Adam MacDonald

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William Adam MacDonald
Born
William Adam MacDonald [1]

(1977-04-26) April 26, 1977 (age 48)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director
Years active1998–present
RelativesJeff Roop (cousin)

William Adam MacDonald (born April 26, 1977) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director. He is known for portraying Josh MacIntosh on the CBC show Being Erica , Peter McGregor on Wild Roses , and Detective Steve Peck on Rookie Blue , and for his guest-starring roles in several other shows, including Murdoch Mysteries and Republic of Doyle . [2] [3]

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MacDonald's writing and directing work includes the horror films Backcountry (2014) and Pyewacket (2017), both of which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the third season of the anthology horror television series Slasher (2019). [4]

Life and career

MacDonald was born and raised in Montreal, [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 portraying Josh MacIntosh on the CBC show Being Erica , Peter McGregor on Wild Roses , and Detective Steve Peck on Rookie Blue , and for his guest-starring roles in several other shows, including Murdoch Mysteries and Republic of Doyle . [2] [6] [7] He also starred as Nick McAllister on the short-lived supernatural show Vampire 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 his feature film directorial debut with the 2014 nature–survival horror Backcountry . [9] Starring Missy 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 of Missinaibi Lake Provincial Park, North of Chapleau, Ontario in 2005. [10] Production took place in late 2013 with funding from Telefilm Canada and Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. [11] The film premiered at the 2014 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 starring Laurie Holden. [15] The film, which he also wrote, screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. [16] [17] It received mixed reviews from critics. [18] [19]

In 2019, MacDonald directed the entire third season of the Netflix anthology horror series, Slasher , titled Solstice . [4] In 2020, it was announced that he will direct the fourth season, titled Flesh & Blood , as well. [20]

MacDonald has expressed his desire to complete a trilogy of feature films featuring women overcoming extreme circumstances, beginning with Backcountry. [6] In 2020, IFC acquired the right to MacDonald's script title Out Come the Wolves, also starring Peregrym. [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Going to Kansas City Floyd Weaver
1999Running HomeJay Torpy
2004 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Steve
2005A Stranger Here MyselfConanShort film
2006Jekyll + HydeJosh EnfieldStraight-to-DVD
200714 Days in ParadiseHouston
Final DraftJack
2010Love Letter from an Open GraveRayShort film
2012Home Sweet HomeFrank
2014 Wolves Marty
Backcountry N/AWriter, director
2017 Pyewacket N/AWriter, director
2023 Thanksgiving John CarverVoice
2023 Out Come the Wolves N/ADirector
2026 This is not a test N/AWriter, director

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo Danny DabowskiEpisode: "The Yearbook Mystery"
1999Misguided AngelsBrandon DeanEpisode: "Son for the Road"
Big Wolf on Campus Butch JenkinsEpisodes: "Butch Comes to Shove", "Butch Is Back"
Are You Afraid of the Dark? Eddy West / BulldogEpisodes: "The Tale of the Misfortune Cookie", "The Tale of Highway 13"
2000 Nuremberg American GuardTelevision miniseries
The Audrey Hepburn Story Nick DanaTelevision movie
Satan's School for Girls BlakeTelevision movie
2001 Leap Years Tom GreenwayEpisodes: 1.19, 1.20
Mutant X RenfieldEpisode: "Kilohertz"
Snow in August Frankie McCarthyTelevision movie
Hysteria – The Def Leppard Story Rick Savage Television movie
Vampire High Nick McAllisterRecurring role, 12 episodes
2002 The Associates Lyle ThomlinEpisode: "Walking the Line"
2003 1-800-Missing DougRecurring role, 7 Episodes
2004 Love Rules! BrianTelevision movie
2005 Beach Girls Marty Alba Limited television series; main role, 6 episodes
2007No Brother of MineDrew BramptonTelevision movie
2008 Victor Dave KolisnikTelevision movie
Mayerthorpe Constable Peter SchiemannTelevision movie
2009 Wild Roses Peter McGregorMain role, 13 episodes
ZOS: Zone of Separation Medic DeFrancoTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2009 Being Erica Josh MacIntoshRecurring role, 27 episodes
2010 Living in Your Car DaveEpisodes: 1.6, 1.7
Rookie Blue Detective Steve PeckRecurring role (seasons 1–4); main role (seasons 5 & 6)
2011 Murdoch Mysteries Bert HowlandEpisode: "Dead End Street"
2012 Republic of Doyle RogerEpisode: "The Dating Game"
Flashpoint ErikEpisode: "Eyes In"
Transporter: The Series Thierry LefebreEpisodes: "Hot Ice", "City of Love"
2019 Slasher: Solstice N/ADirector
2020 Tribal Lucas FieldingSeries regular
2021 Slasher: Flesh and Blood N/ADirector
2023 Slasher: Ripper N/ADirector

Other media

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Warriors: Legends of Troy Soldier #5/Male Civilian 1Video game

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Macdonald Biography (1977–)" . Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Interview with 'Rookie Blue's Adam MacDonald". Talk Nerdy With Us. July 8, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Canadian filmmaker Adam MacDonald invokes 'Pyewacket'". The GATE. December 7, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Miska, Brad (October 23, 2018). "'Pyewacket's Adam MacDonald Directed the Entire Third Season of "Slasher" for Netflix! [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Kelly » (March 30, 2012). "My TV Nominees- Q&A with Adam MacDonald". My Entertainment World. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Rookie Blue's Adam Macdonald gives us closure – The TV Junkies" . Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ Gelman, Vlada (June 16, 2014). "Rookie Blue Casts Being Erica's Erin Karpluk in Mysterious Role". TVLine. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Adam MacDonald Talks Backcountry, Storyboarding with Cats and More". Collider. March 22, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Writer-Director Adam MacDonald Talks Backcountry at TIFF 2014". Collider. September 14, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ Nemiroff, Perri (September 14, 2014). "Writer-Director Adam MacDonald Talks Backcountry, the True Story, Shooting with Real Bears, Editing Gory Scenes and More at TIFF". Collider . Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  11. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (October 16, 2013). "Eric Balfour, Nicholas Campbell board Backcountry (Exclusive)". Playback . Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ Condit, Jon (September 7, 2014). "TIFF 2014: Stills, Artwork, and Screening Details for Backcountry". Dreadscentral.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Backcountry (2015) – Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.com. Fandango Media. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Backcountry reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  15. ↑ Kay2016-10-25T16:12:00+01:00, Jeremy. "Seville International boards 'Pyewacket' for AFM". Screen. Retrieved May 16, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ↑ "Pyewacket". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  17. ↑ Steve Pond (August 9, 2017). "Toronto Film Festival's Canadian Content to Include New Margaret Atwood Adaptation". TheWrap . Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Pyewacket (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Pyewacket Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ White, Peter (November 12, 2020). "Shudder Orders New Installment Of Horror Anthology 'Slasher', David Cronenberg Joins Cast". Deadline. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  21. ↑ Miska, Brad (October 29, 2020). "IFC Acquires Survival Thriller 'Out Come the Wolves' from 'Pyewacket' Director Adam MacDonald!". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
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