Piers Garnham is known for Shadowchaser (1992), Nyukhach (2013) and Hello Darlin' (2020).
Director and CEO of TIFF. He has held this position since 1994, responsible for leading both the operational and artistic growth of the organization. TIFF has a $40 million annual operating budget and employs more than 150 full-time staff. For the last five years, TIFF has been named one of the Greater Toronto Area's Top 50 employers. Under Handling's direction, the organization has grown to become an internationally renowned cultural institution. In 2010 TIFF opened its own permanent home which presents daily programming. TIFF Bell Lightbox, houses five cinemas, two exhibition galleries, and educational and learning studios. He led the $196 million fundraising campaign. Handling has curated numerous film retrospectives and presented programmes of Canadian cinema at The Sundance Film Festival, the British Film Institute, the Havana Film Festival and sat on festival juries including Cannes, Tokyo, Rotterdam, San Sebastian, Torino, and Istanbul. In 2013, Handling co-curated a mutli-platform celebration of iconic Canadian director David Cronenberg. The Cronenberg Project included a comprehensive film exhibition, a virtual museum, an art exhibition presented in partnership with the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art, and two original publications celebrating the film and art exhibitions. Prior to joining the Toronto International Film Festival in 1982, Handling began his career at the Canadian Film Institute (CFI), ultimately becoming Deputy Director. After leaving the CFI, he taught Canadian cinema at Carleton University in Ottawa and Queen's University in Kingston. He has published extensively on Canadian cinema and edited numerous books. Handling has been honoured with the "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres," France's highest cultural insignia. In 2003, he was named CEO of the Year by the Canadian Public Relations Society (Toronto). He holds three Honorary Doctorates from Ryerson University, York University and OCAD University; and has sat on a number of Boards and advisory councils including FAME (Festivals and Major Events), the Canadian Film Centre, Tafelmusik, Luminato, Telefilm Canada's Feature Film Advisory Committee, Ontario's Minister of Culture's Advisory Council for Arts and Culture (MACAC) and most recently, The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation. In September of 2012, Handling was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, David Onley and the Countess of Wessex during a ceremony at Queen's Park, and was inducted into the Playback Hall of Fame for his significant role in building the film industry in Canada. In January 2014, Handling was invested into the Order of Ontario, the province's highest official honour, by Lieutenant Governor David Onley. In January 2015 he has been awarded with the Clyde Gilmour Award - Toronto Film Critics Association
Piers MacKenzie is known for Little Hearts (2024) and Cubicle.
Piers Morgan was born on March 30, 1965 in Newick, East Sussex, England. He is a writer and producer, known for Entourage (2015), Flight (2012) and The Campaign (2012). He has been married to Celia Walden since June 24, 2010. They have one child. He was previously married to Marion Shalloe.
Pierse Stevens is an actor with over thirty years experience on stage, screen and voice-over and has a huge list of character credits to his name. On film he has played John Gower in Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre filmed entirely on location in Bologna, Italy and produced by Kamel Film. He also plays The Client in the film House of Salem and Santa in Nightmare on 34th Street, both produced by The Last British Dragon film production company and Sheriff Wanner in Black Creek also by The Last British Dragon in conjunction with Sparrowhawk Pictures. He is currently filming as Dr Redmond in Dark Cloud by CutJaw Films and Sparrowhawk Pictures and he is also filming as Mr Kaiffa in The Suicide by Line Pictures. On stage Pierse has played such varied roles as Dr Martin Dysart in Equus, Frederick Treves in The Elephant Man, Rudyard Kipling in My Boy Jack, Major Courtney in The Ladykillers, Brutus in Julius Caesar, Antipholus of Ephasus in Comedy of Errors, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Petrucchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Sebastian in The Tempest and Macbeth in Macbeth. Pierse has also provided recent voice overs for Mercedes Benz and Vodafone.
Pierson Dapier is an actor and writer, known for Reverend Ralph Wall (2010), 7447: Death Future (2012) and Evil Everywhere (2019).
2022 is the year Pierson Fodé became one of Hollywood's most sought after movie stars. Twice Emmy nominated actor, Pierson Fodé found global success of his latest film "The Man From Toronto." In the #1 Netflix & Sony Pictures film Fodé stars opposite Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson in this action comedy. Pierson plays "The Man from Miami," who is the "younger, hotter, stronger more deadly assassin" is sent to finish Woody's failed attempt at a high priced target. On top of that he starring as the complex love interest of Jake Weary on TNT's hit show ANIMAL KINGDOM. he has also begun pre-production on two films yet to be announced. 2019 was also jam packed for Pierson as he filmed 7 projects last year. He's currently on multiple shows. The TRUTV half hour comedy, "TACOMA, FD," CW's "DYNASTY," and Facebook Watch's "REAL BRO'S OF SIMI VALLEY." Earlier last year he shot his first network series regular in the CW pilot, "GLAMOROUS." Pierson plays, "Chad," son of "Madolyn," (Brook Shields) CEO, entrepreneur and founder of Glamorous Cosmetics and former supermodel, who built one of the top cosmetic companies in the world from the ground up. February of this year he recurred on his second season of Facebook Watch's new comedic series, "The Real Bro's of Simi Valley." Pierson can next be seen on the big screen in the true life college football drama, "It's Time," which tells the tragic story of the Ole Miss Rebel defensive back Chucky Mullins, who in 1989 became paralyzed after making a tackle against Vanderbilt player Brad Gaines (Pierson). Pierson is known for his work on a wide range of projects such as: HBO series "HELLO LADIES", Alastair Orr's horror thriller, "INDIGENOUS", Awesomeness TV's mini series "STORYTELLERS," and the lead role of "Eli" in "NAOMI AND ELYS NO KISS LIST" opposite Victoria Justice. Based on the novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan (authors of "Nic and Norah's Infinite Playlist") No Kiss List follows two life long best friends who find themselves falling for the same guy and its repercussions. In 2015, Pierson joined the number one soap opera in the world "Bold & Beautiful" for 2 years where he was nominated twice for a Daytime Emmy. Pierson's a natural at comedy too, and got a taste of the Disney machine with a 5 episode arc on Disney Channel's "Jessie," as the character 'Brooks Wentworth,' Jessie's soon to be fiancé and down to earth heir to his family fortune. Fode and Debby Ryan will portray the first ever Disney TV marriage. Fodé got his start as the lead in "KILL GAME," a thriller in which Fode is the sociopathic leader of a group of friends being hunted down by a masked murderer with a score to settle, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival. Pierson Fodé was raised making short films, on his family farm in Washington State, where he graduated at 18 years old with a two-year degree in artistic and scientific studies. Moving forward quickly, he interned for a live production company where he was able to rise quickly to direct and produce. He turned to LA where he has quickly furthered his career and dreams.
Pierson Ryan is known for Red Team Go (2018), Grand Theft Auto V (2013) and Beyond the Gates (2016).
Pierson Salvador is an actor, known for Gotham (2014), Battle at Big Rock (2019) and Blindspot (2015).
Piet De Praitere was born on October 10, 1963 in Kortrijk, Flanders, Belgium. He is an actor, known for De Dag (2018), De Twaalf (2019) and Johnny Walker (2015).