Ken Scott (filmmaker)
Ken Scott | |
|---|---|
 Scott at the 2012 Genie Awards | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Dalhousie, NB, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, actor, director, comedian |
Ken Scott (born in 1970 in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian screenwriter, actor, director, and comedian. He is best known as a member of the comedy group Les Bizarroïdes with Martin Petit, Stéphane E. Roy and Guy Lévesque, and as screenwriter of the films Seducing Doctor Lewis, The Little Book of Revenge (Guide de la petite vengeance), and Starbuck, as well as television series Le Plateau.
Life and career
[edit]Scott gained a degree in cinematography at the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1991. His first widely seen work was a series of commercials for cheese made between 1995 and 1998. In 2000, he played the theatrical role of Monsieur Pearson in the play Propagande, written by Stéphane E. Roy.[1] In 2002, he wrote episodes for the television series Le Plateau, in which he also played the role of François Chamberland.
In 2008, Scott produced his first feature film, Sticky Fingers, which he also wrote.[2] It has been announced he will direct the film adaption of the Stephen King novel From a Buick 8.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Life After Love (La vie après l'amour) | No | Yes |
| 2003 | Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande Séduction) | No | Yes |
| 2009 | Sticky Fingers (Les Doigts croches) | Yes | Yes |
| 2011 | Starbuck | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Delivery Man | Yes | Yes |
| 2015 | Unfinished Business | Yes | No |
| 2018 | The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir | Yes | No |
| 2021 | Goodbye Happiness (Au revoir le bonheur) | Yes | Yes |
Awards
[edit]Scott won the Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival for Seducing Doctor Lewis.[3] He has been nominated for the Quebec film industry's Prix Jutra and the national Genie Awards four times each; at both ceremonies, Scott and Petit won the 2012 awards for Best Original Screenplay for Starbuck.
References
[edit]- ^ Amy Baratt. "A dorky campaign". Montreal Mirror, October 26, 2000.
- ^ Anabelle Nicoud. "Ken Scott tournera «Les doigts croches» en Argentine". La Presse, March 20, 2008.
- ^ Chamberlain, Mike (Spring 2004). "Ken Scott's Seductive Success". Canadian Screenwriter. Writers Guild of Canada. The W Files. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a Canadian film director is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
.svg){kind=small}   | This article about a Canadian screenwriter is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Best Screenplay Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Living people
- 1970 births
- Canadian male screenwriters
- Université du Québec à Montréal alumni
- Film directors from Quebec
- 21st-century Canadian screenwriters
- 21st-century Canadian male writers
- Canadian comedy film directors
- Canadian film director stubs
- Canadian screenwriter stubs