A multi-faceted tour-de-force of acting, writing, and directing, Eli Geisler (May 31, 2007-) is one of the premier young faces of the modern entertainment industry. He debuted in the state-nominated short film SIX (2023), where he played the detective of a small Western town, co-starring alongside Ryan Peters and Conner Williams. The following year, he made his directorial debut with the film Broken Connections (2024). He is a frequent collaborator with Nate Rodriquez, starring in both A Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse (2024) as Noah and The Cold Kill (2025) as Ricky, to widespread acclaim. In 2026, Geisler partnered with Natalie Olson for a second state-nominated short film, Moving On in C Minor (2026) as director, writer and actor. The young Geisler is only 18 and has "the makings of a top-billing movie star" (Joe Biden).