Scott Dunn is a Korean-American filmmaker from Illinois. Throughout his childhood, he made films with his friends as a hobby. After graduating high school, he began his career acting in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles. He got his first break in a three-episode arc in Disney XDβs βKickinβ Itβ. After appearing in several short films and webisodes, Scott switched back to his filmmaking roots. He made his first feature film, βSchlepβ which won Best Comedy/Dramedy at the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival and was nominated in five different categories at the FirstGlance Film Festival. βMandao of the Deadβ is Scottβs second feature film that he wrote, directed, edited, produced, and starred in.