Adam MacDonald
William Adam MacDonald | |
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Born | William Adam MacDonald[1] May 16, 1977 Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director |
Years active | 1998–present |
Relatives | Jeff Roop (cousin) |
William Adam MacDonald(born May 16, 1977) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He is known for portrayingJosh MacIntoshon theCBCshowBeing Erica,Peter McGregor onWild Roses,and Detective Steve Peck onRookie Blue,and for his guest-starring roles in several other shows, includingMurdoch MysteriesandRepublic of Doyle.[2][3]
MacDonald's writing and directing work includes thehorror filmsBackcountry(2014) andPyewacket(2017), both of which premiered at theToronto International Film Festival,and the third season of theanthologyhorrortelevision seriesSlasher(2019).[4]
Life and career[edit]
MacDonald was born and raised inMontreal,[5]and dabbled in acting and music throughout high school. He began to take it seriously in 1997 at the age of 20, when he became "hooked" after participating in an acting class.[5]
MacDonald has starred in several television series throughout his career, in both leading and guest roles. He is known for portrayingJosh MacIntoshon theCBCshowBeing Erica,Peter McGregor onWild Roses,and Detective Steve Peck onRookie Blue,and for his guest-starring roles in several other shows, includingMurdoch MysteriesandRepublic of Doyle.[2][6][7]He also starred as Nick McAllister on the short-lived supernatural showVampire High.[citation needed]
After building a career on screen, MacDonald began writing and directing short films.[3]He struggled to make the move from short films to a feature.[8]
In 2014, MacDonald made hisfeature film directorial debutwith the 2014nature–survival horrorBackcountry.[9]StarringMissy Peregrym,the film is based on the true story of a hungry man-eating bear that attacked Mark Jordan and Jacqueline Perry, in the back country ofMissinaibi LakeProvincial Park, North ofChapleau,Ontarioin 2005.[10]Production took place in late 2013 with funding fromTelefilm CanadaandNorthern Ontario Heritage Fund.[11]The film premiered at the2014 Toronto International Film Festival,[12]and received generally positive reviews from critics upon release.[13][14]
In 2016, MacDonald directed his second feature film,Pyewacket,an occult horror film starringLaurie Holden.[15]The film, which he also wrote, screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[16][17]It received mixed reviews from critics.[18][19]
In 2019, MacDonald directed the entire third season of theNetflixanthology horror series,Slasher,titledSolstice.[4]In 2020, it was announced that he will direct the fourth season, titledFlesh & Blood,as well.[20]
MacDonald has expressed his desire to complete a trilogy of feature films featuring women overcoming extreme circumstances, beginning withBackcountry.[6]In 2020,IFCacquired the right to MacDonald's script titleOut Come the Wolves,also starring Peregrym.[21]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Going to Kansas City | Floyd Weaver | |
1999 | Running Home | Jay Torpy | |
2004 | Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Steve | |
2005 | A Stranger Here Myself | Conan | Short film |
2006 | Jekyll + Hyde | Josh Enfield | Straight-to-DVD |
2007 | 14 Days in Paradise | Houston | |
Final Draft | Jack | ||
2010 | Love Letter from an Open Grave | Ray | Short film |
2012 | Home Sweet Home | Frank | |
2014 | Wolves | Marty | |
Backcountry | N/A | Writer, director | |
2017 | Pyewacket | N/A | Writer, director |
2023 | Thanksgiving | John Carver | Voice |
2023 | Out Come the Wolves | N/A | Director |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo | Danny Dabowski | Episode: "The Yearbook Mystery" |
1999 | Misguided Angels | Brandon Dean | Episode: "Son for the Road" |
Big Wolf on Campus | Butch Jenkins | Episodes: "Butch Comes to Shove", "Butch Is Back" | |
Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Eddy West / Bulldog | Episodes: "The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie", "The Tale of Highway 13" | |
2000 | Nuremberg | American Guard | Televisionminiseries |
The Audrey Hepburn Story | Nick Dana | Television movie | |
Satan's School for Girls | Blake | Television movie | |
2001 | Leap Years | Tom Greenway | Episodes: 1.19, 1.20 |
Mutant X | Renfield | Episode: "Kilohertz" | |
Snow in August | Frankie McCarthy | Television movie | |
Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story | Rick Savage | Television movie | |
Vampire High | Nick McAllister | Recurring role, 12 episodes | |
2002 | The Associates | Lyle Thomlin | Episode: "Walking the Line" |
2003 | 1-800-Missing | Doug | Recurring role, 7 Episodes |
2004 | Love Rules! | Brian | Television movie |
2005 | Beach Girls | Marty Alba | Limited television series;main role, 6 episodes |
2007 | No Brother of Mine | Drew Brampton | Television movie |
2008 | Victor | Dave Kolisnik | Television movie |
Mayerthorpe | Constable Peter Schiemann | Television movie | |
2009 | Wild Roses | Peter McGregor | Main role, 13 episodes |
ZOS: Zone of Separation | Medic DeFranco | TVminiseries,3 episodes | |
2009 | Being Erica | Josh MacIntosh | Recurring role, 27 episodes |
2010 | Living in Your Car | Dave | Episodes: 1.6, 1.7 |
Rookie Blue | Detective Steve Peck | Recurring role (seasons 1–4); main role (seasons 5 & 6) | |
2011 | Murdoch Mysteries | Bert Howland | Episode: "Dead End Street" |
2012 | Republic of Doyle | Roger | Episode: "The Dating Game" |
Flashpoint | Erik | Episode: "Eyes In" | |
Transporter: The Series | Thierry Lefebre | Episodes: "Hot Ice", "City of Love" | |
2019 | Slasher: Solstice | N/A | Director |
2020 | Tribal | Lucas Fielding | Series regular |
2021 | Slasher: Flesh and Blood | N/A | Director |
2023 | Slasher: Ripper | N/A | Director |
Other media[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Warriors: Legends of Troy | Soldier #5/Male Civilian 1 | Video game |
References[edit]
- ^"Adam Macdonald Biography (1977–)".RetrievedNovember 3,2016.
- ^ab"Interview with 'Rookie Blue's Adam MacDonald".Talk Nerdy With Us.July 8, 2015.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^ab"Canadian filmmaker Adam MacDonald invokes 'Pyewacket'".The GATE.December 7, 2017.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^abMiska, Brad (October 23, 2018)."'Pyewacket's Adam MacDonald Directed the Entire Third Season of "Slasher" for Netflix! [Exclusive] ".Bloody Disgusting!.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^abKelly » (March 30, 2012)."My TV Nominees- Q&A with Adam MacDonald".My Entertainment World.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^ab"Rookie Blue's Adam Macdonald gives us closure – The TV Junkies".RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^Gelman, Vlada (June 16, 2014)."Rookie Blue Casts Being Erica's Erin Karpluk in Mysterious Role".TVLine.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^"Adam MacDonald Talks Backcountry, Storyboarding with Cats and More".Collider.March 22, 2015.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^"Writer-Director Adam MacDonald Talks Backcountry at TIFF 2014".Collider.September 14, 2014.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^Nemiroff, Perri."Writer-Director Adam MacDonald Talks Backcountry, the True Story, Shooting with Real Bears, Editing Gory Scenes and More at TIFF".Collider.RetrievedApril 21,2015.
- ^Vlessing, Etan (October 16, 2013)."Eric Balfour, Nicholas Campbell board Backcountry (Exclusive)".Playback.Archivedfrom the original on October 16, 2013.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^Condit, Jon (September 7, 2014)."TIFF 2014: Stills, Artwork, and Screening Details for Backcountry".Dreadscentral.com.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
- ^"Backcountry (2015) – Rotten Tomatoes".Rotten Tomatoes.com.Fandango Media.RetrievedDecember 7,2020.
- ^"Backcountry reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.RetrievedDecember 3,2019.
- ^Kay2016-10-25T16:12:00+01:00, Jeremy."Seville International boards 'Pyewacket' for AFM".Screen.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
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:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Pyewacket".Toronto International Film Festival.RetrievedOctober 20,2017.
- ^Steve Pond (August 9, 2017)."Toronto Film Festival's Canadian Content to Include New Margaret Atwood Adaptation".TheWrap.RetrievedAugust 9,2017.
- ^"Pyewacket (2018)".Rotten Tomatoes.Fandango Media.RetrievedSeptember 6,2019.
- ^"Pyewacket Reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.RetrievedJuly 18,2018.
- ^White, Peter (November 12, 2020)."Shudder Orders New Installment Of Horror Anthology 'Slasher', David Cronenberg Joins Cast".Deadline.RetrievedMay 16,2021.
- ^Miska, Brad (October 29, 2020)."IFC Acquires Survival Thriller 'Out Come the Wolves' from 'Pyewacket' Director Adam MacDonald!".Bloody Disgusting!.RetrievedMay 16,2021.