Don McKellar
Don McKellar is one of the more persistent actors of his generation whose career has outlived most of the formats it was recorded on. The filmography runs to some 59 credits between film and television. Among all the titles, 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' is the one that reached the widest audience. Another entry worth naming is 'eXistenZ'. He started at 26.
Don McKellar
50 Movies
9 Series
Don McKellar is one of the more persistent actors of his generation whose career has outlived most of the formats it was recorded on. The filmography runs to some 59 credits between film and television. Among all the titles, 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' is the one that reached the widest audience. Another entry worth naming is 'eXistenZ'. He started at 26.
Movies
Plays Director
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010
Plays Yevgeny Nourish
eXistenZ
1999
Plays Publishing Executive
Where the Truth Lies
2005
Writer
Plays Thief
Blindness
2008
Plays Wippet
Crimes of the Future
2022
Writer
Plays Evan Williams (Montréal)
The Red Violin
1998
Plays Richard
Treading Water
2013
Plays Vernon
Clean
2004
Plays Criminal Investigator (voice)
Redacted
2007
Plays Thomas
Exotica
1994
Plays Bernard Buckley
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
2020
Plays Dietmar (voice)
Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming
2017
Plays Norm
Target Number One
2020
Plays Timothy
When Night Is Falling
1995
Plays Horowitz
Zoom
2016
Director
Plays Patrick Wheeler
Last Night
1998
Writer
Plays Concert Promoter
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
1993
Plays Eric
Lolz-ita
2017
Plays Doctor
The Middle Man
2021
Plays Brian
Trigger
2010
Plays Security Guard
Camilla
1994
Plays Cabel
My Niagara
1992
Plays Tyler, the young censor
The Adjuster
1991
Director
Plays Journalist
Through Black Spruce
2019
Plays Prosecutor
Leslie, My Name Is Evil
2009
Plays Newscaster 1 (voice)
American Woman
2019
Plays Michael Laffont
Cooking With Stella
2010
Plays Dr. Bert Morrison
Blood Honey
2017
Director
Plays Rick Shille
Childstar
2004
Writer
Plays Russel, the Serial Killer
Roadkill
1989
Plays Dan
Monkey Warfare
2006
Plays Pepe
Three Days in Havana
2014
Plays Matt Shapiro
The Event
2003
Writer
Plays Pokey Jones
Highway 61
1991
Plays Father
Your Mother and I
2016
Plays Phil
I'm Yours
2012
Plays Mr. Whittaker
Sea People
1999
Plays Greenbaum
Trudeau
2002
Plays Mike
Joe's So Mean to Josephine
1997
Plays Gabriel
Meditation Park
2017
Plays Conrad
Rub & Tug
2002
Plays Brad
Waydowntown
2002
Plays Jerry
Never Met Picasso
1997
TV Shows
Plays Jack Ryder (voice)
Odd Job Jack
2003
Plays Darren Nichols
Slings & Arrows
2003
Creator
Plays Curtis
Twitch City
1998
Producer
Plays Al
Sensitive Skin
2014
Plays Dr. Wolfe
Hey Lady!
2020
Plays Clarence Fines
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006
Plays Minturn
The Haunted Season
2024
Plays JJ Murphy
Republic of Doyle
2010
Plays Les Cake
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024
Latest Trailers
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The Occupant of the Room
Full Filmography
The Occupant of the Room
Minturn
2025
Film
The Haunted Season
Minturn · 1 episode
2024–
TV
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Les Cake · 1 episode
2024–
TV
Crimes of the Future
Wippet
2022
Film
The Middle Man
Doctor
2021
Film
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw
Bernard Buckley
2020
Film
Target Number One
Norm
2020
Film
Hey Lady!
Dr. Wolfe · 5 episodes
2020–
TV
American Woman
Newscaster 1 (voice)
2019
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Don McKellar and where are they from?
Don McKellar is 63 years old, born on August 17, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What are the most famous roles of Don McKellar?
Don McKellar is best known for roles in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, eXistenZ, Blindness.
How many movies has Don McKellar been in?
Over a 37-year career (since 1989), Don McKellar has appeared in 49 movies and 9 TV shows.
What was Don McKellar's first movie?
The career of Don McKellar began with Roadkill (1989).
What is Don McKellar's most recent movie or series?
Don McKellar's most recent release is Collectors, which premiered on September 17, 2026.
What TV shows has Don McKellar appeared in?
On television, Don McKellar has appeared in Degrassi, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, Republic of Doyle, Slings & Arrows.
Don McKellar
1963-08-17 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.Don McKellar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.