Gharrett Patrick Paon

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About

Gharrett Patrick Paon is an accomplished actor turned award-winning producer from Nova Scotia. His company, Rebel Road Films, selectively champions groundbreaking narratives that help shape Canadian culture.

His producing credits include developing & lead producing acclaimed two-spirit coming-of-age drama Wildhood (Hulu/Mongrel Media), which premiered at TIFF and AFI Fest and earned six Canadian Screen Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture. He also produced The Mohel, winner of Best Live-Action Short at Palm Springs Shortfest (Academy Award–qualifying), and co-created the six-episode series I Am Syd Stone, acquired by Roku and OutTV.

Additionally, Gharrett produced two seasons of the APTN documentary series Spirit Talker and the short Wildfire, winner of the Screen Nova Scotia Award for Best Short. In 2022, he line-produced and production-managed Hell of a Summer(30West/Aggregate Films), which debuted at TIFF’s Midnight Madness (’23) and secured U.S. distribution through Neon.

Gharrett holds a Commerce degree from Dalhousie University and is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre’s Producers’ Lab (’17), Canada’s equivalent to the AFI.

Rebel Road Films

Industry Role

  • Crew
  • Actors
  • Production Company
  • Producer
  • Television
  • Service Producer
  • Line Producer
  • Scripted
  • Documentary / Factual
  • Film
  • Production Manager
  • Locations
  • Actor

Memberships / Certifications

  • ACTRA, CMPA

Credits

  • Aversions (2024) - Principal Actor
  • Paper (2024) - Executive Producer
  • Aversion (2022) - Principal Actor
  • Hell of a Summer (2022) - Line Producer, PM
  • The Sinner (2021) - 7 Eps - Recurring Principal
  • Spirit Talker - Season 2 (2020) - Lead Producer, Co-Creator, Field Producer
  • Wildhood (2020) - Lead Producer, LP, LM, Lead Scout, Additional Nova Scotia Casting
  • The Mohel (2020) - Producer
  • I am Syd Stone (Short Form Series) (2019) - Lead Producer, Co-Creator, LP/PM, Nova Scotia Casting
  • Spirit Talker - Season 1 (2019) - Lead Producer, Co-Creator, Field Producer
  • Wildfire (2018) - Lead Producer, LP/PM, LM, Casting Director
  • Sex and Violence (2017) - 3 Eps - Recurring Principal
  • Wild Wild East ( 14 x 1/2 hr wildlife series) (2016) - Producer, Production Manager
  • Forgive Me (2015) - 3 Eps - Recurring Principal
  • Haven (2014) - 2 Eps - Recurring Principal
  • I am Syd Stone (Short) (2014) - Star
  • The Killing (2011) - 3 Eps - Recurring Principal
  • Life Unexpected (2011) - 5 Eps - Recurring Principal