Chaz Thorne is a Canadian actor

Actor

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 and television

Television director

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 and film director

Film director

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. He graduated from the National Theatre School in 1996. He has appeared on stages across Canada

Canada

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 as well as in numerous film and television projects, including The Event and Lucky Girl. Thorne founded Toronto’s Jack in the Black Theatre in 1996.

His first film projects as writer and director were two half-hour comedies for CBC television: Table Dancer and One Hit Wonder. His first feature film screenplay was produced in 2006 as Poor Boy's Game

Poor Boy's Game

Poor Boy's Game is a Canadian feature film directed by Clement Virgo. Co-written with Nova Scotian writer/director Chaz Thorne , it is the story of class struggle, racial tensions and boxing, set in the Canadian east coast port city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The film premiered on February 11, 2007,...

, co-written and directed by Clément Virgo

Clement Virgo

Clément Virgo is a Canadian filmmaker of international acclaim. His latest feature, the boxing drama Poor Boy's Game, stars Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland...

 and starring Danny Glover

Danny Glover

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. Just Buried

Just Buried

Just Buried is a 2007 Canadian film written and directed by Chaz Thorne. It stars Rose Byrne and Jay Baruchel.-Cast:*Jay Baruchel as Oliver Whynacht*Rose Byrne as Roberta Knickel*Graham Greene as Henry Sanipass*Nigel Bennett as Chief Knickle...

is Chaz's directorial debut. His film, Whirlygig, was featured in the Atlantic Film Festival

Atlantic Film Festival

The Atlantic Film Festival is an international film festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Held annually, the ten-day celebration of film and video from Atlantic Canada and around the world is committed to screening an inspiring and engaging collection of films and videos from Canada and the...

 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.