May 15, 2023
Samantha Wan is an award winning filmmaker. This year she
has received her second nomination for a Canadian Screen
Awards for Best Director, TV movie for Love At Sky Gardens.
Her first CSA nomination was for her ground breaking
television series Second Jen. The show ran for
three seasons on OMNI/City TV’s and was
nominated along side major shows such as Schitt’s Creek and
Workin' Moms in 2019. Samantha was co- creator, writer,
star and directed half the final season.
At 23 she became one of the youngest creators to have a prime time series in Canada.
As a filmmaker, Samantha was also commissioned to create
OMNI TV’s first original digital series, Sudden
Master. The Kung Fu series accumulated numerous awards
around the world, including Best Action Series,
Woman With A Vision Award, and a Rockie Nomination for
Best Digital series. She also won Best Director at the
Sydney Webfest for her work on Lady Ada’s
Secret Society a digital series for Marble Kids
Media.
As an actor Samantha has played several beloved characters on television including Zoe Chow on Global Television’s hits series Private Eyes for four seasons and is currently a regular cast member on CBC’s comedy Run the Burbs as Cathy Tan.