Michael St John Smith

Michael St. John Smith is a writer, film actor, and screenwriting instructor. Michael has authored four stage plays, including the Jessie-nominated Slaying Dragons, The Biz and The Bridge (co-written with Michele Riml fo Pi Theatre and produced as a CBC podcast). His fourth play, The Cull (co-written with Michele Riml), premiered at the Arts Club in January 2023. Michael has also written several commissioned screenplays. These include an adaptation of the Ivan Coyote novel, Bow Grip, with Telefilm Canada, The Pen and the Sword, an animated TV pilot for Devine Entertainment, and most recently, Archangel, an original sci-fi feature co-written with New York Times best-selling author, William Gibson, with support from the Harold Greenberg Fund. Archangel was adapted as a graphic novel and is currently being developed as a TV series with Copperheart Entertainment. Michael graduated from Harvard University with honours in English Literature.