Philip Granger
Biography
Philip Granger: is the distinguished recipient of a Gemini Award and two Hollywood Drama-Logue Awards. He has garnered 5 Leo Nominations, A Kevin Spacy Artist of Choice winner, Two Union of B.C. Performer Nominations, Los Angeles Web Fest Best Actor Award Winner and The Union of B.C. Performers Best Emerging Performer Award Winner. You would be hard placed not to find an actor, writer, director or producer in Vancouver that hasn’t worked with Phil Granger on one project or another. With a resume that boast over a hundred acting credits, thirty producing and fifteen directing credits, Phil is one of the most established actors in Canada’s film community.
He holds an impressive resume that includes titles like AMC’s thriller, The Killing, Once Upon A Time, Lucifer, Arrow, Rogue, Paramount Pictures Monster Truck, Eli Craig’s Tucker and Dale Vs Evil, Caprica, V, Comforting Skin, Southern Justice, Walter Hill’s Broken Trail starring Robert Duvall, Steven Spielberg’s Taken, and the critically acclaimed film, The Paper Moon Affair, for which Phil was nominated for a Leo Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film. Philip will be seen in a starring role in the much-anticipated film “Juggernaut” slated for release 2017. On stage, Phil has starred in or produced over fifty plays, including the original production, The Final, which he had developed along with Bruce Mckintosh in their own private theater company, The Naked Stage, in Los Angeles. Phil would later receive the Hollywood Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre Direction.
Phil had begun his acting training almost forty years ago, training under the legendary Stella Adler at Yale University. For the next ten years, Phil would go on to continue his schooling with such pillars of the art like Robert Lewis, George Shadanoff, and Peggy Fury. Phil Granger has been recognized by the Governor General of Canada, Ramon John Hnatyshyn.
As Director
Filmography
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
as Sheriff 2010
Monster Trucks
as Used Car Lot Owner 2016
The Order
as Sheriff Loftlin 2024
Kill Switch
as Captain Jensen 2008
Bad Dreams
as Unity Member #4 1988
MVP: Most Valuable Primate
as Mark Westover 2000
The Driftless Area
as Herbicide Store Owner 2015
Bullet Proof
as Vic 2022
Genius
as Coach Addison 1999
A.M.I.
as Greg 2019
Masterminds
as Happy Boy #3 1997
The Barber
as Levi 2002
No Night Is Too Long
as Fergus McKenzie 2002
Meltdown: Days of Destruction
as Frank 2006
Get Fast
as Vic 2024
The Keeper
as Lt. Stone 2004
Juggernaut
as Sheriff 2017