Shawn Gerrard
Ontario
Shawn Gerrard is a mixed Black filmmaker from Toronto and alumnus of the York University film production and screenwriting program, the Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Filmmaker Lab, and the Warner Bros Discovery x Academy Access Directors roster initiative. In 2024, Shawn was selected as one of Playback’s 10 to Watch.
Shawn has written and directed short films, a feature film, as well as episodic television. Shawn’s short films have screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Urbanworld among many others. Inheritance screen at TIFF in 2021 where Toronto Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes said the film touched his heart and connected the film to his own family experiences growing up when interviewed at the NBA Films for Fans screening.
Shawn’s television credits include Jane on AppleTV+, Take Note on NBCUniversal’s Peacock, and Dino Dex on Amazon Prime. His short film My Viola was broadcast on CBC Canadian Reflections and on CBC Gem. Shawn’s feature film Space & Time is available to watch on Amazon Prime and Hollywood Suite.
Main Reel
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Dino Dex
Episodes: 1005, 1008
Dates: 2024
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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Jane
Episodes: 119
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Family, Comedy, Fantasy
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The Next Step
Episodes: 816, 817, 818, 819
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Comedy, Family
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Take Note
Episodes: 108
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: NBC, Universal Studios
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Comedy, Family
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