Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba,[2] he began his career doing sketch and improvisational comedy with the Higher Than the Ground comedy troupe,[3] and began to have stage acting roles in the late 1990s,[4] later branching out into writing with his stage play Poochwater premiering at the 2000 SummerWorks theatre festival.
[5] The play was inspired in part by rummaging through his grandfather's possessions after the older man's death, and discovering a stash of old electronics textbooks from his grandfather's service as a radio operator during World War II.
[8] The play received another follow-up production at Passe Muraille in 2005 due to its popularity.
[9] He also received a nomination for Best Original Play, General Theatre in 2007 for Noble Parasites,[10] and a second nomination in the independent theatre category in 2009 for The Gladstone Variations, a collaboration with Brendan Gall, Rick Roberts and Julie Tepperman.
He is now associated principally with television writing and production,[3] although he has continued to appear in occasional guest acting roles.