Cal Barnes

Calvin Ross Barnes (born January 14, 1988) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, novelist, and playwright. Barnes moved to Los Angeles in 2009, where he began his career by starring in short films, appearing in television commercials, and writing screenplays. His stage play, Rise, won Best World Premiere at the 2012 Hollywood Fringe Festival. In 2014, Barnes appeared in the Universal Studios horror film, Unfriended, which was executive produced by Jason Blum. He has two published novels, True Grandeur (2017), and the recently released Peter Pan sequel, Son of Neverland (2021), which he is also attached to star in. He stars in the recently released feature film, The Astrid Experience, which marks his feature film directorial debut. Early life and education Cal Barnes was born in Salem, Oregon. He studied creative writing, journalism, and theatre at Portland State University before moving to Los Angeles. He is the great nephew of New York Mets baseball player, Lute Barnes. Career Barnes started his acting career in 2010 when he began booking numerous short films he self-submitted for that filmed in and around Los Angeles. He began acting professionally in 2011 when he landed his first agent and began booking theatrical and commercial work. In late 2011, he moved to the Franklin Village neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills, where he began penning feature screenplays.