Actor · Director · Writer
Don McKellar
Don McKellar appears in 28 titles on Nahoko (22 movies and 6 TV shows), released between 1994 and 2025. Best known for eXistenZ, Blindness and No Other Choice.
- Born
- 17 August 1963 (63 years old)
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Activities
- Actor · Director · Writer · Producer · Creator
- Nationality
- Canada
Known for
Where to watch
United States
20 of their 28 titles are streaming right now in United States.
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
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.
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Career in figures
Career
- Active since
- 1989
- Titles on Nahoko
- 22 movies and 6 TV shows
- Main genres
- Drama, Comedy, Mystery
Ratings and box office
- Average rating
- ★ 7.0 IMDb
- Most voted
- eXistenZ
- Box office
- $88.5M, led by No Other Choice ($40.2M)
Filmography 28
2025
- No Other ChoiceMovieMovie · Writer
★ 7.5
2024
- The SympathizerTV showTV show · Writer · Executive producer · Creator
★ 6.8 - Law & Order Toronto: Criminal IntentTV showTV show · as Les Cake · 1 episode
★ 7.3
2022
- Crimes of the FutureMovieMovie · as Wippet
★ 5.8
2021
- The Middle ManMovieMovie · as DoctorRent/Buy★ 6.0
2020
- Most WantedMovieMovie · as NormRent/Buy★ 6.2
- The Curse of Audrey EarnshawMovieMovie · as Bernard Buckley★ 4.8
2018
- Through Black SpruceMovieMovie · as Journalist · Director
★ 5.8
2015
- Closet MonsterMovieMovie · Writer★ 7.0
- ZoomMovieMovie · as Horowitz
★ 6.1
2013
- The Grand SeductionMovieMovie · Director★ 7.0
2010
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldMovieMovie · as DirectorRent/Buy★ 7.5
- Republic of DoyleTV showTV show · as JJ Murphy · 1 episode★ 7.6
2009
- Manson, My Name Is EvilMovieMovie · as Prosecutor
★ 4.6
2008
- BlindnessMovieMovie · as Thief · Writer★ 6.5
2007
- RedactedMovieMovie · as Criminal Investigator (voice)
★ 6.1
2005
- Where the Truth LiesMovieMovie · as Publishing Executive★ 6.4
2004
- CleanMovieMovie · as Vernon★ 6.8
2003
- Slings and ArrowsTV showTV show · as Darren Nichols · 18 episodes
★ 8.8
2001
- Degrassi: The Next GenerationTV showTV show · as Keith · 2 episodes★ 7.6
1999
- eXistenZMovieMovie · as Yevgeny Nourish★ 6.8
1998
- The Red ViolinMovieMovie · as Evan Williams (Montréal) · Writer
★ 7.6 - Last NightMovieMovie · as Patrick Wheeler · Director · WriterRent/Buy★ 7.1
1996
- Once a ThiefTV showTV show★ 6.9
1995
- When Night Is FallingMovieMovie · as Timothy
★ 6.5
1991
- The AdjusterMovieMovie · as Tyler, the young censorRent/Buy★ 6.5
More credits 56
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2026
- CollectorsMovieMovie
2025
- The Occupant of the RoomMovieMovie · as Minturn
2024
- The Haunted SeasonTV showTV show · as Minturn · 1 episode
2020
- Hey Lady!TV showTV show · as Dr. Wolfe · 5 episodes
2019
- American WomanMovieMovie · as Newscaster 1 (voice)
2017
- Blood HoneyMovieMovie · as Dr. Bert Morrison
- Lolz-itaMovieMovie · as Eric
- Meditation ParkMovieMovie · as Gabriel
- Michael: Every DayTV showTV show · Executive producer
- Waiting for IshtarMovieMovie · as themselves
- Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie MingMovieMovie · as Dietmar (voice)
2016
- Your Mother and IMovieMovie · as Father
2015
- It's Not YouMovieMovie · Director · Writer
2014
- Sensitive SkinTV showTV show · as Al · Executive producer · 12 episodes
- Three Days in HavanaMovieMovie · as Pepe
2013
- Subconscious PasswordMovieMovie · as The Host (voice)
- Treading WaterMovieMovie · as Richard
2012
- I'm YoursMovieMovie · as Phil
2010
- Cooking With StellaMovieMovie · as Michael Laffont
- This Movie Is BrokenMovieMovie · Writer · Story
- TriggerMovieMovie · as Brian
2008
- Green DoorMovieMovie · as Ron
2007
- Phone Call From Imaginary Girlfriends: AnkaraMovieMovie · Director · Writer
- Phone Call From Imaginary Girlfriends: IstanbulMovieMovie · Director · Writer
2006
- Monkey WarfareMovieMovie · as Dan
- Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas StoryTV showTV show · as Clarence Fines · 2 episodes
2004
- ChildstarMovieMovie · as Rick Shille · Director · Writer
- Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic PsycheMovieMovie · as themselves
2003
- Odd Job JackTV showTV show · as Jack Ryder (voice) · 52 episodes
- Public DomainMovieMovie · as Host
- The EventMovieMovie · as Matt Shapiro
2002
- Rub & TugMovieMovie · as Conrad
- TrudeauMovieMovie · as Greenbaum
- WaydowntownMovieMovie · as Brad
2001
- I Was a RatMovieMovie · as Oliver Tapscrew
- The Art of WooMovieMovie · as Nathan
2000
- A Word from the ManagementMovieMovie · Director · Writer
- PreludesMovieMovie · Director
- This Might Be GoodMovieMovie
- VinylMovieMovie · as themselves
1999
- Sea PeopleMovieMovie · as Mr. Whittaker
- The Passion of Ayn RandMovieMovie · as Alfred
1998
- Elimination DanceMovieMovie · as Male Dance Partner · Director · Writer
- Twitch CityTV showTV show · as Curtis · Writer · Story · Creator · 13 episodes
1997
- In the Presence of Mine EnemiesMovieMovie · as Paul Heller
- Joe's So Mean to JosephineMovieMovie · as Mike
- Never Met PicassoMovieMovie · as Jerry
- SarabandeMovieMovie · as Max
1995
- Dance Me OutsideMovieMovie · Writer
1994
- ArrowheadMovieMovie · as Ray Bud
1993
- Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn GouldMovieMovie · as Concert Promoter · Writer
1992
- BlueMovieMovie · Director · Writer
- Giant StepsMovieMovie · as Real Estate Hucker
- My NiagaraMovieMovie · as Cabel
1991
- Highway 61MovieMovie · as Pokey Jones · Writer · Story
1989
- RoadkillMovieMovie · as Russel, the Serial Killer · Writer