Actor

Carl Bessai

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.2

Low visibility

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Movies: 28Series: 1Crew credits: 28

TMDB ID: 62897

IMDb ID: nm0078762

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Edmonton, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1999 - 2025

Years active: 27

Average TMDB rating: 5.1

Wikidata: Q5039901

Other jobs

Director (21)Writer (4)Director of Photography (1)Producer (1)Production Supervisor (1)

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Carl Bessai (born 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film Johnny in 1999. Bessai has made a career working on low-budget independent features but has worked with A-List actors Ian McKellen and Deborah Kara Unger on his film Emile and Carrie-Anne Moss on his film Normal. He was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction for the latter film. Bessai is a member of the Director’s Guild of Canada, the Writer’s Guild of Canada, and the Canadian Film and Television Producer's Association.

Movies

Movie credits linked with Carl Bessai.