Don McKellar
Biography
Don McKellar, born in Toronto in 1963, works in Canadian film as an actor, writer, director, and playwright. His first screen part came in Bruce McDonald's Roadkill (1989), which he also wrote, and the film brought him Genie nominations for supporting actor and screenwriting. He reunited with McDonald on Highway 61 (1991), again writing the script and playing the barber Pokey Jones, and later won a Genie for his supporting turn in Atom Egoyan's Exotica. He wrote François Girard's Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993) and wrote, directed, and starred in Last Night (1998), which took the Prix de la Jeunesse at Cannes and the Claude Jutra Award. Other credits include eXistenZ (1999), Blindness (2008), and Crimes of the Future (2022), plus the TV series Twitch City, Odd Job Jack, and Slings & Arrows. He wrote the book for The Drowsy Chaperone and is an eight-time Genie nominee with two wins.
63years old
Turns 64 on August 17in 309 days
- Born Toronto
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 33 years1989 to 2022
Genres
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Behind the award
McKellar won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for The Drowsy Chaperone, which he wrote with Bob Martin, his collaborator on Slings & Arrows.
Behind the camera
McKellar wrote, starred in and directed his first film, Last Night (1998). It earned strong reviews and took the Prix de la Jeunesse at Cannes plus the Claude Jutra Award at the Genies.
Don McKellar movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
David Cronenberg directed two of these films, Bruce McDonald two. Tracy Wright appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tracy Wright's page
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Gerry Quigley's page
Maury Chaykin's page
Callum Keith Rennie's page
All films by David Cronenberg
All films by Bruce McDonald
Also two films together7 more actors
- Gael García BernalZoom (2016) and Blindness (2008)
- Sarah PolleyeXistenZ (1999) and Last Night (1998)
- Patrick GarrowZoom (2016) and Childstar (2004)
- Arsinée KhanjianWhere the Truth Lies (2005) and Last Night (1998)
- Earl PastkoHighway 61 (1991) and Roadkill (1989)
- Valerie BuhagiarHighway 61 (1991) and Roadkill (1989)
- Kristin AdamsWhere the Truth Lies (2005) and Childstar (2004)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Don McKellar's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$31.4 million
6 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 6 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 6Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$20M63.3% of the total
- 2$4.6M14.5% of the total
- 3$3.5M11.1% of the total
- 4$2.9M9.1% of the total
- 5$591K1.9% of the total
- 6$25K0.1% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2006 | Best Book of a Musical | The Drowsy Chaperone | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Member of the Order of Canada | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.