Rex Sikes' Movie Beat Chats With Director Josh Brandon

Joshua Brandon, director. In his early 20s, Josh ran a theatre company with his cousin Steven known as CANNED LAUGHTER, which specialized in producing and directing world-renowned plays and musicals. In 2008, after less than two years in the industry, Josh and Steven sold a TV pilot to ABC Family called SINGLE GIRL THEORY. They worked as staff writers on CBS’s FRIEND ME before going their separate ways so Steven could concentrate on comedy and Josh on one hour drama and sci-fi. Josh wrote for SyFy's Haven in its last two seasons bringing back fan-favorite character William played by Eureka’s Colin Ferguson who'd later star in Josh’s feature directorial debut.

After Haven, Josh wrote on Fox’s Houdini & Doyle for showrunner David Hoselton and David Shore. This show was a perfect fit for Josh, who counts magic among his hobbies. Josh worked with stars Stephen Mangan, Michael Weston, Rebecca Liddiard, Tim McInnerny and Emily Hampshire. Josh continues to work, developing projects with numerous producers and showrunners, including Rescue Me showrunner Peter Tolan, Shaftesbury Films, and Star Trek’s Roddenberry Entertainment, where he serves in an ongoing capacity as a development consultant. 

In 2019, Josh branched out into directing, writing and directing the comedy short ALEXA, which is currently on the festival circuit. ALEXA stars Jonathan Sadowski, Rachel Nichols, Reggie Brown, and Angie Sims.

In 2019, Josh wrote and directed his first feature film, a psychological drama titled A THOUSAND LITTLE CUTS, starring Rebecca Liddiard, and Marina Sirtis of Star Trek: The Next Generation fame. Peter Foldy produced A Thousand Little Cuts.