Optioned screenwriter based in Los Angeles Dempsey is prolific in all genres of film and television. His first option deal for the comedy series he wrote and created, "Inherent Problems", came just 6 months after moving to California from North Carolina in October of 2020. In November 2021 he signed with a production company in Culver City to develop two projects (one film/one tv series) and he has a feature film pending for first quarter 2022 with another production team in Hollywood.
Dempsey's work has received favorable coverage from industry notables Jon Hersh, Charlie Osowik, Carli Haney, Darcy Donavan, SK Dayne, Stevenson Greene and Diane Bell.