Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson wins Best Short Film at the Savannah Film Festival for his directorial debut, RATED.

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson at the world premier of Marvel's Ant-Man.

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson co-starring in his award winning film RATED with his daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson, and the star of the film, his wife, Christie Lynn Smith. 

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson with his award winning film RATED at Savannah Film Festival with the stars of his film, his wife Christie Lynn Smith, daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson, son Joshua Fortson. RATED took top honors winning Best Short Film. 2016

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson with his award winning film RATED at the Savannah Film Festival accompanied by the stars of his film, his wife Christie Lynn Smith, and daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson. RATED took top honors winning Best Short Film. 2016

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson at the 2017 Boulder Int Film Festival with his film RATED 

SAVANNAH, GA - OCTOBER 29: Director/Writer John Fortson with his film RATED attends the 19th Annual Savannah Film Festival presented by SCAD - Day 8 on October 29, 2016 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD)

SAVANNAH, GA - OCTOBER 29: John Fortson Director RATED wins Jury Award Best Short Film at the 19th Annual Savannah Film Festival presented by SCAD - Day 8 on October 29, 2016 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SCAD)

John Fortson starring in the JURY AWARD Best Short, RATED. Directed by John Fortson

 HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 29: (L-R) Actors John Fortson, Abby Ryder Fortson and Christie Lynn Smith arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of Marvel Studios 'Ant-Man' at Dolby Theatre on June 29, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/WireImage

Actor John Fortson attends the World Premiere of Marvel's Ant-Man, June 29th, 2015 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.

Actors John Fortson, Christie Lynn Smith, Abby Ryder Fortson and Joshua Fortson attend Safe Kids Day presented by Nationwide at The Lot on April 26, 2015 in West Hollywood, California.

John Fortson stars opposite Christina Elizabeth Smith in this 2014 episode of Days of Our Lives. 

John Fortson stars along side real life daughter Abby Ryder Fortson in this Spec Chevy Commercial.

Actor 'John Fortson' (qv) and his real life daughter, Actress 'Abby Ryder Fortson' (qv) star in this 2014 commercial for Allstate directed by 'Clay Weiner' (qv).

Actor John Fortson at the premiere at of Happy and You Know It directed by Deepti Gupta 

Actor John Fortson with Co Star Sharmila Devar at the premier of the film, Happy and You Know It, in which they star. Directed by Deepti Gupta

Director John Fortson while filming the upcoming RATED feature film.

Director/Writer/Actor John Fortson at the 2016 Montclair Film Festival with his film RATED.

Poster for writer/director/actor John Fortson's award winning film RATED. Starring Christie Lynn Smith, RATED has won 19 Awards, 12x Best Short Film, selected by 50+ festivals worldwide. 2016-2017

Writer/director/actor John Fortson celebrates his film RATED winning top honors at the Savannah Film Festival 2016 with his stars, wife, Christie Lynn Smith and daughter, Abby Ryder Fortson.

Christie Lynn Smith, John Fortson, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Joshua Fortson at an event for Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Christie Lynn Smith, John Fortson, and Abby Ryder Fortson at an event for Ant-Man (2015)

Peyton Reed, Paul Rudd, John Fortson, Evangeline Lilly, and Abby Ryder Fortson at an event for Ant-Man (2015)

Writer/Director/Actor John Fortson directing RATED the feature film (release 2025)