“The Summer I Turned Pretty” star Christopher Briney is set to receive the North Fork TV Festival‘s 2025 Rising Star Award.
Created to celebrate emerging talent whose performances have captivated audiences and signaled a bold new force in television, the accolade will be presented to Briney at the 10th Annual North Fork TV Festival, which runs June 17-18 in Greenport, NY.
The event will feature a curated lineup of pilot screenings, panel discussions, exclusive receptions, and award spotlights, offering attendees a behind-the-scenes look at the evolving art of television storytelling.
Best known for his breakout role as Conrad Fisher in Amazon’s YA romance series “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” which will debut its third and final season this July, Briney recently starred as Aaron Samuel” in Paramount’s “Mean Girls.” Briney made his debut starring opposite Ben Kingsley in “Dalíland.” He graduated from Pace University where he received a bachelor’s of fine arts in acting for film, TV, voiceover and commercial.
In addition to Briney, the festival will bestow “Severance” star Tramell Tillman with the 2025 Breakout Performance Award and “Law & Order: Organized Crime” star Christopher Meloni will receive the festival’s top honor, 2025 Canopy Award.
New this year is a reimagined Inside the Actors Studio series, which the festival describes as “a piano-bar-style experience featuring candid, back-to-back conversations with top TV talent.” Along with Briney, talent confirmed for panels at the festival include Tillman (“Severance”), Anna Chlumsky (“Veep”), Richard Kind (“Only Murders in the Building”), Susan Kelechi Watson (“This Is Us,” “The Residence”) and Jenn Lyon (“Claws”).
“Christopher Briney has that rare magnetism that draws you in and holds you there,” North Fork TV Festival founder Noah Doyle said. “His work on ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ reflects both a sensitivity and strength that signals the arrival of a major new talent. We’re honored to recognize him this year.”
Festival passes and individual tickets will go on sale soon at www.northfork.tv/tickets.