Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter and director.

Life

Don McKellar attended the Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and later studied English at the University of Toronto . He started his career in the theater but soon turned to Canadian film.

McKellar had his first role in a movie in 1989 in Bruce McDonald's film Roadkill , for which he also wrote the script. McKellar later worked on several projects with Bruce McDonald ( Highway 61 , 1991, Twitch City , 1998/2000).

Don McKellar's best-known projects in Europe are the Oscar-nominated film The Red Violin (1998), for which he also wrote the screenplay, and the David Cronenberg film eXistenZ (1999).

Don McKellar's directorial debut is the film Last Night (1998), not well known in Europe , which accompanies a handful of people in their final hours on earth, which will cease to exist at midnight due to a meteorite strike.

He was partnered with Tracy Wright until her death.

Filmography (selection)

Movies

• 1989: Roadkill
• 1991: Highway 61
• 1993: Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
• 1994: Exotica
• 1995: When Night Is Falling (When Night Is Falling)
• 1998: Last Night (Director)
• 1998: The Red Violin (The Red Violin)
• 1999: eXistenZ
• 2004: Childstar (Director)
• 2008: The City of the Blind (Blindness)
• 2013: The Grand Seduction - Lies Until the Doctor Calls

TV Shows

• 2000: Twitch City
• 2001: Degrassi: The Next Generation
• 2006: Slings & Arrows
• 2007: Odd Job Jack
• since 2014: Sensitive Skin

Awards

• 1992: Toronto International Film Festival , Best Canadian Short Film - Special Jury Citation Award Winner ( Blue )
• 1994: Genie Awards , Genie Prize Winner ( Exotica , Best Supporting Actor category)
• 1998: Valladolid International Film Festival , Youth Jury Award - Special Mention Prize Winner ( Last Night )
• 1998: Mar del Plata Film Festival , OCIC Award Winner ( Last Night )
• 1998: Sudbury Cinéfest, Best Ontario Feature Award Winner ( Last Night )
• 1998: Toronto International Film Festival, Best Canadian First Feature Film Award Winner ( Last Night )
• 1998: Cannes International Film Festival , Award of the Youth ( Last Night , Best Foreign Film Category)
• 1999: Fantasporto , Directors' Week Award Winner ( Last Night , Category Best Director)
• 1999: Genie Awards, Prix ​​Jutra Prize Winner ( Last Night )
• 1999: Genie Awards, Genie Prize Winner (together with François Girard , Le Violon Rouge , Best Screenplay Category)
• 1999: Prix Jutra, Prize Winner (together with François Girard, Le Violon Rouge , Best Screenplay Category)
• 1999: Writers Guild of Canada, WGC Award Winner ( Twitch City , Episode My Pet, My Hero )
• 2000: Canadian Comedy Award, Prize Winner ( Last Night , Category Best Director)
• 2000: Cinequest San Jose Film Festival, Prize Winner (together with Bruce McDonald, Elimination Dance , Best Short Film category)
• 2005: Vancouver Film Critics Circle, VFCC Award Winner ( Childstar , Best Actor Category (Canadian Film))
• 2005: Vancouver Film Critics Circle, VFCC Award Winner ( Childstar , Category Best Director (Canadian Film))
• 2007: Vancouver Film Critics Circle, VFCC Award Winner ( Monkey Warfare , Best Actor (Canadian Film) category)

Web links

• Don McKellar in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Fansite (english)