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Don McKellar
Actor

Don McKellar

17 Aug 1963Born
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Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBirthplace

Biography

Don McKellar CM (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave.

He is known for directing and writing the film Last Night, which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, as well as his screenplays for films such as Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, The Red Violin, and Blindness.

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McKellar frequently acts in his own projects, and has also appeared in Atom Egoyan's Exotica and David Cronenberg's eXistenZ and Crimes of the Future.

He is also known for being a fixture on Canadian television, with series including Twitch City, Odd Job Jack, and Slings & Arrows, as well as writing the book for the popular Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone. He is an eight-time nominee and two-time Genie Award winner.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026CollectorsFilm
  2. 2025The Occupant of the RoomFilm: Minturn
  3. 2025No Other ChoiceFilm: Screenplay
  4. 2024The Haunted SeasonSeries: Minturn (1 episode)
  5. 2024The SympathizerSeries: Writer, Creator (7 episodes)
  6. 2024Law & Order Toronto: Criminal IntentSeries: Les Cake (1 episode)
  7. 2022Crimes of the FutureFilm: Wippet
  8. 2021The Middle ManFilm: Doctor
  9. 2020The Curse of Audrey EarnshawFilm: Bernard Buckley
  10. 2020Target Number OneFilm: Norm
  11. 2020Hey Lady!Series: Dr. Wolfe (5 episodes)
  12. 2019American WomanFilm: Newscaster 1 (voice)
  13. 2019Through Black SpruceFilm: Journalist, Director
  14. 2017Meditation ParkFilm: Gabriel
  15. 2017Blood HoneyFilm: Dr. Bert Morrison
  16. 2017Lolz-itaFilm: Eric
  17. 2017Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie MingFilm: Dietmar (voice)
  18. 2016Your Mother and IFilm: Father
  19. 2016ZoomFilm: Horowitz
  20. 2015It's Not YouFilm: Director, Writer
  21. 2014Sensitive SkinSeries: Al (12 episodes)
  22. 2014The Grand SeductionFilm: Director
  23. 2014Three Days in HavanaFilm: Pepe
  24. 2013Treading WaterFilm: Richard
  25. 2013Subconscious PasswordFilm: The Host (voice)
  26. 2012I'm YoursFilm: Phil
  27. 2010TriggerFilm: Brian
  28. 2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldFilm: Director
  29. 2010This Movie Is BrokenFilm: Writer
  30. 2010Cooking With StellaFilm: Michael Laffont
  31. 2010Republic of DoyleSeries: JJ Murphy (1 episode)
  32. 2009Leslie, My Name Is EvilFilm: Prosecutor
  33. 2008Green DoorFilm: Ron
  34. 2008BlindnessFilm: Thief, Screenplay
  35. 2007RedactedFilm: Criminal Investigator (voice)
  36. 2007Phone Call From Imaginary Girlfriends: IstanbulFilm: Director, Writer
  37. 2007Phone Call From Imaginary Girlfriends: AnkaraFilm: Director, Writer
  38. 2006Monkey WarfareFilm: Dan
  39. 2006Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas StorySeries: Clarence Fines (2 episodes)
  40. 2005Where the Truth LiesFilm: Publishing Executive
  41. 2004ChildstarFilm: Rick Shille, Director, Writer
  42. 2004CleanFilm: Vernon
  43. 2003Slings & ArrowsSeries: Darren Nichols (18 episodes)
  44. 2003Odd Job JackSeries: Jack Ryder (voice) (52 episodes)
  45. 2003The EventFilm: Matt Shapiro
  46. 2003Public DomainFilm: Host
  47. 2002Rub & TugFilm: Conrad
  48. 2002TrudeauFilm: Greenbaum
  49. 2002WaydowntownFilm: Brad
  50. 2001I Was a RatFilm: Oliver Tapscrew
  51. 2001DegrassiSeries: Keith (2 episodes)
  52. 2001The Art of WooFilm: Nathan
  53. 2000PreludesFilm: Director
  54. 2000This Might Be GoodFilm
  55. 2000A Word from the ManagementFilm: Director, Writer
  56. 1999Sea PeopleFilm: Mr. Whittaker
  57. 1999eXistenZFilm: Yevgeny Nourish
  58. 1999The Passion of Ayn RandFilm: Alfred
  59. 1998The Red ViolinFilm: Evan Williams (Montréal), Screenplay
  60. 1998Last NightFilm: Patrick Wheeler, Director, Writer
  61. 1998Elimination DanceFilm: Male Dance Partner, Writer, Director
  62. 1998Twitch CitySeries: Curtis, Writer, Creator (13 episodes)
  63. 1997Never Met PicassoFilm: Jerry
  64. 1997SarabandeFilm: Max
  65. 1997In the Presence of Mine EnemiesFilm: Paul Heller
  66. 1997Joe's So Mean to JosephineFilm: Mike
  67. 1996Once a ThiefSeries (1 episode)
  68. 1995Dance Me OutsideFilm: Writer
  69. 1995When Night Is FallingFilm: Timothy
  70. 1994CamillaFilm: Security Guard
  71. 1994ExoticaFilm: Thomas
  72. 1994ArrowheadFilm: Ray Bud
  73. 1993Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn GouldFilm: Concert Promoter, Screenplay
  74. 1992Giant StepsFilm: Real Estate Hucker
  75. 1992My NiagaraFilm: Cabel
  76. 1992BlueFilm: Writer, Director
  77. 1991The AdjusterFilm: Tyler, the young censor
  78. 1991Highway 61Film: Pokey Jones, Screenplay
  79. 1989RoadkillFilm: Russel, the Serial Killer, Screenplay

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