Forrest Hartl
Biography
Forrest Hartl is an actor and writer from Norwalk, CA. He studied theatre at UC Berkeley and USC and teaches theatre at several Southern California community colleges. His short films The Whexican and A Boy and His Dad have won several awards. His first feature film, Free Lunch, premiered to a sold-out crowd at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as CSI Detective
Unveiled through a made-for-TV documentary, five chilling tales of found footage horror emerge to take viewers on a gore-filled journey through the grim underbelly of the forgotten 1980s.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Ryan
The day in the life of a social media content moderator as she faces her daily onslaught of disturbing content -- based on true, anonymous stories.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Customer
When Arnie Silverman, a manic-depressive novelist, begins a bout of self-harm and lies to his girlfriend about it, his best friend and sister’s ex-boyfriend unintentionally lead him on a path to a new romance that could potentially solve his problems or send him to rock bottom.