David Wellington (director)

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David Wellington
Born1963 (age 5960)
Nationality Canadian
Occupation(s)Film, television director
Known for Long Day's Journey into Night

David Wellington (born 1963) is a Canadian film and television director, best known for the films I Love a Man in Uniform and the 1996 adaptation of Long Day's Journey into Night . [1]

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He has also directed episodes of the television series The Hidden Room, The Eleventh Hour , Queer as Folk , Saving Hope, Rookie Blue and Orphan Black . [2]

His brother Peter is also a film and television director, who along with David, directs for Saving Hope .

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References

  1. Long Day's Journey into Night Archived 2013-02-16 at the Wayback Machine at the Toronto International Film Festival's Canadian Film Encyclopedia.
  2. "Newbie, Nubile Cops Learning a Sober Beat (Published 2010)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2023-04-10.