Joel Thomas Hynes - Biography

Joel Thomas Hynes is an award winning actor, writer and director from Newfoundland, Canada. He's been working creatively in the film and television industry since his early twenties and is known for both comedy and drama, usually playing darker, bad boy roles - social misfits, outcasts, criminals and all round irreverent characters. He has written and directed two award-winning short films and recently won the Michael Weir award for Best Atlantic Screenwriter for the acclaimed feature Cast No Shadow, in which he also plays a leading role. Cast No Shadow, adapted from Hynes's book Say Nothing Saw Wood, was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards including Best Adapted ScreenPlay and Best Feature Film. Hynes is the author of numerous stageplays and several celebrated novels and works of non-fiction. His first novel Down to the Dirt was adapted to the big screen with Hynes playing the lead role. Down to the Dirt premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was showcased at Canne's. Hynes is a recent alumni of the Canadian Film Centre's Cineplex Screenwriter's Lab in Toronto.