
Ishan Davé
Acting
Biography
Ishan Davé (born November 7, 1989) is a Canadian stage, film and television actor, best known for his roles in Kim's Convenience and Degrassi: The Next Generation. His first acting job was as a teenager in the television series Renegadepress.com, for which he was nominated twice for a Gemini Award. He's a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, has performed in solo and group theater shows, and was a member of the NAC English Theatre Ensemble.
Known For

Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.
Hudson & Rex

The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School.
Degrassi

Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent

The funny, heartfelt story of The Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Kim ('Appa' and 'Umma') immigrated to Toronto in the '80s to set up shop near Regent Park and had two kids, Jung and Janet who are now young adults. However, when Jung was 16, he and Appa had a major falling out involving a physical fight, stolen money and Jung leaving home. Father and son have been estranged since.
Kim's Convenience

Nothing is what it seems when John Weir, a master of deception in the world of corporate espionage, is framed for murder by powerful forces with the ability to influence and control populations.
Rabbit Hole

Aboriginal hip-hop artist Jack Sinclair and his best friend Zoey Jones established an underground ezine called renegadepress.com. What started as a pet project soon took on a life of its own pushing Jack, Zoey and their crew of renegade reporters to deliver the goods on what's really going on in the lives of today's teens.
renegadepress.com

In the late '90s, Chester and Sonny are a long-term, committed, romantic couple. When Sonny wants to redefine their relationship, Chester, a painfully introverted cartoonist, starts sleeping with sex workers and discovers a new kind of intimacy in the process.
Paying for It

Awkward teenager Charlie Bartlett has trouble fitting in at a new high school. Charlie needs some friends fast, and decides that the best way to find them is to appoint himself the resident psychiatrist. He becomes one of the most popular guys in school by doling out advice and, occasionally, medication, to the student body.
Charlie Bartlett

When a struggling musician can't afford her rent, she signs up for a website where rich older men pay to date younger women. Her new money-making venture sends her down a dark rabbit hole that forces her to grow up fast, shaping her music, and how she sees the world.
Sugar Daddy

Two homeschooled 16-year-old intellectuals make a documentary showcasing what home education is really like. The documentary and their friendship take a turn when one enrolls in "real" high school.
Homeschooled

Based on a stage play of the same name by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava, the story follows Cassandra, who is portrayed by the two women, expressing the opposing voices that exist inside the modern woman's head, during a 48-hour period as she tries to organize the affairs for her mother's funeral.
Mouthpiece

A comedy about a group of men in their 30s still pursuing their dream of becoming a successful boy band. From the director of From the Vine (WFF19). This virtual screening is eligible for the Whistler Film Festival audience award! Don't forget to vote for the film once you've viewed it.
Boy City

Remarkable for its tenderness and thoughtfulness, this drama by Toronto’s Rita Ferrando captures a woman’s welter of emotions and experiences as she and her partner prepare to terminate a pregnancy.
Pleasure Garden

Wind in the lungs, marks on the skin, the direction of a gaze: Made of Things My Eyes Could See is a study of whether it is possible to be close.
Made of Things My Eyes Could See
Grace and Leigh contemplate their possible future on a walk through the woods, as they search for the grave-site of Grace's parents, deceased in a house-fire when she was a girl.
Tuerto

An endearing friendship drama about comforting heartache and the perils of online dating.