Canadian Directors
by Lebowskidoo | created - 1 month ago | updated - 17 hours ago | PublicA list of every living Canadian director I know of.
1. Denis Villeneuve
Director | Dune
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), ...
2. Jennifer Abbott
Director | The Magnitude of All Things
Jennifer Abbott is known for The Magnitude of All Things (2020), The Corporation (2003) and The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel (2020).
3. Mark Achbar
Producer | The Corporation
Mark Achbar is known for The Corporation (2003), Two Brides and a Scalpel: Diary of a Lesbian Marriage (2000) and Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992).
4. James Allodi
Director | Call Me Fitz
James Allodi was born on February 26, 1967 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and actor, known for Call Me Fitz (2010), The Uncles (2000) and The Best Laid Plans (2014).
5. Denys Arcand
Writer | Les invasions barbares
One of Québec's most politically aware filmmakers, Denys Arcand studied history at Université de Montréal, where he co-directed Seul ou avec d'autres (1962) with Denis Héroux and co-written with Stéphane Venne. He joined the National Film Board (NFB) in 1963, where his feature-length documentary on...
6. Robin Aubert
Director | Les affamés
Robin Aubert is known for Ravenous (2017), Saint Martyrs of the Damned (2005) and Tuktuq (2016).
7. Dan Aykroyd
Writer | Ghostbusters
Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...
8. Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Director | Inch'Allah
Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette is a Montreal cinematographer, director, and author. She is known for Le ring (2007),Les Petits Géants (2008), Inch'allah (2012), Sept heures trois fois par année (2012), Prends-moi (2014), Le Plancher des vaches -Choisir la terre (2014), Ma fille n'est pas à vendre (2016) ...
9. Jay Baruchel
Actor | Goon
Jay Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Robyne (Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Victor Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister who also acts. He started acting in 1995 when he made his first of three appearances on ...
10. Keith Behrman
Writer | Giant Little Ones
Filmmaker Keith Behrman's award-winning first feature Flower & Garnet premiered to critical acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was invited to screen internationally at the Berlin Film Festival, Karlovy Vary, and the Boston International Film Festival where Flower & Garnet ...
11. Linwood Boomer
Producer | Malcolm in the Middle
Linwood was the second youngest of four sons. He grew up with a strict mother, Eileen, and was enrolled in a gifted program at school. Linwood's first behind-the-scenes work was as writer and producer on the NBC series Silver Spoons (1982) (1985-86) and Night Court (1984) (1986-88). After ...
12. Cory Bowles
Actor | Trailer Park Boys
Cory Bowles was born on August 27, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Black Cop (2017) and Black Cop (2016).
13. Adam Brooks
Writer | Definitely, Maybe
Adam Brooks was born on September 3, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for Definitely, Maybe (2008), Whatever Works (2009) and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).
14. Andrew Bush
Writer | Picnicface
Andrew Bush is known for Picnicface (2011), Roller Town (2011) and Cavendish (2019).
15. Anne-Marie Cadieux
Actress | Le confessionnal
Anne-Marie Cadieux was born on September 23, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for The Confessional (1995), Le coeur au poing (1998) and Nô (1998).
16. Cody Calahan
Producer | Vicious Fun
Cody Calahan was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is a writer, director and producer best known for Vicious Fun (2020), The Oak Room (2020), Let Her Out (2016), and the Antisocial film series.
Calahan is the co-owner of the award-winning Canadian production house Black Fawn Films. He resides in...
17. James Cameron
Writer | Avatar: The Way of Water
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his ...
18. Erik Canuel
Director | Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Erik Canuel was born in 1961 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Bon Cop Bad Cop (2006), Barrymore (2011) and Lac Mystère (2013).
19. Jon Cassar
Producer | 24
Jon Cassar was born on April 27, 1958 in Malta. He is a producer and director, known for 24 (2001), Forsaken (2015) and When the Bough Breaks (2016).
21. Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director | Benny & Joon
Jeremiah S. Chechik was born in 1955 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Benny & Joon (1993), Christmas Vacation (1989) and Gossip Girl (2007).
22. Deborah Chow
Director | The High Cost of Living
Deborah Chow is known for The High Cost of Living (2010), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) and The Mandalorian (2019).
23. Brandon Christensen
Visual_effects | Z
Brandon Christensen is known for Z (2019), Superhost (2021) and The Puppetman (2023).
24. Andrew Cividino
Producer | Infinity Pool
Andrew Cividino was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Infinity Pool (2023), Schitt's Creek (2015) and Sleeping Giant (2015).
25. Egidio Coccimiglio
Director | Compulsion
Egidio Coccimiglio is known for Compulsion (2013), Cascade (2023) and Blast 'Em (1992).
26. Scooter Corkle
Director | The Friendship Game
Scooter Corkle (he/him) is a Canadian director, screenwriter and producer known for the grounded suspense feature Hollow In The Land (Vertical Entertainment), and the hallucinatory cosmic horror film The Friendship Game (RLJE). Scooter was also named one of 25 Screenwriters to watch by the Austin ...
27. Panos Cosmatos
Writer | Mandy
Panos Cosmatos is known for Mandy (2018), Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) and Tombstone (1993).
28. Brandon Cronenberg
Director | Possessor
Brandon Cronenberg was born on January 10, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Possessor (2020), Infinity Pool (2023) and Antiviral (2012).
29. Caitlin Cronenberg
Director | Humane
Caitlin Cronenberg was born on October 27, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a director and producer, known for Humane (2024). She has been married to Geoff Grove since September 28, 2013. They have one child.
30. David Cronenberg
Actor | The Fly
David Cronenberg, also known as the King of Venereal Horror or the Baron of Blood, was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1943. His father, Milton Cronenberg, was a journalist and editor, and his mother, Esther (Sumberg), was a piano player. After showing an inclination for literature at an early...
31. Holly Dale
Director | Mary Kills People
Holly Dale is one of Canada's premiere directors recognized globally for her outstanding, award-winning television and cinema work crafted over the past twenty-five years. Ms Dale has directed movies, entire mini series, pilots and episodic. She has worked in all genres.
Recently, Ms Dale was taped ...
32. Lowell Dean
Director | WolfCop
Lowell Dean was born on January 17, 1979. He is a director and producer, known for Wolfcop (2014), Die Alone and Dark Match.
33. David DeCoteau
Director | Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
A dual citizen of Canada and the USA, David DeCoteau has worked professionally in the movie business since he was 18 years old. He got his start through a generous offer from movie legend Roger Corman, who hired him in 1980 as a production assistant at New World Pictures. In 1986, DeCoteau directed ...
34. Dean DeBlois
Writer | Lilo & Stitch
Dean DeBlois is a Canadian writer, director, and producer known best for having co-written and co-directed Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both Oscar nominated. While working as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation Studios ...
35. Sophie Deraspe
Director | Les signes vitaux
One of the leading figures of new Canadian cinema, Sophie Deraspe fell in love with cinema through her Visual Arts and Literature studies. As both a filmmaker and cinematographer, she worked primarily within the realms of documentary before making her first feature, Rechercher Victor Pellerin/...
36. Alain Desrochers
Director | La bouteille
Alain Desrochers studied at St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu College in the early 1980s and then at Concordia University earning himself a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the end of the decade. He began his filmmaking career with more than one-hundred music videos and television commercials, with numerous ...
37. Director X
Director | Robyn Hood
Director X (formerly known as Little X) was born on October 31st,1975 in Toronto, Canada, and is of Trinidadian and Swiss descent. About his nationality, he got discriminiated as being a 'black' person. Moving to New York City he became the protégé of pioneering hip hop director Hype Williams, X ...
38. Xavier Dolan
Actor | J'ai tué ma mère
Xavier Dolan was born on March 20, 1989 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for I Killed My Mother (2009), Tom at the Farm (2013) and Heartbeats (2010).
39. Michael Dowse
Director | It's All Gone Pete Tong
Michael Dowse was born on April 19, 1973 in London, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), What If (2013) and Stuber (2019).
40. Stephen Dunn
Writer | Closet Monster
Stephen Dunn was born on January 18, 1989 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He is a writer and director, known for Closet Monster (2015), Swallowed (2010) and Life Doesn't Frighten Me (2012).
41. Sean Durkin
Director | Martha Marcy May Marlene
Sean Durkin was born on December 9, 1981 in Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), The Nest (2020) and The Iron Claw (2023).
42. Atom Egoyan
Director | The Sweet Hereafter
Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually. Returned to ethnic "homeland" when he filmed Calendar (1993) in Armenia. Won attention ...
43. Jason Eisener
Director | Hobo with a Shotgun
Canadian filmmaker Jason Eisener directed, co-wrote and edited the sci-fi horror adventure "Kids vs. Aliens," his second feature film, inspired by his own childhood and shot on location near his hometown of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He made his directorial debut with the 2011 Canuxploitation ...
44. Philippe Falardeau
Director | The Good Lie
After studying Canadian politics and international relations, Philippe Falardeau was chosen in 1993 as a contestant for the popular TV series La course destination monde (1988) (a contest were the participants tour the world making short films). There, he shot 20 films and ended up winning the race...
45. Thom Fitzgerald
Director | Cloudburst
Thom Fitzgerald: Since his 1997 feature debut, Thom has won over two dozen international awards including the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award (Genie), The FIPRESCI European International Critics' Prize, The Emerging Master Award at the Seattle International Film Festival, and the ...
46. André Forcier
Director | Le vent du Wyoming
André Forcier was born on July 19, 1947. He is a director and writer, known for A Wind from Wyoming (1994), Une histoire inventée (1990) and Coteau rouge (2011).
47. William Fruet
Director | Death Weekend
William Fruet was born on January 1, 1933 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for The House by the Lake (1976), The Egg Factory (2008) and Spasms (1983).
48. Sidney J. Furie
Director | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed an incredibly distinguished career that has spanned more than five decades. Having dabbled in every genre, Furie has directed films starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Michael Caine, Peter O'Toole, Rodney Dangerfield, Barbara ...
49. Philippe Gagnon
Editor | Moi
Philippe Gagnon is a Montreal based director working in both French and English. He has directed twenty four television features in english, including the multi-nominated and award winning The Good Sister, Amber Alert (Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Best Direction ) and First Response (...
50. Nisha Ganatra
Director | Chutney Popcorn
Nisha Ganatra is a Golden Globe winner and an Emmy nominee for her work as the Director/Producer of "Transparent." Recently she directed THE HIGH NOTE for Working Title and Focus Features, starring Tracee Ellis Ross, Ice Cube, June Diane Raphael, Dakota Johnson, and Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Ganatra's ...
51. Sean Garrity
Director | Lucid
Sean Garrity is known for Lucid (2005), Inertia (2001) and Blood Pressure (2012).
52. Martin Gero
Producer | Blindspot
Martin Gero was born on July 6, 1977 in Geneva, Switzerland. He is a producer and writer, known for Blindspot (2015), The L.A. Complex (2012) and Stargate: Atlantis (2004). He has been married to Melissa Stetten since December 1, 2018. They have one child.
53. Stuart Gillard
Director | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
A multi-award-winning director, writer, producer and actor, Stuart Gillard is a three time nominee for the prestigious DGA (Directors Guild of America) Award, winning for Going to the Mat (2004), a movie he directed for the Walt Disney Company. Mr. Gillard is a man of many talents whose career ...
54. François Girard
Director | Le violon rouge
François Girard was born in Quebec in 1963. Best known for his movie writing and directing (Thirty-two Short Films About Glenn Gould, The red Violin, Silk...), Girard also directed a number of plays and operas including PARSIFAL at the Metropolitan Opera. He also wrote and directed two Cirque du ...
55. Evan Goldberg
Producer | This Is the End
Evan Goldberg is a Canadian director, screenwriter and producer. Goldberg is known for his work on Superbad, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, Funny People, The Green Hornet, 50/50, Goon, The Watch, This is the End, Neighbors, The Interview and The Night Before. Goldberg works alongside longtime ...
56. Eric Gravel
Director | À plein temps
Eric Gravel is known for Full Time (2021), Eau Boy (2007) and Ce n'était qu'un rêve (2004).
57. Chris Grismer
Director | Clutch
Chris Grismer is known for Clutch (1998), Freakish (2016) and Designated Survivor (2016).
58. Paul Gross
Actor | Due South
Paul Gross is the elder of two brothers. He was an Army brat; his father, Bob Gross, was a Tank Commander in the Canadian Army. As a consequence Paul and his family moved around a lot: he has lived in Canada, the U.S, England and Germany. Paul was introduced to acting in his early teens, while the ...
59. Paul Haggis
Writer | Crash
Paul Haggis established himself over twenty years with an extensive career in television, before his big break into features arrived when he became the first screenwriter to garner two Best Film Academy Awards back-to-back for his scripts: "Million Dollar Baby" (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood, ...
60. Kurtis David Harder
Producer | V/H/S/94
Kurtis David Harder is a prolific young filmmaker from Canada, having produced over 10 features.
Starting out as a music video and commercial director in Vancouver and Toronto, he directed dozens of commercials and videos including over a dozen commercial series for various humanitarian ...
61. Mary Harron
Director | American Psycho
Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including I Shot Andy Warhol (1996), American Psycho (2000), and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). She co-wrote American Psycho and ...
62. Kathleen Hepburn
Writer | The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Kathleen Hepburn is known for The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open (2019), Never Steady, Never Still (2017) and Never Steady, Never Still (2015).
63. Mars Horodyski
Director | Workin' Moms
Mars Horodyski is an in-demand Emmy-nominated director known for her comedic sensibility and powerful visual storytelling approach. She creates memorable cinematic moments that build an emotional connection with the audience.
Before pursuing her passion for filmmaking Mars developed her skills as a ...
64. Avan Jogia
Actor | Zombieland: Double Tap
Vancouver native, Avan Jogia landed his first acting role as Danny Araujo on the award-winning TV movie drama A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006), directed by Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland. Jogia followed up with a recurring role on the SyFy Channel hit series Caprica (2009) as well as ...
65. Clark Johnson
Actor | S.W.A.T.
Clark Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and director, known for S.W.A.T. (2003), The Sentinel (2006) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). He was previously married to Heather Salmon.
66. Matt Johnson
Actor | Operation Avalanche
Matt Johnson was born on October 5, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Operation Avalanche (2016), The Dirties (2013) and BlackBerry (2023).
67. Steven Kostanski
Director | The Void
Steven Kostanski is known for The Void (2016), Psycho Goreman (2020) and The Divide (2011).
68. Ted Kotcheff
Director | Weekend at Bernie's
William Theodore Kotcheff was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Bulgarian parents from Plovdiv. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto. He began his professional career directing TV drama at age 24 at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, at the time ...
69. Allan Kroeker
Director | Tramp at the Door
Documentary cameraman/editor for Office National du Film (aka NFB Canada), under Michael Scott, Wolf Koenig, John Spotton and Roman Kroiter. Contributing cameraman on Paul Cowan's "Going The Distance" (Oscar Nomination 1980: Best Documentary Feature), also cameraman/editor on Halya Kuchmij's "...
70. Cameron Labine
Writer | Control Alt Delete
Cameron Labine is known for Control Alt Delete (2008), Little Women (1994) and Mountain Men (2014).
71. Bruce La Bruce
Director | Gerontophilia
Bruce La Bruce was born on January 3, 1964 in Southampton, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Gerontophilia (2013).
72. Patrice Laliberté
Director | Overpass
Patrice Laliberté is known for Overpass (2015), The Decline (2020) and Le cycle des moteurs (2014).
73. Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Director | Les fleurs sauvages
Differently of his contemporary quebecois' directors, Lefebvre didn't make his class in the documentary. After his Literary studies and seven years of critics, he immediatly began directing fiction movies; a short in 1964 _L'Homoman_ preceeding an ininterrompt serie of movies of which he produce at...
74. Robert Lepage
Actor | La face cachée de la lune
Robert Lepage is one of the foremost stage directors today and a leading figure in the Canadian avant garde, attracting particular attention for his multimedia-rich theatrical presentations as well as his innovative work with Shakespearian drama and opera.
75. Dan Levy
Producer | Schitt$ Creek
Daniel Levy is a multi-hyphenate Emmy® award winning showrunner, writer, actor, director, and producer who has built his career telling vibrant and comedic stories, establishing himself as a Hollywood mainstay.
Levy recently launched his new film and television production company, Not a Real ...
76. Eugene Levy
Actor | A Mighty Wind
Eugene Levy is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. He has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures to date, eight of which having topped the $100M mark. The box office success of films such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) , and Father of the Bride Part II ...
77. Shawn Levy
Producer | Free Guy
Shawn Levy was born on July 23, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Stranger Things (2016), Real Steel (2011), and the Night at the Museum franchise. He is the founder and principal of 21 Laps Entertainment. He is married to Serena Levy and they have four ...
78. Richard J. Lewis
Director | Barney's Version
Richard J. Lewis was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is known for Barney's Version (2010), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) and Westworld (2016).
79. Christopher MacBride
Writer | The Education of Fredrick Fitzell
Christopher MacBride is known for The Education of Fredrick Fitzell (2020), The Conspiracy (2012) and Scout.
80. Adam MacDonald
Director | Backcountry
Adam MacDonald is a writer/director, born in Montreal, now residing in Toronto. His directorial works include three short films: Sombre Zombie (2005) and In the Dominican (2010) His feature length debut, Backcountry (2015). -- had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where...
81. Daniel MacIvor
Actor | Whole New Thing
Daniel MacIvor was born in Sydney, Cape Breton in 1962. His post-secondary education was at Dalhousie University in Halifax and at George Brown College in Toronto. He has written, directed, and acted in many plays. Although it's his work in theatre that he is primarily recognized for, he has also ...
82. Michelle MacLaren
Producer | Breaking Bad
Michelle MacLaren was born in Canada. Michelle is a producer and director, known for Breaking Bad (2008), Game of Thrones (2011) and Shining Girls (2022).
83. Guy Maddin
Director | The Heart of the World
Guy Maddin was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Herdis Maddin (a hair-dresser) and Charles "Chas" Maddin (grain clerk and general manager of the Maroons, a Winnipeg hockey team). Maddin studied economics at the University of Winnipeg, working as a bank manager, house painter, and photographic...
84. Blake Mawson
Director | Pyotr495
Canadian filmmaker Blake Mawson, a 2017 CFC Director fellow, captivates audiences with engaging storytelling, unconventional characters, and his striking visual style. His debut short, PYOTR495 (2016), addressed anti-LGBTQ+ hate and violence in Russia, winning global acclaim. Presented at 100+ ...
85. Bruce McCulloch
Actor | The Kids in the Hall
Bruce McCulloch was born on May 12, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for The Kids in the Hall (1988), Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) and Dog Park (1998). He has been married to Tracy Ryan since 2003. They have two children.
86. Bruce McDonald
Director | Pontypool
Bruce McDonald was born on May 28, 1959 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Pontypool (2008), Dance Me Outside (1994) and Highway 61 (1991).
87. Michael McGowan
Director | Still Mine
Michael McGowan was born on April 14, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for Still Mine (2012), Saint Ralph (2004) and Score: A Hockey Musical (2010).
88. Max McGuire
Director | Foreverland
As a writer and director, Max's projects have been financed or distributed by; Netflix, Bron Studios, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Media Development Corp, Hallmark, Lifetime, Tubi, CBC TV, UPtv, Canada Council for the Arts, the Harold Greenberg Fund and multiple international distributors.
Foreverland, ...
89. Don McKellar
Actor | Last Night
Don McKellar was born on August 17, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Last Night (1998), Blindness (2008) and The Red Violin (1998). He was previously married to Tracy Wright.
90. Deepa Mehta
Director | Fire
Deepa Mehta is a transnational artist and a screenwriter, director, and producer whose work has been called "courageous", "provocative" and "breathtaking". Her visually lush and emotionally resonating films have played at every major international film festival; receiving numerous awards and ...
91. Gia Milani
Producer | All the Wrong Reasons
Gia Milani was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. She is known for All the Wrong Reasons (2013), Il Sole (2018) and Queen of the Andes (2020).
92. Pat Mills
Director | Guidance
Pat Mills's first feature film, the dark comedy Guidance, which he wrote, directed and starred in, had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Picked up by Strand Releasing in the USA and Search Engine Films in Canada, Guidance was hailed as a "Grade A" comedy by the Los...
93. Rick Moranis
Actor | Parenthood
Rick began his career as a radio DJ while he was still at high school which led to him writing, producing and being on air in his own show. He joined the Canadian TV series, SCTV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and portraying the character, Bob McKenzie, which became the basis for the film, ...
94. Allan Moyle
Director | Pump Up the Volume
Unconventional filmmaker who moved from independent cinema into the Hollywood mainstream. Moyle became a sought-after writer-director after the surprising success of Pump Up the Volume (1990), a sleeper hit about teen angst starring Christian Slater. His previous directorial outing occurred a full ...
95. April Mullen
Director | Wander
April Mullen's latest directorial offer is Hello Stranger which is in post production. Wander (2021) premiered at the Deauville Film Festival in France and was released by Saban, Universal and Paramount. Mullen also directed Below Her Mouth (2016), a relentless love story shot entirely by an all ...
96. Vincenzo Natali
Director | Cube
Vincenzo Natali was born on January 6, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Cube (1997), In the Tall Grass (2019) and Cypher (2002).
97. Angie Nolan
Writer | The Twisted Slipper
Angie got her start in TV as a teenager when she landed a production assistant job on Canadian hit series, The Beachcombers. After high school and college she continued to work in the industry in front and behind camera in a variety of roles. Since then she has written, directed and acted in a ...
98. Alanis Obomsawin
Director | Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Alanis Obomsawin was born on August 31, 1932 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993), Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises (2006) and Is the Crown at War with Us? (2002).
99. Kris Pearn
Actor | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Kris Pearn is known for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013), The Willoughbys (2020) and Open Season (2006).
100. Michael Peterson
Director | Knuckleball
Michael is an award-winning filmmaker from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He's written, directed and produced short films, music videos, commercials, documentary and feature films. He graduated the Canadian Film Centre's Directors Lab in 2013. His films have appeared across the world in over 75 film ...
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