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

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