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- Benjamin Bryant (born 1977) is an American writer, broadcaster, and filmmaker. He was a government official in the Obama Administration and also works as an artist and actor. During the Afghan evacuation in 2021, Bryant coordinated the emergency evacuation of Afghan allies and families, and served as a spokesperson for the "Digital Dunkirk" coalition. Bryant wrote and directed the feature film Station to Station, co-executive produced the drama Anacostia, and hosts “The Brink with Benjamin Bryant.” As an actor, Bryant portrays "Gregory Marshall" on the serial Forever and a Day, a role for which he received a 2022 Indie Series Award. Bryant served on the Pentagon’s Fort Hood Shooting Task Force, “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” Repeal Working Group, and the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission. In 2011, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin announced the formal acquisition of several of Bryant's papers, notes, and recordings. He has led Washington D.C.-based Bryant Zamberlan Group since 2010. (en)
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