Don McKellar

Don McKellar

CountryCanada Canada
GenderMale
BirthdayAug 17, 1963
BiographyDon McKellar (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, Blindness, and No Other Choice. 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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Odd Job Jack
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as Jack Ryder
Sensitive Skin
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Sensitive Skin

as Al Jackson
Slings & Arrows
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Slings & Arrows

as Darren Nichols
Twitch City
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Twitch City

as Curtis

Part of Crew

Michael: Every Day
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Michael: Every Day

as Executive Producer
The Sympathizer
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The Sympathizer

as Creator

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