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Name
  
Don McKellar

Role
  
Actor


Education
  
University of Toronto

Plays
  
The Drowsy Chaperone

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Born
  
August 17, 1963 (age 60) (
1963-08-17
)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alma mater
  
Victoria College, Toronto

Spouse
  
Tracy Wright (m. 2010–2010)

Awards
  
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Movies and TV shows
  
The Grand Seduction, Blindness, Last Night, Sensitive Skin, The Red Violin

Similar People
  
Bob Martin, Tracy Wright, Lisa Lambert, Gordon Pinsent, Bruce McDonald

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Don McKellar CM (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave.

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Personal life

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McKellar was born in Toronto, Ontario to a lawyer father and teacher mother. He attended Glenview Senior Public School, Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute and later studied English at the University of Toronto's Victoria College. After beginning his career in the theatre, McKellar was lured into the realm of Canadian cinema, where he has since become a ubiquitous presence.

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McKellar married his longtime partner, Canadian actress Tracy Wright, on January 3, 2010. Wright died from cancer on June 22, 2010.

Career

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McKellar was a founding member of Toronto's Augusta Company, along with his future wife Tracy Wright and Daniel Brooks.

McKellar made his first screen appearance in 1989 in Bruce McDonald's film Roadkill, for which he also wrote the screenplay. McKellar's work on Roadkill earned him Genie Award nominations for best supporting actor and best screenwriter, attracting the attention of many in Canada. Roadkill also won the Toronto-Citytv Award for best Canadian feature.

McKellar collaborated again with McDonald for his 1991 film Highway 61, writing the screenplay and playing the starring role as the barber Pokey Jones. Again McKellar's work solicited wide praise, earning him a second Genie nomination for best screenwriter and a nomination for best actor. McKellar's most recent collaboration with McDonald spawned the cult classic television series Twitch City, in which McKellar played the starring role of Curtis, a television addict and shut-in.

Since his entry into Canadian cinema, McKellar has also been involved in numerous projects. He appeared in Atom Egoyan's films The Adjuster (1991) and Exotica (1994), the latter of which earned him the Genie for best supporting actor. McKellar collaborated with François Girard, authoring the screenplays for his films Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1992), and the Academy Award winning (Best Original Score) The Red Violin (1998), in which McKellar starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson. He also appeared alongside Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh in David Cronenberg's 1999 film eXistenZ.

McKellar has emerged as a filmmaker in his own right; his directorial debut, Last Night (1998), garnered impressive critical acclaim, winning the Prix de la Jeunesse at the Cannes Film Festival and the Claude Jutra Award at the Genies. In 2001, he played the role of Oliver Tapscrew in the TV children's drama series I Was a Rat. His second film, Childstar, opened in 2004 at the Toronto International Film Festival to enthusiastic reviews.

McKellar also starred in the animated sitcom Odd Job Jack as the titular hero, Jack Ryder, which ran for four seasons between 2004 and 2007 on The Comedy Network.

McKellar has appeared in all three seasons of television's Slings & Arrows, as Darren Nichols, a theatre director. The show is co-written by Bob Martin, who collaborated with McKellar on the musical The Drowsy Chaperone. Martin and McKellar also cocreated the Canadian television sitcom Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays, scheduled to debut on CBC Television in fall 2011.

In 2006, he appeared in Ken Finkleman's miniseries At The Hotel. In June 2006 he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical for The Drowsy Chaperone. He received a Gemini Award nomination for his role as socialist politician Clarence Fines in Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story.

McKellar hosted the CBC Radio One series High Definition. He co-starred in and wrote the 2008 screen adaptation of José Saramago's 1995 novel Blindness.

In 2016, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for his contributions to Canadian culture as an actor, writer and director".

Television

  • Twitch City (1998-2000)
  • Slings and Arrows (2003-2006)
  • Odd Job Jack (2003-2007)
  • Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays (2011)
  • Sensitive Skin (2014, 6 episodes)
  • Filmography

    Actor
    2022
    Crimes of the Future as
    Wippet
    2021
    The Middle Man as
    Doctor
    2020
    The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw as
    Bernard Buckley
    2020
    Most Wanted as
    Norm
    2020
    Hey Lady! (TV Series short) as
    Dr. Wolfe
    - Episode #1.8 (2020) - Dr. Wolfe
    - Episode #1.7 (2020) - Dr. Wolfe
    - Episode #1.6 (2020) - Dr. Wolfe
    - Episode #1.4 (2020) - Dr. Wolfe
    - Episode #1.3 (2020) - Dr. Wolfe
    2019
    American Woman as
    Newscaster 1 (voice)
    2018
    Through Black Spruce as
    Journalist
    2017
    Lolz-ita (Short) as
    Eric
    2017
    Meditation Park as
    Gabriel
    2017
    Blood Honey as
    Dr. Bert Morrison
    2017
    Saving Hope (TV Series) as
    Dr. Amos Carver
    - Fix You (2017) - Dr. Amos Carver
    - We Need to Talk About Charlie Harris (2017) - Dr. Amos Carver
    - Problem Child (2017) - Dr. Amos Carver
    2016
    Your Mother and I (Short) as
    Father
    2014
    Sensitive Skin (TV Series) as
    Al Jackson
    - The Return of the Other Davina (2014) - Al Jackson
    - Not the Haitian Corpse (2014) - Al Jackson
    - The Mummy (2014) - Al Jackson
    - The Three Sisters (2014) - Al Jackson
    - The Old Woman (2014) - Al Jackson
    - The Other Davina (2014) - Al Jackson
    2016
    Window Horses as
    Dietmar (voice)
    2015
    Zoom as
    Horowitz (voice)
    2013
    3 Days in Havana as
    Pepe
    2013
    Subconscious Password (Short) as
    The Host (voice)
    2013
    Treading Water as
    Richard
    2012
    Dan Mangan: Post-War Blues (Music Video) as
    Weapons of mass media expert
    2011
    I'm Yours as
    Phil
    2011
    Republic of Doyle (TV Series) as
    J.J. Murphy
    - A Stand Up Guy (2011) - J.J. Murphy
    2010
    Trigger as
    Brian
    2010
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as
    Director
    2009
    Cooking with Stella as
    Michael Laffont
    2009
    Manson, My Name Is Evil as
    Prosecutor
    2008
    Green Door (Short) as
    Ron
    2008
    Blindness as
    Thief
    2008
    The Englishman's Boy (TV Mini Series) as
    Coster
    - Part Two (2008) - Coster
    - Part One (2008) - Coster
    2003
    Odd Job Jack (TV Series) as
    Jack Ryder
    - Jack and the Magic Pencil (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - King Ho (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - You Almost Got Served (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - Revolving Jobs (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - Master of Temps (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - 12 Chickens (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - Jack Ryder's Unofficial High School Reunion (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - The Beauty Beast (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - Flight of the Bumbling Idiot (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - Insecticidal Tendencies (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - The Good Locksmith (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - Mindhumper (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - No One Likes a Gorilla (2007) - Jack Ryder
    - Kindergarten Temp (2006) - Jack Ryder
    - Jack Ryder and the Fountain of Life (2006) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - My Big Miserable African Honeymoon (2006) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - Jack Ryder Gets Hitched (2006) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - Claws (2006) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - The Big Dump (2006) - Jack Ryder
    - The Temp, the Slut, the Queen and Her Corgis (2006) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - Twenty-One You're Dead (2006) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - The Biggest Bang (2005) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - Orgy: The Musical (2005) - Jack Ryder
    - Law and Lawlessness (2005) - Jack Ryder
    - Close Encounters of the Uncomfortable Kind (2005) - Jack Ryder
    - The Great White Joke (2005) - Jack Ryder
    - Dragon Dueler (2005) - Jack Ryder
    - 29.5 (2005) - Jack Ryder
    - A Christmas Coma (2005) - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - Jack Ryder Goes to War (2005) - Jack Ryder
    - You Suck! (2004) - Jack Ryder
    - Fantasy Atoll (2004) - Jack Ryder
    - Death and Life (2003) - Jack Ryder
    - The Wheel Is Not Enough (2003) - Jack Ryder
    - Broke & Broker (2003) - Jack Ryder
    - Easy Ryder (2003) - Jack Ryder
    - I Watch the Watchmen (2003) - Jack Ryder
    - A Candidacy of Dunces - Jack Ryder
    - The Man Who Smelled Too Much - Jack Ryder
    - Waiting for Gordo - Jack Ryder
    - Skateballs of Steel - Jack Ryder
    - Night of the Flesh Eating Zombie Meter Maids - Jack Ryder
    - The Ten Labours of Jack Ryder - Jack Ryder
    - Odd Job John - Jack Ryder
    - Two Marketeers - Jack Ryder
    - Lord of the 3-Ring Binder - Jack Ryder
    - Iron Temp - Jack Ryder
    - Holyland - Jack Ryder
    - Go West Young Ryder - Jack Ryder
    - Fatal Extraction - Jack Ryder
    - American Wiener - Jack Ryder (voice)
    - Almost Wormless - Jack Ryder
    2007
    Redacted as
    Criminal Investigator (voice)
    2006
    Monkey Warfare as
    Dan
    2003
    Slings and Arrows (TV Series) as
    Darren Nichols
    - The Promised End (2006) - Darren Nichols
    - All Blessed Secrets (2006) - Darren Nichols
    - Every Inch a King (2006) - Darren Nichols
    - That Way Madness Lies (2006) - Darren Nichols
    - Vex Not His Ghost (2006) - Darren Nichols
    - Divided Kingdom (2006) - Darren Nichols
    - Birnam Wood (2005) - Darren Nichols
    - Steeped in Blood (2005) - Darren Nichols
    - Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair (2005) - Darren Nichols
    - Rarer Monsters (2005) - Darren Nichols
    - Fallow Time (2005) - Darren Nichols
    - Season's End (2005) - Darren Nichols (credit only)
    - Playing the Swan (2003) - Darren Nichols (credit only)
    - Mirror up to Nature (2003) - Darren Nichols (credit only)
    - Outrageous Fortune (2003) - Darren Nichols
    - Madness in Great Ones (2003) - Darren Nichols
    - Geoffrey Returns (2003) - Darren Nichols (credit only)
    - Oliver's Dream (2003) - Darren Nichols (credit only)
    2006
    At the Hotel (TV Series) as
    Woody
    - I F***ed Lou Reed (2006) - Woody
    2006
    Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (TV Mini Series) as
    Clarence Fines
    - Part Two (2006) - Clarence Fines
    - Part One (2006) - Clarence Fines
    2005
    Where the Truth Lies as
    Publishing Executive
    2005
    The Rick Mercer Report (TV Series) as
    Food Court Patron
    - Episode #2.8 (2005) - Food Court Patron
    2004
    Childstar as
    Rick Shiller - the driver
    2004
    Clean as
    Vernon
    2003
    Public Domain as
    Host
    2003
    The Event as
    Matt Shapiro
    2002
    Rub & Tug as
    Conrad
    2002
    Trudeau (TV Movie) as
    Greenbaum
    2001
    I Was a Rat (TV Mini Series) as
    Oliver Tapscrew
    - Episode #1.3 (2001) - Oliver Tapscrew
    - Episode #1.2 (2001) - Oliver Tapscrew
    - Episode #1.1 (2001) - Oliver Tapscrew
    2001
    Degrassi: The Next Generation (TV Series) as
    Keith Barra
    - Mother and Child Reunion: Part 2 (2001) - Keith Barra
    - Mother and Child Reunion: Part 1 (2001) - Keith Barra
    2001
    The Art of Woo as
    Nathan
    2001
    The Industry (TV Series) as
    John Kalileah
    - Alan's Ex (2001) - John Kalileah
    2000
    This Might Be Good (Short)
    2000
    You Tell Me (Short)
    2000
    Waydowntown as
    Brad
    1998
    Twitch City (TV Series) as
    Curtis
    - The Life of Reilly (2000) - Curtis
    - Angels All Week (2000) - Curtis
    - The Planet of the Cats (2000) - Curtis
    - People Who Don't Care About Anything (2000) - Curtis
    - Shinto Death Cults (2000) - Curtis
    - Klan Bake (2000) - Curtis
    - The Return of the Cat Food Killer (2000) - Curtis
    - Killed by Cat Food (1998) - Curtis
    - I'm Fat and I'm Proud (1998) - Curtis
    - People Who Fight Too Much (1998) - Curtis
    - I Look Like Joyce DeWitt (1998) - Curtis
    - My Pet, My Hero (1998) - Curtis
    - I Slept with My Mother (1998) - Curtis
    1999
    Sea People (TV Movie) as
    Mr. Whittaker
    1999
    eXistenZ as
    Yevgeny Nourish
    1999
    The Passion of Ayn Rand (TV Movie) as
    Alfred
    1998
    Elimination Dance (Short) as
    Male Dance Partner
    1998
    The Herd
    1998
    The Red Violin as
    Evan Williams (Montréal)
    1998
    Last Night as
    Patrick Wheeler
    1997
    Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach (TV Series) as
    Max
    - Sarabande - Max
    1997
    Bach Cello Suite #4: Sarabande as
    Max
    1997
    Once a Thief (TV Series) as
    Sam Fransisco
    - Rave On (1997) - Sam Fransisco
    1997
    In the Presence of Mine Enemies (TV Movie) as
    Paul Heller
    1996
    Joe's So Mean to Josephine as
    Mike
    1996
    Never Met Picasso as
    Jerry
    1995
    Taking the Falls (TV Series)
    - Elvis has Left the Building (1995)
    1995
    Side Effects (TV Series) as
    Elaine's Lover
    - Rust Proof (1995) - Elaine's Lover
    1995
    When Night Is Falling as
    Timothy
    1995
    Arrowhead (Short) as
    Ray Bud
    1994
    Camilla as
    Security Guard
    1994
    Exotica as
    Thomas - Pet Shop Owner
    1994
    RoboCop (TV Series) as
    Dr. Newlove
    - Zone Five (1994) - Dr. Newlove
    1993
    Coleslaw Warehouse (Short)
    1993
    Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould as
    Concert Promoter
    1992
    Giant Steps as
    Real Estate Hucker
    1991
    Highway 61 as
    Pokey Jones
    1991
    The Adjuster as
    Tyler - The Young Censor
    1989
    Roadkill as
    Russel, the Serial Killer
    Director
    2018
    Through Black Spruce
    2017
    The Woman Who Can't Lie (Short)
    2011
    Michael: Every Day (TV Series) (12 episodes)
    - Hodophobia: Part 2 (2017)
    - Hodophobia: Part 1 (2017)
    - Panic Camp (2017)
    - Public Urination (2017)
    - Making a Friend (2017)
    - Squirrels (2017)
    - Endings (2011)
    - Failure (2011)
    - Sleeping with People (2011)
    - Vomiting (2011)
    - Unscripted Conversation (2011)
    - Small Talk (2011)
    2014
    Sensitive Skin (TV Series) (12 episodes)
    - The Return of the Other Davina (2014)
    - Not the Haitian Corpse (2014)
    - The Mummy (2014)
    - The Three Sisters (2014)
    - The Old Woman (2014)
    - The Other Davina (2014)
    2015
    It's Not You (Short)
    2013
    The Grand Seduction
    2005
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara (Short)
    2005
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul (Short)
    2004
    Childstar
    2000
    A Word from the Management (Short)
    1998
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
    - Die letzte Nacht - La dernière nuit (1998)
    1998
    Elimination Dance (Short)
    1998
    Last Night
    1992
    The Bloody Nose (Short)
    1992
    Blue (Short)
    Writer
    2024
    The Sympathizer (TV Mini Series) (6 episodes) (post-production)
    - Episode #1.1 (2024)
    - Episode #1.6
    - Episode #1.5
    - Episode #1.4
    - Episode #1.3
    - Episode #1.7
    2015
    Closet Monster (story editor)
    2015
    It's Not You (Short) (writer)
    2010
    This Movie Is Broken (based on an idea by) / (written by)
    2008
    Blindness (screenplay)
    2005
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara (Short)
    2005
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul (Short)
    2004
    Childstar (written by)
    2000
    A Word from the Management (Short)
    1998
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
    - Die letzte Nacht - La dernière nuit (1998)
    1998
    Elimination Dance (Short)
    1998
    The Red Violin (written by)
    1998
    Last Night (written by)
    1998
    Twitch City (TV Series) (writer)
    1994
    Dance Me Outside (written by)
    1993
    Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (screenplay)
    1992
    Blue (Short)
    1991
    Highway 61
    1989
    Roadkill (screenplay)
    Producer
    2024
    The Sympathizer (TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 7 episodes) (post-production)
    - Episode #1.1 (2024) - (executive producer - showrunner)
    - Episode #1.6 - (executive producer - showrunner)
    - Episode #1.5 - (executive producer - showrunner)
    - Episode #1.4 - (executive producer - showrunner)
    - Episode #1.3 - (executive producer - showrunner)
    - Episode #1.7 - (executive producer - showrunner)
    - Episode #1.2 - (executive producer)
    2011
    Michael: Every Day (TV Series) (executive producer - 18 episodes)
    - Hodophobia: Part 2 (2017) - (executive producer)
    - Hodophobia: Part 1 (2017) - (executive producer)
    - Panic Camp (2017) - (executive producer)
    - Public Urination (2017) - (executive producer)
    - Making a Friend (2017) - (executive producer)
    - Squirrels (2017) - (executive producer)
    - Endings (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Failure (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Sweating (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Ridicule (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Being Alone (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Heights (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Trust (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Bridges (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Sleeping with People (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Vomiting (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Unscripted Conversation (2011) - (executive producer)
    - Small Talk (2011) - (executive producer)
    2014
    Sensitive Skin (TV Series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)
    - The Return of the Other Davina (2014) - (executive producer)
    - Not the Haitian Corpse (2014) - (executive producer)
    - The Mummy (2014) - (executive producer)
    - The Three Sisters (2014) - (executive producer)
    - The Old Woman (2014) - (executive producer)
    - The Other Davina (2014) - (executive producer)
    Miscellaneous
    2001
    Picture Claire (story editor)
    1995
    When Night Is Falling (story consultant)
    1994
    Dance Me Outside (story editor)
    Cinematographer
    2005
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara (Short)
    2005
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul (Short)
    Script Department
    2004
    Clean (script translator)
    Thanks
    2023
    BlackBerry (special thanks)
    2021
    The Last Letter from Your Lover (special thanks)
    2015
    Closet Monster (special thanks)
    2014
    Dinner for Two (Short) (special thanks)
    2013
    Enemy (thanks)
    2012
    Antiviral (special thanks)
    2011
    Take This Waltz (thanks)
    2010
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (special thanks)
    2009
    I Fight Piranhas (Short) (special thanks)
    2004
    Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (TV Movie documentary) (grateful appreciation to)
    2004
    Elizabeth Rex (TV Movie) (thanks)
    2003
    The Saddest Music in the World (special thanks)
    2002
    Ararat (thanks)
    1996
    Hard Core Logo (this film is dedicated to - as Don Mckellar)
    1993
    The Passion of Rita Camilleri (thanks)
    Self
    2022
    The Making of Crimes of the Future (Video documentary short) as
    Self - Wippet
    2017
    Waiting for Ishtar (Documentary) as
    Self
    2017
    The Filmmakers (TV Series) as
    Self - Guest
    - Last Night (2017) - Self - Guest
    2015
    Katie Chats (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Canadian Screen Awards Gala #2 Chats 2015 (2015) - Self
    2014
    In Studio: Up Close and Personal (TV Movie) as
    Self
    2013
    This Hour Has 22 Minutes (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode #20.18 (2013) - Self
    2012
    In Studio: Genie Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Host
    2010
    My Dinner with Generation X (Documentary) as
    Self
    2010
    The Hour (TV Series)
    - Episode dated 18 March 2010 (2010)
    2008
    A Vision of Blindness (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self
    2008
    Shootout (TV Series) as
    Self
    - 2008 Toronto Film Festival: Part 2 (2008) - Self
    2008
    ETalk Festival Party (TV Special) as
    Self
    2006
    On Screen! (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Roadkill (2006) - Self
    2006
    Canada A.M. (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 8 September 2006 (2006) - Self
    2006
    The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) as
    Self - Winner
    2006
    Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary) as
    Self - Book
    - Production: The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) - Self - Book
    2005
    Midwest of Eden (Documentary short) as
    Self
    2004
    Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (TV Movie documentary) as
    Self / Pokey Jones / Patrick Wheeler / ...
    2003
    Open Mike with Mike Bullard (TV Series) as
    Self
    - Episode dated 4 March 2003 (2003) - Self
    2001
    The 2nd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self
    2001
    The Big Show (TV Movie) as
    Self
    2000
    The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) as
    Self (Pretty Funny Director)
    2000
    Vinyl (Documentary) as
    Self
    Archive Footage
    -
    Nash the Slash Rises Again! (Documentary) (post-production) as
    Russell the Serial Killer / Pokey Jones
    2005
    The Rick Mercer Report (TV Series)
    - Episode #2.13 (2005)

    References

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