Blake Mawson (born April 24, 1984) is a Canadian actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter."The Horrors of "PYOTR495": An Interview with Blake Mawson"
'' Film International'', June 21, 2016. After beginning his career as an actor in the 2000s, Mawson later attracted acclaim as director of the short film ''

Pyotr495 ''Pyotr495'' is a Canadian short horror film, directed by Blake Mawson and released in 2016. An exploration of anti-LGBT violence in Russia, the film stars Alex Ozerov as Pyotr, a young gay man in Moscow who is lured into a dangerous situation ...

'' (2016), for which he won several accolades.

Early life and education

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mawson is a graduate of the Directors' Lab program at the Canadian Film Centre.

Career

Mawson began his career in the early 2000s as an actor and later attracted acclaim for his filmmaking work, most notably as director of the short film ''

'', for which he won the Emerging Artist Award at the 2016 Inside Out Film and Video Festival and received a Canadian Screen Award nomination at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards for Best Direction in a Web Program or Series."Closet Monster Wins at Inside Out"
''Northern Stars'', June 7, 2016."Blake Mawson"
Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, February 7, 2019. As an actor, he had a starring role in '' Gore, Quebec'', as well as small parts in the films '' X2'', ''

Freddy vs. Jason ''Freddy vs. Jason'' is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Ronny Yu and written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. It is a Crossover (fiction), crossover between the A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise), ''A ...

'', '' Poison Ivy: The Secret Society'' and ''

Nurse 3D ''Nurse 3D'' is a 2013 American erotic horror thriller film directed by Doug Aarniokoski and written by Aarniokoski and David Loughery. Inspired by the photography of Lionsgate's chief marketing officer, Tim Palen, the film stars Paz de la Huer ...

'', and the television series '' Sk8'', '' Cold Squad'', '' The Evidence'', '' Blade'', and ''

The Strain ''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by '' The Fall'' (2010) and ''The Night Eternal'' (2011). Plot synopsis A Boeing 77 ...

''. His feature film debut, tentatively titled ''The Viridian'', is in development and was selected for Inside Out's 2020 Finance Forum.Leo Barraclough
"Inside Out LGBTQ Film Festival Reveals Finance Forum Lineup"
'' Variety'', May 8, 2020.

Personal life

Mawson is

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as a member of the

LGBTQ+ community The LGBT community (also known as the LGBTQ+ community, GLBT community, gay community, or queer community) is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common culture and social ...

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