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Don McKellar

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Don McKellar
Frank Farrelli takes on the job as a middle man in the God-forsaken town of Karmack, USA, a community in a depression so deep that they need a middle man to professionally communicate more of the bad news.
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Don McKellar was born on 17 August 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Last Night (1998), Blindness (2008) and eXistenZ (1999). He was previously married to Tracy Wright.
BornAugust 17, 1963
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BornAugust 17, 1963
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  • Awards
    • 25 wins & 37 nominations

Photos22

Jude Law and Don McKellar in eXistenZ (1999)
Don McKellar and Stacie Mistysyn in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001)
Don McKellar and Olympia Dukakis in Thom Fitzgerald's "The Event"
Brent Carver and Don McKellar in Thom Fitzgerald's "The Event"
Don McKellar and Sandra Oh in Last Night (1998)
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Don McKellar, Viggo Mortensen, Scott Speedman, and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos
Don McKellar, Seema Biswas, Lisa Ray, and Shriya Saran
Don McKellar and Bob Martin

Known for

Sandra Oh in Last Night (1998)
Last Night
7.1
  • Patrick Wheeler
  • 1998
Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
Blindness
6.5
  • Thief
  • 2008
Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh in eXistenZ (1999)
eXistenZ
6.8
  • Yevgeny Nourish
  • 1999
Samuel L. Jackson and Greta Scacchi in The Red Violin (1998)
The Red Violin
7.6
  • Evan Williams (Montréal)
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach
    • Max
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Viggo Mortensen, Kristen Stewart, and Léa Seydoux in Crimes of the Future (2022)
    Crimes of the Future
    • Wippet
    • 2022
  • The Middle Man (2021)
    The Middle Man
    • Doctor
    • 2021
  • Jessica Reynolds in The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020)
    The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
    • Bernard Buckley
    • 2020
  • Josh Hartnett, Jim Gaffigan, Stephen McHattie, Amanda Crew, and Antoine Olivier Pilon in Most Wanted (2020)
    Most Wanted
    • Norm
    • 2020
  • Jayne Eastwood in Hey Lady! (2020)
    Hey Lady!
    • Dr. Wolfe
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Sarah Gadon and Hong Chau in American Woman (2019)
    American Woman
    • Newscaster 1 (voice)
    • 2019
  • Tanaya Beatty in Through Black Spruce (2018)
    Through Black Spruce
    • Journalist
    • 2018
  • Lolz-ita (2017)
    Lolz-ita
    • Eric
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Don McKellar, Tzi Ma, Pei-Pei Cheng, and Sandra Oh in Meditation Park (2017)
    Meditation Park
    • Gabriel
    • 2017
  • Shenae Grimes-Beech in Blood Honey (2017)
    Blood Honey
    • Dr. Bert Morrison
    • 2017
  • Daniel Gillies, Michael Shanks, and Erica Durance in Saving Hope (2012)
    Saving Hope
    • Dr. Amos Carver
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Your Mother and I (2016)
    Your Mother and I
    • Father
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Sensitive Skin (2014)
    Sensitive Skin
    • Al Jackson
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2016
  • Window Horses (2016)
    Window Horses
    • Dietmar (voice)
    • 2016
  • Zoom (2015)
    Zoom
    • Horowitz (voice)
    • 2015

Director

  • Tanaya Beatty in Through Black Spruce (2018)
    Through Black Spruce
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Athena Reich in The Woman Who Can't Lie (2017)
    The Woman Who Can't Lie
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Bob Martin and Matt Watts in Michael: Every Day (2011)
    Michael: Every Day
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2017
  • Sensitive Skin (2014)
    Sensitive Skin
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014–2016
  • Emma Laishram in It's Not You (2015)
    It's Not You
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Brendan Gleeson and Taylor Kitsch in The Grand Seduction (2013)
    The Grand Seduction
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul (2005)
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara (2005)
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Mark Rendall in Childstar (2004)
    Childstar
    • Director
    • 2004
  • A Word from the Management (2000)
    A Word from the Management
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2000
  • 2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (1998)
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1998
  • Elimination Dance (1998)
    Elimination Dance
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1998
  • Sandra Oh in Last Night (1998)
    Last Night
    • Director
    • 1998
  • The Bloody Nose
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1992
  • Blue (1992)
    Blue
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1992

Writer

  • The Sympathizer
    • Writer
    • Post-production
    • TV Mini Series
  • Connor Jessup, Aliocha Schneider, and Sofia Banzhaf in Closet Monster (2015)
    Closet Monster
    • story editor
    • 2015
  • Emma Laishram in It's Not You (2015)
    It's Not You
    • writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • This Movie Is Broken (2010)
    This Movie Is Broken
    • based on an idea by
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Julianne Moore, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, and Mark Ruffalo in Blindness (2008)
    Blindness
    • screenplay
    • 2008
  • Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul (2005)
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Istanbul
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara (2005)
    Phone Call from Imaginary Girlfriends: Ankara
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Mark Rendall in Childstar (2004)
    Childstar
    • written by
    • 2004
  • A Word from the Management (2000)
    A Word from the Management
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2000
  • 2000 vu par... Une collection internationale (1998)
    2000 vu par... Une collection internationale
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1998
  • Elimination Dance (1998)
    Elimination Dance
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1998
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Greta Scacchi in The Red Violin (1998)
    The Red Violin
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Sandra Oh in Last Night (1998)
    Last Night
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Twitch City (1998)
    Twitch City
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Dance Me Outside (1994)
    Dance Me Outside
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
    Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
    • screenplay
    • 1993
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Videos13

Trailer
Trailer 2:06
Trailer
Last Night
Trailer 2:58
Last Night
Blindness: Trailer #2
Trailer 2:31
Blindness: Trailer #2
Blindness: Teaser Trailer
Trailer 1:33
Blindness: Teaser Trailer
Treading Water
Trailer 2:10
Treading Water
Trigger
Trailer 1:01
Trigger
Exotica
Trailer 1:09
Exotica
Twitch City: The Complete Series
Trailer 0:44
Twitch City: The Complete Series
Waydowntown
Trailer 1:40
Waydowntown
Rub and Tug
Trailer 2:12
Rub and Tug
Highway 61
Trailer 0:40
Highway 61
Childstar
Trailer 1:43
Childstar

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Don Mckellar
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • August 17, 1963
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Tracy WrightJanuary 3, 2010 - June 22, 2010 (her death)
  • Other works
    (November 10 to December 24, 2005) He and Bob Martin wrote the book for the musical, "The Drowsy Chaperone," in the American premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California with Beth Leavel, Bob Martin and Sutton Foster in the cast. Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison was composer and lyricist. Casey Nicholaw was director and choreographer. David Gallo was set designer.
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Won a 2006 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, along with co-writer Bob Martin, for "The Drowsy Chaperone".
  • Quotes
    My role in Waydowntown (2000) is a small, unflattering part. I appear pasty and puffy like a ripe cadaver. It's the kind of character that might be viewed as a brave departure from an actor who wasn't already considered pasty and puffy.

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