Doug Falconer

Doug currently serves as Chairman of Falconer Pictures, a feature film and TV production company in Los Angeles. Doug's recent producer credits include the 2017 film "Humanity Bureau" starring Oscar winner Nicolas Cage, the 2019 action thriller "Daughter of the Wolf" starring Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl), and the 2016 family film "Ace the Case" starring Oscar winner Susan Sarandon. Earlier in 2019 Doug Co-Produced the feature film "Endless" along with Thunder Road Pictures (A Star is Born, John Wick) and Minds Eye Entertainment (Forsaken, The Tall Man). In 2015 Doug was Executive Producer on critically acclaimed western "Forsaken" starring Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore and Brian Cox. Forsaken was an Official Selection at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival TIFF. Forsaken was nominated for five 2016 Canadian Screen Awards. Doug's latest film as Producer is the Southwest suspense thriller "Wander" starring Aaron Eckhart, Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones, Katheryn Winnick and Heather Graham. Filming ended in August 2019 and will be released in 2020. In 2011 Doug was Executive Producer on the epic film "The Warrior's Way" starring Kate Bosworth and Jeffrey Rush and produced by Oscar winner Barry M Osborne (Lord of the Rings). In 2009 Doug executive produced "My Bollywood Bride" starring Sex and the City' s Jason Lewis. Upcoming films include Stan Lee's Annihilator, written by Dan Gilroy (Bourne Legacy), Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?, the Reginald Lewis biopic starring Jamie Foxx, The 500, written by Angelo Pizzo (Rudy, Hoosiers) and The Magician, the Marlin Briscoe Story, written by Gregory Howard (Ali, Remember the Titans).

In 2015 Doug was inducted into the University of Ottawa Football Hall of Fame as a member of the 1975 undefeated National Champion University of Ottawa Gee Gees football team.

In 2015 Doug was inducted into the City of Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the 1975 undefeated National Champion University of Ottawa Gee Gees football team.

In 2008 Doug established the University of Ottawa Gee Gees football teams’ first ever entrance scholarship. The scholarship has been named after the three coaches who were an inspiration to Doug through High School and University. They are Don Gilbert, Doug’s head football coach at the University of Ottawa, Doug Fraser and Bob Morrison, Doug’s basketball and football coaches at La Salle Secondary in Kingston. The Gilbert-Fraser-Morrison Scholarship is awarded annually to a LaSalle Secondary School and/or a Kingston area high school student athlete planning to attend and play football at the University of Ottawa.

Falconer moved to Los Angeles in 1981 where he helped pioneer the sport of inline hockey in California. In 1998 at the age of 47 he was captain of the NHL Breakout World Championship team, competing against teams from around the world including Canada, Sweden and USA. The Championship Trophy was awarded to Falconer and his teammates by Willie O'Ree.

In 1976, the prestigious "Achievement Award" in recognition of Distinguished Performance in the Field of Amateur Sports was presented to Falconer by the Premier of Ontario, William Davis.

Following his university career, Falconer went on to play professional football in the Canadian Football League in 1976 with the Ottawa Rough Riders (8 games), the Toronto Argonauts (2 games) and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3 games). He was a member of the 64th Grey Cup champion Ottawa Rough Riders. In 1976 during the Rough Rider's run to the Grey Cup Championship against the Toronto Argonauts Doug intercepted a Chuck Ealey pass in the end zone late in the game to prevent a winning drive. He did it again against the Montreal Alouettes. This time he picked off a Sonny Wade pass in the end zone late in the fourth quarter to help secure the win for the Rough Riders. He played for the Calgary Stampeders for 2 seasons (32 games) and in 1978 against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers he intercepted a Ralph Brock pass late in the fourth quarter and returned it 35 yards for the winning touchdown in a game that secured the Stampeders a playoff berth. In 1979, he played 2 games apiece for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes.

In 1973, Falconer transferred to the University of Ottawa where he played as a wide receiver and as a defensive back on the football team. He once scored two touchdowns as a wide receiver against McGill University and intercepted 2 passes as a defensive back against the University of Windsor in the 1975 Churchill Bowl. Falconer was a member of the legendary 1975 National Championship Vanier Cup Team.

Following high school, Falconer went on to play basketball at St. Lawrence College where he played at the guard position. Falconer was a member of the 1971–72 St. Lawrence College O.C.A.A. Eastern Division Championship team.

Doug Falconer (born January 30, 1952) is a Canadian-American film producer and former professional Canadian football player, having played in the Canadian Football League (CFL).