About
Don McKellar CM (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, playwright, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. He is known for directing and writing the film Last Night, which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, as well as his screenplays for films such as Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, The Red Violin, and Blindness. McKellar frequently acts in his own projects, and has also appeared in Atom Egoyan's Exotica and David Cronenberg's eXistenZ and Crimes of the Future. He is also known for being a fixture on Canadian television, with series including Twitch City, Odd Job Jack, and Slings & Arrows, as well as writing the book for the popular Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone. He is an eight-time nominee and two-time Genie Award winner....
Known for
DegrassiSeries • 2001
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal IntentSeries • 2024
Republic of DoyleSeries • 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldMovie • 2010
No Other ChoiceMovie • 2025
The SympathizerSeries • 2024
Once a ThiefSeries • 1996
eXistenZMovie • 1999
Crimes of the FutureMovie • 2022
BlindnessMovie • 2008
Where the Truth LiesMovie • 2005
Slings & ArrowsSeries • 2003
Target Number OneMovie • 2020
The Red ViolinMovie • 1998
The Grand SeductionMovie • 2014
CleanMovie • 2004
ExoticaMovie • 1994
RedactedMovie • 2007
ZoomMovie • 2016
The Curse of Audrey EarnshawMovie • 2020
Closet MonsterMovie • 2016
When Night Is FallingMovie • 1995
Last NightMovie • 1998
The Middle ManMovie • 2021