Adam Pettle

Adam Pettle (born 1973) is a Canadian playwright, radio producer, and television writer, most noted as the showrunner and executive producer on the CTV and Ion Television hospital drama Saving Hope.

Biography

Theatre Born in Toronto in 1973, Pettle is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada's (NTS) playwriting program. He received a BA in theatre from Dalhousie University in 1994.

His first play, Therac 25 (1995), is autobiographical – Pettle received extensive treatment for thyroid cancer in the early 1990s. It stages a developing romance in the halls of a cancer treatment unit. His next drama, Zadie's Shoes (2000), is one of the few Canadian plays to successfully transfer from a medium-size house (The Factory Theatre) to the commercial Winter Garden Theatre. It has been produced across Canada as well as in the US and the UK.

Zadie's Shoes, Sunday Father and Therac 25 have all been nominated for Dora Awards for best new play. He has since worked on several Canadian and American television series, including Combat Hospital, King, Rookie Blue, X Company, and Saving Hope. He was nominated a Gemini Award in 2010 for a Rookie Blue episode entitled "Big Nickel," co-written with Morwyn Brebner. He is credited as a co-producer on King and executive producer on Saving Hope.

Pettle is also co-creator and head writer of the miniseries Afghanada, heard on CBC Radio.

Personal life He is married to Patricia Fagan. They have two children, Alice and Lev Pettle.

Work

Plays Year Title Notes 1995 Therac 25 Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. 2000 Zadie's Shoes Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. 2002 Sunday Father Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. Misha One Act Play The Tragic Role Adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play for Soulpepper Theatre. 2003 Mosley and Me 2006 Rattle the Bones 2009 Parfumerie Adaption Miklos Laszlo's romantic comedy, co-written by Brenda Robins for Soulpepper.

Television

Production staff Year Title Role Notes 2011 Combat Hospital Executive Story Editor Season 1 2011–2012 Rookie Blue Executive Story Editor Season 1 and 2 2012 King Co-Producer Season 2 2012 Saving Hope Co-executive producer Seasons 1 2013 – 2017 Executive Producer Season 2 – 4 2015 – 2017 Showrunner Season 4 2015 X Company Story Consultant Season 1 2020 Nurses

Writer Year Show Season Episode Original airdate Notes 2010 Rookie Blue 1 "Honour Roll" August 12, 2010 "Big Nickel" August 26, 2010 Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. Nominated for a Gemini Award. 2011 Combat Hospital 1 "Hells Bells" July 19, 2011 2011 Rookie Blue 2 "Brotherhood" August 19, 2011 2012 King 2 "Josh Simpson" March 7, 2012 "Isabelle Toomey" April 20, 2012 Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. 2012 Saving Hope 1 "Blindness" June 21, 2012 "Heartsick" July 26, 2012 Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. "Ride Hard or Go Home" September 6, 2012 2013 2 "Little Piggies" July 2, 2013 "Vamonos" August 20, 2013 Co-written with Amanda Fahey. 2014 "Twinned Lambs" February 20, 2014 3 "Kiss Me Goodbye (Part 2)" September 25, 2014 2015 "Narrow Margin" January 14, 2015 Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. "Fearless" February 11, 2015 4 "Sympathy for the Devil" September 24, 2015 "Waiting on a Friend" November 12, 2015 Co-written with Graeme Stewart. 2016 "Let Me Go" February 14, 2016 5 "Doctor Dustiny" TBD "Leap of Faith" TBD Co-written with Hayden Simpson. "We Need to Talk About Charlie Harries" TBD Co-written with Graeme Stewart. "Hope Never Dies" TBD