Colton Tapp

Colton Tapp
Born
Occupation(s)Actor, model and musician
Years active2016–present
Websitecoltontapp.com

Colton Dayne Tapp is an American actor, model and musician. Tapp is known in film for his roles in Three Days in August, Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness, Pi Day Die Day, The Boundary and Expulsion.

Career

Film

In 2016, Tapp earned a breakout role as the son of an Irish painter in the movie, Three Days in August, directed by Johnathan Brownlee,[1] which premiered at Dallas International Film Festival[2] and internationally premiered at Montreal World Film Festival. Although not his first film, this role led him to following roles in films such as Pi Day Die Day, starring alongside Ari Lehman,[3] John Wilkes Booth in Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness, a feature historic film shot in Sri Lanka about the rise and fall of Mahatma Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln,[4] and The Boundary co-starring with "Neil DeGrasse Tyson".[5][6] Tapp went on to film scifi-thriller Expulsion, where he performs dual roles as two versions of himself on different sides of a portal acted along-side Lar Park-Lincoln from Friday the 13th, Part VII. In 2024, he appeared on The CW's 'Walker' as Italian Fentanyl Kingpin, Frank Delmonico.

Awards

  • Best Actor (Texas Horror Film Festival, for Something's Here, 2015)
  • Best Actor Nomination (US Hollywood International Film Festival, for Expulsion, 2020)
  • Best Film (Producer, Rack Focus Film Festival 2% Evil, 2016)
  • Best Film (Producer, Rack Focus Film Festival, The Precinct, 2017)
  • State Champion (Texas UIL State Finals, The Boundary)

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Blood on the Highway Vampire
2015 Pest Andre
2015 Phone Eyes Bully
2015 Plugged Jerry
2015 That One Joke Mark
2015 Something's Here Thomas *Best Actor Award
2015 Pi Day Die Day Lucas
2015 Heart Stopper Stewart *UIL State Finalist
2015 Hand Covers Bruise Brother *2nd Best Film Award, *Most Outside the Box*
2015 Three Days in August Liam *Montreal World Film Festival
2016 The Boundary Miles
2016 No Wifi Here Steve
2016 Death Road Blake *Produced by Tapp
2016 Night Light Dawson
2016 Morning Rift Cody
2016 The Enabler Kyle
2016 2% Evil Logan
2017 The Precinct Jimmy
2019 The Ghandi Murder John Wilkes Booth
2020 Expulsion Scott / Other Scott *Best Actor Nomination, US Hollywood International Film Festival
2023 Infatuation Daniel

TV

Year Title Role
2024 Walker Frank Delmonico
2024 Vindication Logan Cooke
2017 You Can Do Better Vince
2017 Murder Made Me Famous Detective Solerno

2017

National Enquirer Investigates Liam Hemsworth
2015 Legends & Lies Edmund Gaines
2015 Believe Lance

References

  1. ^ McNary, Dave (3 October 2015). "Barry Bostwick, Mariette Hartley Starring in 'Three Days in August'". Variety. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  2. ^ Peel, Adrian (12 May 2016). "An exchange of dialogue with up and coming actor Colton Tapp". Digital Journal. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Pi Day Die Day (2016)". Dread Central. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Colton Tapp, Local Actor and Musician". Plano Magazine. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. ^ "What is it Like to Direct a Feature at Age 16? Evan Hara on Making His Sci-Fi Film The Boundary". MovieMaker. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Plano teen lands Neil DeGrasse Tyson for a cameo in his space travel film". The Dallas Morning News. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2018.