Graham Ludlowis a Canadian actor, executive, screenwriter and producer.[1]Ludlow was born in England but grew up inVancouver,British Columbia.He graduated fromMagee Secondary School.[2][3]
Career
editActing
editHis acting roles include the filmsWelcome to 18(1986)[4]andThunder Run(1986).[5]
Writer
editLudlow wrote the filmThe Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon(1997), starringRutger Hauerand narrated byRichard Dreyfuss.The Hollywood Reportersaid that it was, "... a pleasant surprise. Much more faithful to Jack London's 1903 classic than the two Hollywood versions."[6]TheNew York Postclaimed Ludlow's adaptation was the "best version yet of Jack London's classic story of survival."[7]Ludlow also wrote the television movieStorm Cell(2008).[8]
Producer
editLudlow was a producer of the action filmThe Condemned(2007).[9]He was executive producer of the television filmAnya's Bell(1999),[10]which was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in 2000, and won the 2000Young Artist Awardfor Best Performance in a TV Movie. He executive producedEight Days to Live(2006), which was nominated for aGemini Awardfor Best TV Movie. Broadcast in Canada byCTV,Eight Days To Livebecame CTV's highest rated TV movie.[11][12]
Ludlow was also executive producer ofIn God's Country (film)(2007), which won the 2008 CFTPA Indie Award for Best TV Movie[13][14]and was nominated for aGemini Awardfor Best TV Movie;The Good Times are Killing Me(2009), anotherGemini Awardnominee for Best TV Movie; andShe Drives Me Crazy(2007), which was nominated and then won theGemini Awardfor Best TV Movie in 2010.[15]
Ludlow wrote the screenplay for and is an executive producer ofThe Riverbank(2012).[16][17]The film was the Opening Night Gala Presentation at the 24th edition ofCinéfest Sudbury International Film Festivalon September 15, 2012,[18]
Ludlow produced and wrote the screenplay for the indie filmNaked Dragon(2014).[19][20]
Ludlow was a producer of the award-winning[21]Baroness von Sketch Show(2016).[22]
In 2021, Incendo appointed Ludlow to the role of production and development executive, Canada.[23][24]Some of the titles he has produced at Incendo includeTerror Train(2022),Marry F*** Kill (2022),The Amityville Curse(2023)[25][26]andGuess Who(2024).[27]He is also an Executive Producer of the seriesClean Sweep.[28]
Filmography
editActor
edit- 1983The Young and the Restless(TV series) – Episode dated 1 July 1983: Messenger
- 1984Santa Barbara (TV series)– Episode #1.43, 40, and 38: Howard Reiter
- 1986Thunder Run:Mike
- 1986Welcome to 18:Pipes
- 1987The Judge (TV series)– Episode dated 22 July 1987: Phillip Sordo
- 1988Superior Court (TV series)– Episode dated 7 April 1988: Sean Maclean
Producer
edit- 1999Anya's Bell(TV movie) (executive producer)
- 2006Eight Days to Live(TV movie) (executive producer)
- 2007She Drives Me Crazy(TV movie) (executive producer)
- 2007The Condemned(executive producer)
- 2007In God's Country (film)(TV movie) (executive producer)
- 2009The Good Times Are Killing Me(TV movie) (executive producer)
- 2010Tangled(TV movie) (executive producer)
- 2012The Riverbank(executive producer)
- 2014Child Star(TV series) (executive producer)
- 2014Naked Dragon(film) (producer)
- 2016Baroness von Sketch Show(TV series) (supervising producer)
- 2019Stand!(film) (executive producer)
- 2021The Secret Sauce(TV movie) (supervising producer)
- 2021Farmer Seeking Love(TV movie) (supervising producer)
- 2021Destination Love(TV movie) (supervising producer)
- 2021Love and Penguins(TV movie) (supervising producer)
- 2022Terror Train(TV movie) (executive producer / producer)
- 2022Terror Train 2(TV movie) (executive producer / producer)
- 2023Marry F*** Kill(TV movie) (executive producer / producer)
- 2023The Amityville Curse(TV movie) (executive producer / producer)
- 2023Clean Sweep(TV series) (executive producer)
- 2024Guess Who(TV movie) (executive producer / producer)
Screenwriter
edit- 1997The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon(screenplay)
- 2008Storm Cell(TV movie) (screenplay)
- 2012The Riverbank(screenplay)
- 2014Naked Dragon(screenplay)
Published works
edit- Ludlow, Graham (March–April 2004). "So You Wrote a Great Screenplay: Now What?".Script Magazine.10(2). Final Draft, Inc.: 68.
References
edit- ^"Graham Ludlow".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.2009. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-06-21.Retrieved2012-03-08.
- ^Andrews, Marke (2005-11-29). "Movie recalls eight-day ordeal of trapped driver".The Vancouver Sun.p. D4.
- ^Gold, Kerry (1997-01-04). "Scene & Heard".The Vancouver Sun.p. E1.
- ^"Welcome to 18 (1986)".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-21.
- ^Thomas, Kevin (1986-06-03)."Movie Review: Hollywood Veterans Paired In 'Thunder Run'".Los Angeles Times.
- ^Hunter, David (1997-02-10). "The Call of the Wild".The Hollywood Reporter.p. 11.
- ^Greppi, Michele (1997-06-22). "What's on Tonight: 'Wild' about Buck, leader of the pack".New York Post.p. 103.
- ^Storm Cell (TV 2008) – IMDb
- ^The Condemned.(Movie review) – Daily Variety | HighBeam Research
- ^"Anya's Bell (1999) - Overview".TCM.com. 2007-04-09.Retrieved2012-03-08.
- ^Phantom, The (2008-06-19)."The Late Nite Landfill:" Eight Days to Live "".Latenitelandfill.blogspot.com.Retrieved2012-03-08.
- ^Eight Days to Live (TV 2006) – IMDb
- ^Kelly, Brendan (2008-01-21)."Canadians unveil Indie Awards noms".Variety.
- ^"CANADIAN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION | Canadian Film and Television Producers announce Indie Award Winners".Newswire.ca. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-06-10.Retrieved2012-03-14.
- ^"NABET 700 CEP: 2010 Gemini Award Winners | Covering Toronto Film Technicians".Nabet700.com. 2010-11-04.Retrieved2012-03-14.
- ^"The Riverbank".imdb.com.
- ^"Kwantlen instructor's novel made into The Riverbank film".kpu.ca. 2012-11-08.Retrieved2021-11-20.
- ^"Locally-shot film a hit with Cinefest crowd".sudbury.com. 2012-09-16.Retrieved2021-11-20.
- ^"Naked Dragon".imdb.com.
- ^"Naked Dragon".flixster.com.
- ^"Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Announced For Scripted Drama, Comedy Categories".etcanada.com. 2020-05-27. Archived fromthe originalon June 6, 2020.Retrieved2021-11-21.
- ^"Baroness Von Sketch Show".imdb.com.
- ^"Up The Ladder: Incendo".videoageinternational.net. 2021-09-28.Retrieved2021-11-07.
- ^"Incendo eyes scripted series after production restructure".c21media.net. 2021-11-11.Retrieved2021-11-12.
- ^"Tubi confirms adaptation of 'The Amityville Curse' & original horror pic 'Marry F*** Kill'".Deadline Hollywood.2022-09-13.
- ^"TIFF: Tubi nabs 'Amityville Curse' novel adaptation, 'Marry F*** Kill' genre pics".hollywoodreporter. 2022-09-13.
- ^"Incendos Guess Who Premieres on Tubi".videoageinternational.net. 2024-01-19.Retrieved2024-02-24.
- ^"nail-biting-crime-thriller-clean-sweep-debuts-on-thursday-june-22-on-sundance-now-amc".amcnetworks.com. 2023-05-18.Retrieved2023-05-25.