Gerald Yelverton

Gerald Yelverton is an African American writer/producer/actor from Wilmington, DE. He received his BA in Film from Nevada State College and an MFA in Television, Film and Theater Writing from California State University, Los Angeles. As a writer he specializes in telling coming of age and young adult stories centering around the theme of friendship, in both comedic and dramatic form. The college comedy Awesome Movie which Gerald co-wrote and produced is available on Amazon Prime. The feature Little Bro, which he wrote, is in post production.

In 2012 Gerald will be seen along side actors Ernie Hudson, K.D. Aubert, Cynda Williams, Joe Estevez and Todd Bridges in the feature film "Turning Point".

In 2011 he appeared as four characters in the stage production "No Child..." at the Wilmington Drama League Ruby M. Stanley One-Act Play Festival. The production won "Best Production". It then went on to place First Runner Up" at the 2011 Delaware Theater Association Festival (DTAFest). Finally, "No Child..." won several awards at the 2011 Eastern States Theater Association Festival (ESTA) including, "Second Runner Up", "Best Ensemble", "Best Stage Management" and Several "Best Actor" awards. Gerald Yelverton won "Best Actor" for his four roles.

In one of his first film productions "Brad Podoski's PMS" he played the character Rusty Phoenix. The film went on to win both "Best Film" and "Best Comedy" at the 2009 Wilmington Fringe Festival 24-Hour Competition.