‘The Sympathizer’ Co-Creator Don McKellar Signs With Gersh

EXCLUSIVE: Don McKellar, co-creator of HBO’s Emmy-nominated miniseries The Sympathizer, has signed with Gersh for representation.

McKellar co-wrote and co-showran The Sympathizer miniseries, which aired earlier this year on HBO. The series stars Robert Downey Jr., who received an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in which he played five different roles.

On the feature side, McKellar wrote and directed Last Night, which won the Prix de la Jeunesse at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. He also co-wrote Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, co-wrote and starred in Blindness and co-wrote and starred alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the Oscar-winning film The Red Violin.

Also a playwright, McKelley created the musical The Drowsy Chaperone, for which he won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

McKellar continues to be represented by Great North Artists Management and attorney Erik Hyman at Paul Hastings.