Directed credits
8
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Don McKellar
Acting
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24
TMDB ID: 20173
IMDb ID: nm0001528
Known for: Acting
Born: August 17, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2025
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q372256
Frequent jobs
Director (8)Screenplay (5)Writer (5)Executive Producer (3)Idea (1)Story (1)Story Editor (1)
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don McKellar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Don McKellar.
5.2
Through Black Spruce
Director
2019 Movie
6.7
The Grand Seduction
Director
2014 Movie
Phone Call From Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul
Director
2007 Movie
Phone Call From Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara
Director
2007 Movie
5.1
Childstar
Director
2004 Movie
Preludes
Director
2000 Movie
A Word from the Management
Director
2000 Movie
6.6
Last Night
Director
1998 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Don McKellar.
7.6
No Other Choice
Screenplay
2025 Movie
7.5
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
as Director
2010 Movie
7.4
The Red Violin
Writer
1998 Movie
7.1
Closet Monster
Story Editor
2016 Movie
6.8
eXistenZ
as Yevgeny Nourish
1999 Movie
6.7
The Grand Seduction
Director
2014 Movie
6.6
Last Night
Director
1998 Movie
6.6
Exotica
as Thomas
1994 Movie
6.5
Blindness
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.3
When Night Is Falling
as Timothy
1995 Movie
6.2
Target Number One
as Norm
2020 Movie
6.1
Where the Truth Lies
as Publishing Executive
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Don McKellar.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Don McKellar.
7.6
No Other Choice
Screenplay
2025 Movie
7.5
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
as Director
2010 Movie
6.5
Blindness
Screenplay
2008 Movie
6.8
eXistenZ
as Yevgeny Nourish
1999 Movie
6.0
Redacted
as Criminal Investigator (voice)
2007 Movie
6.0
Crimes of the Future
as Wippet
2022 Movie
6.6
Last Night
Director
1998 Movie
4.7
Trigger
as Brian
2010 Movie
5.2
Treading Water
as Richard
2013 Movie
Preludes
Director
2000 Movie
6.6
Exotica
as Thomas
1994 Movie
7.4
The Red Violin
Writer
1998 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Don McKellar.
7.5
Degrassi
as Keith • 2 eps
2001 Series
7.0
Republic of Doyle
as J.J. Murphy • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.9
The Sympathizer
Executive Producer • 7 eps
2024 Series
5.6
Once a Thief
1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
Slings & Arrows
as Darren Nichols • 18 eps
2003 Series
6.3
Sensitive Skin
Executive Producer • 12 eps
2014 Series
8.4
Twitch City
Story • 7 eps
1998 Series
2.0
Odd Job Jack
as Jack Ryder (voice) • 52 eps
2003 Series
6.0
Michael: Every Day
Executive Producer • 6 eps
2017 Series
1.0
Hey Lady!
as Dr. Wolfe • 5 eps
2020 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Don McKellar.
7.6
No Other Choice
Screenplay
2025 Movie
7.1
Closet Monster
Story Editor
2016 Movie
It's Not You
Writer
2015 Movie
3.6
This Movie Is Broken
Idea
2010 Movie
6.5
Blindness
Screenplay
2008 Movie
7.4
The Red Violin
Writer
1998 Movie
7.0
Elimination Dance
Writer
1998 Movie
6.6
Dance Me Outside
Writer
1995 Movie
7.0
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Screenplay
1993 Movie
5.7
Blue
Writer
1992 Movie
6.8
Highway 61
Screenplay
1991 Movie
5.6
Roadkill
Screenplay
1989 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Don McKellar.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Don McKellar.
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
as Self - Russell the Serial Killer/Self - Pokey Jones(archive footage)
2025 Movie
The Occupant of the Room
2025 Movie
6.0
Crimes of the Future
as Wippet
2022 Movie
6.1
The Middle Man
as Doctor
2021 Movie
5.4
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
as Bernard Buckley
2020 Movie
6.2
Target Number One
as Norm
2020 Movie
4.9
American Woman
as Newscaster 1 (voice)
2019 Movie
5.2
Through Black Spruce
as Journalist
2019 Movie
Waiting for Ishtar
as Self
2017 Movie
6.6
Meditation Park
as Gabriel
2017 Movie
4.8
Blood Honey
as Dr. Bert Morrison
2017 Movie
4.8
Lolz-ita
as Eric
2017 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Don McKellar.
1.0
Hey Lady!
as Dr. Wolfe • 5 eps
2020 Series
6.3
Sensitive Skin
as Al • 12 eps
2014 Series
7.0
Republic of Doyle
as J.J. Murphy • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.2
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
as Clarence Fines • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.3
Slings & Arrows
as Darren Nichols • 18 eps
2003 Series
2.0
Odd Job Jack
as Jack Ryder (voice) • 52 eps
2003 Series
7.5
Degrassi
as Keith • 2 eps
2001 Series
8.4
Twitch City
as Curtis • 13 eps
1998 Series
5.6
Once a Thief
1 eps
1996 Series