Selected Film & TV Credits
AVOCADO TOAST: THE SERIES Guest Star OUTtv; Dir: Sam Coyle
SLO PITCH Recurring IFC; Dir: J Stevens
LIAR Lead Dresser Drawer; Dir: Wayne Burns
THE GIFT GIVER Lead Dresser Drawer; Dir: Denis Theriault
MURDOCH MYSTERIES Guest Star CBC; Dir: Don McBeartry
REMEDY Guest Star Global; Dir: Anne Wheeler
OLYMPUS Series Regular SyFy; Dir: Nick Willing
BONE DEEP Lead Off The Leash; Dir: Jeremy Webb
ALL THE WRONG REASONS Principal Shore Road Pictures; Dir: Gia Milani
MR. D Recurring CBC; Dir: Steve Wright
BLACKBIRD Supporting Emotion Pictures; Dir. Jason Buxton
Theatre Credits
YAGA Det. Rapp/Henry Kalles Highland Arts Theatre, Sydney, NS
ESSAY Jeffery Matchstick Theatre, Halifax, NS
GOOD GRIEF Parker Ships Company Theatre, Parrsboro, NS
SUMMER OF SEMITISM Saint Paprika Festival, Toronto, ON
DOCK MOTHER GOD SOCIETY Jay Bloodpact Theatre, Toronto, ON
FEARLESS Daniel/Tiger Vanier fu-GEN Theatre, Toronto, ON
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Kit Marlowe Neptune Theatre, Halifax, NS
CRAVE A Pure Carbon Theatre, Toronto, ON
MISS Tyler Ward Unit 102 Theatre Co. Toronto, ON
ROMEO + JULIET Benvolio Shakespeare in the Ruff, Toronto, ON
LIONESS (Tour) Maria Dresser Drawer Productions
BOYS FROM THE BURBS Angelo Empty Room Collective, Toronto, ON
WITH BATED BREATH Willy Plutonium Playhouse, Halifax, NS
TOUGH CASE (Tour) Dane Timbrell Left Foot First Productions, Halifax, NS
MERLIN Arthur Halifax Theatre for Young People, NS
Workshops & Development
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP Creator/Performer In The Soil Festival, Sainte-Catherines, ON
MR. WONDERFUL AND I Director/Dramaturg Halifax Fringe Festival, Halifax, NS
TROJAN GIRLS Thalthybius/Hermes Outside the March, Toronto, ON
THE LAST SHOW ON EARTH Dramaturg Nightwood Theatre, Toronto, ON
GOOD GRIEF Parker Ships Company Theatre, Parrsboro, NS
THE HARD WORK OF ELEPHANTS Alex Bloodpact Theatre, Toronto, ON
HEY, MAY, HEY Tom Forward March Festival, Toronto, ON
FASTLOVE Creator/Performer Buddies in Bad Times, Toronto, ON
SILA Thomas Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON
Filmography
RUN Writer, Director, Designer Mixed Media Installation
A QUEERS GUIDE TO SPIRITUAL LIVING Exec. Producer Feature Documentary
TESSEL Producer Dance Short
A REVOLUTION OF LOVE Producer Dance Short
#CANCELLED Co-Writer, Co-Director Narrative Short
BODY SO FLUORESCENT Producer Narrative Short
LIAR Writer, Director, Producer Narrative Short
SLY: HOW TO SELF-SUSPEND Director, Producer Documentary Short
CURTAINS Writer, Director, Designer Mixed Media Installation
THE GIFT GIVER Producer Narrative Short
WANTED Writer, Producer Narrative Short
YOUTH Director, Editor Narrative Short
Exhibitions
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Malton Gallery - “Awakenings” - Toronto, ON, 2022 (A Revolution of Love)
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Festival Arts Saint-Sauveur - Online - Saint-Sauveur, QC, 2021 (TESSEL)
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American Black Film Festival - Online - South Beach, FL, 2021 (A Revolution of Love)
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Toronto Women Film Festival - Online - Toronto, ON, 2021 (TESSEL)
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Screen Dance Film Festival - Online - Stockholm, SE (A Revolution of Love)
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Festival Internacional de Teatro Mercosur - Online - Cordoba, ARG, 2021 (TESSEL)
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Melbourne Queer Film Festival - Online - St Kilda, VIC, 2021 (BODY SO FLUORESCENT)
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City of Toronto: Awakenings - Online - Toronto, ON, 2020 (A Revolution of Love)
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Imagine + Native Film Festival - Online - Montreal, QC, 2020 (LIAR)
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Inside Out Film Festival - “BOLD” - Online - Toronto, ON, 2020 (BODY SO FLUORESCENT)
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Inside Out Film Festival - “Local Heroes” - Online - Toronto, ON, 2020 (LIAR)
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FilmPride LGBTQ Film Festival - Online - Toronto, ON, 2020 (LIAR)
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Just FKN Make Film Festival - Online - Toronto, ON, 2020 (#Cancelled)
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Dark Day Monday: 23 - “It’s Not Too Late” - The Burdock Music Hall, Toronto, ON, 2020 (Curtains)
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Fluid Fest - “Body in Space” - cSpace King Edward, Calgary, AB, 2018 (Curtains)
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Imagine + Native Film Festival - Montreal, QC, 2017 (The Gift Giver)
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OUTEast Film Festival - Halifax, NS, 2017 (The Gift Giver)
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Out South Queer Film Festival - Durham, SC, 2017 (The Gift Giver)
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NewFest - New York, NY, 2017 (The Gift Giver)
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Inside Out Film Festival - TIFF Bell Lightbox - Toronto, ON, 2017 (The Gift Giver)
Residencies
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Directors Lab North, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, ON, 2022
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Eastern Front Theatre - Digital Macros: Connections, Dartmouth, NS, 2022 (Run)
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Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre - DiscomfortLAB, Calgary, AB, 2019 (fastLOVE)
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The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON, 2016-2017 (Dark Nights: A Conversation Series)
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The Theatre Centre, Toronto, ON, 2015-2016 (Dark Nights: A Conversation Series)
Community Engagement
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Mentor - QueerFutures 2099 - Soulpepper Theatre, 2021
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Guest Speaker - “Wayne Burns” - Avocado Toast: The Podcast, 2020
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Facilitator - Toronto’s International Short Film Festival, 2019
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Facilitator - “Storytelling Across Disciplines” - The National Arts Centre - PACTcon, 2018
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Guest Speaker - “Wayne Burns” - Natural Element Podcast, 2018
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Facilitator - Dark Nights: A Conversation Series, 2015-2018
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Panellist - “PRIDE Toronto” - Urban Outfitters/FujiFilm, 2017
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Panellist - “Now What: An Emerging Artists Guide…” - Theatre Ontario, 2016
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Facilitator - “Cultivating Tomorrow’s Artists” - Theatre Ontario, 2015
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Member - Youth Advisory Committee - Theatre Ontario, 2015
Grants & Commissions
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Ontario Arts Council - Tarragon Theatre Recommender Grant, 2022 (fastLOVE)
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CBC - Broadcasting License “Canadian Reflections”, 2019 (LIAR)
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Toronto Arts Council - Media Arts Grant, 2019 (SLY: How to Self-Suspend)
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NFB - Filmmaker Assistance Program Grant, 2019 (SLY: How to Self-Suspend)
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Ontario Arts Council - Artists in Communities Grant, 2017 (Dark Nights: A Conversation Series)
Awards
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Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award - “Community Leadership” - Winner, 2021 (A Revolution of Love)
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ACTRA Maritimes Awards - “Best Performance - Category 4” - Winner, 2021 (LIAR)
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Inside Out Film Festival - “Emerging Canadian Artist” - Winner, 2020 (BODY SO FLUORESCENT)
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Just FKN Make Film Festival - “Best Director” - Winner, 2020 (#Cancelled)
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ACTRA x Inside Out - “Queer Your Stories” - Winner, 2020 (BODY SO FLUORESCENT)
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NOW Magazine - Breakthrough Theatre Artist, 2018 (Miss)
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My Entertainment Awards - “Best Actor” - Nominee, 2018 (Miss)
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Canada Shorts Film Festival - Finalist, 2018 (Prey)
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Inside Out Film Festival - Film Finance Forum - Finalist, 2017 (The Gift Giver)
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Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival - “Audience Choice” - Winner, 2016 (Project: CNY)
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Feedspot.com - “Top 20 Acting Blogs on the Internet” - Winner, 2016 (An Actor’s Life)
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ACTRA Maritimes Awards - “Best Actor in a Short Film” - Nominee, 2013 (Bone Deep)
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Atlantic Film Festival - “Best Dramatic Short” - Winner, 2012 (Gravity’s Pull)
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Nova Scotia Talent Trust - “Theatre Nova Scotia Award” - Winner, 2012
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Nova Scotia Talent Trust - “Theatre Nova Scotia Award” - Winner, 2011
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Neptune Theatre - “Edmund C. Bovey Bursary” - Recipient, 2010
Training
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Playwriting Intensive - Rosamund Small - Online, 2022
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Audition Psych 101 - Michael Kostroff - Online, 2022
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Scene Study - David LaFontaine - 102 Actors Lab, Toronto, ON, 2019 - Present
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Improv for Actors I & II - Paloma Nunez - The Second City, Toronto, ON, 2018
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On-Camera Class - Sarah Kay & Jenny Lewis, ACTRA Conference, Toronto, ON, 2017
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Red Nose Clown - John Beale - John Beale Studios, Toronto, ON, 2016
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Meisner Technique - Stephanie Jones - Stephanie Jones Studio, Toronto, ON, 2015-2017
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SummerWorks Leadership Intensive Program (S.L.I.P) - Joseph Recinos, Mumbi Tindyebwa, Michael Wheeler - Generator, Toronto, ON, 2015
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Mechanicals Program - Nina Lee Aquino, Nigel Shawn Williams - Factory Theatre, Toronto, ON, 2015
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Acting Program - Various - The National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, QC, 2011-2014
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Pre-Professional Training Program - Lee Jay Campbell, Mauralee Austin, Sherry Lee Hunter, Alexis Milligan, Garry Williams - Neptune Theatre, Halifax, NS, 2010
Arts Management
Owner, Creative Producer
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Dresser Drawer Productions, 2015 - Present
Studio Coordinator
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fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company, 2015 - Present
Creative Director (Co-Founder alongside Luke Reece)
Dark Nights: A Conversation Series, 2015 - 2018