Gary B. Gross

Gary B. Gross was born in Louisville, Kentucky on July 20, 1962 and he grew up in Lakeland, Florida. He has spent the last 30 years working at the Lakeland Police Department. He got his big break as a Police Technical Advisor on the set of "Endure", the Polk-based crime thriller written and directed by Joe O'Brien. As a consultant for the film starring Judd Nelson, Devon Sawa and Tom Arnold, he put his knowledge to work and even ended up as a featured extra himself in the film.This lead to the development Gary's business, COPTECH, whereas Gary assist writers and creative development staff in providing them with detailed information, dialogue assistance, on the public safety environment in the furtherance of their creative vision. Gary continues work full time as Police Sergeant, Public Information Officer while working part-time in the film/TV industry mostly as a police technical advisor. He has worked with the Discovery Channel on several on crime syndicate series and local production companies on various commercials. In 2011, he was the Unit Production Manager for a 45 hr short film contest hosted by Florida Motion Picture & Television Association and the team ended up winning first place for its short, "Head Over Wheels".Gary has been a featured extra on several films highlighting his acting ability such as in "Frank vs God" featuring Henry Ian Cusick who is known for his role as Desmond Hume on the U.S. television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2016, Gary was also featured in Sean Baker's film, The Florida Project staring alongside Willem Dafoe. Gary was a consultant in both of these films. Gary's aim is simple; to provide the film/TV industry with the best technical advice, maintain the authenticity and realism of their production while respecting the creative process of film making Show less «