Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Jamison Selby Movies

For years, Dark Shadows fans have tossed around the name of David Selby's (Quentin Collins) son as an interesting bit of trivia. Jamison Selby was named after the young boy played by David Henesy in the show's 1897 storyline. In 2003, however, Jamison Selby earned his own spot in the Dark Shadows world by writing Return to Collinwood, a radio drama styled sequel to the original series that was performed at the Dark Shadows Festival in Brooklyn. He penned a sequel to it, Vengeance at Collinwood, which was performed at the 2005 Dark Shadows Hollywood Weekend.

Selby was not the first child of a Dark Shadows actor to be involved in a later incarnation of the show. Matthew Hall, son of actress Grayson Hall (Dr. Julia Hoffman) and writer Sam Hall, was one of the writers for the 1991 Dark Shadows series, which was recently released on DVD.

In addition to his writing, Jamison Selby has done some work as an actor. One of his films, Puddle Cruiser, will debut on DVD in early December. The film stars Jay Chandrasekhar as a college student trying to woo another student whose ex-boyfriend is a rugby player named Traci Shannon, portrayed by Jamison Selby in a supporting role.

If you would prefer to see Jamison Selby in a lead role, then check out One Take. The film focuses on his character's journey after mysteriously receiving a photo in the mail of himself with his dead girlfriend.