BRENDAN GALL, Writer

In addition to DAKOTA, his first feature film, Brendan has written three stageplays: Panhandled, A Quiet Place, and Alias Godot. Developed through Tarragon Theatre's Playwrights Unit and translated into Italian for Teatro Della Limonaia's Intercity Festival in Florence, Italy (making Brendan the second–youngest playwright in the festival's twenty—year history), Alias Godot will have its English—Language/North American premiere this spring at Tarragon Theatre, where he is currently a playwright–in–residence. Brendan has also contributed pieces to The Awesome Club Presents...“It's Raining Fun!”, AutoShow (for which he wrote a short play featuring Dakota's Alan Hawk living and telemarketing from his car) and The Gladstone Variations, and also co-created I Keep Dropping Sh*t, Head—Smashed—In Buffalo Jump and Don't Wake Me. Brendan is currently working on an adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull, a new theatrical collective entitled The Red Room, as well as a number of screenplays.

Brendan first studied acting at Unionville High School's Arts York Drama Program, alongside fellow DAKOTA stars James Cade, Chad Donella and Carrie Nicols. He went on to train at George Brown Theatre School's acting conservatory program, where he met other Dakota cast members Robert Kingston, Tricia Lahde, and Kurt Smeaton. Brendan has performed in numerous stage productions, including David Mamet's Romance, the Toronto production of Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (winner of five 2006 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, including Best Production), and most recently, the world-premiere of Hannah Moscovitch's critically acclaimed East of Berlin at Tarragon Theatre, slated to tour nationally in 2009. Brendan has had a recurring role on Stargate: Atlantis, and is a series regular on Shaftsbury Films' new series, Overruled! He met Dakota director Matthew Atkinson (along with most of Dakota's crew) while performing in a student film being directed by Atkinson for his class at Humber Film School.