Gil Cates Jr. Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2006, he was presented with the Copper Wing Award at the Phoenix Film Festival
• Earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in drama from Syracuse University
• Is the son of TV producer and director Gilbert Cates
• After graduating from college, he decided to move to California in order to pursue a career in acting, but eventually turned to directing
• The son of a filmmaker, he started making short films at a young age using a super 8 camera
• Quote: "(On what he likes about directing) "Directing takes the ability to tell a story and even at times when people might think it's not going to work, they trust you and then your vision comes to life at the end․""
• Was a classmate of writer Kent Sublette in college