Mark Duplass, star ofThe Morning Show, is to be handed the Excellence in Acting Award at the upcomingSeriesFestevent.
The event is held in Denver between May 1 and 5 and features the likes of Minnie Driver and the cast ofGreys Anatomyacross its lineup.
Duplass, who also co-created HBO seriesTogetherness, is giving an Innovation Talk, where he will be handed the award.
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Duplass has also starred inThe League, GoliathandThe Mindy Projectas well as being behind films such asThe Puffy ChairandCyrusas well as HBOs anthology seriesRoom 104and a raft of documentaries includingEvil Genius, Wild Wild CountryandSasquatch.
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Also joining the lineup areShark TanksDaymond John, who will be in conversation with Emil Pinnock and SAG-AFTRA Leadership, including Linda Powell, Shari Belafonte and Jodi Long.
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There will be a screening and a panel to present the third season of ApplesAcapulco, featuring cast Fernando Carsa and Camilla Perez and creator/showrunner Austin Winsberg and showrunner Sam Laybourne, as well as a screening and a panel for the third season ofResident Alienwith star Sara Tomko and creator Chris Sheridan.
There will also be a live read ofGrave Affairs,written by Harold Abrams with Denzel Whitaker directing actors including Chike Okonkwo, a screening and panel for Australian seriesCAUGH*Twith creator and actor Kick Gurry, stars Lincoln Younes and Alexander England, composer Richard Breakspear and editor Eric Von Doymi, a pitch deck event with101 Places to Party Before You Dieproducer Michael Rucker and a Beyonce listening party at Red Rocks.
