Leo Scherman

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

Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is a 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.[3] His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman[4] and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis.

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

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Film	Credited as
Year	Film	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[5]

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

Cock'd Gunns, Morgan Waters, Andy King, Brooks Gray, retrieved 2018-07-23CS1 maint: others (link)
Scherman, Leo (2017-10-15), Trench 11, Rossif Sutherland, Rob Archer, Karine Vanasse, retrieved 2018-07-23
Tate. "Margaret Priest born 1944 - Tate".
"Paul Scherman". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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.

External links

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[1] Cock'd Gunns, Morgan Waters, Andy King, Brooks Gray, retrieved 2018-07-23CS1 maint: others (link)

[2] Scherman, Leo (2017-10-15), Trench 11, Rossif Sutherland, Rob Archer, Karine Vanasse, retrieved 2018-07-23

[3] Tate. "Margaret Priest born 1944 - Tate".

[4] "Paul Scherman". Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[5] 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.