Acting Potter first appeared in small parts in productions such as
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and
Ready Player One in which he also worked as a
Stand-In for
Jeremy Renner's character Brandt and
Tye Sheridan's Wade Watts In 2015, Potter left to study at the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in
Los Angeles, studying under
Scott Reiniger, star of
Dawn of The Dead (1978). He was also accepted into the National Youth Film Academy in London studying under
Rafael Kapelinski, the director of
Butterfly Kisses (2017). This was also the year of his television debut on an episode of
Endeavour as Gerald Ashbourne, a victim of heroin addiction. and was invited to attend the 73rd
Venice International Film Festival. In 2017 he was cast in a lead role of 'Dan' in
Felipe Torres Urso's directorial debut
A Little Italian Vacation. In 2018, he was cast as 'Tank' and other NPC's in ''
Tom Clancy's The Division 2. Later in the year, Potter was cast in a supporting role in the BBC drama MotherFatherSon'', sharing a scene with
Richard Gere. In 2019 he was accepted onto a mentorship programme with Sudance Co//ab under the Sundance Film Festival. and began pre-production on his Directorial Debut
Trengellick Rising. Directing In 2019, Potter approached the
Sundance Institute for support with the project and was accepted to take part in the Sundance Co//ab programme. This also led him to making the short
Prey. Soon after, Potter began writing and pre-producing his debut short film
Trengellick Rising. Set in the 1700s and shot on 16mm black and white film, the film was to be spoken entirely in the
Cornish Language. In 2023
Trengellick Rising was accepted into the Oscar and BAFTA qualifying 'Encounters Film Festival', which was subsequently released in cinemas in January and March 2024. Devon & Cornwall Film described the film as "a force of nature" and the film won an award from Gorsedh Kernow in recognition for its contribution to Cornish Culture and Language. In late 2024, pre-production began on the follow up film
Hegoledh, with filming due to begin early spring.
Producing In December 2015, Potter formed his production company High Sierra Films. In 2016 he teamed up with French 75 to create his first co-produced venture
Whatever the Weather which aired on
BBC Points West and
ITV News. In 2023, Potter's first publicly released film
Trengellick Rising was accepted into the Oscar and BAFTA qualifying 'Encounters Film Festival', == See also ==