Xavier Dolan

About

Xavier Dolan-Tadros CQ CM (born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), which he also starred in, wrote, and produced, and which premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section and won three awards from the program Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of Tom at the Farm—which premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in 2013—and his first English-language film, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Dolan has also directed music videos, notably with Adele for her...

Known for

It Chapter TwoMovie • 2019MommyMovie • 2014MartyrsMovie • 2008Bad Times at the El RoyaleMovie • 2018Bye ByeSeries • 1968Happily MarriedSeries • 2020It's Only the End of the WorldMovie • 2016Lost IllusionsMovie • 2021The Great ArchMovie • 2025The Night Logan Woke UpSeries • 2022Boy ErasedMovie • 2018I Killed My MotherMovie • 2009Matthias & MaximeMovie • 2019The BeastMovie • 2024Laurence AnywaysMovie • 2012Tom at the FarmMovie • 2014HeartbeatsMovie • 2010The Death & Life of John F. DonovanMovie • 2019CharlotteMovie • 2022Elephant SongMovie • 2015Good NeighboursMovie • 2011MirrorsMovie • 2007Heads or TailsMovie • 1997MiraculumMovie • 2014