Don McKellar
Acting

Don McKellar

August 17, 1963 (62 years old) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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Known For

Degrassi

Degrassi

2001 • TV

Republic of Doyle

Republic of Doyle

2010 • TV

Elimination Dance

Elimination Dance

1998 • Movie

Monkey Warfare

Monkey Warfare

2006 • Movie

The Adjuster

The Adjuster

1991 • Movie

Green Door

Green Door

2008 • Movie

Movie Credits (72)

Acting

1998

Elimination Dance

as Male Dance Partner

2006

Monkey Warfare

as Dan

1991

The Adjuster

as Tyler, the young censor

2008

Green Door

as Ron

1997

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Paul Heller

2019

American Woman

as Newscaster 1 (voice)

2007

Redacted

as Criminal Investigator (voice)

2008

Blindness

as Thief

1994

Exotica

as Thomas

1992

Giant Steps

as Real Estate Hucker

2002

Rub & Tug

as Conrad

2013

Subconscious Password

as The Host (voice)

2022

Crimes of the Future

as Wippet

2013

Treading Water

as Richard

1997

Sarabande

as Max

2004

Clean

as Vernon

1999

eXistenZ

as Yevgeny Nourish

2005

Where the Truth Lies

as Publishing Executive

1994

Camilla

as Security Guard

1998

The Red Violin

as Evan Williams (Montréal)

Crew

2004

Childstar

Director

1998

The Red Violin

Writer

1998

Last Night

Director

2014

The Grand Seduction

Director

2000

A Word from the Management

Director

2000

A Word from the Management

Writer

2004

Childstar

Writer

2000

Preludes

Director

1992

Blue

Writer

1998

Elimination Dance

Writer

TV Credits (16)

Acting

2001

Degrassi

as Keith

2 episodes

2010

Republic of Doyle

as J.J. Murphy

1 episodes

1996

Once a Thief

1 episodes

2003

Slings & Arrows

as Darren Nichols

18 episodes

2003

Odd Job Jack

as Jack Ryder (voice)

52 episodes

1998

Twitch City

as Curtis

13 episodes

2014

Sensitive Skin

as Al

12 episodes

2020

Hey Lady!

as Dr. Wolfe

5 episodes

2006

Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

as Clarence Fines

2 episodes

Crew

2014

Sensitive Skin

Executive Producer

2024

The Sympathizer

Executive Producer

2017

Michael: Every Day

Executive Producer

1998

Twitch City

Writer

2024

The Sympathizer

Writer

2024

The Sympathizer

Creator

1998

Twitch City

Creator

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 17, 1963 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Popularity
0.7

Career Stats

72
Movies
16
TV Shows