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Don McKellar Biography (1963-)

Born August 17, 1963, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Addresses: Agent: Great North Artists Management, 350 Dupont St., Toronto, Ontario M5R 1V9, Canada; International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA90211.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director, screenwriter

Birth Details

August 17, 1963

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Russel, the serial killer, Roadkill (also known as Roadkill: Move or Die), Shadow Shows, 1989
• Pokey Jones, Highway 61, Skouras, 1991
• Tyler, the young censor, The Adjuster, Orion Classics, 1991
• Coleslaw Warehouse, 1992
• Concert promoter, Thirty-Two Short Films about Glenn Gould (also known as 32 curtas metragens sobre Glenn Gould, Glenn Gould--32 lyhytelokuvaa, and Trente-deux films brefs sur Glenn Gould), Samuel Goldwyn, 1993
• Thomas Pinto, Exotica, Miramax, 1994
• Security guard, Camilla, Miramax, 1994
• Ray Bud, Arrowhead, 1994
• Timothy, When Night Is Falling, October Films, 1995
• Jerry, Never Met Picasso, Turbulent Arts, 1996
• Mike, Joe's So Mean to Josephine, Alliance, 1996
• Max, Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande, 1997
• Evan Williams, The Red Violin (also known as Le violin rouge and Il violino rosso), Lions Gate Films, 1998
• Patrick Wheeler, Last Night, Lions Gate Films, 1998
• In My Corner (documentary), 1998
• Male dance partner, Elimination Dance (short), 1998
• The Herd, 1998
• Yevgeny Nourish, eXistenZ, Dimension/Miramax, 1999
• Himself, Vinyl, 2000
• Brad, Waydowntown, Lot 47 Films, 2000
• This Might Be Good (short), 2000
• Nathan, The Art of Woo, 2001
• Conrad, Rub & Tug, Velocity Home Entertainment, 2002
• Matt, The Event, ThinkFilm, Inc., 2003
• Public Domain, 2003
• Rick Schneider, Childstar, TVA Films, 2004
• Film Work
• Director, Blue (short), 1992
• Director, The Bloody Nose (short), 1992
• Story editor, Dance Me Outside, A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
• Story consultant, When Night Is Falling, October Films, 1995
• Director, Last Night, Lions Gate Films, 1998
• Director, A Word from Management (short), 2000
• Director, Childstar, TVA Films, 2004
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Curtis, Twitch City, CBC, 1998
• Voice of Jack Ryder, Odd Job Jack, Comedy Central, 2003
• Darren Nichols, Slings and Arrows, 2003
• Miniseries
• Oliver Tapscrew, I Was a Rat (also known as Un bon petit rat), BBC, 2001
• Mr. Tapscrew, Cinderella & Me, BBC, 2001
• Greenbaum, Trudeau, CBC, 2002
• Movies
• Paul Heller, In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Showtime, 1996
• Alfred, The Passion of Ayn Rand, Showtime, 1999
• Mr. Whittaker, Sea People, 1999
• Specials
• Himself, The Big Show (also known as The Big Show: Toronto International Film Festival), CBC, 2001
• Episodic
• Dr. Newlove, "Zone Five," Robocop, syndicated, 1994
• Arthur, "Elvis Has Left the Building," Taking the Falls, 1995
• Elaine's date, Side Effects, CBC, 1996
• Sam Francisco, "Rave On," Once a Thief (also known as John Woo's Once a Thief), 1997
• "Sarabande," Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach, PBS, 1998
• Keith Barra, "Mother & Child Reunion: Parts 1 & 2," Degrassi:The Next Generation, 2001
• Adam Kalilieh, "Alan's Ex," Made in Canada, 2001
• Famous director, "Chaos and Order," Foreign Objects, 2001
• Himself, Open Mike with Mike Bullard, 2003
• Stage Appearances
• Aldolpho, The Drowsy Chaperone, George Ignatieff Theater, Toronto,1999
• Appeared in Honest Ed! A Bargain Musical, Toronto; and The Leslie Spit Treeo and Measure for Measure, both Augusta Theatre Company, Toronto.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Roadkill (also known as Roadkill: Move or Die), Shadow Shows, 1989
• Highway 61, Skouras, 1991
• Blue (short), 1992
• The Bloody Nose (short), 1992
• (With Francois Girard) Thirty-Two Short Films about Glenn Gould (also known as 32 curtas metragens sobre Glenn Gould, Glenn Gould--32lyhytelokuvaa, and Trente-deux films brefs sur Glenn Gould), Samuel Goldwyn, 1993
• Dance Me Outside, A-Pix Entertainment, 1994
• (With Francois Girard) The Red Violin (also known as Le violonrouge and Il violino rosso), Lions Gate Films, 1998
• Last Night, Lions Gate Films, 1998
• (With Bruce McDonald and Michael Ondaatje) Elimination Dance (short), 1998
• A Word from Management (short), 2000
• Childstar, TVA Films, 2004
• Film Songs
• Highway 61, Skouras, 1991
• Television Episodes
• "I Slept with My Mother," Twitch City, CBC and Bravo, 1998
• "My Pet, My Hero," Twitch City, CBC and Bravo, 1998
• Stage Plays
• The Drowsy Chaperone, George Ignatieff Theater, Toronto, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Maclean's, May 25, 1998, p. 60; March 20, 2000, p. 59
• Saturday Night, November, 1998, p. 89
• Variety, July 12, 1999, p. 18