Gharrett_Patrick_Paon

Gharrett Patrick Paon

Gharrett Patrick Paon

Canadian actor and film producer

Gharrett Patrick Paon is a Canadian actor and film producer.[1] He is most noted as a producer of the 2021 film Wildhood, which was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Picture at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.[2]

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An alumnus of Dalhousie University and the Canadian Film Centre,[3] he is the president of Rebel Road Films.[1]

As an actor, he first became known for the 2014 short film I Am Syd Stone; however, when the short film was rebooted as a web series in 2019, he remained associated as a producer but agreed to recast the lead role with a different actor.[4] His other acting roles have included supporting appearances in the television series Life Unexpected, The Killing, Haven, The Book of Negroes, Forgive Me, Sex & Violence, Diggstown and The Sinner, and the films The Tenth Circle, Pokémon Apokélypse, Relative Happiness and North Mountain. He is a three-time ACTRA Award nominee from Screen Nova Scotia for his performances in I Am Syd Stone,[5] Forgive Me and Sex & Violence.[6]

He is the son of Alana Paon, a former member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Kelly Townsend, "Wildhood’s long, tumultuous journey to production". Playback, August 24, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Cape Breton-Richmond MLA touts Nova Scotia talent trust". Port Hawkesbury Reporter, December 20, 2017.
  4. [4]
    Sam Fraser, "Syd Stone rolls on with new web series". The Coast, December 26, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Kimber Lubberts, "Screen Nova Scotia awards nominees announced". The Coast, April 29, 2015.
  6. [6]
    Tara Thorne, "Screen Nova Scotia's 2018 awards nominees announced". The Coast, April 24, 2018.


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