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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Character:Self - Russell the Serial Killer/Self - Pokey Jones(archive footage)
Release Date:29/10/2025
The Occupant of the Room
Character:
Release Date:24/10/2025
Crimes of the Future
Character:Wippet
Release Date:25/05/2022
The Middle Man
Character:Doctor
Release Date:17/09/2021
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
Character:Bernard Buckley
Release Date:30/09/2020
Target Number One
Character:Norm
Release Date:10/07/2020
American Woman
Character:Newscaster 1 (voice)
Release Date:12/09/2019
Through Black Spruce
Character:Journalist
Release Date:29/03/2019
Waiting for Ishtar
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2017
Meditation Park
Character:Gabriel
Release Date:08/09/2017
Blood Honey
Character:Dr. Bert Morrison
Release Date:01/09/2017
Lolz-ita
Character:Eric
Release Date:30/08/2017
Window Horses
Character:Dietmar (voice)
Release Date:10/03/2017
Your Mother and I
Character:Father
Release Date:14/09/2016
Zoom
Character:Horowitz
Release Date:31/03/2016
Three Days in Havana
Character:Pepe
Release Date:28/03/2014
Treading Water
Character:Richard
Release Date:13/09/2013
Subconscious Password
Character:The Host (voice)
Release Date:10/06/2013
I'm Yours
Character:Phil
Release Date:20/04/2012
Trigger
Character:Brian
Release Date:12/09/2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Character:Director
Release Date:12/08/2010
Cooking With Stella
Character:Michael Laffont
Release Date:19/03/2010
Leslie, My Name Is Evil
Character:Prosecutor
Release Date:14/09/2009
Green Door
Character:Ron
Release Date:07/09/2008
Blindness
Character:Thief
Release Date:14/05/2008
Redacted
Character:Criminal Investigator (voice)
Release Date:16/11/2007
Monkey Warfare
Character:Dan
Release Date:10/09/2006
Where the Truth Lies
Character:Publishing Executive
Release Date:07/10/2005
Childstar
Character:Rick Shille
Release Date:10/09/2004
Clean
Character:Vernon
Release Date:01/09/2004
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Character:Self / Pokey Jones / Patrick Wheeler / Matt Shapiro / Brad
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Event
Character:Matt Shapiro
Release Date:01/01/2003
Public Domain
Character:Host
Release Date:01/01/2003
Rub & Tug
Character:Conrad
Release Date:10/09/2002
Trudeau
Character:Greenbaum
Release Date:31/03/2002
Waydowntown
Character:Brad
Release Date:25/01/2002
I Was a Rat
Character:Oliver Tapscrew
Release Date:09/12/2001
The Art of Woo
Character:Nathan
Release Date:09/09/2001
This Might Be Good
Character:
Release Date:07/09/2000
Vinyl
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/08/2000
Sea People
Character:Mr. Whittaker
Release Date:21/06/1999
eXistenZ
Character:Yevgeny Nourish
Release Date:14/04/1999
The Passion of Ayn Rand
Character:Alfred
Release Date:27/01/1999
The Red Violin
Character:Evan Williams (Montréal)
Release Date:13/11/1998
Last Night
Character:Patrick Wheeler
Release Date:23/10/1998
Elimination Dance
Character:Male Dance Partner
Release Date:12/09/1998
Never Met Picasso
Character:Jerry
Release Date:28/11/1997
Sarabande
Character:Max
Release Date:24/10/1997
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Character:Paul Heller
Release Date:20/04/1997
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Character:Mike
Release Date:18/01/1997
When Night Is Falling
Character:Timothy
Release Date:01/02/1995
Camilla
Character:Security Guard
Release Date:25/11/1994
Exotica
Character:Thomas
Release Date:29/09/1994
Arrowhead
Character:Ray Bud
Release Date:01/01/1994
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Character:Concert Promoter
Release Date:26/11/1993
Giant Steps
Character:Real Estate Hucker
Release Date:12/09/1992
My Niagara
Character:Cabel
Release Date:12/09/1992
The Adjuster
Character:Tyler, the young censor
Release Date:27/11/1991
Highway 61
Character:Pokey Jones
Release Date:05/09/1991
Roadkill
Character:Russel, the Serial Killer
Release Date:16/09/1989
Television Appearances
Hey Lady!
Character:Dr. Wolfe
Sensitive Skin
Character:Al
Republic of Doyle
Character:J.J. Murphy
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
Character:Clarence Fines
Slings & Arrows
Character:Darren Nichols
Odd Job Jack
Character:Jack Ryder (voice)
Degrassi
Character:Keith
Twitch City
Character:Curtis
Once a Thief
Character:
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