Landon studied film at The Tisch School of the Arts. His journey to Los  Angeles involved being an airline pilot for United, drummer for Gavin  DeGraw, and Skymaster 337 captain for NOAA flying whale protection  missions. His first neighbor was a casting director who suggested he  start making his own films. Six years later he had  written/directed/produced over 100 digital comedy shorts, music videos,  short films; as well as sitcom pilots, and written eight feature films.  His feature script Costmart won best original screenplay at BigStar Film  Festival, as well as Tampa Bay Film Festival. His breakout role was  Mitch Yancey on Castle.