Blake Mawson | |
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 Mawson in 2017 | |
| Born | Blake Mawson April 24, 1984 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, filmmaker, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Notable work | Pyotr495 |
Blake Mawson (born April 24, 1984) is a Canadian actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter. [1] After beginning his career as an actor in the 2000s, Mawson later attracted acclaim as director of the short film Pyotr495 (2016), for which he won several accolades. [2] [3]
Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mawson is a graduate of the Directors' Lab program at the Canadian Film Centre. [4]
Mawson began his career in the early 2000s as an actor and later attracted acclaim for his filmmaking work, most notably as director of the short film Pyotr495 , for which he won the Emerging Artist Award at the 2016 Inside Out Film and Video Festival and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series. [2] [3]
As an actor, he had a starring role in Gore, Quebec , as well as small parts in the films X2 , Freddy vs. Jason , Poison Ivy: The Secret Society and Nurse 3D , and the television series Sk8 , Cold Squad , The Evidence , Blade , and The Strain .[ citation needed ]
His feature film debut, tentatively titled The Viridian, is in development and was selected for Inside Out's 2020 Finance Forum. [5]
Mawson is out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. [1]
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