cell ent ▁account ▁of ▁one ▁man ' s ▁fl irt ation ▁with ▁a ▁tw il ight ▁zone ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁making ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁C auff iel ▁began ▁writing ▁and ▁producing ▁crime ▁document aries . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁re located ▁from ▁Michigan ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁write ▁for ▁film ▁and ▁create ▁series ▁television . ▁He ' s ▁developed ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁projects ▁with , ▁among ▁others , ▁Billy ▁Cry stal , ▁David ▁Schw immer , ▁Michael ▁Med av oy , ▁K ie fer ▁S uther land , ▁Kath ry n ▁Morris ▁and ▁Michael ▁Douglas . ▁ ▁C auff iel ▁is ▁a ▁sur fer ▁and ▁motor cy cl ist . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁in ▁alco hol ▁and ▁drug ▁re h abil itation ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁and ▁head ed ▁a ▁research ▁grant ▁about ▁alco hol ▁problems ▁among ▁young ▁people ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁on ▁Al co hol ▁Ab use ▁and ▁Al co hol ism ▁( NI AA A ) ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health . ▁He ' s ▁the ▁co - found er ▁of ▁Primary ▁Pur pose ▁Produ ctions , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁production ▁company ▁that ▁creates ▁short ▁films ▁about ▁add ict s ▁and ▁alco hol ics ▁in ▁recovery . ▁C auff iel ' s ▁direct ing ▁debut ▁with ▁Primary ▁Pur pose , ▁Men ▁In ▁A ▁Box , ▁st arring ▁Kurt wood ▁Smith , ▁was ▁a ▁selection ▁at ▁several ▁American ▁film ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁His ▁daughter ▁is ▁actress