Aubrey Nealon

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Aubrey Nealon (born 1971 in

New Denver, British Columbia) is a Canadian film and television director, producer and writer,[1] most noted as the creator and showrunner of the CTV drama series Cardinal.[2]

Nealon began his career as a teen actor, with a minor role as oddball Finnish exchange student "Olaf" on the

Leo Award nominee for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay in 2006,[6] and received a Directors Guild of Canada nomination for Best Feature Film in 2006.[7]

Following A Simple Curve he has worked predominantly in television, including writing and producing for

Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards in 2013 for the Flashpoint episode "Day Game",[8] and was a nominee in the same category at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for the Orphan Black episode "The Stigmata of Progress".[9] At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018, he was a nominee for Best Writing in Drama Program or Limited Series for Cardinal.[10]

References

  1. ^ "New showrunners talk TV: Aubrey Nealon". Playback, February 15, 2017.
  2. ^ "Giles Blunt's John Cardinal mystery novels turned into CTV mini-series". CTV News, November 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Director scores on his debut". The Province, March 31, 1999.
  4. ^ "Life throws curves at the child of a hippie couple". Vancouver Sun, September 30, 2005.
  5. ^ "Veterans and newcomers alike make annual Top Ten Canadian film list". Whitehorse Star, December 19, 2005.
  6. ^ "Cancelled Collector, Godiva's lead Leos pack". Playback, May 1, 2006.
  7. Canadian Press
    , August 10, 2006.
  8. ^ "CBC's Rick Mercer Report snags 3 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, February 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "Announcing the Nominations for the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards" Archived 2018-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Film Centre, January 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "CSA’s ’18: Anne, Kim’s Convenience, Cardinal lead TV noms". Playback, January 16, 2018.

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