In 1996, Lester transitioned from acting to producing, writing and directing where he has created award-winning commercials and short films.
Lester played the lead role in Once a Hero, as superhero Captain Justice and his alter-ego archeologist, Brad Steele.
He appeared as an FBI Agent in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, as well as The Little Drummer Girl and In the Cold of the Night.
Since the start of the 1990s Lester has worked as an executive producer, writer and director for several commercials, stage productions and films.
The Last Real Cowboys (2000), starring Academy Award and Golden Globes winner Billy Bob Thornton and actor Mickey Jones was Big Picture Studios’ debut film.
[2] At the time of the premiere, ELEVATE was the largest single screen film festival event in the world and filmmakers were challenged to, “create works that inspire people and societies to break out of the limited thinking and prejudices that persistently divide mankind.” The festival was judged by Michel Shane, A. Kitman Ho and Martha De Laurentiis.