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Don McKellar

  • Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Birthday: August 17, 1963

Virtually ubiquitous in Canadian film, actor-director-screenwriter Don McKellar has established recurring creative partnerships with famed fellow countrymen Francois Girard, Atom Egoyan, Bruce McDonald and David Cronenberg. McKellar first gained notice on the big screen with "Roadkill", McDonald's 1989 rowdy road comedy about a woman on the trail of a missing rock band. In addition to writing the dryly humorous screenplay, McKellar played Russel, a thoughtful serial killer who sees crime as a valid career option. He teamed up with…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Wrote the screen adaptation of José Saramago's 1995 novel "Blindness" (also starred); directed by Fernando Meirelles

  • 2006

    Appeared in Ken Finkleman's miniseries "At The Hotel"

  • 2006

    Earned a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for "The Drowsy Chaperone"

  • 2006

    Hosted the CBC Radio One series "High Definition"

  • 2004

    Helmed second film, "Childstar"

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Awards

  • 2006

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Book of a Musical

  • 2006

    Tony Award: Best Book of a Musical

  • 1999

    Genie Award: Best Screenplay

  • 1998

    Cannes Film Festival Award: Foreign Film

  • 1994

    Genie Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

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