Blair Hayes has been a director/cameraman of television commercials, TV, and movies for over 20 years. His commercial clients include Pepsi, Federal Express, McDonalds, Budweiser, Chevrolet, Mercedes, American Express, Gatorade, KFC, Maxwell House, Nintendo, Sony and Verizon.  Awards include Clios, One Shows, Mobiuses, IBAs, and Addy’s. His spots have appeared on Super Bowls and The Olympics. 

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Blair’s movie career began with the cult classic comedy, BUBBLE BOY, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Zach Gallifianakis, Danny Trejo, Vern Troyer, Swoozie Kurtz and John Carroll Lynch. From there he directed the pilot of the series, FEARLESS for Jerry Bruckheimer TV, and designed and directed the title sequence and did visual scenes and punch ups on the Ben Afflect/Matt Damon produced ABC series, “Push, Nevada”.

 

In 2016, he wrote and directed the drama, GREAT PLAINS, starring Tara Buck (TRUE BLOOD) and Beth Grant (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, RAINMAN). He has directed six features since then including THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED, starring Country sensation Lauren Alaina,  EVERY OTHER HOLIDAY starring Schuyler Fisk, Dee Wallace, and Glenn Moreshower, and most recently, the pilot of MYSTERY 101 for Hallmark Mysteries, now a series.

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Blair, along with his writing partner, Kathleen Mann Gyllenhaal,  is currently writing a feature adaptation of the book, "Love at Goon Park", about Dr. Harry Harlow, who pioneered the idea of love as a valid psychological construct through his experiments with baby rhesus monkeys interacting with wire frame and cloth covered surrogate mothers. 

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Blair is also a photographer whose work has appeared in galleries, magazines and billboards. His work can be seen at https://www.blairhayesphotography.com. 

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The son of a career marine officer and Southern homemaker, Blair grew up moving from one base to another every couple years followed by tours in Latin America and Thailand. He graduated with a BFA in film and a minor in music from the University of Miami and did post-graduate work in screenwriting at USC. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Boti Bliss, and their son Ashby.