Hart Hanson Biography

Fast Facts

• Won four Gemini Awards for his indigenous Canadian series before moving to the United States
• Won a Writers Guild of Canada Award for his work on the series "Traders․"
• Earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto and his master's degree from the University of British Columbia
• Made his directorial debut on the 1992 adventure series "The Odyssey․"
• Quote: "[on the title character in "Backstrom"] "He behaves badly․ He says terrible things․ But there's a validity to what he's saying, separate to the nastiness of what he's saying․""
• Began his writing career scripting episodes for the long-running TV series "The Beachcombers․"
• Best known as the creator of the TV series "Bones," "The Finder," "Traders" and "Backstrom․"