Myles Clohessy is a director, screenwriter and actor. He is the son of actor Robert Clohessy, known for numerous leading roles on the Broadway stage and a long career as a television star. Myles grew up excelling in sports and eventually played NCAA Division I football at Central Connecticut State University before transferring to devote himself fully to acting training at the renowned Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Purchase College, SUNY, and later at the Drama Centre London.

Since then he has appeared regularly in prime time on network television and in major independent films, and he is now making several large-budget feature films that he wrote and directed through his production company Barefoot Kid Productions. To date, his films have been distributed by distributors such as Showtime, Paramount+, Shout Factory, Saban Films, Tubi and Amazon.