Roman Dent

Roman Seth Griffin Dent was born on November 7, 1988 in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the son of healthcare businessman Thompson Dent.[3] His mother is the romance novelist Joy Dent, who writes under the name Darcy Flynn.[4]

In athletics, Dent won multiple state championships and was named an All-American at the 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals.[5][6][7] Earning a track and field scholarship to the College of William & Mary, he earned a Bachelor of Science at the Public Ivy. Dent commented that the sport was "just a means to an end" as his true passion was film.

Between 2004-2007 Dent worked as an actor, appearing in Beneath the Blue,[8] and winning Best Overall Actor at the 2006 AMTC Winter Convention.[9]

In 2010, Dent made his directing debut with the music video for Billboard Top 40 artist and Reality TV Star Jessie James Decker.[10] So far in his career Dent has directed for artists including: Lauren Francesca, Raquel Castro, Big Brother's GinaMarie Zimmerman and Paola Shea, One Life to Live's Jessica Morris, Thomas Dale, Alyssa Bonagura, Dreya Weber, The Kin, and Dustin Tavella.[11][12][13][14][1]

In 2012 Dent co-founded Platinum Atlantic™, a holding company in Los Angeles, California,[15] under which Dent has produced, via Storyteller Media, multiple films in association with other notable companies. Currently, Dent has multiple commercial apartment buildings he is co-developing in conjunction with partner Greenpointe construction, most notably a multifamily apartment in Mid City, Los Angeles [16][2]