Julian De Zotti is a Canadian actor, writer, director, producer, and web series creator. As an actor, he is known for recurring roles on '' Suits'' and ''

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'', as well as a lead role in the feature film ''Business Ethics''. As a filmmaker, he is known for creating, writing and executive producing ''

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'' and '' Ming's Dynasty''. He is a graduate of the

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drama program (theatre performance) and the

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(political science).

Career

De Zotti began his career writing and starring in several feature films, including ''New Year'' (2011), which premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival and sold to PeaceArch Entertainment. In 2014, De Zotti co-created, wrote, produced, the critically acclaimed web series ''

'', for which he was nominated for a

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for Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media. ''Whatever, Linda'' is currently in development with Bell Media and '' Orphan Black'' creator Graeme Manson, with De Zotti slated to co-create, write, produce.

Other work

De Zotti is also an active theatre creator and performer. He is a two-time

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-nominated actor for his part in the ensembles of ''Take Me Back To Jefferson'' (2015) and ''A Fool’s Life'' (2012). In 2019, he co-created, wrote, showran, and guest-starred in ''Ming’s Dynasty'' for CBC Gem and Fuse TV in the US. He was nominated for Canadian Screen Awards for Best Supporting Performance in a Series produced for Digital Media and Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media. He has also worked in the writers room of '' Snowpiercer'' for TNT/Netflix. His series '' For the Record'' was released in 2020. De Zotti was a

nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the

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'', February 15, 2022. He was an executive producer of

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's 2022 web series ''

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'', in which he also had a supporting acting role.

References

External links

Julian De Zotti on IMDb.com

Julian De Zotti on the Toronto Theatre Database
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