Graham Ludlow

Graham Ludlow is a Canadian actor, executive, screenwriter and producer.[1] Ludlow was born in England but grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. He graduated from Magee Secondary School.[2][3]

Graham Ludlow

Ludlow wrote the film The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997), starring Rutger Hauer and narrated by Richard Dreyfuss. The Hollywood Reporter said that it was, "... a pleasant surprise. Much more faithful to Jack London's 1903 classic than the two Hollywood versions."[4] The New York Post claimed Ludlow's adaptation was the "best version yet of Jack London's classic story of survival."[5] Ludlow also wrote the television movie Storm Cell (2008).[6]

His acting roles include the films Welcome to 18 (1986)[7] and Thunder Run (1986).[8]

Ludlow was a producer of the action film The Condemned (2007).[9] He was executive producer of the television film Anya's Bell (1999),[10] which was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in 2000, and won the 2000 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie. He executive produced Eight Days to Live (2006), which was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best TV Movie. Broadcast in Canada by CTV, Eight Days To Live became CTV's highest rated TV movie.[11][12]

Ludlow was also executive producer of In God's Country (2007), which won the 2008 CFTPA Indie Award for Best TV Movie[13][14] and was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best TV Movie; The Good Times are Killing Me (2009), another Gemini Award nominee for Best TV Movie; and She Drives Me Crazy (2007), which was nominated and then won the Gemini Award for Best TV Movie in 2010.[15]

Ludlow wrote the screenplay for and is an executive producer of The Riverbank (2012).[16] The film was the Opening Night Gala Presentation at the 24th edition of Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival on September 15, 2012,[17] and began airing on Movie Central in October, 2012.[18]

Ludlow produced and wrote the screenplay for the indie film Naked Dragon (2014).[19]

Ludlow was most recently a producer of Baroness von Sketch Show (2016).[20]

Filmography

Actor
  • 1983 The Young and the Restless (TV series) – Episode dated 1 July 1983: Messenger
  • 1984 Santa Barbara (TV series) – Episode #1.43, 40, and 38: Howard Reiter
  • 1986 Thunder Run: Mike
  • 1986 Welcome to 18: Pipes
  • 1987 The Judge (TV series) – Episode dated 22 July 1987: Phillip Sordo
  • 1988 Superior Court (TV series) – Episode dated 7 April 1988: Sean Maclean

Producer
  • 1999 Anya's Bell (TV movie) (executive producer)
  • 2006 Eight Days to Live (TV movie) (executive producer)
  • 2007 She Drives Me Crazy (TV movie) (executive producer)
  • 2007 The Condemned (executive producer)
  • 2007 In God's Country (TV movie) (executive producer)
  • 2009 The Good Times Are Killing Me (TV movie) (executive producer)
  • 2010 Tangled (TV movie) (executive producer)
  • 2012 The Riverbank (executive producer)
  • 2014 Child Star (TV Series) (executive producer)
  • 2014 Naked Dragon (film) (producer)
  • 2016 Baroness von Sketch Show (TV Series) (supervising producer)

Screenwriter

Published works
  • Ludlow, Graham (March–April 2004). "So You Wrote a Great Screenplay: Now What?". Script Magazine. Final Draft, Inc. 10 (2): 68.

References
  1. "Graham Ludlow". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  2. Andrews, Marke (2005-11-29). "Movie recalls eight-day ordeal of trapped driver". The Vancouver Sun. p. D4.
  3. Gold, Kerry (1997-01-04). "Scene & Heard". The Vancouver Sun. p. E1.
  4. Hunter, David (1997-02-10). "The Call of the Wild". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 11.
  5. Greppi, Michele (1997-06-22). "What's on Tonight: 'Wild' about Buck, leader of the pack". New York Post. p. 103.
  6. Storm Cell (TV 2008) - IMDb
  7. "Welcome to 18 (1986)". The New York Times.
  8. Thomas, Kevin (1986-06-03). "Movie Review : Hollywood Veterans Paired In 'Thunder Run'". Los Angeles Times.
  9. The Condemned.(Movie review) - Daily Variety | HighBeam Research
  10. "Anya's Bell (1999) - Overview". TCM.com. 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  11. Phantom, The (2008-06-19). "The Late Nite Landfill: "Eight Days to Live"". Latenitelandfill.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  12. Eight Days to Live (TV 2006) - IMDb
  13. Kelly, Brendan (2008-01-21). "Canadians unveil Indie Awards noms". Variety.
  14. "CANADIAN FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION | Canadian Film and Television Producers announce Indie Award Winners". Newswire.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  15. "NABET 700 CEP: 2010 Gemini Award Winners | Covering Toronto Film Technicians". Nabet700.com. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
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