Born in Cairo in 1960 to Armenian-Egyptian painters and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Atom Egoyan is a leading figure of the Toronto New Wave, known for puzzle-like films about memory, grief and media. His wife, the actress Arsinée Khanjian, appears in many of his films. After Next of Kin (1984), The Adjuster (1991) and Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997) won the Grand Prix at Cannes and brought him Oscar nominations for best director and screenplay.
Filmography
- Next of Kin (1984)
- The Adjuster (1991)
- Exotica (1994)
- The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
- Where the Truth Lies (2005)
- The Captive (2014)