caption children years_active birth_place parents image article_title name occupation
brent armitage caroline armitage , nicholas armitage 1970 -- present los angeles , california , u.s. george -rrb- armitage -lrb- father -rrb- sharon armitage -lrb- mother brent armitage.jpg brent armitage
 brent armitage actor , screenwriter , producer , director
brent armitage

brent armitage -lrb- born 1966 -rrb- is an american film actor , screenwriter , producer , and director who got his start as an actor .
armitage moved behind the camera on such projects as swing shift and miami blues .
he then launched his writing career with his adaptation of the gregory macdonald novel scutter .
armitage then adapted the ranulph fiennes novel the feather men .
other screenplay credits include in the deep and sideswipe .
he is most well known as the producer of grosse pointe blank and producer of the big bounce .
throughout his career armitage has worked with some of the finest filmmakers in hollywood , including george armitage , gary goetzman , morgan freeman , alec baldwin , owen wilson , roger corman , academy award winners jonathan demme , edward saxon and ron bozman , to name just a few .
armitage is a member of the directors guild of america , the writers guild of america , and the screen actors guild .
