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Damon D'Oliveira

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  • Producer
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Damon D'Oliveira
Sam & Max: Freelance Police: The Thing That Wouldn't Stop It
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The Thing That Wouldn't Stop It (1997)
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Canadian actor-turned-producer Damon D'Oliveira has been responsible for bringing to screen some of Canada's more innovative feature films - Poor Boy's Game, RUDE, Love Come Down, H, Proteus and Lie With Me. Under the umbrella of production companies, Conquering Lion Pictures (with partner Clement Virgo) and Flimshow Inc., D'Oliveira's films have been distributed internationally and have been selected for festivals around the world including Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Sundance & Rotterdam. D'Oliveira's first feature had its world premiere in Official Selection, Un Certain Regard, at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.

Damon's recent feature Poor Boy's Game (starring Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland), premiered as a Special Presentation at the 2007 Berlinale and has been acquired to date in over 35 countries. It was also a Special Presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2007, and has won best film and audience choice awards at the Atlantic Film Festival and Calgary International Film Festival. In 2005, D'Oliveira's provocative sexual romance, Lie With Me, sold internationally to over 40 countries after causing a stir at the Toronto International Film Festival and the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. He is latest project is a miniseries adaptation of The Book of Negroes, the best-selling novel by Lawrence Hill which won the 2008 Commonwealth Writer's Prize. Made in collaboration with the CBC, BET and EOne on the series debuted in January 2015 to a record 1.7 million viewers in Canada and stars Aunjanue Ellis, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lou Gossett Jr., Ben Chaplin, Jane Alexander, and Lyriq Bent.
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Lamar Johnson and Aaron Pierre in Brother (2022)
    Brother
    6.8
    • Producer
    • 2022
    Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)
    The Book of Negroes
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer
    Sharon Lewis in Rude (1995)
    Rude
    6.1
    • Producer
    • 1995
    Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Eugene Levy in Une journée à New York (2004)
    Une journée à New York
    5.0
    • News Broadcaster
    • 2004

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    • Denis Akiyama, Daniel Brochu, Juan Chioran, Ronnie Corbett, Amos Crawley, Neil Crone, Damon D'Oliveira, Edward Glen, Paul Panting, Adrian Truss, Alexis del Vecchio, and Mitchell Amaral in Franny's Feet (2003)
      Franny's Feet
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Additional Voices (voice)
      • 2004–2010
    • Max Morrow and Lola Tash in Connor, agent très spécial (2009)
      Connor, agent très spécial
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Attorney
      • 2009
    • Human Resource
      Short
      • Man at Bus Stop (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • ZOS: Zone of Separation (2009)
      ZOS: Zone of Separation
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Lt. Amed
      • 2009
    • Chilly Beach: The Canadian President
      4.1
      • Constable Al (voice)
      • 2008
    • Jim Codrington, James McGowan, and Grace Park in The Border (2008)
      The Border
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Aram Al-Qir
      • 2008
    • Bonded Pairs
      Short
      • Tommy
      • 2007
    • Chilly Beach: The World Is Hot Enough (2005)
      Chilly Beach: The World Is Hot Enough
      4.3
      Video
      • Constable Al (voice)
      • 2005
    • Show Me Yours (2004)
      Show Me Yours
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Majinder
      • 2005
    • Sharon Gless, Hal Sparks, Michelle Clunie, Robert Gant, Thea Gill, Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Scott Lowell, and Peter Paige in Queer as Folk (2000)
      Queer as Folk
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Alanzo
      • 2005
    • Chilly Beach (2003)
      Chilly Beach
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Constable Al
      • 2003–2005
    • Peter Outerbridge in ReGenesis (2004)
      ReGenesis
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Reporter
      • 2004
    • Ashley Olsen, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Eugene Levy in Une journée à New York (2004)
      Une journée à New York
      5.0
      • News Broadcaster
      • 2004
    • 72 Hours: True Crime (2003)
      72 Hours: True Crime
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Ravi
      • 2004
    • Alex Carter, Ryan Merriman, and Cobie Smulders in Veritas: The Quest (2003)
      Veritas: The Quest
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Rico Gueverra
      • 2003

    Producer



    • The Well
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Steal Away
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Festivale
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • The Queen of My Dreams (2023)
      The Queen of My Dreams
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Lamar Johnson and Aaron Pierre in Brother (2022)
      Brother
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Avery Winters-Anthony, Joshua Odjick, and Phillip Forest Lewitski in Wildhood (2021)
      Wildhood
      6.9
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Le Reste de Nous (2019)
      Le Reste de Nous
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Honey Bee (2018)
      Honey Bee
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • The Grizzlies (2018)
      The Grizzlies
      7.5
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in The Book of Negroes (2015)
      The Book of Negroes
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Ce qu'on a (2014)
      Ce qu'on a
      6.0
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Au plus proche (2011)
      Au plus proche
      Short
      • co-producer
      • producer
      • 2011
    • Subway Harmonies (2010)
      Subway Harmonies
      5.5
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Somebody Is Watching Us (2009)
      Somebody Is Watching Us
      Short
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Baggage (2008)
      Baggage
      Short
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Bonne mère (2008)
      Bonne mère
      Short
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Danny Glover and Rossif Sutherland in Poor Boy's Game (2007)
      Poor Boy's Game
      6.3
      • producer
      • 2007
    • Eric Balfour and Lauren Lee Smith in Lie with Me (2005)
      Lie with Me
      5.2
      • producer: Conquering Lion
      • 2005

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Ce qu'on a (2014)
      Ce qu'on a
      6.0
      • Super 8 cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Group of Seven Inches (2005)
      Group of Seven Inches
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2005

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    Sam & Max: Freelance Police: The Thing That Wouldn't Stop It
    Trailer 1:51
    Sam & Max: Freelance Police: The Thing That Wouldn't Stop It
    Sam & Max: Freelance Police: The Second Show Ever
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      • Damon D'Olivera
    • Born
      • 1964
      • Guyana
    • Spouse
      • Maxime DesmonsJuly 14, 2009 - present

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