Brendan Gall
Brendan Gall | |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Occupation | film and television writer, producer, actor, playwright |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Period | 2000s-present |
| Notable works | Blindspot, The L.A. Complex, The Go-Getters, Dakota, Wide Awake Hearts, Alias Godot, A Quiet Place |
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Brendan Gall (born September 2, 1978) is a
Toronto, Ontario
.
Early life and education
Gall graduated from the George Brown Theatre School.[citation needed]
Career
Gall has written and/or produced for the television series Blindspot, Open Heart, and The L.A. Complex, the CBC Radio drama series Afghanada, the feature films The Lovebirds, The Go-Getters, and Dakota, and stage plays such as Panhandled, A Quiet Place,[1] Alias Godot[2] and Wide Awake Hearts.[3]
As an actor, he has had lead or recurring roles on the series
A playwright in residence at Toronto's
Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding New Play: twice in 2008 for Alias Godot and A Quiet Place, again in 2009 for The Gladstone Variations, and finally in 2011 for Wide Awake Hearts. Wide Awake Hearts and A Quiet Place were published by Coach House Books in 2010 under the title Minor Complications: Two Plays. The title was a shortlisted nominee in the English-language drama category of the 2011 Governor General's Awards
. Gall has also been nominated twice for the K.M. Hunter Artist Award.
Bibliography
- Screenplays
- 2020: The Lovebirds
- 2017: The Go-Getters (with Aaron Abrams)
- 2007: Dakota
- Teleplays
- 2017: Blindspot (7 episodes)
- 2015: Open Heart (2 episodes)
- 2012: The L.A. Complex (6 episodes)
- Stage Plays
- 2010: Wide Awake Hearts
- 2010: Red Machine: Under The Knife (collective creation)
- 2010: 300 Tapes (collective creation)
- 2009: Red Machine: Part One (contributing writer: "First & Last")
- 2008: Alias Godot
- 2008 The Sound Plays (contributing writer: "A Book On Tape")
- 2007: The Gladstone Variations (contributing writer: "The Card Trick", with Mike McPhaden, Rick Roberts, Julie Tepperman)
- 2007: I Keep Dropping Sh*t (collective creation)
- 2006: Don't Wake Me (collective creation)
- 2006: Autoshow (contributing writer: "Hawk Limited")
- 2005: A Quiet Place
- 2005: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (collective creation)
- 2004: Panhandled
- 2003: The Awesome Club Presents "It's Raining Fun!" (contributed sketches)
- Collections
- 2010: Minor Complications: Two Plays, Coach House Books; ISBN 978-1552452370
Awards and nominations
- 2015: Lungs - Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination, Best Actor
- 2014: Lungs - My Theatre Award nomination, Best Actor
- 2014: K.M. Hunter Artist Award nomination, Theatre
- 2011: Minor Complications: Two Plays - Governor General's Literary Award for Drama nomination, English-Language Category
- 2011: Wide Awake Hearts - Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination, Best New Play
- 2011: Men With Brooms - Canadian Comedy Awards nomination, Best Ensemble
- 2010: K.M. Hunter Artist Award nomination, Theatre
- 2009: Alias Godot - Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination, Best New Play
- 2009: East of Berlin - Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award nomination, Best Actor
- 2008: A Quiet Place - Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination, Best New Play
- 2008: The Gladstone Variations - Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination, Best New Play
- 2003: A Quiet Place - Herman Voaden National Playwriting Award, Honourable Mention
References
- ^ "Strong and Quiet". NOW Magazine. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "Alias Godot Gets North American Premiere April 22 in Toronto | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "With Characters That I Play, I Love Them". Film Courage. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "Lungs a breath of fresh air at Tarragon Theatre: review | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ^ "My Theatre Award Nominee: Q&A w/ Brendan Gall » My Theatre | My Entertainment World". www.myentertainmentworld.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
External links
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