Perry Lawrence Chafe (born February 9, 1969) is a Canadian television writer, producer and bestselling author most noted as a creator of the television series '' Republic of Doyle''.

Early life

Perry Chafe was born and raised in

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. He received a bachelor of arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1992, and later worked for the Newfoundland Museum as an interpreter and facility manager. He was for a time in his youth a roommate of musician

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"'Son of a Critch' screenwriter and novelist Perry Chafe answers 20 Questions"
'' SaltWire Network'', May 29, 2023.

Career

In 2009, Chafe co-founded Take the Shot Productions, a film and television-based production company. Chafe was the co-showrunner and head writer for the TV series '' Republic of Doyle'', a show he created with writing partner Allan Hawco and Malcolm MacRury. Chafe was also an executive producer and writer for the

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series ''

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'', starring Jason Momoa. In addition, Chafe was an executive producer and writer for ''

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'', a CBC limited series based on Lisa Moore’s award-winning novel of the same name. In 2021, Chafe began working as a writer and producer on the CBC series '' Son of a Critch'', based on the best-selling memoir from

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. The show stars Malcolm McDowell, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth,

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and

. Chafe is the partner of Maureen Ennis of the

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, with whom he has cowritten songs including "Shine Your Light" which was part of a campaign to promote mental health and wellness for the Canadian Mental Health Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. The duo was also commissioned to write the song "Dream On" for the internationally acclaimed Lady Cove Women's Choir in 2021, as well as the song "Forever Far From Home" for a special Come Home Year Remembrance Day ceremony in 2022. In 2023, Chafe released his debut novel, ''Closer By Sea'', which was published by Scribner Canada and

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Film and television

Novels

Awards

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chafe, Perry 1969 births Living people 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian television writers Canadian male television writers Canadian male novelists Canadian television producers Writers from Newfoundland and Labrador