Grant Housley Email & Phone Number

Director/Producer/Writer Grant Housley found success early in his career by gaining the interest of Hollywood creatives with a script he penned while still in film school.His talents continued to afford him career changing opportunities to work at prominent studios like Disney Studios and his current place of employment, Paramount Pictures.As a filmmaker, he directed several hit short films. His work grabbed the attention of a number of Hollywood producers who enlisted him to collaborate on projects as a writer, director and producer with some of the industry’s leading talent. Grant also shares his experiences and lends his professional talents in classrooms, conferences, and workshops around the world. He’s worked with entities such as the New York Film Academy as an instructor, Miami Film Festival as a board member, and participated in panels across the globe including being a featured presenter and keynote speaker at the 2022 African Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards. Grant’s heart and soul lies within his philanthropic endeavors both in the US and abroad and has been actively involved with nonprofit organizations such as Kids In The Spotlight for over a decade. As the Senior Executive Director for Del-York Creative Academy, he has been successful in hosting four-week television and film intensives in Nigeria where aspiring filmmakers across the African continent learn all aspects of television and film production. Using curriculum he developed, Grant has been instrumental in creating a hands-on, collaborative and interactive approach to learning. To date, he has instructed over 3,000 students from the US, UK and Africa; many of whom have achieved great success in their filmmaking careers. His tremendous efforts garnered him and his team the United Nations 2019 Most Influential Person of African Descent nomination and in 2022, Grant was amongst the United Nations Hall of Fame inductees.

Listed skills include Film Production, Film, Entertainment, Commercials, and 27 others.