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Don McKellar

Don McKellar

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don McKellar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025 • Self - Russell the Serial Killer/Self - Pokey Jones(archive footage)
The Occupant of the Room
The Occupant of the Room
2025 • Minturn
Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future
2022 • Wippet
The Middle Man
The Middle Man
2021 • Doctor
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
2020 • Bernard Buckley
Target Number One
Target Number One
2020 • Norm
American Woman
American Woman
2019 • Newscaster 1 (voice)
Through Black Spruce
Through Black Spruce
2019 • Journalist

Full filmography

Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
2025 • Self - Russell the Serial Killer/Self - Pokey Jones(archive footage)
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American Woman
American Woman
2019 • Newscaster 1 (voice)
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Blood Honey
Blood Honey
2017 • Dr. Bert Morrison
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Lolz-ita
Lolz-ita
2017 • Eric
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Zoom
Zoom
2016 • Horowitz
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Treading Water
Treading Water
2013 • Richard
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Subconscious Password
Subconscious Password
2013 • The Host (voice)
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I'm Yours
I'm Yours
2012 • Phil
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Trigger
Trigger
2010 • Brian
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Cooking With Stella
Cooking With Stella
2010 • Michael Laffont
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Blindness
Blindness
2008 • Thief
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Redacted
Redacted
2007 • Criminal Investigator (voice)
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Where the Truth Lies
Where the Truth Lies
2005 • Publishing Executive
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Childstar
Childstar
2004 • Rick Shille
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Clean
Clean
2004 • Vernon
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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
2004 • Self / Pokey Jones / Patrick Wheeler / Matt Shapiro / Brad
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The Event
The Event
2003 • Matt Shapiro
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Rub & Tug
Rub & Tug
2002 • Conrad
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Trudeau
Trudeau
2002 • Greenbaum
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I Was a Rat
I Was a Rat
2001 • Oliver Tapscrew
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Vinyl
Vinyl
2000 • Himself
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Sea People
Sea People
1999 • Mr. Whittaker
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eXistenZ
eXistenZ
1999 • Yevgeny Nourish
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The Red Violin
The Red Violin
1998 • Evan Williams (Montréal)
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Last Night
Last Night
1998 • Patrick Wheeler
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Elimination Dance
Elimination Dance
1998 • Male Dance Partner
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Camilla
Camilla
1994 • Security Guard
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Exotica
Exotica
1994 • Thomas
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Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1994 • Ray Bud
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Giant Steps
Giant Steps
1992 • Real Estate Hucker
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My Niagara
My Niagara
1992 • Cabel
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The Adjuster
The Adjuster
1991 • Tyler, the young censor
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Highway 61
Highway 61
1991 • Pokey Jones
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Roadkill
Roadkill
1989 • Russel, the Serial Killer
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Don McKellar – Biography, Known For & Filmography