David Wellington (born 1963) is a Canadian film and television director, best known for the films '' I Love a Man in Uniform'' and the 1996 adaptation of ''

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's Canadian Film Encyclopedia. He has also directed episodes of the television series ''The Hidden Room'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Queer as Folk'', ''

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is also a film and television director, who along with David, directs for ''

''.

Filmography

*'' The Carpenter'' (1988) *'' I Love a Man in Uniform'' (1993) *''

'' (1996) *''Of Murder and Memory'' (2008) *'' Would Be Kings'' (2008)

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* 1963 births Film directors from Ontario Canadian television directors 20th-century Canadian screenwriters Living people Canadian Film Centre alumni 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian screenwriters 21st-century Canadian male writers Canadian male screenwriters Canadian Screen Award winning directors {{Canada-tv-bio-stub