Julian De Zotti
Julian De Zotti is a Canadian actor, writer, director, producer, and web series creator. As an actor, he is known for recurring roles on Suits and Transplant, as well as a lead role in the feature film Business Ethics.
As a filmmaker, he is known for creating, writing and executive producing Whatever, Linda and Ming's Dynasty.
He is a graduate of the University College drama program (theatre performance) and the University of Toronto (political science).
Career[]
De Zotti began his career writing and starring in several feature films, including New Year (2011),[1] which premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival and sold to PeaceArch Entertainment.[2]
In 2014, De Zotti co-created, wrote, produced, the critically acclaimed web series Whatever, Linda, for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media.[3]
Whatever, Linda is currently in development with Bell Media and Orphan Black creator Graeme Manson, with De Zotti slated to co-create, write, produce.[4]
Other work[]
De Zotti is also an active theatre creator and performer. He is a two-time Dora Mavor Moore Award-nominated actor for his part in the ensembles of Take Me Back To Jefferson (2015) and A Fool’s Life (2012).
In 2019, he co-created, wrote, showran, and guest-starred in Ming’s Dynasty for CBC Gem and Fuse TV in the US.[5] He was nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Performance in a Series produced for Digital Media and Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media.[6]
He has also worked in the writers room of Snowpiercer for TNT/Netflix.
His upcoming series For The Record - as creator, writer, and star will be released later in 2020.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Portrait of Generation Y". University of Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (24 August 2010). "New Year in Montreal". Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Cummins, Julianna (2 March 2015). "Inside the CSA's best web series category". Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-04-20). "'Whatever, Linda' Web Series To Get TV Adaptation By 'Orphan Black' Co-Creator & Mark Gordon Co". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Mirza, Maryam (2019-07-18). "Mississauga-native, actor and writer, Julian De Zotti launches new show on CBC's Gem". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ Cummins, Julianna (2 March 2015). "Inside the CSA's best web series category". Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ "For the Record". IPF Annual Report 2018. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
External links[]
- Canadian television writers
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male web series actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- University of Toronto alumni
- Living people