Charles Johnston

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Born: April 9, 1971
Awards: 2 wins, 5 nominations

Charles Johnston is an Emmy Award winning writer. He has written on many successful children's TV shows including: "Paw Patrol" (Nickelodeon), "Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum" (PBS), and "Odd Squad" (PBS - Daytime Emmy Winner, 2016). Charles co-created and served as co-showrunner on 4 seasons…

Biography

Charles Johnston is an Emmy Award winning writer. He has written on many successful children's TV shows including: "Paw Patrol" (Nickelodeon), "Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum" (PBS), and "Odd Squad" (PBS - Daytime Emmy Winner, 2016). Charles co-created and served as co-showrunner on 4 seasons of "Detentionaire" for Corus Entertainment. Charles graduated from Southern Alberta's SAIT film program with honours, and attended Norman Jewison's Canadian Film Centre where he completed the Prime Time TV Writing Program. In addition to Charles' animated writing he has also written feature films and served as head writer on "Canadian Idol" for CTV.

Director

Tête à tête(2001)

Shooting Gallery(1995)

Writer

Dylan's Playtime Adventures(2024)

Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum(2019)

Ollie's Pack(2020)

Corn & Peg(2019)

Dino Dana(2017)

Producer

Queen of Spades(2021)

Detentionaire(2011)

The Garage(2014)

Goner(2012)

Composer

deadend.com(2002)

Camera and Electrical Department

Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing(2003)

Viper(1994)

The Legend of the Ruby Silver(1996)

Lonesome Dove: The Series(1994)

How the West Was Fun(1994)

Additional Crew

Detentionaire(2011)

Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show(2010)

Urban Vermin(2007)

Known for

Odd Squad2014 · Writer Detentionaire2011 · Writer Still Life2005 · Writer Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum2019 · Writer

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