Multiple award winning independent short films.
Performance first. Visually precise. Always in service of character.
Writer / Director / Creator
Japhethpronounced(juh-fet)Gordon
Enter the work
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Industry Work
Character first.
Commercial scale.
His spec scripts move from the gritty streets of Miami to fantasy worlds built from scratch, combining distinctive voices, action packed set pieces, and character at the center.
Recent Disney Animation work includes Moana 2 and Zootopia 2. He is currently developing his own series and writing a feature for the same studio, with additional live action projects underway elsewhere. The most exciting ones are still under wraps.
Full credits on IMDb
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About
Jamaican roots.
Born in Miami.
Built in
Los Angeles.
Japheth writes accessible, commercial stories with a highly specific voice. Genre agnostic and character forward, his work ranges from funny to dramatic, thrilling to grounded, and intimate to fantastical, but is always designed to subvert expectations without losing emotional truth.
He approaches the page with filmmaker instincts and the lens of a veteran performer, creating authentic voices, complicated characters, and cinematic storytelling that never loses sight of the people at its center.
He currently lives and works in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters, who keep him grounded.
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Beyond the page
Different jobs.
Same storyteller.
A University of Miami film and theater graduate, Japheth spent years acting on television, directing award winning independent shorts, and teaching performers. Today, he writes for some of the biggest studios in Hollywood, continuing the same pursuit that has driven every chapter of his career: telling stories that connect.
Over two decades helping actors, especially young performers, work with more freedom, confidence, and specificity.
A veteran SAG-AFTRA performer with more than twenty television credits.
Acting credits ↗Professional inquiries