Directing
Bruce McDonald
Born 1959-05-28
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Department: Directing
Biography
Bruce McDonald (born May 28, 1959) is a Canadian film and television director, writer and producer. He is known for his award-winning cult films Roadkill (1989) and Hard Core Logo (1996). He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Bruce McDonald
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FROM
2022
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Dark Matter
2015
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Heartland
2007
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Reign
2013
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Pontypool
2009
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Queer as Folk
2000
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Lost Girl
2010
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My Babysitter's a Vampire
2010
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My Babysitter's a Vampire
2011
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Degrassi
2001
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (78 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sight Unseen | Director | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Ride | Director | TV Series | 2023 |
 | FROM | Director | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Dreamland | Director | Movie | 2019 |
 | Creeped Out | Director | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Ransom | Director | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Weirdos | Director | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Hexecutioners | Old Bugger (uncredited) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Hellions | Director | Movie | 2015 |
 | Dark Matter | Director | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Hellmouth | Paul Kemp | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Husband | Director | Movie | 2014 |
 | Reign | Director | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Transporter: The Series | Director | TV Series | 2013 |
 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Director | TV Series | 2011 |
 | XIII: The Series | Director | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Yonge Street: Toronto Rock & Roll Stories | Director | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Hard Core Logo 2 | Bruce the Filmmaker | Movie | 2010 |
| Hard Core Logo 2 | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| Hard Core Logo 2 | Writer | Movie | 2010 |
 | My Babysitter's a Vampire | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | Music from the Big House | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | Trigger | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | Lost Girl | Director | TV Series | 2010 |
 | This Movie Is Broken | Director | Movie | 2010 |
| This Movie Is Broken | Idea | Movie | 2010 |
 | Pontypool | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | Less Than Kind | Director | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Heartland | Director | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Tracey Fragments | Director | Movie | 2007 |
 | Killer Wave | Director | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Kevin Hill | Director | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The love crimes of Gillian Guess | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Collector | Director | TV Series | 2004 |
| Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing | Self | Movie | 2004 | |
 | This Is Wonderland | Director | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Playmakers | Director | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Radio Free Roscoe | Director | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Degrassi | Director | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Picture Claire | Director | Movie | 2001 |
| Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson | Director | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Queer as Folk | Director | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Code Name: Eternity | Director | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Stuff | Executive Producer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story | Director | Movie | 1998 |
 | Last Night | Wild Guy #3 | Movie | 1998 |
| American Whiskey Bar | Director | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Elimination Dance | Writer | Movie | 1998 |
| Elimination Dance | Director | Movie | 1998 |
 | Welcome to Paradox | Director | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Twitch City | Director | TV Series | 1998 |
| Twitch City | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Emily of New Moon | Director | TV Series | 1998 |
| The Show: Stories Within a Film | The Director | Movie | 1998 | |
| The Show: Stories Within a Film | Additional Camera | Movie | 1998 | |
 | Platinum | Director | Movie | 1997 |
 | Lexx | Director | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Hard Core Logo | Director | Movie | 1996 |
| Taking the Falls | Director | TV Series | 1995 | |
 | Dance Me Outside | Director | Movie | 1995 |
| Dance Me Outside | Producer | Movie | 1995 |
| Dance Me Outside | Writer | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Mysterious Moon-Men of Canada | Editor | Movie | 1993 |
 | Ready or Not | Director | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Blue | Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Highway 61 | Director | Movie | 1991 |
| Highway 61 | Producer | Movie | 1991 |
| Highway 61 | Story | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Hidden Room | Director | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Speaking Parts | Editor | Movie | 1990 |
 | Roadkill | Bruce Shack, the Director | Movie | 1989 |
| Roadkill | Director | Movie | 1989 |
| Roadkill | Producer | Movie | 1989 |
| Roadkill | Story | Movie | 1989 |
 | Family Viewing | Editor | Movie | 1987 |
 | Next of Kin | Editorial Production Assistant | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Bill | Director | TV Series | 1984 |
| Pontypool Changes | Director | Movie | — |