ACTING REEL
Drama · Comedy · Procedural
A selection of performances across film, network television, and streaming, featuring scenes from Up in the Hills, Venus As A Boy, Criminal Minds, and more.
Cottrell Guidry is an actor whose work spans network, cable, streaming, and film.
Television credits include The Morning Show (Apple TV+), Bel-Air (Peacock), Good Trouble (Freeform), Celebrity Prank Wars (Disney+), American Soul (BET), Cherish the Day (OWN), Dynasty (CW), Criminal Minds (CBS), and Powerless (NBC).
Film credits include the upcoming dark comedy Up in the Hills, co-starring with Dylan Walsh; Conspiracy of Thieves alongside Emile Hirsch and Busta Rhymes; Venus As A Boy, winner of the Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award, now streaming on Hulu; and LA Usurpadora, Prince of Detroit, LA Rush, Skylor, See You on the Other Side, and Let's Just Be Friends.
Web credits include Awkward Black Girl and two Funny or Die productions, including Black and Jewish, which Cottrell created.
Awards
4 wins and 4 nominations
BEST
Indie Short
2018
BEST
Actor
2018
BEST
Narrative Film
2018
Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema 2019
Nominee Grand Jury Award: Best Actor - Featurette Grimshaw (2018)
Independent Shorts Awards 2018
Winner Honorable Mention: Best Indie Short Grimshaw (2018)
LifeArt Festival 2018
Winner Short Film Award: Best Actor Grimshaw (2018)
Show Low Film Festival 2018
Nominee Jury Award: Best Actor Grimshaw (2018)
Top Shorts Film Festival 2018
Winner Jury Prize: Best Actor and Best Narrative Film Grimshaw (2018)