- With Nancy Miller ("Saving Grace", "Any Day Now"), developed, wrote and pitched "Dustoff," (a U.S. Army med-evac series) to CBS.
- 2016: "Preternatural: Flight of the Godwits" won the series teleplay portion of the Other Worlds Austin Film Festival.
- Developed and wrote the screenplay "Playdates" a relationship comedy-drama: ennui, infidelity, redemption, renewal.
- Developed, wrote and pitched the social sci-fi series "Preternatural" to Valhalla Entertainment, Gale Ann Hurd's shingle for "The Walking Dead.".
- Developed and wrote "Below the surface," a WWII submarine adventure-drama series, and then pitched with David Maples ("In Plain Sight") to NBC and HBO.
- In development on "Legat," an international thriller with a fish-out-of-water female lead, the show being sited in India.
- Acton is a former cop and lawyer. Fluent in Spanish from Peace Corps service in Nicaragua. A licensed pilot with commercial and instrument.
- Wrote "Fade In," a political column for McClatchy Newspaper. Written as a sitcom, it followed the 2008 Presidential Election.
- Developed and wrote, then pitched with Annie Brunner ("Against The Wall"), "10-7," (police procedural) to The Cloudland Company, Peter Tolan's production shingle.
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