Julian De Zotti
Julian De Zotti | |
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| Born | Mississauga, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, director, producer, web series creator |
| Known for | Suits, Transplant, Business Ethics |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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 series For the Record was released in 2020.[7] De Zotti was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.[8]
He was an executive producer of Amanda Parris's 2022 web series Revenge of the Black Best Friend, in which he also had a supporting acting role.
References
[edit]- ^ "Portrait of Generation Y". University of Toronto Magazine. 14 June 2011. 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.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "For the Record producers eye int’l opportunities ahead of SXSW premiere". Playback, March 16, 2021.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.