Leo Scherman

Leo Scherman
Screamfest (2017)
Born Leo Edmund Scherman
(1975-04-02) April 2, 1975
London, United Kingdom
Alma mater McGill University
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor

Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is an award-winning Canadian director, writer, producer and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series Cock'd Gunns (2007)[1] and the co-writer and director of the feature film Trench 11 (2017)[2].

Personal Life

Scherman was born in London, England to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest. His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman and his father-in-law is deep sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis.

In 1997, he graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Canada with a degree in Cultural Studies.

Career

Leo Scherman trained under Paul Schrader[3] and David Cronenberg[4] and has written and directed three feature films: White Knuckles, Never Forget, and WW1-horror Trench 11. Creator and performer for the Canadian Screen Award-winning television series Cock'd Gunns[5], Scherman directed two seasons of Scare Tactics[6], has written and directed for NBC[7], SyFy, Vice[8], History, Discovery and National Geographic, and directed commercials for clients such as Expedia, Gatorade and McDonald’s.

Selected Filmography

Film

Year Film Credited as
Director Producer Writer
2004 White Knuckles Yes Yes Yes
2006 Living Death Yes
2008 Never Forget Yes
2017 Trench 11 Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

2017 Toronto After Dark Film Festival award winner for Best Feature Film (first Canadian film to win), Best Horror and Scariest Film for Trench 11[9]

2008 Canadian Screen Award winner for Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Ensemble Acting in a Comedy Series for Cock'd Gunns

2008 Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Best Comedy Series for Cock'd Gunns

References

  1. ↑ Cock'd Gunns, Morgan Waters, Andy King, Brooks Gray, retrieved 2018-07-23
  2. ↑ Scherman, Leo (2017-10-15), Trench 11, Rossif Sutherland, Rob Archer, Karine Vanasse, retrieved 2018-07-23
  3. ↑ Forever Mine (1999), retrieved 2018-07-23
  4. ↑ Cronenberg, David (1999-04-23), eXistenZ, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ian Holm, retrieved 2018-07-23
  5. ↑ "Cock'd Gunns", Wikipedia, 2018-06-03, retrieved 2018-07-23
  6. ↑ Scare Tactics (TV Series 2003– ), retrieved 2018-07-23
  7. ↑ "Leo Scherman". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  8. ↑ Payday, Rollie Pemberton, Sampson McCormick, retrieved 2018-07-23
  9. ↑ Festival, Toronto After Dark Film. "AWARD WINNERS Announced for Toronto After Dark 2017! TRENCH 11, MAYHEM and THE ENDLESS Win Big!". Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Retrieved 2018-07-26.


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