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Don McKellar

Acting Born Aug 17, 1963 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 credits

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

Republic of Doyle

as J.J. Murphy
Film

Crank

as Keith

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

as Les Cake
Film

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

as Director
Film

Cinema Paradiso

1988
Film

Revolver

as Darren Nichols
Film

The Hot Chick

as Curtis
Film

eXistenZ

as Yevgeny Nourish

Full filmography

  • Republic of Doyle (2010) as J.J. Murphy
  • Degrassi (2001) as Keith
  • Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (2024) as Les Cake
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) as Director
  • Once a Thief (1996)
  • Exotica (1994) as Thomas
  • Slings & Arrows (2003) as Darren Nichols
  • Twitch City (1998) as Curtis
  • eXistenZ (1999) as Yevgeny Nourish
  • Odd Job Jack (2003) as Jack Ryder (voice)
  • Blindness (2008) as Thief
  • Crimes of the Future (2022) as Wippet
  • The Red Violin (1998) as Evan Williams (Montréal)
  • Last Night (1998) as Patrick Wheeler
  • Target Number One (2020) as Norm
  • Where the Truth Lies (2005) as Publishing Executive
  • Redacted (2007) as Criminal Investigator (voice)
  • When Night Is Falling (1995) as Timothy
  • Hey Lady! (2020) as Dr. Wolfe
  • Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017) as Dietmar (voice)
  • Sensitive Skin (2014) as Al
  • The Adjuster (1991) as Tyler, the young censor
  • Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006) as Clarence Fines
  • The Event (2003) as Matt Shapiro