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Dan Levy

Birth Name:
Daniel Joseph Levy
Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Soundtrack, Production manager
Dan Levy

Fast Facts

  • Won the 2016 Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Comedy Series
  • Is the brother of actress Sarah Levy
  • Is the son of actor Eugene Levy
  • Started out as a host of the show "MTV Live․"
  • Studied film production at Ryerson University
  • Best known for his work on the series "Schitt's Creek․"
  • Co-hosted national coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Games in 2010

Awards

  • 2016Canadian Screen Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role:Nominated
  • 2016Canadian Screen Award - Best Cross-Platform Project - Fiction:Nominated
  • 2016Canadian Screen Award - Best Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2016Canadian Screen Award - Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series:Winner
  • 2017Canadian Screen Award - Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role:Nominated
  • 2017Canadian Screen Award - Best Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2018Canadian Screen Award - Best Lead Actor, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2018Canadian Screen Award - Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
  • 2018MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Comedic Performance:Nominated
  • 2019Canadian Screen Award - Best Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2019Canadian Screen Award - Best Lead Actor, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2019Canadian Screen Award - Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
  • 2019Canadian Screen Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series:Nominated
  • 2019IGN Award - Best TV Ensemble:Nominated
  • 2019MTV Movie + TV Award - Best Comedic Performance:Winner
  • 2019OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2020Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award - Best Lead Actor, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award - Best Writing, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award - Best Writing, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award - Best Direction, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award - Best Host or Presenter, Factual or Reality/Competition:Nominated
  • 2020Canadian Screen Award - Best Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2020Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2020Outstanding Directorial Achievement - Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2020Dorian Award - TV Performance of the Year - Actor:Nominated
  • 2020Dorian Award - Best Supporting TV Performance - Actor:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Supporting Actor:Winner
  • 2020Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode:Winner
  • 2020I Talk Telly Award - Best International Comedy:Winner
  • 2020IGN Award - Best TV Ensemble:Winner
  • 2020OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2020People's Choice Award - Favorite Comedy TV Star:Nominated
  • 2020People's Choice Award - Favorite Male TV Star:Nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2020Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2020Queerty - TV Performance:Winner
  • 2020WGC Award - TV Comedy:Nominated
  • 2021AACTA International Award - Best Actor in a Series:Nominated
  • 2021Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2021Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2021Canadian Screen Award - Best Lead Actor, Comedy:Nominated
  • 2021Canadian Screen Award - Best Direction, Comedy:Winner
  • 2021Canadian Screen Award - Best Writing, Comedy:Winner
  • 2021Canadian Screen Award - Best Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2021Critics Choice Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Winner
  • 2021Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Guest Actor:Winner
  • 2021Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Supporting Role:Nominated
  • 2021OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2021PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy:Winner
  • 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2021WGC Award - TV Comedy:Winner
  • 2024Queerty - Film Performance:Winner
  • 2026Canadian Screen Award - Best Feature Length Documentary:Nominated
  • 2026Vanguard Award - LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television:Winner
  • 2026Dorian Award - Best TV Performance - Comedy:Nominated
  • 2026Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Actor:Nominated
  • 2026Gotham TV Award - Breakthrough Comedy Series:Nominated
  • 2026Gotham TV Award - Outstanding Lead Performance in a Comedy Series:Nominated
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