Aidan Shipley | |
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 Shipley at the 2020 CFC Annual Gala & Auction | |
| Born | December 11, 1992 Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Partner | Amanda Brugel |
Aidan Shipley (born December 11, 1992) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker, most noted as co-director with Grayson Moore of the 2017 film Cardinals . [1]
A native of Stratford, Ontario, he began his acting career in supporting stage roles at the Stratford Festival, before studying acting and filmmaking at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). [2] His acting roles have included appearances in the television series Overruled! , Pure Pwnage , Baxter , What's Up Warthogs! , Flashpoint and Murdoch Mysteries , and the films Vacation with Derek , Red Lights , Bunks , Running Season, The Captive and Natasha .
Shipley, Moore, Connor Illsley, and Jon Riera won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, for the short film Deerbrook. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Red Lights | Tom's Soldier Son | |
| 2014 | Running Season | Connor O'Connor | Short film |
| The Captive | Albert | ||
| 2015 | Natasha | Rufus | |
| 2017 | Separation | Jack | Short film |
| Clusterf*ck | Kevin | ||
| 2018 | Edging | Crossland | |
| Acquainted | Jesse | Also as third assistant director |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Overruled! | Vincet | Episode: "Worlds Collide" |
| 2010 | Pure Pwnage | Teenager | Guest star (2 episodes) |
| Vacation with Derek | Ben | Family Channel Original Movie | |
| Baxter | Breakdancer | Episode: "Dancing Fools" | |
| What's Up Warthogs! | Money Melvin | Guest star (2 episodes) | |
| 2012 | Frenemies | Walker's Pal #2 | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| Flashpoint | Tobias | Episode: Broken Peace | |
| 2013 | Bunks | Dean O'Reilly | Disney XD Original Movie |
| 2015 | A Wish Come True | Joey | Hallmark Channel Original Movie |
| 2017 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mr. Denton | Episode: "Brackenreid Boudoir" |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Assistant director | |||
| 2017 | Cardinals | Yes | No | Co-director with Grayson Moore |
| 2021 | Learn to Swim | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Suze | No | Yes | |
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2012 | Alan's Study | Yes | No | Yes | Also as editor |
| 2013 | Bridges | Yes | No | No | |
| 2014 | Running Season | No | No | Yes | Also as assistant director |
| Dorsal | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| 2015 | Boxing | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2016 | Lucy in My Eyes | No | No | Yes | Also as assistant director |
| 2017 | Come Back | Yes | No | No | Co-director with Hannah Emily Anderson |
| Deerbrook | Yes | Yes | No | Co-writer with Grayson Moore | |
| 2018 | Memorial | Yes | No | No | |
| A Girl Named C | No | No | Yes | ||
Assistant director only
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| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant director | Driver | |||
| 2020 | Short Term Sentence | Yes | No | |
| Avocado Toast | Yes | No | ||
| 2021 | Slasher | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | Slip | Yes | No | Third assistant |
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | International Film Festival of Wales | Bridges | Best Short Film | Nominated | [4] |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 2015 | NSI Online Short Film Festival | Dorsal | Best Film | Won | [5] |
| 2017 | Stockholm International Film Festival | Cardinals | Impact Award | Nominated | [6] |
| 2018 | Atlanta Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Nominated | [7] | |
| Sitges Film Festival | Deerbrook | Best Virtual Reality Film | Won | [8] | |
| 2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Direction, Web Program or Series | Won | [9] |
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