Ian McKay is an Australian-American director, actor, and writer. He made his directing debut with Halloween Bandits (2017) at the 23rd San Luis Obispo International Film Festival and his acting debut in the short thriller Mind Trap (2017). McKay was named Best Director in 2020 and 2021 at the CCFS Student Film Competition, and won the 2021 San Luis Obispo High School Film Festival with his critically acclaimed romantic drama Kingdom of Happy Fallacies (2020).