Acting credits
8
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
John Paizs
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.1
Low visibility
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Movies: 14Series: 1Crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 55149
IMDb ID: nm0656996
Known for: Directing
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2025
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 7.4
Wikidata: Q6251789
Other jobs
Director (8)Writer (4)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Paizs (born in 1957) is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film. He worked on several TV series, but has not made another feature film until 1999's Top of the Food Chain, a stylish, low-budget sendup of Golden Age '50s science fiction movies. John is currently the Director in Residence at the Canadian Film Centre.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Paizs.
9.2
Castration Movie Anthology i. Traps
as Dr. Stewart
2025 Movie
3.0
Marker
Director
2005 Movie
5.2
Top of the Food Chain
Director
1999 Movie
7.2
Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight
as Self - filmmaker
1997 Movie
4.0
Smoked Lizard Lips
1991 Movie
6.2
Crime Wave
as Steven Penny
1985 Movie
8.0
The International Style
as Nick
1983 Movie
8.0
Oak, Ivy, and Other Dead Elms
as Nick
1982 Movie
6.8
Springtime in Greenland
as Nick
1981 Movie
7.2
The Obsession of Billy Botski
as Billy Botski
1980 Movie
Ed Zorax of the Future City
Writer
1979 Movie
Highway 61 Revisited
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
The Dreamer
Director
1977 Movie
6.0
Ho Down
Director
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Paizs.
