Em Siobhan McCourt

Em Siobhan McCourt

Birth : , Alberta, Canada

History

Em Siobhan McCourt is an award-winning Canadian genderfluid actor, director, producer, and stage-combatant whose creative mandate is to bring marginalized peoples to screens around the world. Originally hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, Em graduated theatre school in Alberta with distinction, performing as both an accomplished theatre actor and fiddle player across Canada. He moved to Toronto, Ontario to dive into film in 2015. Em's debut film performance was a role in Matt Shakman's "Cut Bank," which was the first film role he ever auditioned for, and the experience he has credited with igniting his passion for screen acting. Em pursued her career as an actor beginning in her late teens, and began following the drive to create when he moved to Toronto. Training primarily with Armstrong Acting Studios, Em developed a well-honed talent for honesty and grudging vulnerability that spans comedy (Kim's Convenience, 2016), historical (Murdoch Mysteries, 2008), drama (Jupiter's Legacy, 2021) and much in between. Born in rural Alberta, Em and his family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Edmonton and Calgary, and even spending a year living in Ireland so that Em and her siblings could get to know their Irish extended-family. For years after, their friends all claimed Em and her siblings had developed deeper Irish accents. He has created with Ariadne Deibert for their joint Youtube channel 5 Minutes You'll Never Get Back, and works to promote gender diversity with her production company Vicarious Playground Productions. Em has dual citizenship with her homeland, Ireland, and currently resides in Toronto, Canada.

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Em Siobhan McCourt

Movies

Bunker Burger
Janine
The members of an underground, post-apocalyptic bunker invite a psychologist from the radioactive and chaotic surface to audition for a place to live among them.
Herschell Gordon Lewis' BloodMania
Cindy's P.A
The Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis makes his long awaited return to the genre that he is given credit for inventing in “Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania”. “BloodMania” is a horror anthology consisting of four segments. Herschell has co-written one segment and will direct two. Each segment has its own unique style and feel, but all contain the signature gore that has come to be associated with Mr. Lewis’ work. The film is being released by Diabolique Films, the film division of the critically acclaimed Diabolique Magazine, an established leader in the horror print industry. “Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania” is Mr. Lewis’ gift to his many fans, and fans of the “Splatter” genre alike. Directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis, Kevin Littlelight and Melanie Reinboldt.
Cut Bank
Harriet
25-year-old Dwayne McLaren, a former athlete turned auto mechanic, dreams of getting out of tiny Cut Bank, Montana the coldest town in America. But his effort to do so sets in motion a deadly series of events that change his life and the life of the town forever...