Dan Byrd in Young Sheldon Robert Voets/CBS via Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Cougar Town alum Dan Byrd is starring in the indie thriller Autobiography, which marks the directorial debut for Jennifer Downes and John Pena Griswold, also known as The Married Brothers creative team. Byrd plays Bryce, a failed writer who attends his high school reunion with his wife (Devika Bhise). Rather than meet as expected an old bully, played by Jeremie Harris, and his young ambitious fiancée (Gus Birney), Bryce comes face-to-face with Jeb, a strange interloper played by Sam Gilroy and who has a disturbing manuscript - the story of his life, written without his knowledge and with a violent ending yet to happen. Related Stories TV 'Butterfly' Series: Daniel Dae Kim Says Violence, Espionage and Deceit Are Backdrop for Family Trauma Movies Alex Ross Perry's 'Pavements' Lands at Utopia After Venice Bow "In a world where we all live online as characters in our own curated sagas, where careers, relationships and even trauma are shaped into consumable content, what happens when someone takes control of your story," a synopsis from the film's producers states. Downes and Pena Griswold are directing Autobiography in Orange, New Jersey from their own script. Nicole Townsend serves as the producer, and will be shopping the pic at the American Film Market. Byrd has TV credits that include Young Sheldon, Utopia, The Good Doctor and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and is repped by Reliant Talent Agency and Industry Entertainment. Bhise (The Man Who Knew Infinity, The Warrior Queen of Jhansi) is repped by Ethos Entertainment. Gilroy (Michael Clayton, The Bourne Legacy) is with Stride Management; Harris (Legion, Fargo) is repped by Paradigm Talent Agency and Suskin/Karshan Management; and Birney (Black Rabbit, Shining Vale) is repped by CESD Talent Agency and Suskin/Karshan Management. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Wuthering Heights Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi Pine for Each Other in Steamy 'Wuthering Heights' Trailer Lady Gaga Lady Gaga Says She Was on Lithium While Filming 'A Star Is Born', Recalls Psychotic Break Stellan Skarsgård Santa Barbara Film Fest: 'Sentimental Value' Star Stellan Skarsgård Tapped for Montecito Award Tulsa King Frank Grillo on Fitness, 'Superman 2' and the Psychedelic That Changed Him Wicked Ariana Grande Rushed by Fan on 'Wicked' Red Carpet; Cynthia Erivo Fights Back Tatiana Maslany 'Keeper' Review: Tatiana Maslany in Osgood Perkins' Gorgeously Creepy, Narratively Unsatisfying Relationship Horror Wuthering Heights Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi Pine for Each Other in Steamy 'Wuthering Heights' Trailer Lady Gaga Lady Gaga Says She Was on Lithium While Filming 'A Star Is Born', Recalls Psychotic Break Stellan Skarsgård Santa Barbara Film Fest: 'Sentimental Value' Star Stellan Skarsgård Tapped for Montecito Award Tulsa King Frank Grillo on Fitness, 'Superman 2' and the Psychedelic That Changed Him Wicked Ariana Grande Rushed by Fan on 'Wicked' Red Carpet; Cynthia Erivo Fights Back Tatiana Maslany 'Keeper' Review: Tatiana Maslany in Osgood Perkins' Gorgeously Creepy, Narratively Unsatisfying Relationship Horror