Trevor K. Wilson (born March 9, 1981), known professionally as K. Trevor Wilson, is a Canadian comedian, writer and actor. He grew up in Toronto, Ontario and is best known as the character Squirrely Dan in Letterkenny (2016–2023).

K. Trevor Wilson
Born
Trevor Kingsley Wilson

(1981-03-09) March 9, 1981 (age 43)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materEtobicoke School of the Arts
Humber College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1996–present
Websitektrevorwilson.com

Career

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Standup comedy

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In 2012, Wilson won the Irwin Barker Home Grown Award at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal.[1] He has since appeared multiple times at the festival,[2] as well as JFL 42,[3] Winnipeg Comedy Festival,[4] Halifax Comedy Festival[5] and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live[6] and Comedy Central's Roast Battle.[7]

His debut album SexCop Fire Penis reached the top of the iTunes Comedy Charts and won Best Taped Live Performance at the 2015 Canadian Comedy Awards.[8] His follow up, Sorry! (A Canadian Album), debuted at the top of the iTunes Comedy Charts and was nominated for the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year.[9]

In 2017, his first special, Bigger in Person, debuted on The Comedy Network.[10] Wilson was also featured in the Netflix series, Comedians of The World that was released January 1, 2019.[11]

Wilson is an original member of the Comedy Records Roster and was featured on the label's 10 year anniversary album.[12]

In 2021, he was announced as one of the judges in the first season of Roast Battle Canada.[13] In 2022, he appeared in LOL: Last One Laughing Canada.[14]

Acting

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As a child actor, Wilson was featured multiple times on the Canadian series Goosebumps.[15] In 2010, he stood alongside Nelly Furtado in the film Score: A Hockey Musical and has since been part of multiple series including What Would Sal Do? and Man Seeking Woman.[16][17]

In 2016, Wilson debuted as Squirrely Dan on Crave's Letterkenny.[16][18][19]

At the 6th Canadian Screen Awards, Wilson received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Personal life

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He graduated from the Etobicoke School of the Arts as well as Humber College.[20]

Wilson chose the stage name "K. Trevor Wilson"—transposing his given name and middle initial—at the suggestion of his agent when he registered with ACTRA, because there was already another member with the name "Trevor Wilson".[21]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996–1997 Goosebumps First Teen / Kid #1 2 episodes
1997 Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science John Mitchell Episode: "Splinter of Guilt"
1999 Twice in a Lifetime Young Coach Duane Episode: "Blood Brothers"
2000 The Loretta Claiborne Story Teen #1 Television film
2001 Crash Course Jock Television film
2005–2006 Darcy's Wild Life Deuce 3 episodes
2006 Missing Mutt Episode: "Spring Break"
This Is Wonderland Scott Dawson Episode #3.10
2007–2008 Billable Hours Computer Tech / Stacey 5 episodes
2009 The Border Cornell Episode: "Dark Ride"
2011 Breakout Kings Con #1 Episode: "There Are Rules"
Desperately Seeking Santa Fat Guy at Audition Television film
2013 Satisfaction Pot Dealer Episode: "The Pot and the Pirate"
2015 Last Chance for Christmas Randy Television film
2016 Odd Squad The Egg King Episode: "Extreme Cakeover/A Job Well Undone"
2016–2023 Letterkenny Squirrelly Dan 81 episodes
2017 Man Seeking Woman Morris Episode: "Blood"
What Would Sal Do? Homeless Guy / Peter 2 episodes
There Is Something in Slough Lake Travis Television film
2019 Littlekenny Young Dan Episode: "Daniel"
Bigfoot Bigfoot 6 episodes
2022 Hudson & Rex Reptile Joey Episode: "Den of Snakes"
2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Venue Bartender (voice) Episode: "A League of Their Own"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Just for Laughs Homegrown Comedy Competition". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "K. Trevor Wilson". Just For Laughs. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "JFL42 Sarah Silverman / K. Trevor Wilson Sony Centre, Toronto ON, September 20". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Lizard, Visual. "Performers". Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "Halifax Comedy Festival: Standup comic El-Husseini mines own life for laughs". Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  6. ^ "Watch K. Trevor Wilson Crush It On Jimmy Kimmel Live". www.thecomedynetwork.ca. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "Recap: The Temperature Reached a Boiling Point at the 'Roast Battle' Quarterfinals". July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "22 Minutes and Samantha Bee among Canadian Comedy Award winners". September 14, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "2018 Comedy Album | K. Trevor Wilson |".
  10. ^ "K. Trevor Wilson Looks Back On His Comedy Firsts Ahead Of His First Special". thecomedynetwork.ca. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  11. ^ "K. Trevor Wilson". IMDb. January 2019.
  12. ^ "An Oral History of 10 years of Comedy Records, home to K. Trevor Wilson, Arthur Simeon and more! | CBC Comedy".
  13. ^ Jordan Pinto, "CTV Comedy commissions Roast Battle adaptation". RealScreen, April 12, 2021.
  14. ^ David Friend, "Tom Green, Andrew Phung vie to be 'last one laughing' on Canadian reality competition". Toronto Star, January 12, 2022.
  15. ^ Stradiotto, Laura (June 16, 2016). "Sudbury comedy night: Strange but true tales". Sudbury Star. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "K. Trevor Wilson". imdb.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  17. ^ Music News Desk (October 10, 2017). "K. Trevor Wilson Releases Sophomore Comedy Album 'Sorry! (A Canadian Album)'". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  18. ^ Mudhar, Raju (November 8, 2017). "Letterkenny star K. Trevor Wilson's Sorry tale of success". Toronto Star. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  19. ^ "Interview with K Trevor Wilson on Squirrely Dan on Letterkenny stand up and acting". January 29, 2021 – via YouTube.com.
  20. ^ Brioux, Bill (July 28, 2016). "Jeff Ross on the art of roasting, comedy style". The Toronto Star. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  21. ^ Palmater, Candy (host); Wilson, K. Trevor (guest) (September 26, 2016). Letterkenny's K. Trevor Wilson in studio q. q. 2 minutes in. CBC. CBC Radio One.
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