
Jeff McDonald
Acting
Biography
Jeff McDonald is an actor and director of thought-provoking genre films (martial arts, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror). He is best known for: Chinese Speaking Vampires, TwoTwo, Slant Streets, Night Mistress and Tales From Beyond. He also directed the web series Heart of the Dragon (with Shin Koyamada) and the martial arts/fantasy short Dream of the Lizard. He has an MFA in Theater Directing from theUniversity of California, Irvine and has directed 30+ theatrical productions.
Known For

A Joint Custody Christmas
With the holidays just around the corner a divorcing couple is blindsighted by a judge's ruling that will upend their family's lives and put their Merry Christmas in serious jeopardy.

Chinese Speaking Vampires
Tony, a desperate actor who becomes a vampire and uses his new powers to land a movie role and the girl, but soon he must choose between life and the undead.

The Cage
An obedient artificial intelligence assistant is trying to complete a painting so that she can help her master. But this painting annoys her arrogant master...

Retrieval
In the year 2143, a young woman confronts her childhood trauma within a virtual reality therapy session, only to discover her inner demons are real.

Violent Minds: Killers on Tape
Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Al Carlisle's captivating inmate tapes with some of America’s most heinous killers helped him discover what drives a seemingly normal person to become obsessed with murder, exhibit violent tendencies and psychopathic behaviors.

Vampire Assassin
Martial artist Ron Hall stars in this dark vampire thriller reminiscent of BLADE. Ambitious cop Derek (Hall) is dogged by a phobia that is unfortunate in his line of work. Having witnessed his father's murder as a young child, he is deathly afraid of blood, but when he takes the law into his own hands to catch underworld counterfeiter Gustoff Slovak, he is forced to face his fear. The operation blows up in his face, resulting in a massacre that leaves Derek the only one of his team to survive. Derek reaches the shocking conclusion that Slovak is actually a vampire, and joins forces with the last in a long line of vampire hunters, Master Kao, who agrees to train Derek in his ancient art. However, in order to combat Slovak--whose past intersects with Derek's own in disturbing ways--Derek must become that which he hates the most: a vampire.

Once Upon a Time in... Hollywierd
Actor Rick Smiley Dolphin gained fame and fortune by starring in triple X films but now he struggles to find meaningful work in Hollywierd. He spends most of his time licking lollipops with Cliff Power Boost, his easygoing best friend and longtime sex body double. Rick also happens to live next door to Roman Polanowski’s son and Shannon Tattoo -- the another porn star and promising actress whose future will forever be altered by members of the Charlie Don’t Even Mention and his Family.

Dancing on Coals
After VINCE, a low life Mafia boss is informed by his accountant that all of his deceased wife's inheritance has been spent. His Mother-in-law demands that NITA her grand daughter marry a nice, hard-working young man within a week or she will lose her million dollar family inheritance.

Kung Fu Slayers
A good-natured vampire must use his powers to defeat an old nemesis, who has kidnapped his son.

Candyland: Part I
Filmography
as Jack
as Pastor Robert
as Emerson
as Dr. Al Carlisle
as John
as Mr. Franklin
as Porn Director
as Doctor #1 / Angie's Dad
as Pastor Robert
as Dad
as Dave