Jared Rivet

Writing

Jared Rivet is an actor, screenwriter, producer, director, and author. He wrote the screenplay for the Kevin Greutert-directed feature film Jackals (2017) starring Stephen Dorff. In 2024 he had lead roles in Ape x Mecha Ape: New World Order (2024) for Asylum Films, How To Kill Your Co-Workers And Get Away With It (2024), and Amityville Apartment (2024). He has co-hosted the monthly trivia event "Dead Right Horror Trivia" with Dr. Rebekah McKendry since 2015. Since 2014, he has written, directed and acted in multiple episodes of Earbud Theater, an award-winning audio drama anthology series specializing in horror and science fiction. In 2016, he received an Audio Verse Award nomination for his performance in the Earbud Theater episode On the Line, which he also wrote and directed. He has also performed as a voice actor in several episodes of Campfire Radio Theater. He contributed an essay to the 2018 collection My Favorite Horror Movie. He worked as a staff writer for the 2019 event series revival of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? and also on Syfy Channel's Day of the Dead (2021). He wrote the premiere episode of the Webby-award winning Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Official Podcast series for Nickelodeon and Audible. In 2022, his short film, Motion At Your Door, was an official selection at the Screamfest and Filmquest film festivals. He is represented by Brad Rosenfeld at Culture Creative Entertainment and can be found at jaredrivet. - IMDb mini biography by: JR