Discover the Canadian male directors who have made significant contribution to their field. This list is loosely sorted by popularity and includes many great Canadian male directors, such as Keanu Reeves, James Cameron, Mike Myers, Kiefer Sutherland and Eugene Levy.

Canadian Male Directors

Keanu ReevesKeanu Reeves
02 September 1964, Canadian, Lebanese
Actor
Eugene LevyEugene Levy
17 December 1946, Canadian
Actor, Comedian, Producer, Director

James CameronJames Cameron
16 August 1954, Canadian
Filmmaker

Seth RogenSeth Rogen
15 April 1982, Canadian, American
Stand-up Comedian, Actor, Producer, Director

Kiefer SutherlandKiefer Sutherland
21 December 1966, Canadian, British
Actor, Director, Producer, Voice Actor

David FurnishDavid Furnish
25 October 1962, Canadian
Filmmaker
Mike MyersMike Myers
25 May 1963, Canadian
Actor

Denis VilleneuveDenis Villeneuve
03 October 1967, Canadian
Film Director, Screenwriter, Playwright

Steve-OSteve-O
13 June 1974, Canadian, British, American
Actor
Jason PriestleyJason Priestley
28 August 1969, Canadian, American
Actor

Hart BochnerHart Bochner
03 October 1956, Canadian
Actor
Jean-Marc ValléeJean-Marc Vallée
09 March 1963, Canadian
Director

Arthur HillerArthur Hiller
22 November 1923, Canadian
Film Director

Edward DmytrykEdward Dmytryk
04 September 1908, Canadian, American
Film Director

Michael MandoMichael Mando
13 July 1981, Canadian
Actor

Saul RubinekSaul Rubinek
02 July 1948, Canadian
Actor
David CronenbergDavid Cronenberg
15 March 1943, Canadian
Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Film producer,

George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
04 February 1940, Canadian, American
American-Canadian filmmaker

Ivan ReitmanIvan Reitman
27 October 1946, Canadian
Film producer, Film director, Screenwriter,

Evan GoldbergEvan Goldberg
11 May 1982, Canadian
Screenwriter
Enrico ColantoniEnrico Colantoni
14 February 1963, Canadian
Actor

Paulo CostanzoPaulo Costanzo
21 September 1978, Canadian
Actor
Xavier DolanXavier Dolan
20 March 1989, Canadian
Film director, Actor, Screenwriter, Film producer,

Shawn LevyShawn Levy
23 July 1968, Canadian, American
Director

Jason ReitmanJason Reitman
19 October 1977, Canadian, American
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor
Neill BlomkampNeill Blomkamp
17 September 1979, Canadian, South African
Film director, Screenwriter

Peter LynchPeter Lynch
12 June 1957, Canadian
Filmmaker
Gil BellowsGil Bellows
28 June 1967, Canadian
Actor

Peter DeLuisePeter DeLuise
06 November 1966, Canadian, American
Actor

Jonathan CrombieJonathan Crombie
12 October 1966, Canadian
Actor
Director XDirector X
13 July 1975, Canadian
music video director, film director

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Paul GrossPaul Gross
30 April 1959, Canadian
Actor
David SutcliffeDavid Sutcliffe
08 June 1969, Canadian, American
Actor

Norman JewisonNorman Jewison
21 July 1926, Canadian
Film director, Film producer, Actor, Screenwriter

David HewlettDavid Hewlett
18 April 1968, Canadian, British, American
Actor

Raymond MasseyRaymond Massey
30 August 1896, Canadian, American
Actor
Aden YoungAden Young
30 November 1971, Australian, Canadian
Actor
Tyler HynesTyler Hynes
06 May 1986, Canadian
Actor

Atom EgoyanAtom Egoyan
19 July 1960, Canadian, Egyptian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor,

Steve BacicSteve Bacic
13 March 1965, Canadian, Croatian, Yugoslav
Actor

Mike ClattenburgMike Clattenburg
Canadian
Director
John KastnerJohn Kastner
1946 AD, Canadian
Actor

Mack SennettMack Sennett
17 January 1880, Canadian, American
Actor

Vincenzo NataliVincenzo Natali
06 January 1969, Canadian, American
Film director, Screenwriter

Roger SpottiswoodeRoger Spottiswoode
05 January 1945, Canadian, British
Film director, Film editor, Screenwriter

Ted KotcheffTed Kotcheff
07 April 1931, Canadian
Film director, Film producer
Brad PeytonBrad Peyton
16 September 1980, Canadian
Film director, Film producer

Guy MaddinGuy Maddin
28 February 1956, Canadian
Film director, Screenwriter, Camera operator
Avi LewisAvi Lewis
1968 AD, Canadian
Film director

Sidney J. FurieSidney J. Furie
25 February 1933, Canadian
film director, film producer, screenwriter

Bruce LaBruceBruce LaBruce
03 January 1964, Canadian
Writer, Photographer, Film director, Screenwriter
Denys ArcandDenys Arcand
25 June 1941, Canadian
Film director, Screenwriter, Film producer, Actor

Patrick LussierPatrick Lussier
1964 AD, Canadian
screenwriter, film director, film editor
Daniel PetrieDaniel Petrie
26 November 1920, Canadian
Film director, Film producer

Paul AlmondPaul Almond
26 April 1931, Canadian
Television Director

Jeremy PodeswaJeremy Podeswa
1962 AD, Canadian, German
screenwriter, film director, television director

Claude JutraClaude Jutra
11 March 1930, Canadian, French
Actor

Lloyd RichardsLloyd Richards
29 June 1919, Canadian, American
Theatrical Director
Kevin MunroeKevin Munroe
1972 AD, Canadian
film director, screenwriter

Allan KingAllan King
06 February 1930, Canadian
Film Director

Ping ChongPing Chong
02 October 1946, Canadian, American
Theater director

Phillip BorsosPhillip Borsos
05 May 1953, Australian, Canadian
Film Director
Francis MankiewiczFrancis Mankiewicz
15 March 1944, Canadian, Chinese
Film Director

Jean GasconJean Gascon
21 December 1920, Canadian
Actor
Richard WilliamsRichard Williams
19 March 1933, Canadian
Film producer, Film director, Animator,

Gratien GélinasGratien Gélinas
08 December 1909, Canadian
Author