Travis Mills
Born: 1985-12-26 in Quito, Ecuador
Known For: Directing
Biography
Travis Mills was born in Quito, Ecuador. He spent the majority of his early life abroad in Europe and Africa before returning to the United States. In the U.S., he settled in Arizona where he co-founded Running Wild Films in 2010 with playwright Gus Edwards. Since then, they have produced over 25 feature films and more than 100 short film projects. In 2020, he completed production on his most ambitious project yet: 12 feature-length Western films in 12 Months. The next year, he published a book which is available on Amazon about this experience titled The Making of 12 Westerns: Or How I Made a Dozen Movies During a Global Pandemic and Survived. During 2021, Mills also collaborated with producer Dallas Sonnier on the Gina Carano-starring Western, TERROR ON THE PRAIRIE. He collaborated again with Dallas Sonnier as one of the lead producers on the historical/fantasy TV series THE PENDRAGON CYCLE. During 2024, his screenplay THIEVES HIGHWAY was produced as a feature film starring Aaron Eckhart. Also during 2024, Mills directed and produced a new Western titled FRONTIER CRUCIBLE starring William H. Macy, Armie Hammer, and Thomas Jane.
Filmography
2026
2025
- Thieves Highway ... (Writer)
- Frontier Crucible ... (Director)
- Killin' Jim Kelly ... (Executive Producer)
- The Death Rally as Crucified Surgeon
2023
- The Five ... (Director)
2022
- Terror on the Prairie as Gideon
2021
- Texas Red ... (Writer)
- Bastard's Crossing ... (Producer)
- Tales of the Natchez Trace ... (Writer)
- The Adventures of Bandit and Wild Wes as Wild Wes
- Heart of the Gun as Dolan
- The Pleasant Valley War as Samuel Shull
- She was the Deputy's Wife ... (Director)
- The New Frontier as He
- Counting Bullets as Captured Comanchero
- The Wilderness Road as Little Harpe
- A Guide to Gunfighters of the Wild West as Baptized Gunfighter
- The Woman Who Robbed the Stagecoach as Joe Boot
2019
- Silver Slipper ... (Director)
- The Deadbeats as Gun Shop Owner
- 38,600 MPH ... (Producer)
- Son of a Gun ... (Writer)
- If These Porches Could Talk ... (Writer)
2018
- Bride of Violence ... (Director)
- Cornbread Cosa Nostra ... (Producer)
2017
- Tombstone Rashomon ... (Associate Producer)
- Blood Country ... (Producer)
- The Curse of the Dragon Sword ... (Producer)
2016
- Durant's Never Closes ... (Director)
- Porches and Private Eyes ... (Writer)
2014
- James Joyce's The Sisters ... (Director)
- Duel at the Mound ... (Writer)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky's A Little Hero ... (Director)
2013
- Star Babies ... (Director)
2012
- The Detectives Lover as Scott Miller
2011
- The Big Something ... (Director)