Chad A. Verdi

Chad A. Verdi is an American film producer and film director from East Greenwich, Rhode Island.

Early life Verdi's father owned a meat-packing company and he worked in the day-to-day operations of the family business. He started numerous side businesses, including: toy manufacturers, restaurants, an advertising franchise, a poultry company, a coffee company, and acquired real estate.

By the time he was 25 years old he was a millionaire. He has said his real estate investments support his filmmaking, today. He went on to produce Loosies, with Peter Facinelli and Jamie Alexander that same year. The film secured a major distribution deal with IFC.

Verdi has executive produced more than 63 films, including Silence, The 50 Year Argument, and The Irishman directed by Martin Scorsese.

Other notable works include Bleed for This starring Miles Teller and Katey Sagal, Welles Crowther, and Wander starring Tommy Lee Jones and Aaron Eckhart.

Verdi Productions does not operate on a project-to-project basis, but functions like a west coast film studio with established offices, full-time employees and a continuous stream of product. Verdi and his investment partners have invested over $300 million into 61 feature films. His productions use mostly Rhode Island crews.

Filmography Year Film Credit 2011 Inkubus Loosies 2012 Yellow Infected 2013 Self Storage Army of the Damned 2014 The Opposite Sex 2015 Bad Hurt Executive producer War Pigs Almost Mercy 2016 Bleed for This Silence Executive producer 2017 The Elephant and the Butterfly Executive producer 2019 Vault The Irishman Executive producer 2020 Wander 2021 Midnight in the Switchgrass Executive producer Out of Death Burial Ground Massacre Survive the Game Castle Falls Executive producer Fortress 2022 Fortress: Sniper's Eye Damon's Revenge Wrong Place Savage Salvation 2024 Chosen Family 2026 Sleepwalker Coyote vs. Acme Executive Producer

Acting Year Film Role Notes 2011 Inkubus Baseball Dad Loosies Father in Train Station 2016 Bleed for This Chad Uncredited