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Neill Fearnley Biography

Birth Name:Neil Fearnley

Profession Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Assistant director

Fast Facts

  • Earned a 2012 Director’s Guild Nomination for "Brush With Madness․"
  • Best known for directing TV shows, including "21 Jump Street," "Neon Rider" and "Bordertown․"
  • Received the 2013 Canadian Screen Award Nomination for Achievement in Direction for "Lights Out․"
  • Won the 2006 Los Angeles Prism Award for Best Picture for "Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork and Mindy․"
  • Attended Liverpool's Wallasey College of Art and graduated from Ryerson University with a film and television degree
  • Began his career directing and producing for a Vancouver TV station
  • Founded commercial production business Cinetrope

Awards

  • 2006DGC Team Award-Outstanding Family Television Movie/Mini-Series: nominated
  • 2011Leo-Best Direction in a Youth or Children's Program or Series: winner
  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series: nominated
  • 2012DGC Team Award-Television Series - Family: nominated
  • 2012Leo-Best Direction Youth or Childrens Programming: winner
  • 2013Canadian Screen Award-Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series: nominated
  • 2013Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series: nominated
  • 2014Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Children's Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: nominated
  • 2015Canadian Screen Award-Best Direction in a Children's or Youth Program or Series: nominated
  • 2015Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Children's or Pre-School Children's Series: nominated