Kyle Marvin

Kyle Marvin is an American writer, director, actor and producer. He is known for producing feature and short films that have been featured in various film festivals, such as Cannes, SXSW, Tribeca, and Sundance. He is best known for the feature film The Climb (2019), which he co-wrote, produced, and starred in.
Other notable credits include 80 for Brady (2023), Babysitter (2015), and Hunter Gatherer (2016).
==Career==
Marvin was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. He started his career as an executive producer for several short films, including Babysitter (2015), Keep in Touch (2015), Strings (2015), Your Hands (2015), Hunter Gatherer (2016), and Kicks (2016).
His breakthrough came in 2017, with the adaptation of the hit Sundance short film The Climb, which he developed in partnership with Michael Covino. Marvin served as the writer, and producer, and portrayed Kyle in The Climb. The film depicts a tumultuous but enduring friendship between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak, and rage. The Climb premiered at the Cannes Film Festival as part of “Un Certain Regard” where it went on to receive the Coup de Coeur Award, an Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best First Feature, and was included among the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films Independent Films.
After the success of The Climb, Marvin and Covino signed a first-look deal with Topic Studios to develop, produce, and direct feature films under their Watch This Ready banner.
Marvin performed as WeWork co-founder, Miguel McKelvey, in the Apple TV+ limited series WeCrashed which premiered on March 18, 2022.
In 2023, Marvin released his feature directorial debut, "80 for Brady," a sports comedy reenacting the historic 2017 Super Bowl comeback led by Tom Brady. The film features authentic portrayals, with Brady and former Patriots donning their old jerseys. The film premiered on January 5, 2023, at the 34th Palm Springs International Film Festival.
In June 2024, Marvin released a short film, “The Self Tape,” directed by Michael Angelo Covino. The film features Emily Kortewag and revolves around the auditioning process, particularly the challenges and nuances of self-taping acting roles.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Actor 	Screenwriter	Film producer	Notes
2012	The Culhaney Chronicles 	Yes (Ron Kazitsky) 	 	 	TV Mini-Series
2015	Babysitter 	 	 	Yes 	
2015	Keep in Touch 	 	 	Yes 	
2015	Strings 	 	 	Yes 	Short film
2015	Your Hands 	 	 	Yes 	Short film
2015	Matthew E. White: Vision 	 	 	Yes 	Short film
2015	The Rat Slayer of Hillside NJ 	 	 	Yes 	Documentary Short Film
2016	Hunter Gatherer 	 	 	Yes 	
2016	Kicks 	 	 	Yes 	
2017	All Wrong 	Yes (Waiter) 	 	 	TV Mini-Series
2018	The Climb 	Yes (Kyle) 	Yes 	Yes 	Short film
2019	The Climb 	Yes (Kyle) 	Yes 	Yes 	Short film
2020	Come and Get It, Mother Fucker	 	 	Yes 	
2022	One Road to Quartzite 	 	 	Yes 	
2022	God's Time 	 	 	Yes 	
2022	WeCrashed 	Yes (Miguel McKelvey)	 	 	TV Mini-Series
2023	80 for Brady 	 	 	Yes 	
===Television===
Year	Title 	Director	Writer	Producer	Actor	Notes
2022	WeCrashed	 	 	 	 	Performed as Miguel McKelvey
==Awards and nominations==
* Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
 
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Category:Living people
Category:American people
Category:American film producers
Category:American male film actors
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American male television writers