BRIAN TEIXEIRA

Brian Teixeira grew up in Fort Wayne Indiana and attended Indiana University, earning a BS in Education. He was also awarded a fellowship at  Wayne State University's Hilberry Repertory Company in Detroit, where he earned his MFA in acting. Upon graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and earned an MA in Educational Leadership. Brian pursued a career in acting on stage and in film for a period of time before transitioning to writing screenplays. His third screenplay (In a Heartbeat) won a Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting.

 

Brian continued his writing until the birth of his second child, then settled into a career teaching English to middle school students. He is now back to writing full time. Brian has written nine screenplays and is currently working on number ten.