Ken Scott

Biography:

Ken Scott is a Canadian comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter who was born in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, in 1970. His most well-known roles include scriptwriter for the television series Le Plateau and the films Seducing Doctor Lewis, The Little Book of Revenge (Guide de la petite vengeance), and Starbuck. He is also a part of the comic ensemble Les Bizarroïdes, which he founded with Martin Petit, Stéphane E. Roy, and Guy Lévesque.

In 1991, Scott graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal with a degree in cinematography. His first widely viewed work consisted of a string of cheese advertisements produced between 1995 and 1998. He portrayed Monsieur Pearson in the stage production of Stéphane E. Roy’s play Propagande in 2000. He portrayed the part of François Chamberland in episodes of the television series Le Plateau that he authored in 2002.

Sticky Fingers, a 2008 feature film that Scott co-wrote and produced. It has been revealed that he will serve as the director of the Stephen King movie adaptation of From a Buick 8. Scott’s film Seducing Doctor Lewis took home the Audience Award at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. He has received four nominations for both the national Genie Awards and the Prix Jutra of the Quebec film industry; in 2012, Scott and Petit shared the Best Original Screenplay for Starbucks award at both events.