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==