Nicholas Kendall (born April 25, 1949) is a Canadian film and television director from Vancouver, British Columbia.
Born in Manchester, England, he moved to Canada with his family, including brother Simon Kendall, in childhood.
He began his career making documentary films, releasing Do It with Joy in 1977, The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten in 1980, and Rape: Face to Face in 1983. He founded the film production company Meta Communications Group, but sold it to International Movie Group in 1989.
He directed the television film Paper Route, and episodes of the television series The Beachcombers, Danger Bay, Neon Rider and The Adventures of the Black Stallion, before his narrative feature film debut, Cadillac Girls, was released in 1993. The film was a nominee for the Claude Jutra Award in 1993, and Kendall's brother Simon won the Genie Award for Best Original Score at the 14th Genie Awards.
He subsequently also directed the films Kayla (1998), Mr. Rice's Secret (2000) and Goose on the Loose (2006), but concentrated primarily on television directing.
He has also been a film studies instructor at Capilano University.
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Filmography
Films
Do It with Joy - 1977
Cadillac Girls - 1993
Kayla - 1998
Mr. Rice's Secret - 2000
Goose on the Loose - 2006
Television
The Lost Pharaoh: The Search for Akhenaten - 1980
Rape: Face to Face - 1983
The Beachcombers - 1989, one episode
Danger Bay - 1990, two episodes
The Adventures of the Black Stallion - 1991–92, four episodes
Neon Rider - 1993, one episode
Liberty Street - 1995, one episode
ReBoot - 1995, one episode
Kerrisdale High - 1994–95, two episodes
Beast Wars: Transformers - 1996, one episode
The New Addams Family - 1999, four episodes
Caitlin's Way - 2000, one episode
Mentors - 2000, one episode
Just Deal - 2000, one episode
MythQuest - 2001, two episodes
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction - 2002, eight episodes
FBI: Negotiator - 2005, television film