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Denis McGrath(1968-2017)

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A screenwriter, playwright & producer originally from New York City, Denis McGrath's writing has taken him from Vancouver to St. John's and from L.A. to Cape Town. He's written drama, comedy, docs, animation and video games, and hopes one day to write exclusively for cell phones.

Denis won a WGC Screenwriting Award for his miniseries Across The River to Motor City, and was nominated for a second WGC Award for Less Than Kind, an award he lost to his wife. Ouch.

He's served as the Executive Producer in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre, (2011) contributed to CBC Radio, blogged & podcasted extensively on the subject of Canadian TV, and taught at Ryerson University. (1995-2006). He has served on the Council of the Writers Guild of Canada, (2008 - ) and is Chair of the Editorial Board of Canadian Screenwriter Magazine (2008 -).
BornSeptember 21, 1968
DiedMarch 23, 2017(48)
BornSeptember 21, 1968
DiedMarch 23, 2017(48)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Across the River to Motor City (2007)
Across the River to Motor City
5.8
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
X Company (2015)
X Company
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Les chroniques de la peur (2017)
Les chroniques de la peur
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer
Anne Heche and James Tupper in Aftermath (2016)
Aftermath
4.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer



  • Les chroniques de la peur (2017)
    Les chroniques de la peur
    6.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2018
  • Anne Heche and James Tupper in Aftermath (2016)
    Aftermath
    4.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2016
  • X Company (2015)
    X Company
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 2015–2016
  • Rachel Nichols in Continuum (2012)
    Continuum
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2014
  • Greg Bryk, Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt, Michael Xavier, and Steve Lund in Bitten (2014)
    Bitten
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2014
  • Le vol des cigognes (2012)
    Le vol des cigognes
    5.2
    TV Mini Series
    • screenplay
    • 2013
  • XIII: la série (2011)
    XIII: la série
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • 2011–2012
  • Maury Chaykin, Wendel Meldrum, Nancy Sorel, Jesse Camacho, and Benjamin Arthur in Less Than Kind (2008)
    Less Than Kind
    7.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2012
  • InSecurity (2011)
    InSecurity
    6.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2011
  • Robert Carlyle, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ming-Na Wen, Louis Ferreira, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith, Elyse Levesque, Brian J. Smith, and David Blue in Stargate: Universe (2009)
    Stargate: Universe
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Allan Hawco, Sean McGinley, and Krystin Pellerin in Republic of Doyle (2010)
    Republic of Doyle
    7.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Jim Codrington, James McGowan, and Grace Park in The Border (2008)
    The Border
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2008
  • Across the River to Motor City (2007)
    Across the River to Motor City
    5.8
    TV Series
    • co-creator
    • written by (creator)
    • 2007
  • Kyle Schmid in Blood Ties (2007)
    Blood Ties
    7.2
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 2007
  • Rent-a-Goalie (2006)
    Rent-a-Goalie
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2007

Producer



  • Anne Heche and James Tupper in Aftermath (2016)
    Aftermath
    4.9
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2016
  • X Company (2015)
    X Company
    7.6
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2015–2016
  • Rachel Nichols in Continuum (2012)
    Continuum
    7.6
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2014
  • Greg Bryk, Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt, Michael Xavier, and Steve Lund in Bitten (2014)
    Bitten
    6.9
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2014
  • XIII: la série (2011)
    XIII: la série
    6.4
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • consulting producer
    • 2011–2012
  • InSecurity (2011)
    InSecurity
    6.0
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2011
  • Allan Hawco, Sean McGinley, and Krystin Pellerin in Republic of Doyle (2010)
    Republic of Doyle
    7.6
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2010
  • Jim Codrington, James McGowan, and Grace Park in The Border (2008)
    The Border
    7.1
    TV Series
    • co-producer
    • 2008
  • Across the River to Motor City (2007)
    Across the River to Motor City
    5.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • Conspiracy Guy: Behind the Coat
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2001
  • Shooter
    7.2
    Short
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Spacebar (1998)
    Spacebar
    3.0
    TV Series
    • supervising producer (1998-2001)
    • 1998–2002

Additional Crew



  • InSecurity (2011)
    InSecurity
    6.0
    TV Series
    • consulting producer
    • 2011
  • Jim Codrington, James McGowan, and Grace Park in The Border (2008)
    The Border
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 2008
  • Kyle Schmid in Blood Ties (2007)
    Blood Ties
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive story editor
    • 2007
  • Charlie Jade (2005)
    Charlie Jade
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 2005

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 21, 1968
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 23, 2017
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada(cancer)
  • Other works
    play "American Without Tears" 1997
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

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