Actor · Writer — Dark Comedy, Horror, Drama · Culver City, LA

Clifton
Dennis

I play men barely holding it together — and I write the moment it stops working.

Currently developing THE TOGGLE — a dark comedy about a man who buys a better version of himself and likes it so much he stops showing up to his own life.

Clifton Dennis
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The reel

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Opens with the Severance scene — the role this whole brand points at.

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Acting

I play men who are barely holding it together and trying like hell not to show it.

Clifton Dennis — wry
Wry
Clifton Dennis — drama
Drama
Clifton Dennis — comedy
Comedy
Clifton Dennis — authority
Authority
Clifton Dennis — warm
Warm

The articulate professional with something wrong underneath. The doctor, the lawyer, the judge — and the nervous boyfriend, the eccentric neighbor, the killer next door.

High spirits with a ball in the back of the throat. Empathy on one end, horror on the other. Fast in a scene, built for complicated dialogue.

In the room with
  • Zach Woods
  • Adam Scott Severance era
  • BJ Novak
  • Will Arnett

Film

Jekyll
Lead · Vyre Network
Reflection
Lead · Warranty Productions
The Blue
Supporting · Ben Redar
Mute
Supporting · Chase Kitchens
Bye Myself
Supporting · Creative Pear Media

Streaming / Web

Dreamworld
Lead · Hadslo Productions
Reset
Lead · Thinking Juice Productions
Wally
Lead · Thinking Juice Productions
A Southern Gentleman Reads Amazon Reviews
Lead · Thinking Juice Productions
Playboy Becomes My Play Toy
Doctor · 24K Onions

Theatre

Closer
Dan (Lead) · Indiana University
Biloxi Blues
Eugene Jerome (Lead) · Mud Creek Players
Born Yesterday
Paul Verrall (Lead) · Scottish Rite Cathedral
The Trip to Bountiful
Supporting · Scottish Rite Cathedral
5'11" · Tenor Accents: Standard American, New York, BBC English, Cockney Training: Baron Brown Studio (Meisner, Anne Dremann) · Next Level Studios LA · IU School of Theatre
Clifton Dennis on the set of Mute
On set — Mute (dir. Chase Kitchens)
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Work

I write the roles I want to play, and I produce them so they get made.

THE TOGGLE
Feature · Dark comedy-drama · In development

A miserable tech-support worker buys a neural device that runs an optimized version of himself. It's so much better at his life than he is that he stops showing up to it — and the people who love him start to prefer the upgrade.

Tone — Severance × Fargo, with the social knife-work of The White Lotus.

Request the script Visit thetogglefilm.com
The slate — co-written with Mark Barry
Dance with the Devil
Legal thriller set in coastal Mexico.
Randolph King and the Cosmic Cowboys
Sci-fi satire.
She's All Dead
Genre-bending dark comedy.
The Watching
Psychological-suspense short.
Midwest Nice
Autobiographical short, in development.

I don't wait to be cast — I develop original material and produce it through to the screen.

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Contact

For casting, representation, or collaboration.

Talent Agent
Dan Clover — The Dragonfly Agency
Manager
Christina Scott — CA Talent