Don McKellar

Career timeline

1. 1963 · Born

   Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2. 1989 · Screen debut

   Roadkill (Movie)

3. 1989 · Writing debut

   Roadkill (Movie)

4. 1998 · Directing debut

   Last Night (Movie)

5. 1999 · Breakthrough

   eXistenZ (Movie)

6. 2025 · Latest release

   The Occupant of the Room (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1980s

17 1990s

18 2000s

17 2010s

10 2020s

• Drama44
• Comedy28
• Romance9
• Thriller8
• Crime8
• Mystery6

Highest-rated title Degrassi 2001 7.6 Most popular title Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Don McKellar in our catalogue.

Tracy Wright

8 titles together

David Cronenberg

3 titles together

Bruce McDonald

2 titles together

Sarah Polley

2 titles together

Gael García Bernal

2 titles together

Brandon Oakes

2 titles together

Callum Keith Rennie

2 titles together

1. 2025 The Occupant of the Room as Minturn Movie
2. 2024 The Haunted Season as Minturn TV
3. 2024 Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent as Les Cake 7.5 TV
4. 2022 Crimes of the Future as Wippet 6.0 Movie
5. 2021 The Middle Man as Doctor 6.1 Movie
6. 2020 The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw as Bernard Buckley 5.4 Movie
7. 2020 Target Number One as Norm 6.2 Movie
8. 2020 Hey Lady! as Dr. Wolfe TV
9. 2019 American Woman as Newscaster 1 (voice) Movie
10. 2019 Through Black Spruce as Journalist 5.2 Movie
11. 2017 Meditation Park as Gabriel 6.6 Movie
12. 2017 Blood Honey as Dr. Bert Morrison Movie
13. 2017 Lolz-ita as Eric Movie
14. 2017 Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming as Dietmar (voice) Movie
15. 2016 Your Mother and I as Father Movie
16. 2016 Zoom as Horowitz 5.8 Movie
17. 2014 Sensitive Skin as Al TV
18. 2014 Three Days in Havana as Pepe Movie
19. 2013 Treading Water as Richard Movie
20. 2010 Trigger as Brian 4.8 Movie
21. 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Director 7.5 Movie
22. 2010 Republic of Doyle as JJ Murphy 7.0 TV
23. 2009 Leslie, My Name Is Evil as Prosecutor 4.3 Movie
24. 2008 Blindness as Thief 6.5 Movie
25. 2007 Redacted as Criminal Investigator (voice) 5.9 Movie
26. 2006 Monkey Warfare as Dan Movie
27. 2006 Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story as Clarence Fines TV
28. 2005 Where the Truth Lies as Publishing Executive 6.2 Movie
29. 2004 Childstar as Rick Shille Movie
30. 2004 Clean as Vernon 6.4 Movie
31. 2003 Slings & Arrows as Darren Nichols 7.4 TV
32. 2003 Odd Job Jack as Jack Ryder (voice) TV
33. 2003 The Event as Matt Shapiro Movie
34. 2002 Rub & Tug as Conrad Movie
35. 2002 Trudeau as Greenbaum Movie
36. 2002 Waydowntown as Brad 5.8 Movie
37. 2001 Degrassi as Keith 7.6 TV
38. 2001 The Art of Woo as Nathan Movie
39. 2000 This Might Be Good Movie
40. 1999 eXistenZ as Yevgeny Nourish 6.8 Movie
41. 1999 The Passion of Ayn Rand as Alfred Movie
42. 1998 The Red Violin as Evan Williams (Montréal) 7.3 Movie
43. 1998 Last Night as Patrick Wheeler 6.6 Movie
44. 1998 Twitch City as Curtis TV
45. 1997 Never Met Picasso as Jerry Movie
46. 1997 In the Presence of Mine Enemies as Paul Heller Movie
47. 1997 Joe's So Mean to Josephine as Mike Movie
48. 1996 Once a Thief TV
49. 1995 When Night Is Falling as Timothy 6.3 Movie
50. 1994 Camilla as Security Guard 5.6 Movie
51. 1994 Exotica as Thomas 6.6 Movie
52. 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould as Concert Promoter 7.0 Movie
53. 1992 My Niagara as Cabel Movie
54. 1991 The Adjuster as Tyler, the young censor 6.0 Movie
55. 1991 Highway 61 as Pokey Jones 6.7 Movie
56. 1989 Roadkill as Russel, the Serial Killer Movie

1. 2025 No Other Choice 7.5 Movie
2. 2008 Blindness 6.5 Movie
3. 1998 The Red Violin 7.3 Movie
4. 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould 7.0 Movie
5. 1991 Highway 61 6.7 Movie
6. 1989 Roadkill Movie

1. 2024 The Sympathizer 6.9 TV
2. 2017 Michael: Every Day TV
3. 2014 Sensitive Skin TV

1. 2024 The Sympathizer 6.9 TV
2. 2010 This Movie Is Broken Movie
3. 2004 Childstar Movie
4. 1998 Last Night 6.6 Movie
5. 1998 Twitch City TV
6. 1995 Dance Me Outside 6.7 Movie

1. 2024 The Sympathizer 6.9 TV
2. 1998 Twitch City TV

1. 2019 Through Black Spruce 5.2 Movie
2. 2014 The Grand Seduction 6.7 Movie
3. 2004 Childstar Movie
4. 2000 Preludes Movie
5. 1998 Last Night 6.6 Movie

1. 1998 Twitch City TV
2. 1991 Highway 61 6.7 Movie

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