Person · Actor

Don McKellar

A celebrated Canadian artist navigates the intersecting worlds of film, theater, and music, striving to leave a lasting creative legacy while remaining true to his artistic vision.

Born

August 17, 1963

From

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also:
Director
Writer

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Decades active

In short · Acting since 1989, 5 decades active, 64 credits.

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Biography

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.

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