanta Comedy Film Festival | Won for Best Actor | 2019 |
| Austin Comedy Film Festival | Nominated for Best Actor and Director | 2016 |
| Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival | Won for Best Actor and Best Director | 2016 |
| Comedy Ninja Film and Screenplay Festival | Nominated for Best Actor and Best Director | 2016 |
| LA Comedy Shorts | Won for Best Film and Best Actor | 2016 |
| LA Comedy Shorts | Nominated for Best Screenplay | 2016 |
| LA Shorts Fest | Nominated for Best Short Film | 2016 |
| Big Star Entertainment Awards | Won for Best Screenplay | 2013 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Landon Ashworth, Test Pilot at Spacex".
- ^ "GENERAL TRUMAN H. LANDON". Air Force. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "'Never be afraid to shake the snow globe of life'". 30 March 2018.
- ^ Clara Moskowitz (2011-02-14). "President Obama Freezes NASA's Budget at 2010 Levels". Space.com. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ "Tristan Prettyman - I Was Gonna Marry You (Official Video)". YouTube.
- ^ "Landon Ashworth".
- ^ "Landon Ashworth". IMDb.
- ^ ""Code Black" We Plug Holes (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ ""My Haunted House" Sympathy & the Engagement (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Episode #1.12782". IMDb.
- ^ "Fallout". IMDb.
- ^ ""Space Force" Conjugal Visit (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Brimstone". IMDb.
- ^ "Land of the Lost (2009) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ "Silent Retreat (2016) - IMDb". IMDb.