Shannon MacKinnon is a working actress, TV Host, model and author. Her acting credits include One More Time (CBC), How to Die Alone (Hulu) and Haunted Hospitals (Travel Channel).
She has been privileged to be featured in various commercials from Winners to Toyota to Sodastream.
Shannon has hosted several television programs such as The Artist's Toolbox and Above & Beyond on Cable 14 Hamilton Limited. She also created and voiced her own cartoon, Lily's Life Lessons, that aired on Cogeco TV Ontario.
As an editorial model Shannon has appeared in magazines such as Fashion Republic USA and FashionX Toronto. She has also been fortunate to hand model for companies such as Staples USA and Turkey Hill Ice Cream.
She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Soul – Dreams and Premonitions and the anthology, We Are All Made of Love.
She is the current host of yearly Runway Fashion Show, RunwayTO Toronto.
For Acting, Hosting and Hand Modelling Inquiries please contact Hailey Joy from Fusion Talent agency at haileyfusiontalent@gmail.com
For Alberta-based projects only please contact Shawna Church at info@rjtalent.com
For Print & Commercial Modelling and for Vancouver based Acting Inquiries please contact Tipu Bhatti from Orange Models Management at tipu@orangemodels.ca
Please feel free to follow Shannon on Instagram @smackinnon13 to see what she's been up to!
To whomever I work with in my career and in whatever stage of life - this is my artistic promise to myself, to you and to the beautiful work that we will create.
Shannon xo
"As an actor, Shannon has a high capacity to emotionally connect with her roles and complements that with a high level of discipline and professionalism. Shannon is curious and not afraid to pursue her acting training with vigor. She is eager to work, generous in spirit and brave in her choices. She's responsible and trustworthy and woul
"As an actor, Shannon has a high capacity to emotionally connect with her roles and complements that with a high level of discipline and professionalism. Shannon is curious and not afraid to pursue her acting training with vigor. She is eager to work, generous in spirit and brave in her choices. She's responsible and trustworthy and would be a credit to any workplace (inside or outside the industry) who is lucky enough to have her."- David Matheson, Actor/Sheridan College's Theatre & Drama Studies Coordinator
"Shannon is a hard-working young woman who is looking for make her mark as an actress and writer. With her doubt and imagination, I have no doubt she will. She is a stand out in everything she does."
- Bruce Hunter, Award-winning poet and author of "Two O'Clock Creek" and "In Bears House".
"The Artist's Toolbox is all about empowering artists, informing artists and bringing them together." - The Sachem Newspaper