About Brian Finn
Family, faith, and action: some things that drive Brian Finn to create movies. With a diverse amount of experience in the film and movie industry, Finn is set on creating films and movies that will be both entertaining to watch, while having powerful messages behind them.Having over 20 years working in the film and movie industry, Finn has a vast amount of expertise under his belt, especially when it comes to making sure stunts are done properly. Brought on to do utility stunts in the 1997 film, Face/Off staring John Travolta and Nicholas Cage, and even being Tom Cruise's stunt double in the 2005 version of War of the Worlds, Finn knows how to properly do stunts to make a film much more dramatic. Aside from actually doing the stunts, he's also been the stunts coordinator for a handful of films as well, including works like Vamp U, The Freemason, and Don Verdean.Finn has also dabbled in acting playing the role of "Adam" in an episode of the series, 21 Jump Street (1987-1991). In addition to his extensive background working on films, he started the company, Line 204. Currently' with 12 stages in the center of Hollywood, Line 204 offers studio and production space. Finn recently got permission to break ground in Sun Valley, allowing him to build a 10-stage, 240,000-square-foot complex, the largest production studio project in Sun Valley in nearly thirty years.Finn's rise in the industry wasn't without hitches. As a youngster, things took a dark turn when he was four years old: his parents got arrested for hiding cocaine inside of hallowed out surfboards. He lived with his grandmother while his parents were locked away during which time they both became Born Again Christian Evangelists.Growing up with both his mother and father being pastors, Finn's life revolved around the Christian faith. After moving from California to Idaho, Finn and his family lived on a Native American reservation where his parents were pastors. During this time, Finn's mother would often produce plays to help spread the gospel, often having Finn take center stage as the main lead.Even after going on stage in his younger years, he still had an interest for sports and athletics, mostly for football and baseball. As he grew up, he had to juggle to balance faith and sports. Eventually, he earned a few baseball and football scholarships.After sustaining an injury, Finn packed up and moved to Los Angles, California to study law at UCLA. At the time he was studying, his uncle, who was also an attorney, helped him realize that he just wasn't cut out for a life devoted to law. With that in mind, Finn decided it was time to start living a new life around what he wanted to do. With his faith still in tact, he began working in a club to help keep himself afloat. While in LA, a friend with whom he worked out at a the local gym, helped Finn land his first real gig working on a commercial. Soon after, he found himself working in larger positions and roles, eventually leading him to where he currently is today.As Finn went about and took on various projects across various themes, a number of issues started to make him question what kind of film he wanted to present to the movie-viewing audience. Some topics would sometimes make him question if his beliefs and values sat well with the focus of the movie, and some would just rub him the wrong way. And sometimes, a project just seemed bland and repetitive, falling into a long list of movies that were practically the same thing. After h...