2004–2018: Acting Yeend studied acting with Lynette Sheldon and
Fringe actor
John Noble. He first appeared in several short films including
Boys Grammar which also featured
Jai Courtney,
Untitled/The Trees, and
The Saviour which was nominated for the
2007 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He shortly after appeared on Australian television in guest roles on
headLand and
All Saints. On stage, he toured the East Coast of Australia in
The Hurting Game for Brainstorm Productions as well as other Sydney-based theatre productions. In 2008 he appeared in the lead role opposite
Nathaniel Buzolic in the feature film
Offing David. After moving to Los Angeles in 2009, he continued to appear in various productions including the comedic short
Baby Cake opposite
Claire van der Boom; the film received universal acclaim and multiple festival screenings around the world. His first US TV appearance was in
Lifetime Network's Elizabeth Taylor bio pic
Liz & Dick with
Lindsay Lohan and
Grant Bowler, as well as appearing as an 'On-camera Winner's Escort' at the
84th Academy Awards. Expanding his facets into producing, he has worked on multiple projects including the independent romantic comedy
Lust for Love which starred
Dichen Lachman and
Fran Kranz,
Stigma and
Skypemare with
Cerina Vincent, Ryan Dillon and
Annika Marks; the latter two he also featured in. In 2013 he featured opposite NFL Cornerback
Nnamdi Asomugha in
Double Negative and was nominated for a Best Actor Award at the
World Music & Independent Film Festival for his role as an addict in
Alchemy - losing out to
Steven Bauer In 2014, he has appeared in the Japanese World War II bio film
An American Piano which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and has received strong critical praise for the starring role of John Caleo opposite Nate Jones,
Cameron Daddo and
Roxane Wilson for the Los Angeles production of the Australian classic,
Holding the Man directed by
Larry Moss. In 2015, he was nominated for Best Supporting actor in the drama category for his work in 'Holding the Man' for the 29th Annual Robby Awards in Los Angeles and appeared in the 5th season of the
ABC drama
Scandal. Yeend produced the popular horror series
Scary Endings and plays the title role opposite
Jordan Ladd of the satirical thriller
Brentwood Strangler which he also produced with the same production team behind
Skypemare. In 2017 he featured opposite
Empire actress
Kaitlin Doubleday in a
Scary Endings episode called "The Water Rises".
2016–present: Writing and film Yeend worked at 20th Century Fox (now
20th Century Studios) from 2016 and then with
The Walt Disney Company following Disney's acquisition of Fox in early 2020. He has advocated for the importance of physical media, publishing an editorial piece for the long running film website Dark Horizons in 2021. In 2021, Yeend also became a features writer for the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences digital publication
A.Frame, writing monthly pieces on 4K UHD film restoration and interviewing filmmakers such as
Henry Selick,
Brenda Chapman and
Andrew Davis. == Filmography ==