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Don McKellar

Screenwriter / Film Director / Film Producer / Actor | * 08/17/1963 (60) | Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Don 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 like 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 ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and ...

The Red Violin

Certification unknown

1998 | 3.7/5 | 2h 11min
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Music, Romance / Love
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Various citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day. ...

Last Night

Certification unknown

1998 | 3.4/5 | 1h 31min
Comedy, Romance / Love, Drama
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A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged. ...

eXistenZ

FSK: 16+ years

1999 | 3.4/5 | 1h 37min
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Horror
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When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. ...

Blindness

FSK: 12+ years

2008 | 3.3/5 | 2h 1min
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Don McKellar

Member of The Order of Canada
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Movies with Don McKellar as Actor(58)

as Wippet2022 Crimes of the Future
as Bernard Buckley2021 The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
as Doctor2021 The Middle Man
as Norm2020 Target Number One
as Journalist2019 Through Black Spruce
as Newscaster 1 (voice)2019 American Woman
as Gabriel2017 Meditation Park
as Dr. Bert Morrison2017 Blood Honey
as himself2017 Waiting for Ishtar
as Eric2017 Lolz-ita
as Father2016 Your Mother and I
as Dietmar2016 Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
as Horowitz2015 Zoom
as Pepe2014 Three Days in Havana
as The Host (voice)2013 Subconscious Password
as Richard2013 Treading Water
as Phil2012 I'm Yours
as Director2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
as Brian2010 Trigger
as Michael Laffont2010 Cooking With Stella
as Prosecutor2009 Leslie, My Name Is Evil
as Thief2008 Blindness
as Ron2008 Green Door
as Criminal Investigator (voice)2007 Redacted
as Dan2006 Monkey Warfare
as Publishing Executive2005 Where the Truth Lies
as Rick2004 Childstar
as Self / Pokey Jones / Patrick Wheeler / Matt Shapiro / Brad2004 Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Vernon2004 Clean
as Matt Shapiro2003 The Event
as Host2003 Public Domain
as Greenbaum2002 Trudeau
as Conrad2002 Rub & Tug
as Nathan2001 The Art of Woo
as Oliver Tapscrew2001 I Was a Rat
as Brad2000 Waydowntown
as himself2000 Vinyl
2000 This Might Be Good
as Alfred1999 The Passion of Ayn Rand
as Mr. Whittaker1999 Sea People
as Yevgeny Nourish1999 eXistenZ
as Male Dance Partner1998 Elimination Dance
as Evan Williams (Montréal)1998 The Red Violin
as Patrick Wheeler1998 Last Night
as Paul Heller1997 In the Presence of Mine Enemies
as Max1997 Sarabande
as Mike1996 Joe's So Mean to Josephine
as Jerry1996 Never Met Picasso
as Timothy1995 When Night Is Falling
as Ray Bud1994 Arrowhead
as Thomas1994 Exotica
as Security Guard1994 Camilla
as Concert Promoter1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
as Cabel1992 My Niagara
as Real Estate Hucker1992 Giant Steps
as Pokey Jones1991 Highway 61
as Tyler, the young censor1991 The Adjuster
as Russel, the Serial Killer1989 Roadkill

TV Shows/Series with Don McKellar as Actor(9)

as Al2014 Sensitive Skin
as Clarence Fines2006 Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006 At the Hotel
as Jack Ryder (voice)2003 Odd Job Jack
2003 Slings & Arrows
as Darren Nichols2003 Slings & Arrows
2001 Degrassi
as Curtis1998 Twitch City
1996 Once a Thief

Movies with Don McKellar as Crew(24)

Directing/Director2019 Through Black Spruce
Writing/Story Editor2016 Closet Monster
Directing/Director2015 It's Not You
Writing/Writer2015 It's Not You
Directing/Director2014 The Grand Seduction
Writing/Writer2010 This Movie Is Broken
Writing/Idea2010 This Movie Is Broken
Writing/Screenplay2008 Blindness
Directing/Director2004 Childstar
Writing/Writer2004 Childstar
Directing/Director2000 A Word from the Management
Writing/Writer2000 A Word from the Management
Directing/Director1998 Elimination Dance
Writing/Writer1998 Elimination Dance
Writing/Writer1998 The Red Violin
Directing/Director1998 Last Night
Writing/Writer1998 Last Night
Writing/Writer1995 Dance Me Outside
Writing/Screenplay1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Directing/Director1992 Blue
Writing/Writer1992 Blue
Writing/Story1991 Highway 61
Writing/Screenplay1991 Highway 61
Writing/Screenplay1989 Roadkill

TV Shows/Series with Don McKellar as Crew(8)

Production/Executive Producer2024 The Sympathizer
Writing/Writer2024 The Sympathizer
Creator/Creator2024 The Sympathizer
Production/Executive Producer2014 Sensitive Skin
Writing/Writer1998 Twitch City
Writing/Teleplay1998 Twitch City
Writing/Story1998 Twitch City
Creator/Creator1998 Twitch City

Full Name: Don McKellar
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Saturday, 08/17 1963 (August) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) (current age: 60 years + 245 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Toronto
Spouses (current/former): Tracy Wright
Don McKellar frequently works together with these people:
Bruce McDonald (17x, Crew)
Atom Egoyan (15x, Crew)
Niv Fichman (15x, Crew)
Tracy Wright (14x, Actress)
David Cronenberg (9x, Crew)
Sarah Polley (7x, Actress)
Sandra Oh (7x, Actress)
Reginald Harkema (7x, Crew)
Daniel Iron (7x, Crew)
Deirdre Bowen (7x, Crew)
Jennifer Jonas (6x, Crew)
Bob Martin (5x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10549, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024