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Biography

Kit Williamson is a trailblazing filmmaker, writer and actor, hailed by People Magazine as “the future of LGBTQ storytelling.” He is celebrated for creating compelling, award-winning narratives that challenge conventions and spotlight modern queer experiences.

Currently, Kit is preparing for the premiere of his new series, Unconventional, on the LGBTQ+ streaming network Revry, which will release nine half-hour episodes weekly beginning February 11th. Developed at the prestigious Sundance Lab, Unconventional is produced by the Indie Spirit Award winning Cold Iron Pictures (Swiss Army Man, Diary of a Teenage Girl, God’s Country). The show, which Kit wrote, directed, and stars in alongside a star studded ensemble including Beau Bridges and Kathy Griffin, follows two eccentric, queer siblings and their significant others as they try to start an unconventional family in the California desert, while trying to stay sane in their thirties, and holding on to the bonds that they share.

Kit is perhaps best known for the Emmy-winning dark comedy LGBTQ series Eastsiders, which he also wrote, directed, and starred in. Streaming globally on Netflix and translated into more than two dozen languages, Eastsiders has garnered six Daytime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Writing and Directing, and won accolades including two Queerty Awards, and Indie Series Award, the Vanguard Award from OutSHINE Film Festival and the LA Weekly Award for Best Web Drama.

As an actor, Kit began his career on Broadway in the Tony nominated revival of Talk Radio and is widely recognized for playing Ed Gifford on AMC’s final two seasons of Mad Men. His other screen credits include The Good Wife, Public Morals, Bosch and 12 Hour Shift, which premiered at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival.

Kit’s work has been showcased at major festivals like Outfest, NewFest, Inside Out Toronto, and SeriesFest. A Sundance Lab alumnus, he has written for Universal, CBS, Legendary Entertainment, A&E Studios, and MTV Studios. Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, Kit studied acting and creative writing at Interlochen Arts Academy, earned his undergraduate degree from Fordham University, and holds an MFA in playwriting from UCLA.