Craig Clyde

Craig Clyde is an American actor screenplay writer and film director He lives in Salt Lake City and is the father of K C Clyde He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Clyde is the cofounder of Majestic Entertainment Inc a film production company based in Utah Currently Clyde and his son KC own Seerstone Entertainment They write and produce independent films A native of Washington State Craig Clyde has been in television and film most of his adult life After a stint as an English teacher Clyde began his professional media career in radio and television in Montana later moving to Utah In addition to his media experience Clyde has appeared in over sixty major films and national television programs as an actor for all the major networks as well as numerous stage roles He played Cornelius Hackel in the original national roadshow production of Hello Dolly starring Dorothy LaMour He is a member of Actors Equity and the Screen Actors Guild He has been nominated for an IRIS award from the National Association of Television Producers and Executives and was nominated for his first Emmy with his production of Captain Eddys Exit which he wrote directed and scored He was nominated again for Nostradamus a halfhour television special for PM Magazine He wrote the video Lighting the Way The Olympic Dream for the International Olympic Committee which was used in the winning Utah bid for the 2002 Winter Games Clyde later cofounded the film production company Seerstone Entertainment with his son KC Clyde It is a Utahbased film company He has won the International Telly Award seven times in the documentary division He is well known in the state from the Utah Film Commission to numerous county and city film liaisons Clyde is a novelist as well His young readers book Wind Dancer cowritten with James Hennessy was based on his original screenplay He also penned the psychological thriller Lady in Black based on his screenplay First We Dance Clyde has taught screenwriting labs at the Film Makers Retreat lectures on filmmaking and screenwriting for various film festivals and universities around the country and is an advocate for Down syndrome children and adults He is married and lives in Utah