Robert Dan O’Neill is an actor, optioned, and multi-award-winning screenwriter bringing a global perspective to cinematic storytelling. Fluent in three languages, his work bridges cultural divides with universal themes of justice and survival.
His screenplay, Of Wolves and Men twice placed in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships (Top 10% & Top 20%) and earned Spotlight Award nominations for Best First 10 Pages and Best Role for a Female Lead. The script was optioned in 2014 and ranked as a Coverfly Red Lister (Top 2% of 360,000 writers worldwide). O’Neill’s portfolio includes 22 awards and finalist placements in major competitions, including:
• Winner: Capital Fund Screenplay (Optioned), Screenplay Replay, Eddie Bauer Jr.
• Finalist: Creative World Awards, Terror Film Festival.
• Semi-Finalist: Los Angeles International Screenplay (Double Placement - Action & Fantasy), Fresh Voices, Outstanding Screenplay Competition.
• Quarter-Finalist: Page International, Southern California Screenplay.
His work is recognized for its cinematic scope, structural precision, and commercial viability.