Peter Wellington (director)
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Peter Wellington is a Canadian
film and television director, best known for the films Joe's So Mean to Josephine, for which he won the Claude Jutra Award
in 1996, and Luck.
Wellington has also directed the television series Slings and Arrows
and episodes of the series: 18 to Life
, including its pilot
; Traders
; Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science;The Eleventh Hour
; and Rookie Blue.
Born in Ottawa Ontario, Peter attended D. Roy Kennedy public school and went on to graduate from Nepean High School in 1984.
His brother David
is also a film and television director.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film and television director, best known for the films Joe's So Mean to Josephine, for which he won the Claude Jutra Award
Claude Jutra Award
The Claude Jutra Award is a special Canadian film award, presented at the annual Genie Award ceremony to the year's best feature film by a first-time film director...
in 1996, and Luck.
Wellington has also directed the television series Slings and Arrows
Slings and Arrows
Slings and Arrows is a Canadian TV series set at the fictional New Burbage Festival, a Shakespearean festival similar to the real-world Stratford Festival...
and episodes of the series: 18 to Life
18 to Life
18 to Life is a Canadian television sitcom that debuted on January 4, 2010 on CBC Television. The series is shown in Quebec on Vrak.TV with the title Majeurs et mariés.-Synopsis:...
, including its pilot
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
; Traders
Traders (TV series)
Traders is a Canadian television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1995 to 2000.-Overview:Although Global had locked up most of NBC's "Must See Thursday" situation comedies for their Thursday night broadcasts, they lost the rights to broadcast the medical drama ER...
; Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science;The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
The Eleventh Hour is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to 2005.The show revolves around the reporters and producers at a fictional television newsmagazine series, The Eleventh Hour...
; and Rookie Blue.
Born in Ottawa Ontario, Peter attended D. Roy Kennedy public school and went on to graduate from Nepean High School in 1984.
His brother David
David Wellington (director)
David Wellington 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.-Filmography:*Of Murder and Memory *Would Be Kings...
is also a film and television director.