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= Andrew Carter =

Andrew LeBaron Carter (born January 27,1994) is an American filmmaker. Considered a founding pioneer of the Hollywood Revival era he has released several films to both commercial and critical acclaim.

After earning critical acclaim directing short films, Carter directed his feature length debut Grand Theft Auto (2024), starring Ryan Gosling, which achieved both critical and box office hit despite its relatively small budget of $18 million. Since its release Carter has subsequently maintained critical and commercial success with his cinematic releases including This War of Ours(2025), The Ghost Inside (2027) and The Batman (2029).

Carter founded Electric Dreams Entertainment, where Carter has served as a producer for several successful films including The Story of You, Robotech and Night's Watch. In addition Carter has produced several of his films through his company and transitioned it in to a multimedia production company.

Early Life
Carter was born January 27,1994 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. His mother Felicia Shepherd (born 1974) is a social worker who runs a private practice to protect women and children who are victims of abuse. His father Andre Carter (born 1969) is a retired Air Force Chaplin who served at the United States Air Force Academy. He is the oldest of three children, including Mohammed (born 1996), better known as IMPISSED and Lauren (born 1998) who is a radiologist. As a child Carter's family frequently moved as a result of his father's job, as a result the family lived in at one point or another in Florida, Washington DC, Texas, Mississippi, Germany before finally settling in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Carter attended Air Academy High School before transferring to nearby Rampart High School because of what he described as "incessant bullying and an overwhelming sense of loneliness" at the former school. In 2012 he completed his senior year but did not earn his high school diploma until 2013 when he enrolled at Pikes Peak Community College. He attributes his lack of diploma to his struggles with mental and physical health during his teenage years. He later went on to attend the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) where he graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in Communications with a speciality in Digital Filmmaking and Media arts. After graduating Carter relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a Hollywood director.

Early Work
While attending UCCS Carter directed several episodes of a school produced web-series which later earned Carter a regional Heartland Emmy award. He would later go on to write and direct Punk Drunk which released in 2019 to widespread attention on the internet. Subsequently he would go on to direct several short films and music videos while maintaining an interest in architectural photography. During this period Carter wrote the screenplay for his feature length debut film Grand Theft Auto. Carter explained his desire to direct the small budget film in an interview with Variety in 2025. "I'd written and always wanted to make a movie that felt like an old school gangster or heist movie set in Los Angeles and the California desert and it had to have a muscle car and leading man. I didn't bother offering the role to anyone but Ryan Gosling because the role was perfectly written with him in mind."

Grand Theft Auto and Breakout Success
In 2024 Carter directed and released Grand Theft Auto. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received critical acclaim for its directing, writing, acting and highly stylized storytelling. Star Ryan Gosling would later go on to be nominated for Best Actor at the 2025 Golden Globe awards. Carter would go on to be nominated for Best Director at the BAFTA awards. Following this Carter would go on to write and direct several films which opened to either critical or commercial success. In early 2026 Carter's name became attached to Warner Brothers' planned reboot of Batman on the silver screen. Carter was later confirmed as both writer and director of the film titled The Batman at San Diego Comic Con later that year.

Production of The Batman happened in early 2027 with longtime producer Dixie Sintas overseeing the film. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter Carter noted his fondness and how that influenced the film. "I grew up with Batman, everything in my room until I was almost 30 was Batman. I know how much this film was going to mean to people because I know how much Batman means to me. That's why we have fought tooth and nail to make this production the best we can with practical effects and the best story we can possibly tell." The Batman opened world wide on September 15, 2029 and grossed over $1.5 billion making it the most profitable movie Warner Brothers has ever produced.

Upcoming Projects
Carter is currently attached to direct the film adaptation of Bioshock: Infinite. On the Electric Dreams website season 3 of the Vanguard was announced for which Carter serves as lead writer and producer in addition to creator of the series.

Personal Life
Carter resides in Los Angeles, California and is a vegetarian having been one since 2014. He is also an avid sports fan supporting the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Rams and the Chicago Cubs. A lifelong fan of video games he has named The Last of Us as his favorite video game of all time. He is also fan of anime citing Spirited Away, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Beebop, and Akira as some of his favorite and most influential work. __NOINDEX__