John L'Ecuyer

John L'Ecuyer (born November 15, 1966, in Montreal) is a Canadian film and television director. He is the younger brother of Gerald L'Ecuyer, a noted Canadian film and television director. L'Ecuyer studied at Ryerson University in Toronto, where his classmates included screenwriter Brad Abraham.

His first feature, "Curtis's Charm" (1995), was an adaptation of a Jim Carroll story. The film received a special jury citation as Best Canadian Feature Film at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival. L'Ecuyer's short film "Use Once and Destroy" (1995) also received a special jury citation at the festival, as Best Canadian Short Film.

L'Ecuyer's other feature film credits include "Saint Jude" (2000), and "Le goût des jeunes filles" (2004). He directed the movie "In God's Country", a 2007 fiction film detailing the escape of a woman from a Mormon polygamous community and her adaptation to life in mainstream Canadian society. He is executive producer of "The Limits" (2007), a debut feature film by director Ben Mazzotta.

His television work includes "A Nero Wolfe Mystery", "Queer as Folk", "Live Through This", "ReGenesis" , "Blue Murder", "Traders" and "Cold Squad".

elected filmography

Director

* "It's a Beautiful Day" (1994)
* "Low Life" (1994)
* "Use Once and Destroy" (1995)
* "Curtis's Charm" (1995)
* "The Rez" (1996, TV series)
* "Ready or Not" (TV series): "Prince Charming" (1996) : "Second Generation" (1997) : "Saint Carla" (1997)
* "Confessions of a Rabid Dog" (1997)
* "Da Vinci's Inquest" (TV series):"Known to the Ministry" (1998):"The Stranger Inside" (1998)
*"Cold Squad" (1998–1999, TV series)
*"Traders" (TV series):"Meltdown":"End Games" (1998):"Reap the Whirlwind" (1998):"Killer Instinct" (1998):"This World ... Then the Fireworks" (1999)
*"The Hunger" (1997, TV series)
*"The City" (TV series):"Shadows" (1999):"Obsessions" (1999):"Swing Your Partner" (2000):"Sweet Cherub: Part I" (2000):"Blindside! (2000)
*"Live Through This" (2000)
*"Saint Jude" (2000)
*"Queer as Folk" (TV series)
*"Blue Murder" (TV series):"Steel Drums" (2001):"Remington Park" (2001)
*"" (2001)
*"A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001–2002, TV series):"Eeny Meeny Murder Moe" (2001):"Disguise for Murder" (2001):"Too Many Clients" (2002):"Before I Die" (2002):"Help Wanted, Male" (2002)
*"Tom Stone" (2002, TV series)
*"Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story" (2003)
*"Just Cause" (2002–2003, TV series):"Tonia with a O" (2002):"Trial by Memory" (2003)
*"" (2004)
*"On the Verge of a Fever" (2004)
*"The Murdoch Mysteries" (2005, TV series):"Under the Dragon's Tale" (2005)
*"11 Cameras" (2006, TV series)
*"In God's Country" (2007)
*"ReGenesis" (2004–2007, TV series):"Baby Bomb" (2004):"The Oldest Virus" (2004):"Blackout" (2004):"The Secret War" (2004):"Resurrection" (2005):"The Longest Night" (2005):"Haze" (2006):"China" (2006):"The Cocktail" (2006):"Our Men in Havana" (2006):"Adrift" (2007)
*"Murdoch Mysteries" (2008, TV series):"Power" (2008):"Bad Medicine" (2008):"The Prince and the Rebel" (2008)

Writer

* "Low Life" (1994)
* "It's a Beautiful Day" (1994)
* "Use Once and Destroy" (1995)
* "Curtis's Charm" (1995)
* "Confessions of a Rabid Dog" (1997)

Producer

*"ReGenesis" (2004–2007, TV series):"Haze" (2006, creative producer):"China" (2006, creative producer):"Escape Mutant" (2006, creative producer):"The Cocktail" (2006, creative producer):"Our Men in Havana" (2006, creative producer):"Gene in a Bottle" (2006, creative producer):"Dim & Dimmer" (2006, creative producer):"Massive Change" (2006, creative producer):"Listen to Him" (2006, creative producer):"The Wild and the Innocent" (2006, creative producer)
* "The Limits" (2007, executive producer)

External links

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* [http://www.northernstars.ca/directorsal/lecuyer.html Northern Stars] profile