Bruce McDonald Biography (1959-)

Born May 28, 1959, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Acronym Entertainment, 9350 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 328, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer, editor, actor
Birth Details: May 28, 1959; Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Director, Let Me See ... , 1982
Assistant editor and music editor, Next of Kin, 1984
Producer, editor, and director, Knock! Knock!, 1985
Production assistant, Agnes of God, 1985
Assistant editor, Lost!, 1986
Editor, Speaking Parts, Zeitgeist Films, 1989
Producer and director, Roadkill (also known as Roadkill: Move or Die), MCA Home Video, 1989
Coproducer and editor, The Mysterious Moon Men of Canada (short film), Canadian Filmmaker's Distribution Centre, 1989
Producer and director, Highway 61, Skouras Pictures, 1991
Producer, Blue, 1992
Producer and director, Dance Me Outside, 1995
Director, Hard Core Logo, Miramax, 1996
Director, Elimination Dance (short film), 1998
Executive producer, Stuff (also known as Decharge), 1999
Executive producer, Vinyl, The Asylum, 2000
Story editor, Love Come Down, DEJ Productions, 2000
Director, Picture Claire, DEJ Productions, 2001
Director, MaximumRockNRoll, 2004
Film Appearances
Bruce Shack, the director, Roadkill (also known as Roadkill: Move or Die), 1989
Man in restaurant, Curtis's Charm, 1995
Documentary filmmaker, Hard Core Logo, Miramax, 1996
Hitchhiker, Drawing Flies, 1996
Wild guy #3, Last Night (also known as Minuit), 1998
Dennis, Jet Boy, 2001

Jesse James, The Outlaws of Missouri, 2003
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, The Rez, 1996
Producer, Twitch City, CBC and Bravo, 1998
Movies
Director, Platinum, CBC, 1997
Director, Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (also known as Jacqueline Susann, la scandaleuse), USA Network, 1998
Director, American Whiskey Bar, 1998
Executive producer, Verlorene Fluegel (also known as Lost Wings), 1999
Director, Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson, 2001
Television Director
Pilots
"Mother and Child Reunion: Parts 1 & 2," Degrassi: The Next Generation, 2001
Episodic
"Betrayal," Lonesome Dove: The Series (also known as Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years), syndicated, 1996
"All Our Sins Forgotten," Welcome to Paradox, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Twitch City, CBC and Bravo, 1998, 2000
"Eternity--14 Deep Down," Code Name: Eternity, 2000
(As Bruce MacDonald) "Tunnels," Lexx (also known as Lexx: The Dark Zone, Lexx: The Series, and Tales from a Parallel Universe), Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
(As Bruce MacDonald) "Garden," Lexx (also known as Lexx: The Dark Zone, Lexx: The Series, and Tales from a Parallel Universe), Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
"Menage-a-Kill," The War Next Door, USA Network, 2000
"Secrets and Lies," Degrassi: The Next Generation, 2001
Queer as Folk (also known as Queer as Folk USA), Showtime,2002-2004
"Message in a Bottle," Degrassi: The Next Generation, 2003
"I Am Question Mark," Radio Free Roscoe, 2003
"The Imposter," Radio Free Roscoe, 2003
"The Choice: Part 2," Playmakers, ESPN, 2003
This Is Wonderland, CBC, 2004
Also directed "Makeover," Flash Forward; "Cross My Heart," Ready or Not; "All Or Nothing," Ready or Not; "The Marrying Man," Taking the Falls; The Ray Bradbury Theatre (also known as The Bradbury Trilogy, Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Mystery Theatre, and Ray Bradbury presente); The Hidden Room, Lifetime; Liberty Street, CBC; (as Bruce MacDonald) Nancy Drew (alsoknown as Alice et les Hardy Boys), syndicated; Little Men, PAX.
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Directed "Cemetery" by The Headstones.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Daniel Brooks) Knock! Knock!, 1985
(Story only) Roadkill (also known as Roadkill: Move or Die), MCA Home Video, 1989
Highway 61, Skouras Pictures, 1991
Dance Me Outside, Shadow Distribution, 1995
Elimination Dance (short film), 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Toronto Sun, November 23, 2000

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