| Leo Scherman | |
| Birth Name: | Leo Edmund Scherman |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1975 |
| Alma Mater: | McGill University |
| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter, producer, actor |
Leo Edmund Scherman (born April 2, 1975) is a Canadian film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known as the co-writer and director of the feature film Trench 11,[1] and co-creator of the television series Cock'd Gunns.[2]
Scherman was born in London, England to Canadian artist Tony Scherman and British artist Margaret Priest. His grandfather is Canadian conductor and violinist Paul Scherman[3] and his father-in-law is deep-sea explorer Dr. Joe MacInnis.
In 1997, he graduated from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a degree in Cultural Studies.
| Year | Film | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=65 | Director | width=65 | Producer | width=65 | Writer |
| 2004 | White Knuckles | ||||
| 2006 | Living Death | ||||
| 2008 | Never Forget | ||||
| 2017 | Trench 11 | ||||
He won two Gemini Awards at the 23rd Gemini Awards in 2008 for Cock'd Gunns, for Best Writing in a Comedy Series and Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series.[4]
Trench 11 won the award for Best Feature Film at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival in 2017.[5]