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John Buchan(II)

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John Buchan
A film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.
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Stories We Tell (2012)
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John Buchan is known for Women Talking (2022), In the Shadow of the Moon (2019) and Spotlight (2015).
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      • 5 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Frances McDormand, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley in Women Talking (2022)
    Women Talking
    6.9
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
    Cleopatra Coleman and Boyd Holbrook in In the Shadow of the Moon (2019)
    In the Shadow of the Moon
    6.2
    • Casting Department
    • 2019
    Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams in Spotlight (2015)
    Spotlight
    8.1
    • Casting Department
    • 2015
    Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, and Josh Gad in Pixels (2015)
    Pixels
    5.6
    • Casting Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Casting Director

    • Ready or Not: Here I Come
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Untitled Netflix Newfoundland Series
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • This Is Not A Test
      • Casting Director
      • Pre-production
    • Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, and Georgina Reilly in Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
      Murdoch Mysteries
      8.2
      TV Series
      • casting director
      • 2021–2025
    • Healer (2025)
      Healer
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Tuner (2025)
      Tuner
      7.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Song of Silence (2025)
      Song of Silence
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Melanie Scrofano and Romy Weltman in Revival (2025)
      Revival
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Bryan Cranston, Jack Champion, and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in Everything's Going to Be Great (2025)
      Everything's Going to Be Great
      5.5
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry in Ginny & Georgia (2021)
      Ginny & Georgia
      7.5
      TV Series
      • canadian casting by
      • 2021–2025
    • SurrealEstate (2021)
      SurrealEstate
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2021–2025
    • Agam Darshi and Dolly Lewis in Sight Unseen (2024)
      Sight Unseen
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Mekhi Phifer, Mark Strong, Joel Kinnaman, and Sandra Mae Frank in The Silent Hour (2024)
      The Silent Hour
      6.1
      • casting by
      • 2024
    • Julian and the Wind (2024)
      Julian and the Wind
      7.3
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Believer (2024)
      Believer
      4.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Richard Gere and Diane Kruger in Longing (2024)
      Longing
      4.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • The Invisibles (2024)
      The Invisibles
      5.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Martin Freeman, Gavin Rodger, Taylor Schilling, Jacob Tremblay, and Julia Butters in Queen of Bones (2024)
      Queen of Bones
      4.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2024

    Casting Department

    • The Voices of Our Mother
      • casting
      • Post-production
    • Molly Parker in Doc (2025)
      Doc
      7.3
      TV Series
      • canadian casting by
      • casting director: Canada
      • 2025
    • Brilliant Minds (2024)
      Brilliant Minds
      7.1
      TV Series
      • canadian casting by
      • 2024–2025
    • Amanda Babaei Vieira and Nicolette Pearse in Maya & Samar (2025)
      Maya & Samar
      6.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Club Rats (2025)
      Club Rats
      Short
      • casting
      • 2025
    • Alicia Silverstone in Irish Blood (2025)
      Irish Blood
      6.0
      TV Series
      • casting: Canada
      • 2025
    • Alexander Skarsgård, Shane Daly, Tamara Podemski, Akshay Khanna, Noma Dumezweni, Sabrina Wu, Jennifer Sendaula, Kayla Mirage, David Dastmalchian, Leah Kilpatrick, Tattiawna Jones, Josh Cruddas, Anna Konkle, Maroc Rey, and Negin Kamali in Murderbot (2025)
      Murderbot
      7.4
      TV Series
      • toronto casting by
      • 2025
    • Ilan O'Driscoll, Suzanna Son, Rebecca Ablack, Fina Strazza, Ella Rubin, and India Fowler in Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)
      Fear Street: Prom Queen
      5.1
      • canadian casting by
      • 2025
    • The Way Home (2023)
      The Way Home
      8.2
      TV Series
      • casting: Canada
      • 2023–2025
    • Michael Chiklis, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abigail Breslin, and Whitney Cummings in Accused (2023)
      Accused
      7.0
      TV Series
      • casting: Canada
      • 2023–2024
    • Bruce Boxleitner, Lauren Holly, Jesse Hutch, and Jill Wagner in Christmas Under the Northern Lights (2024)
      Christmas Under the Northern Lights
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Phoebe-Rae Taylor in Out of My Mind (2024)
      Out of My Mind
      7.4
      • casting: Canada
      • 2024
    • Tony Shalhoub in Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023)
      Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
      6.7
      • casting: Canada
      • 2023
    • Fingernails (2023)
      Fingernails
      5.8
      • toronto casting by
      • 2023
    • The Horror of Dolores Roach (2023)
      The Horror of Dolores Roach
      7.1
      TV Series
      • canadian pilot casting by
      • canadian casting by
      • 2023
    • Joel Oulette, Sara Waisglass, Stephen Kalyn, and Sadie Laflamme-Snow in Cascade (2023)
      Cascade
      4.8
      • casting
      • 2023

    Producer

    • Jayne Eastwood in Hey Lady! (2020)
      Hey Lady!
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Sarah Gadon in Alias Grace (2017)
      Alias Grace
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017
    • Len and Hugo (2006)
      Len and Hugo
      5.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2006
    • Brendan Fehr and Andre Noble in Sugar (2004)
      Sugar
      5.7
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Autobiography of an Insect (2003)
      Autobiography of an Insect
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2003
    • Century Hotel (2001)
      Century Hotel
      5.9
      • associate producer
      • 2001
    • Three Stories from the End of Everything
      Short
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Shrink
      5.5
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 1998

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      Brother of Susy Buchan. Half-brother of actor Sarah Polley, Joanna Polley and Mark Polley.

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