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Wharnsby was born in Waterloo, Ontario.
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David Wharnsby
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Some of Wharnsby"s numerous credits include. The Canadian Broadcasting Company"s miniseries Northern Town, directed by Gary Burns. At The Hotel, directed by Ken Finkleman.
TIFF top ten films, I, Claudia, by Chris Abraham.
The Uncles by Jim Allodi. Ken Finkleman"s Gemini winning The Newsroom and Foreign Objects.
Genie-winning short I Shout Love by Sarah Polley. Atom Egoyan"s Gemini winning Sarabande.
Emmy-nominated The Four Seasons and Don Giovanni Unmasked by Barbara Willis Sweete.
David Weaver"s Siblings and Century Hotel. And Genie-nominated Three Stories by Semi Chellas. His television directing credits include one episode of Billable Hours ("Killer Comma"), two episodes of Being Erica ("This Be the Verse" and "The Unkindest Cut") and two episodes of "Saving Hope" ("Twinned Lambs" and "The Heartbreak Kid").
He has also worked with Baichwal on the Gemini-winning The True Meaning of Pictures, and the Emmy winning Let lieutenant Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles.
Wharnsby married Sarah Polley, who in addition to directing is an actress, singer, writer and activist, in September 2003. They have since divorced.
He collaborated with then wife Polley on the critically acclaimed 2006 feature-length film Away from Her, which Polley directed.
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