Quick Facts
Born:
1963-08-17
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits:
71 Total Roles
Don McKellar
Acting
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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. 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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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. 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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Don McKellar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Director
eXistenZ
Yevgeny Nourish
Blindness
Thief
Crimes of the Future
Wippet
The Red Violin
Evan Williams (Montréal)
Exotica
Thomas
Where the Truth Lies
Publishing Executive
Redacted
Criminal Investigator (voice)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nash the Slash Rises Again! MOVIE | Self - Russell the Serial Killer/Self - Pokey Jones(archive footage) |
| 2025 | The Occupant of the Room MOVIE | Minturn |
| 2024 | The Haunted Season TV | Minturn |
| 2024 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent TV | Les Cake |
| 2022 | Crimes of the Future MOVIE | Wippet |
| 2021 | The Middle Man MOVIE | Doctor |
| 2020 | The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw MOVIE | Bernard Buckley |
| 2020 | Target Number One MOVIE | Norm |
| 2020 | Hey Lady! TV | Dr. Wolfe |
| 2019 | American Woman MOVIE | Newscaster 1 (voice) |