title: Christian Beranek
text: # Christian Beranek
  
  Christian Beranek (born August 23, 1974) is a United States writer, actress, musician and film/TV producer.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Beranek was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, though she regards herself as a native of Glenwood. She currently resides near Santa Fe, New Mexico and is a writer, producer, and consultant. Beranek is a trans woman. Her graphic novel credits include Dracula vs. King Arthur, Silent Forest and Outlaw Territory. She wrote, produced and starred in the 2004 indie film Caucasian Brown and has acted in several shorts for Pdflo Films.
  
  In 2008 Beranek signed a deal with Walt Disney Pictures to help launch Kingdom Comics.
  
  Beranek has developed prequel and origin material for the films Seven, Babylon A.D. and Max Payne.
  
  In 2010 Beranek co-launched The Webcomic Factory with co-creator Tony DiGerolamo. The site provides daily webcomic content. Beranek continues to write material there.
  
  In 2013 Beranek launched the webcomic series Validation with Kelci Crawford.
  
  