John L'Ecuyer
Canadian film and television director
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John L'Ecuyer (born November 15, 1964) is a Canadian film and television director.
John L'Ecuyer | |
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L'Ecuyer in 2016 | |
| Born | November 15, 1964 |
| Education | Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Toronto Metropolitan University) |
Biography
Born in Montreal, L'Ecuyer later moved and studied at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, where his classmates included screenwriter Brad Abraham.[citation needed] His brother Gerald L'Ecuyer is also a film and television director.[1]
L'Ecuyer's first feature, Curtis's Charm (1995), based on a short story by Jim Carroll, starred Maurice Dean Wint as Curtis, a paranoid drug addict who believes his mother-in-law has cast a voodoo spell on him, which has resulted in his being stalked by a killer squirrel.[2] It was shot on black and white 16 mm film.[3]
The film, executive produced by Atom Egoyan and Patricia Rozema, premiered at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] where it received a special jury citation as Best Canadian Feature Film.[5]
Also at TIFF that year, L'Ecuyer's short film Use Once and Destroy (1995) received another special jury citation at the festival, for Best Canadian Short Film.[6] The short film was based on his own book, titled UseOnceAndDestroy, which was published in 1998 by Gutter Press.[7]
L'Ecuyer's other feature film credits include Saint Jude and On the Verge of a Fever, both of which premiered at TIFF.[8][9] His feature documentary, Confessions of a Rabid Dog, won Best Social Documentary at HotDocs.[10]
In 1999, Playback called him "one of the country’s top dramatic directors."[11]
Since the 2000s, L'Ecuyer has worked primarily in television.[citation needed] His television work includes dozens of popular series such as ReGenesis and Murdoch Mysteries, and he has also directed over a dozen made-for-television films.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | It's a Beautiful Day | Yes | Yes |
| Low Life | Yes | Yes | |
| 1995 | Use Once and Destroy | Yes | Yes |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Curtis's Charm | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Confessions of a Rabid Dog | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Saint Jude | Yes | No |
| 2004 | On the Verge of a Fever | Yes | No |
| 2014 | A Date with Miss Fortune | Yes | No |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Rez | |
| 1996–1997 | Ready or Not | "Prince Charming" "Second Generation" "Saint Carla" |
| 1997 | The Hunger | |
| 1998 | Da Vinci's Inquest | "Known to the Ministry" "The Stranger Inside" |
| 1998–1999 | Traders | "Meltdown" "End Games" "Reap the Whirlwind" "Killer Instinct" "This World ... Then the Fireworks" |
| 1999 | Cold Squad | "Deadly Games: Part I" |
| 1999–2000 | The City | "Shadows" "Obsessions" "Swing Your Partner" "Sweet Cherub: Part I" "Blindside!" |
| 2000 | Live Through This | |
| 2000 | Queer as Folk | |
| 2001 | Blue Murder | "Steel Drums" "Remington Park" |
| 2001–2002 | Nero Wolfe | "Eeny Meeny Murder Moe" "Disguise for Murder" "Too Many Clients" "Before I Die" "Help Wanted, Male" |
| 2002 | Tom Stone | |
| 2002–2003 | Just Cause | "Tonia with a O" "Trial by Memory" |
| 2006 | 11 Cameras | |
| 2004–2007 | ReGenesis | "Baby Bomb" "The Oldest Virus" "Blackout" "The Secret War" "Resurrection" "The Longest Night" "Haze" "China" "The Cocktail" "Our Men in Havana" "Adrift" |
| 2008 | The Guard | "Fistful of Rain" "Body Parts" |
| 2008–2011 | Murdoch Mysteries | "Bad Medicine" "The Prince and the Rebel" "The Curse of Beaton Manor" "Monsieur Murdoch" "Confederate Treasure" |
| 2012 | The Listener | "Captain Nightfall" |
| 2015 | Blood and Water | |
| 2014 | The Other world | |
| 2016 | Gangland Undercover | |
| 2016 | Real Detective | |
| 2017-2019 | The Detectives |
TV movies
- Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story (2001)
- Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story (2003)
- Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story (2004)
- Under the Dragon's Tail (2005)
- In God's Country (2007)
- The Good Times are Killing Me (2008)
- The Riverbank (2012)
- Sorority Surrogate (2013)
- My Daughter's Nightmare (2013)
- Early Release (2016)
- Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation (2023)[12]