Thomas Michael

Born in Poland, raised in Canada, Thomas is an award-winning writer/director/producer. At the age of 17, he created, wrote, and starred-in cult comedy series Y B NORMAL?, which ran for two seasons on the Comedy Network. He has since written and produced nine feature films: comedy GREG & GENTILLON; international cult hit HANK AND MIKE; his directorial debut RUNNING MATES; sci-fi thriller MAN VS.; survivor thriller BACKCOUNTRY (which had its world premiere at TIFF, where it sold to IFC, becoming their highest grossing film on 2015); thriller NOWHERE TO BE FOUND (which Thomas directed) - nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, (Best Picture, Best Writing, Best Lead Performance and Best Cinematography) winning the award for Best Lead Performance; GIRL, starring Bella Thorne and Mickey Rourke, released by Universal Pictures; MARRY ME THIS CHRISTMAS (highest rated original for Bounce TV); and most recently THE BAKER, a dramatic thriller starring Ron Perlman, Harvey Keitel, and Elias Koteas, directed by Jonathan Sobol. Currently in development: dramatic comedy OUT LATE and western thriller DEVIL YOU KNOW. On the TV front, Thomas has sold and developed series for ABC, CTV and SHOWCASE; and currently has several series in active development with production companies and networks. Thomas’ films have won numerous awards, been screened at festivals around the world and released in over 40 countries. Playback Magazine named Thomas one of “Canada’s Rising Stars and Dealmakers”.