Julian De Zotti

Julian De Zotti
Born
Mississauga, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, director, producer, web series creator
Known forSuits, 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

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

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

  1. ^ "Portrait of Generation Y". University of Toronto Magazine. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. ^ Vlessing, Etan (24 August 2010). "New Year in Montreal". Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  3. ^ Cummins, Julianna (2 March 2015). "Inside the CSA's best web series category". Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Cummins, Julianna (2 March 2015). "Inside the CSA's best web series category". Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  7. ^ Jordan Pinto, "For the Record producers eye int’l opportunities ahead of SXSW premiere". Playback, March 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.