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Gharrett Patrick Paon is a Canadian actor and film producer.Kelly Townsend
"Wildhood’s long, tumultuous journey to production"
'' Playback'', August 24, 2020.
He is most noted as a producer of the 2021 film ''
Wildhood ''Wildhood'' is a 2021 Canadian coming-of-age romantic drama film, written and directed by Bretten Hannam. An expansion of Hannam's earlier short film ''Wildfire'', which was the winner of the award for Best Short Film at the Screen Nova Scotia ...
'', which was a
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nominee for
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at the
10th Canadian Screen Awards The 10th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 4–10 April 2022 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2021. The presentations were held as a ...
in 2021. An alumnus of
Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus ...
and the
Canadian Film Centre The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable organization founded in 1988 by filmmaker Norman Jewison in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally launched as a film school, today it provides training, development and advancement opportunities for ...
,"Cape Breton-Richmond MLA touts Nova Scotia talent trust"
''Port Hawkesbury Reporter'', December 20, 2017.
he is the president of Rebel Road Films. As an actor, he first became known for the 2014 short film ''
I Am Syd Stone ''I Am Syd Stone'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Denis Theriault and released in 2014.Sam Fraser"Syd Stone rolls on with new web series" ''The Coast (newspaper), The Coast'', December 26, 2019. Plot synopsis The film centres on Syd S ...
''; however, when the short film was rebooted as a
web series A web series (also known as webseries, short-form series, and web show) is a series of short scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet (i.e. World Wide Web), which first emerged in the late 1 ...
in 2019, he remained associated as a producer but agreed to recast the lead role with a different actor.Sam Fraser
"Syd Stone rolls on with new web series"
'' The Coast'', December 26, 2019.
His other acting roles have included supporting appearances in the television series ''
Life Unexpected ''Life Unexpected'' is an American teen drama television series that aired for two seasons from January 18, 2010 to January 18, 2011. It was produced by Best Day Ever Productions and Mojo Films in association with CBS Productions and Warner Bro ...
'', '' The Killing'', ''
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'', '' The Book of Negroes'', '' Forgive Me'', '' Sex & Violence'', ''
Diggstown ''Diggstown'' (known as ''Midnight Sting'' in the UK and Ireland), is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Steven McKay, based on the 1978 novel ''The Diggstown Ringers'' by Leonard Wise. It star ...
'' and '' The Sinner'', and the films ''
The Tenth Circle ''The Tenth Circle'' (2006) is the thirteenth novel by the American author Jodi Picoult. The novel deals with date rape, and father/daughter relationships. The novel heavily references Dante Alighieri, Dante Alighieri's ''Inferno (Dante), Infern ...
'', ''
Pokémon Apokélypse ''Pokémon Apokélypse'' is a 2010 Canadian fan-made adventure short film directed by Kial Natale and produced by Dylan Innes and Lee Majdoub. Based on the ''Pokémon'' franchise, the storyline takes place several years after the events of the ...
'', ''Relative Happiness'' and '' North Mountain''. He is a three-time
ACTRA Award The ACTRA Awards are Canadian accolades presented since 1972 to celebrate excellence in cinema, television and radio industries."Screen Nova Scotia's 2018 awards nominees announced"
'' The Coast'', April 24, 2018.
He is the son of
Alana Paon Alana Paon (born June 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election representing the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond. She was a member of the Progressive Cons ...
, a former member of the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature. The assembly is ...
.


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