Joel Gordon is a Canadian

Canada

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 actor

Actor

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 and director. As an actor, his first movie appearance was in Rude

Rude (film)

Rude is a 1995 Canadian crime film directed by Clement Virgo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Dean Wint - General* Rachael Crawford - Maxine* Clark Johnson - Reece...

, which was screened at Cannes. In 2008, he appeared in Max Payne

Max Payne (film)

Max Payne is a 2008 noir action film based on the 2001 video game of the same name by Remedy Entertainment. It was written by Beau Thorne and was directed by John Moore. The film stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as Max Payne, Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Jim Bravura and...

as the character Owen Green. His work as a television producer has earned three Gemini nominations from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

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. In 2008, he produced and directed the award-winning television documentary Embracing da Kink, which won the 2008 Golden Sheaf Award for best Documentary in the Arts/Culture category at the Yorkton Film Festival. One of his most notable television biographies include a 48-minute documentary on Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood

Margaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...

 entitled Turning Pages: The Life and Literature of Margaret Atwood.

Early life

As a teenager growing up in Scarborough, Joel Gordon received the Harry Jerome Award for the Arts for his work as a young actor. After studying acting at York University

York University

York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....

, Gordon made his professional stage debut as an actor in George F. Walker

George F. Walker

George F. Walker, CM is a Canadian playwright and screenwriter. He is one of Canada's most prolific playwrights, and also one of the most widely produced Canadian dramatists both in Canada and internationally.-Early years:...

's play Heaven, and appeared on the front cover of Eye Weekly

Eye Weekly

Eye Weekly was a free weekly newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was owned by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, and was published by their Star Media Group until its final issue on May 5, 2011. The following week, Torstar launched a successor publication, The Grid.-...

on June 4, 2002 for his role as Romeo in Romeo/Juliet Remixed.

Filmography

TV Producing & Directing
Year	Film	Role	Notes	Awards
2008	Embracing da Kink	Executive Producer, Director	TV Documentary	Winner 2008 Golden Sheaf Award, 2008 Gemini Nominee
2007	Turning Pages: The Life and Literature of Margaret Atwood	Producer, Director	TV Documentary
2006	Leading Man: The Life and Times of William Hutt	Producer, Director	TV Documentary	Nomination 2007 Gemini Award
2004	Wrestling with Destiny: The Life and Times of Daniel Igali	Producer, Director	TV Documentary	Winner 2005 Leo Awards, Nomination 2004 Gemini Award

External links

• V-Formation Productions Inc. home page