Full Name
Shamier Anderson
Job Title
Actor and Co-CEO
Company/ Organization
Bay Mills Studios
Speaker Bio
Shamier Anderson is a multi-hyphenate artist making bold moves both in front of and behind the camera.
His film work spans major studio fare and acclaimed independents. Most notably in John Wick: Chapter 4 opposite Keanu Reeves as ‘Tracker.’ The film dominated the global box office upon release, opening to a franchise-record $137.5 million worldwide, shattering the series’ previous opening weekend record, and ultimately grossing $447 million globally, earning rave reviews and becoming the most successful installment of the franchise. Other film credits also include a leading role in Bruiser, directed by Miles Warren, which debuted at TIFF, holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, and was distributed by Hulu; Bruised for Netflix alongside director and star Halle Berry; Stowaway for Netflix opposite Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette (playing the title role); Tin Soldier and City Of Lies, both directed by Brad Furman, opposite Jamie Foxx and Robert De Niro, and Johnny Depp respectively and most recently in IFC’s The Luckiest Man In America, which premiered at TIFF, opposite Paul Walter Hauser and now streaming on multiple platforms.
On television, Anderson starred in Prime Video’s Goliath alongside Billy Bob Thornton and led the acclaimed ensemble of Apple TV’s expansive multi season series, Invasion, created by Simon Kinberg.
Most recently, Anderson headlined and executive produced the bold limited series Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story under his Bay Mills Studios banner, with New Metric Media. A satirical reimagining of the rise and fall of disgraced, world-record-breaking Canadian Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson, the series is told through an exaggerated, comedic, and absurdist lens and it premiered on GameTV and Paramount+ for Canada in March of this year.
A Toronto International Film Festival darling, Anderson has had multiple films featured at TIFF, was previously named a TIFF Rising Star, and will see his directorial debut, Call Me Tim premiere at the 2026 edition as a part of their Short Cuts Programme. Call Me Tim is a mockumentary style comedy that Anderson also wrote, produced and stars in.
He is the co-founder of The Black Academy, launched to celebrate Black talent in Canada and co-created The Legacy Awards on CBC—the multi Canadian Screen Award nominated and winning ceremony was the first nationally broadcast awards show honoring Black Canadians—which recently evolved into The Legacy Lounge, an in-depth, conversation series spotlighting honorees and the legacies they are building. The four-part series premiered all episodes on CBC Gem, followed by its CBC’s YouTube channel weekly roll-out and then on CBC TV beginning in January and February of this year.
Anderson has been inducted into Canada’s Scarborough Walk of Fame, honored with the Key to the Canadian Consulate in Los Angeles for championing underrepresented talent and communities and most recently was honored with the Career Achievement Award at the Toronto Black Film Festival.
Anderson splits his time between Toronto and Los Angeles.
His film work spans major studio fare and acclaimed independents. Most notably in John Wick: Chapter 4 opposite Keanu Reeves as ‘Tracker.’ The film dominated the global box office upon release, opening to a franchise-record $137.5 million worldwide, shattering the series’ previous opening weekend record, and ultimately grossing $447 million globally, earning rave reviews and becoming the most successful installment of the franchise. Other film credits also include a leading role in Bruiser, directed by Miles Warren, which debuted at TIFF, holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, and was distributed by Hulu; Bruised for Netflix alongside director and star Halle Berry; Stowaway for Netflix opposite Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette (playing the title role); Tin Soldier and City Of Lies, both directed by Brad Furman, opposite Jamie Foxx and Robert De Niro, and Johnny Depp respectively and most recently in IFC’s The Luckiest Man In America, which premiered at TIFF, opposite Paul Walter Hauser and now streaming on multiple platforms.
On television, Anderson starred in Prime Video’s Goliath alongside Billy Bob Thornton and led the acclaimed ensemble of Apple TV’s expansive multi season series, Invasion, created by Simon Kinberg.
Most recently, Anderson headlined and executive produced the bold limited series Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story under his Bay Mills Studios banner, with New Metric Media. A satirical reimagining of the rise and fall of disgraced, world-record-breaking Canadian Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson, the series is told through an exaggerated, comedic, and absurdist lens and it premiered on GameTV and Paramount+ for Canada in March of this year.
A Toronto International Film Festival darling, Anderson has had multiple films featured at TIFF, was previously named a TIFF Rising Star, and will see his directorial debut, Call Me Tim premiere at the 2026 edition as a part of their Short Cuts Programme. Call Me Tim is a mockumentary style comedy that Anderson also wrote, produced and stars in.
He is the co-founder of The Black Academy, launched to celebrate Black talent in Canada and co-created The Legacy Awards on CBC—the multi Canadian Screen Award nominated and winning ceremony was the first nationally broadcast awards show honoring Black Canadians—which recently evolved into The Legacy Lounge, an in-depth, conversation series spotlighting honorees and the legacies they are building. The four-part series premiered all episodes on CBC Gem, followed by its CBC’s YouTube channel weekly roll-out and then on CBC TV beginning in January and February of this year.
Anderson has been inducted into Canada’s Scarborough Walk of Fame, honored with the Key to the Canadian Consulate in Los Angeles for championing underrepresented talent and communities and most recently was honored with the Career Achievement Award at the Toronto Black Film Festival.
Anderson splits his time between Toronto and Los Angeles.
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