Sean O'Neill (actor) explained

Sean O'Neill (born January 21, 1985, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian producer and television personality. From 2015 to 2017, O'Neill was the host of the CBC Television art challenge show Crash Gallery,[1] and in 2018 he co-created the CBC Television documentary series In the Making, which he executive produced and hosted.[2]

He is the former director of public programs and partnerships at the Art Gallery of Ontario,[3] where he developed projects including First Thursdays and AGO Creative Minds at Massey Hall.[4] [5]

O'Neill was an actor as a child, and appeared in various Canadian film and television productions including Baby Blues, Never Cry Werewolf and .[6]

In 2020 O'Neill created an arts focussed production company Visitor Media and in association with the National Ballet of Canada produced the documentary which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2022.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Note
1998 Real Kids, Real Adventures Derek Episode: "Apartment Rescue"
1998 data-sort-value="Famous Jett Jackson, The" The Famous Jett Jackson Nic Twitty Episode: Vootle-Muck-a-Heeve
1999 Jenny and the Queen of Light Jim
2000 Common Ground Barber Shop Boy
2001 In a Heartbeat Keith Episode: "Hero"
2004 Pretty Boy
2004 Doc Don Episode: The Last Ride (2004)
2005 Show Me Yours Will Episode: The F-Word (2005)
2005 Queer as Folk Keith Episode: #5.3 (2005), #5.4 (2005)
2005 1-800-Missing Brad Curry Episode: Last Night (2005)
2008 Robson Episode: Didn't We Almost Have It All (2008)
2008 data-sort-value="Cross Road, The" The Cross Road Paul
2008 Never Cry Werewolf Steven Kepkie
2008 Baby Blues Max
2015 Crash Gallery Host
2018 In the Making Host, Executive Producer
2022 Lido TV Producer
2022 Producer
2023 Swan Song Producer, writer

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: 2017-18 Canadian TV season renewal scorecard. 2017-03-29. TV, eh?. 2018-05-30. en-CA.
  2. https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/cbc-arts-in-the-making-sean-oneill/ "CBC arts show In The Making demystifies the genius artist"
  3. Web site: Sean O'Neill. CBC.ca : CBC Media Centre. 16 October 2015.
  4. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2013/03/19/first_thursdays_attracting_younger_audience_to_ago.html/ "First Thursdays attracting younger audience to AGO"
  5. Web site: Canadian vocal star Measha Brueggergosman joins dynamic AGO Creative Minds line-up AGO Art Gallery of Ontario. www.ago.net. 2018-05-30.
  6. Web site: Sean O'Neill. Northernstars.ca : The Canadian Movie Database. 23 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141011105942/http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsmno/oneill_sean.html. 11 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Smith . Janet . Stir Q&A: Director Chelsea McMullan discovers new ways to shoot dance for Crystal Pite: Angels' Atlas, at VIFF 2022 . October 1, 2022 . Stir . en-US.