Adam Pettle
Adam Pettle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 Toronto |
| Occupation | Writer, producer, playwright |
| Education | National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Canada. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. |
| Notable works | Saving Hope, Rookie Blue, King |
| Spouse | Patricia Fagan (2 children) |
Adam Pettle (born 1973) is an award-winning Canadian playwright, Radio Producer, and Television writer. He is currently the showrunner and executive producer on the CTV and Ion Television hospital drama Saving Hope.
Biography
Theatre
Born in Toronto in 1973, Pettle is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada's (NTS) playwriting program. He received a BA in theatre from Dalhousie University in 1994.[1]
His first play, Therac 25 (1995), is autobiographical – Pettle received extensive treatment for thyroid cancer in the early 1990s.[2] It stages a developing romance in the halls of a cancer treatment unit. His next drama, Zadie's Shoes (2000), is one of the few Canadian plays to successfully transfer from a medium-size house (The Factory Theatre) to the commercial Winter Garden Theatre. It has been produced across Canada as well as in the US and the UK.[3]
Zadie's Shoes, Sunday Father and Therac 25 have all been nominated for Dora Awards for best new play.[1]
Television and radio
In 2006, Pettle began his move towards television writing, penning an original pilot Clean for Ilana Frank and Thump Inc (now ICF Films).[4] He has since worked on several Canadian and American television series, including Combat Hospital, King, Rookie Blue, X Company, and Saving Hope.[5] He was nominated a Gemini Award in 2010 for a Rookie Blue episode entitled "Big Nickel," co-written with Morwyn Brebner.[6] He is credited as a co-producer on King and executive producer on Saving Hope.
Pettle is also co-creator and head writer of the award-winning miniseries Afghanada, heard on CBC Radio.[7]
Personal life
He is married to Patricia Fagan.[8] They have two children. As a teen, Pettle was a well-known break dancer with the street name "Kid Quik".
Work
Plays
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Therac 25 | Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. |
| 2000 | Zadie's Shoes | Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. |
| 2002 | Sunday Father | Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. |
| Misha | One Act Play | |
| The Tragic Role | Adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play for Soulpepper Theatre. | |
| 2003 | Mosley and Me | |
| 2006 | Rattle the Bones | |
| 2009 | Parfumerie | Adaption Miklos Laszlo's romantic comedy, co-written by Brenda Robins for Soulpepper. |
Television
Production staff
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Executive Story Editor | Season 1 |
| 2011–2012 | Rookie Blue | Executive Story Editor | Season 1 and 2 |
| 2012 | King | Co-Producer | Season 2 |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Co-executive producer | Seasons 1 |
| 2013 – present | Executive Producer | Season 2 – 4 | |
| 2015 – present | Showrunner | Season 4 | |
| 2015 | X Company | Story Consultant | Season 1 |
| 2019 | Nurses |
Writer
| Year | Show | Season | Episode | Original airdate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | 1 | "Honour Roll" | August 12, 2010 | |
| "Big Nickel" | August 26, 2010 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. Nominated for a Gemini Award. | |||
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | 1 | "Hells Bells" | July 19, 2011 | |
| 2011 | Rookie Blue | 2 | "Brotherhood" | August 19, 2011 | |
| 2012 | King | 2 | "Josh Simpson" | March 7, 2012 | |
| "Isabelle Toomey" | April 20, 2012 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. | |||
| 2012 | Saving Hope | 1 | "Blindness" | June 21, 2012 | |
| "Heartsick" | July 26, 2012 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. | |||
| "Ride Hard or Go Home" | September 6, 2012 | ||||
| 2013 | 2 | "Little Piggies" | July 2, 2013 | ||
| "Vamonos" | August 20, 2013 | Co-written with Amanda Fahey. | |||
| 2014 | "Twinned Lambs" | February 20, 2014 | |||
| 3 | "Kiss Me Goodbye (Part 2)" | September 25, 2014 | |||
| 2015 | "Narrow Margin" | January 14, 2015 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. | ||
| "Fearless" | February 11, 2015 | ||||
| 4 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | September 24, 2015 | |||
| "Waiting on a Friend" | November 12, 2015 | Co-written with Graeme Stewart. | |||
| 2016 | "Let Me Go" | February 14, 2016 | |||
| 5 | "Doctor Dustiny" | TBD | |||
| "Leap of Faith" | TBD | Co-written with Hayden Simpson. | |||
| "We Need to Talk About Charlie Harries" | TBD | Co-written with Graeme Stewart. | |||
| "Hope Never Dies" | TBD |
References
- ^ a b "Adam Pettle – The Canadian Encyclopedia".
- ^ "Take a bow, tie a knot – Post City Magazine – December 2009".
- ^ "Adam Pettle knows when to hold 'em and fold 'em – The Toronto Star – May 04, 2011".
- ^ "Norstar Corporate Overview".
- ^ "Adam Pettle IMDb".
- ^ "26th Gemini Awards".
- ^ "Adam Pettle knows when to hold 'em and fold 'em – The Toronto Star – May 04, 2011".
- ^ "Take a bow, tie a knot – Post City Magazine – December 2009".
| International | |
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| National | |
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Canadian male dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian television writers
- Canadian television producers
- Writers from Toronto
- Dalhousie University alumni
- National Theatre School of Canada alumni
- Showrunners
- 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights
- Canadian radio writers
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Male television writers