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Hayden was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2004, the child of an Elementary School Teacher and a then-Senior Sales Manager at a Grand Hyatt hotel. He was raised in Buckner, Kentucky, where he participated in concert and marching band, playing the euphonium; theatre as an actor, writer, producer, and director across various productions; attained the rank of Star in Boy Scouts; and graduated from Oldham County High School Cum Laude and as an AP Scholar in June 2023. He was accepted into DePaul University's School of Cinematic Arts with a Presidential Scholarship and graduated in June 2026 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television Directing and Screenwriting.
Detective Orion - Episode 1: The Hand of God (Teleplay)
LWIFF | Lonely Wolf 2024: Semi-Finalist
Detective Orion - Episode 1: The Hand of God (Pilot)
Macbeth Tames A Shrew (Feature Screenplay)
Tournadeau Film Festival 2022: Official Selection
LIFFT INDIA FILMOTSAV & AWARDS - World Cine Fest 2022: Official Selection
LIFFT INDIA FILMOTSAV & AWARDS - World Cine Fest 2022: Award Winner
ANGAELICA 2023: Official Selection
Yes! Let's Make a Movie International Film Festival 2023: Semi-Finalist
WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival 2024: Official Selection
Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition 2025: Semi-Finalist
Our Time Film Festival 2026: Official Selection
Prague Film Festival 2026: Nominee
One Last Day (Short Screenplay)
Ivy Film Festival 2026: 2nd Place (Undergraduate)
Project Dark Liberty (Feature Screenplay)
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift 2021: Finalist
ANGAELICA 2021: Official Selection
LIFFT INDIA FILMOTSAV & AWARDS - World Cine Fest 2021: Award Nominee
UPIKE Film & Media Arts Festival 2022: Honorable Mention
Tournadeau Film Festival 2022: Official Selection
ANGAELICA 2023: Official Selection
KIIFF 2023: Official Selection
WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival 2024: Official Selection
Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition 2025: Semi-Finalist
Repatriation of Paradise (Feature Screenplay)
Emerging Screenwriters Thriller Screenplay Competition 2025: Quarter-Finalist
Ivy Film Festival 2026: 3rd Place (Undergraduate)
Trinity (Feature Screenplay)
Iron DragonTV ActionFest/IDTVFlix Fest 2021: Award Nominee
Tournadeau Film Festival 2022: Official Selection
ANGAELICA 2023: Official Selection
WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival 2024: Official Selection
Coverfly Ranking (as of site discontinuation):
Top 18% of all 358,615 projects
Top 14% of 15,459 Fantasy projects
Top 33% of 86,817 Feature projects
Top 38% of 1,845 Feature Fantasy projects
Work Experience
Work Experience
July 2025 - Present
Finray Solar
Sales Representative
July 2025 - June 2026
DePaul University Division of Student Affairs
Esports Leadership Team: Teams & Information Liaison Specialist
November 2024 - July 2025
AMC Theatres
Crew Member
October 2022 - September 2023
Cinemark Theatres
Team Member
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