Grant Harvey

Grant’s most recent assignments include directing the pilot episode of The Way Home starring Andie Macdowell and Chyler Leigh, and directing and co-executive producing the pilot episode of Mistletoe Murders starring Sarah Drew. He also produced and directed his fifth feature film, How We Ended Us, along with A Christmas Horror Story, Freezer Burn, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning, and American Beer. Grant has directed six television movies and over one-hundred hours of episodic television, including Orphan Black, Tin Star, and Wynonna Earp. He also directed the pilot episode of The Best Years, and season openers/finales of The Way Home, 12 Monkeys, Heartland, X-Company, Bitten, Nurses, as well as Burden of Truth and Whistler where he also acted as producing director. He did a four year turn as Cinematic Director of Ubisoft’s AAA video games Watch Dogs: Legion and Far Cry 6. Grant created and directed the CBC special Balletlujah!, which won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Arts Documentary. He has produced and directed over five hundred commercial campaigns in Canada and the U.S., earning numerous awards, including ‘Best Director’ at the 2013 DGC Awards.

Grant is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency in Los Angeles.

Curriculum Vitae

SWEET INTENTIONS - TV movie for Hallmark

THE WAY HOME - 1hr drama/fantasy series for Hallmark (19 episodes including PILOT and SEASON/SERIES FINALE)

MISTLETOE MURDERS - (also producing director) 1hr drama series (2 episodes including PILOT)

HOW WE ENDED US - feature film for Raven Banner/Red Water Entertainment

PRETTY HARD CASES - 1hr police comedy/drama series for CBC

FARCRY 6 - Cinematic Director for AAA video game for Ubisoft

WATCH DOGS 3: LEGION - Cinematic Director for AAA video game for Ubisoft

NURSES - 1hr medical drama series for Global/eOne (2 episodes including SEASON FINALE)

BURDEN OF TRUTH - (also producing director) 1h legal drama series for CBC/CW (3 episodes including SEASON OPENER & FINALE)

TITANS - hr superhero drama series for Warner Bros

ORPHAN BLACK - hour long sci-fi series for BBC America (3 episodes)

TIN STAR - 1hr crime drama series for Amazon Prime/Sky (2 episodes)

THE DETAIL - 1hr police drama series for CTV/Ion (2 episodes)

WYNONNA EARP - 1hr comedy/horror series for SyFy/IDW (2 episodes)

12 MONKEYS - hour long sci-fi series for SyFy/NBC Universal (2 episodes including SEASON FINALE)

KILLJOYS - 1hr sci-fi drama series for SyFy

SHOOT THE MESSENGER - hour long drama series for CBC

X-COMPANY - hour long drama series for CBC (4 episdodes including SEASON OPENERS)

CANADIAN HERITAGE MINUTES - 5x PSA's commemorating Canada's history

HELIX - hour long sci-fi seris for SyFy/Sony Studios (2 episodes)

A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY - feature film for Copperheart Entertainment/eOne

BITTEN - hour long fantasy series for Space/eOne (3 episodes including SEASON OPENER)

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - hour long fantasy series for CW/CBS Studios

BALLETLUJAH - (also co-writer/producer) arts documentary on k.d. lang and Alberta Ballet for CBC

HAVEN - hour long sci-fi series for SyFy/eOne (3 episodes)

PLAYED - hour long drama series for CTV

HEARTLAND - hour long drama series for CBC (19 episodes including SEASON OPENER)

SHE MADE THEM DO IT - Lifetime Original Movie staring Jenna Dewan-Tatum

THE IN-BETWEEN - (also producer/cinematographer) pilot presentation for hour long dramatic series

GONE - TV movie starring Molly Parker for Lifetime BUNNY HUG (also co-creator/producer) web series

HELD HOSTAGE - TV movie starring Julie Benz and Bruce McGill for Lifetime

WILD ROSES - hour long drama series for CBC (2 episodes)

FREEZER BURN: THE INVASION OF LAXDALE - feature film

CONFESSIONS OF A GO-GO GIRL - TV movie for Lifetime

LOVESICK TV - TV movie for Lifetime

FLASH GORDON - hour long sci-fi series for SyFy

WHISTLER - (also producing director) hour long drama series for CTV/MTV (11 episodes including SEASON OPENER AND FINALE)

THE BEST YEARS - hour long drama series for MTV/Global (PILOT)

THE DARK - 2nd Unit Director for feature film

SHOEBOX ZOO - half hour drama series for BBC/CBC (2 episodes)

GINGER SNAPS 3: THE BEGINNING - (also producer) feature film for Lionsgate

MENTORS - half hour sci-fi series for Family Channel (5 episodes including SEASON OPENER)

GINGER SNAPS - 2nd Unit Director for feature film

FROM THE HIP - (also co-creator/producer) half hour teen magazine series for CBC

AMERICAN BEER - (also co-writer/producer) feature film

Award Highlights

DGC AWARDS 2023 nominated - “Team Award – TV Drama” – The Way Home

CANADIAN SCREEN AWARDS 2016 won – “Best Arts Documentary” – Balletlujah!

DGC AWARDS 2012 won - “Team Award – TV Drama” – Heartland

DGC AWARDS 2011 nominated - “Team Award – TV Drama” – Heartland

BANFF ROCKIE AWARDS 2012 nominated “Best Children’s program” – Heartland

PRISM AWARDS 2009 nominated “Best Television Movie” – Lovesick

AMPIA Award 2009 won "Best Director – Drama" - Wild Roses

AMPIA Award 2004 won "Best Director – Drama" - Mentors

DGC AWARDS 2007 nominated - “Best Director - Episodic” – Whistler

GEMINI AWARDS 2003 nominated - “Best Director - Children’s” – Mentors

DGC AWARDS 2003 nominated - “Best Director - Children’s” – Mentors

AMPIA Award 2003 won "Best Director - Dramatic" - Mentors