Houston Bone

Bone was raised in the Port Credit area of Mississauga,^[6] by a French Canadian mother and a Scottish Canadian father.^[7] In high school, he began a YouTube channel and created "little slasher films" with his family and friends.^[7][8] He graduated from York University's film school.^[9]

While in film school, Bone began working on his first web series, titled Teenagers.^[9][10] The series ran for three seasons, from 2014 to 2017, initially attracting media attention because its cast included former Degrassi stars such as Chloe Rose and Raymond Ablack.^[11] Bone co-created the series with close friend Sara Tamosauskas and produced the first season alongside Emmanuel Kabongo, who also starred in all three seasons of the series.^[12] The second season's premiere episode went viral,^[13] amassing millions of views on YouTube.^[14] Since its release, Teenagers has received positive reviews from critics and several accolades, including a Canadian Screen Award nomination and an Indie Series Award.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Following the conclusion of Teenagers, Bone wrote and directed a short film titled Ghost.^[7] The short film stars Mark Clennon as Benjamin, a gay musician who is "ghosted" by his lover.^[18][19] The film screened virtually at film festivals in Toronto, Seattle, Paris, and Connecticut.^{[20][21][19][22]} In 2022, Bone co-directed the music video for Clennon's song "Kingston".^[23]

Bone's feature-length film debut, I Don't Know Who You Are, also starring Clennon, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.^[24] The film has received positive reviews from critics.^[25] Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail ranked the film 7th on his list of the top 10 Canadian films of 2023.^[26]

His second feature film, Son of Sara: Volume 1,^[27][28] opened Blood in the Snow on November 17, 2025.^[29]

Bone's work on Teenagers has been compared to the Degrassi franchise and the UK television series Skins.^[30][31] In an interview with CBC's q radio show, Bone refuted Degrassi comparisons, saying that while he "respects" the show, he believes that Teenagers is "a fresh take on that experience".^[32] Bone has stated that he was influenced by Issa Rae's The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, John Hughes's The Breakfast Club, and Larry Clark's Kids.^[33]

Bone has cited American actor and filmmaker John Cassavetes as an influence, along with "people who use their own resources and money to get their projects going when studios or other people ignore them."^[8]