Steven McCarthy(I)

Steven McCarthy is an award-winning actor, director, and musician. In 2018 McCarthy was awarded a Canadian Screen Award (CSA) for Best Guest Performance in a dramatic series for his portrayal of a dying rock singer in season one of 'Mary Kills People." He's played leading roles for such notable directors as Guillermo del Toro, Ken Finkelman, and Kate Melville, starring alongside such luminaries as Jeff Daniels, Adrien Brody, Willem Dafoe, Christine Lahti, and Tatiana Maslany. In 2015 McCarthy wrote, directed, produced, and starred in "o negative." It had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and subsequently played festivals the world over before being named a Vimeo staff pick, Shortoftheweek, and one of Canada's Top Ten shorts of the year. "We Forgot to Break Up", co-written by and starring McCarthy, is a film about a rock band who are confronted by their old friend and ex-manager. It also premiered at TIFF and SxSW before going on to win Best Canadian Short Film at the Whistler Film Festival. His second directing effort - "From Across the Street and Through Two Sets of Windows" premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival. He is the frontman and bandleader for the 10 piece funk rock extravaganza The ElastoCitizens and holds two diplomas, one for acting and one for directing, from Montreal's prestigious National Theatre School of Canada.