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Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Acting·1963·70 films

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.

As Actor

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)Director
eXistenZ
eXistenZ (1999)Yevgeny Nourish
Blindness
Blindness (2008)Thief
Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future (2022)Wippet
The Red Violin
The Red Violin (1998)Evan Williams (Montréal)
Exotica
Exotica (1994)Thomas
Where the Truth Lies
Where the Truth Lies (2005)Publishing Executive
Redacted
Redacted (2007)Criminal Investigator (voice)
Last Night
Last Night (1998)Patrick Wheeler
Target Number One
Target Number One (2020)Norm
Zoom
Zoom (2016)Horowitz
When Night Is Falling
When Night Is Falling (1995)Timothy
The Adjuster
The Adjuster (1991)Tyler, the young censor
Clean
Clean (2004)Vernon
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020)Bernard Buckley
The Middle Man
The Middle Man (2021)Doctor
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)Concert Promoter
Through Black Spruce
Through Black Spruce (2019)Journalist
Leslie, My Name Is Evil
Leslie, My Name Is Evil (2009)Prosecutor
Waydowntown
Waydowntown (2002)Brad
Trigger
Trigger (2010)Brian
Camilla
Camilla (1994)Security Guard
Highway 61
Highway 61 (1991)Pokey Jones
Vinyl
Vinyl (2000)Himself
Meditation Park
Meditation Park (2017)Gabriel
Treading Water
Treading Water (2013)Richard
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming (2017)Dietmar (voice)
Blood Honey
Blood Honey (2017)Dr. Bert Morrison
The Event
The Event (2003)Matt Shapiro
American Woman
American Woman (2019)Newscaster 1 (voice)
The Passion of Ayn Rand
The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)Alfred
Roadkill
Roadkill (1989)Russel, the Serial Killer
Rub & Tug
Rub & Tug (2002)Conrad
Childstar
Childstar (2004)Rick Shille
Three Days in Havana
Three Days in Havana (2014)Pepe
Cooking With Stella
Cooking With Stella (2010)Michael Laffont
Monkey Warfare
Monkey Warfare (2006)Dan
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1997)Mike
Subconscious Password
Subconscious Password (2013)The Host (voice)
Your Mother and I
Your Mother and I (2016)Father
Sea People
Sea People (1999)Mr. Whittaker
Lolz-ita
Lolz-ita (2017)Eric
Never Met Picasso
Never Met Picasso (1997)Jerry
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997)Paul Heller
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)Self / Pokey Jones / Patrick Wheeler / Matt Shapiro / Brad
Trudeau
Trudeau (2002)Greenbaum
I'm Yours
I'm Yours (2012)Phil
Public Domain
Public Domain (2003)Host
My Niagara
My Niagara (1992)Cabel
This Might Be Good
This Might Be Good (2000)
Sarabande
Sarabande (1997)Max
Elimination Dance
Elimination Dance (1998)Male Dance Partner
Arrowhead
Arrowhead (1994)Ray Bud
Giant Steps
Giant Steps (1992)Real Estate Hucker
I Was a Rat
I Was a Rat (2001)Oliver Tapscrew
Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Nash the Slash Rises Again! (2025)Self - Russell the Serial Killer/Self - Pokey Jones(archive footage)
Waiting for Ishtar
Waiting for Ishtar (2017)Self
The Occupant of the Room
The Occupant of the Room (2025)Minturn
Green Door
Green Door (2008)Ron

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