Biography

Visionary, award winning filmmaker R.T. Thorne has emerged as one of Canada's most eclectic visual storytellers since debuting on the music video scene over a decade ago. A versatile triple threat, he is a director, screenwriter, and producer focused on telling stories that break new ground representing the unrepresented.

In 2025 Thorne's critically acclaimed indie debut feature film "40 Acres" starring Danielle Deadwyler, was named to the prestigious Toronto International Film Fest Top 10 Films list, before having its U.S. premiere at SXSW. "40 Acres" had a limited release across North America through Magnolia Pictures, winning 9 Canadian Screen Awards, 5 NAACP Award nominations while being certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, including a New York Times Critic Pick.

Known for his bold photographic eye, and character first approach, R.T. has directed for series at Netflix, Amazon, Disney, HULU, Skydance, NBC Universal, Warner Television, and The CW. His directing work has taken him to three continents, earned him multiple Director's Guild of Canada awards and nominations, and Playback Magazine's Director of the year in 2023.

In 2023 he directed and Executive Produced "The Porter", the critically acclaimed, multi award winning, Emmy nominated historical drama for CBC & BET. Previously he created the award winning HULU original "Utopia Falls", which he also directed and Executive Produced.

R.T. continues to follow his passion for stay telling creating and developing commercially viable filmmaking properties from diverse cultural perspectives.
- IMDb mini biography by: Meridian Artists