‘John Wick 4’ Star Shamier Anderson’s Directorial Debut Is Not What You’d Expect

Published Sep 24, 2026, 6:02 PM EDT Sign in to your Collider account Summary Collider's Steve Weintraub talks with Shamier Anderson for Call Me Tim at TIFF 2026. Anderson discusses the inspiration behind his new filmmaking endeavor, the making of Call Me Tim, and his future plans for the short film. Anderson also reflects on John Wick, shares his passion for collecting, and discusses the ending of Apple TV's sci-fi series, Invasion. Actor Shamier Anderson is best known for his roles in Syfy’s Wynonna Earp as Xavier Dolls, the bounty hunter known as The Tracker in John Wick: Chapter 4, and as Trevante Cole in Apple TV’s stunning sci-fi series Invasion. Now, he’s stepping behind the camera for his directorial debut, Call Me Tim, in which Anderson took full creative control of the 18-minute short film, serving as writer, producer, director, and lead. Call Me Tim is a deadpan mockumentary that centers on a city outsider who purchases a rural hunting shop, inadvertently causing a rivalry with a local animal rights activist. In this interview with Collider, Anderson stops by the Collider Media Studio, presented by Campari and The Cayman Islands, to discuss how he initially embarked on this new creative endeavor, taking us from the script to filming with friends at home in Toronto. "I'm embarking on a new journey, Steve, where, as a creative, you kind of get bored, and you start doing things in your off time, so I wrote a script. Not only did I write a script, I decided to shoot this script and made it a short film, and this short film is called Call Me Tim. In short, it's following the Blackest redneck in the north, and I play the Blackest redneck. It's a comedy, clearly. It's not a drama, because that would be very bad — or maybe it’d be very good. It was a passion project, because when I'm not working on set and doing these big, big franchises and big hundred-million-dollar movies, I like to be on the farm. I like to be in the wilderness, I like horses, I like country shit — I got shit-kickers on, which is cowboy boots, for those who don't know that specific term — and it was important for me to capture that. So, I made a short film with my friends, shot it at home in Toronto for two or three days, edited it, I submitted it to a festival, and I got into the Toronto International Film Festival on the Shortcuts program, and we sold out both nights, which is amazing." Anderson goes on to map out his plans for the future, for fans to see Call Me Tim in a longer format, and the shows that inspired him, explaining: "The dream is I'm a big fan of shows like Letterkenny with Jared Keeso, Shoresy, Trailer Park Boys, a big fan of Christopher Guest and all the mockumentaries he's made. So, my North Star is to turn this into a long format, and I think Hollywood consumers want to see things fairly quickly, and instead of me pitching a script, which is the traditional way of doing things, I used this proof of concept to go into the market. And surprisingly, I've been getting a lot of calls about this from some high-level producers that want to meet with me on this. So yeah, I definitely want to turn Call Me Tim into a series, and hopefully, the next time we talk about it, 'Shamier, Netflix just bought your show in a competing situation, and Apple can't get it,' type of thing. Knock on wood, hopefully." The filmmaker and actor also reflects on why bringing his debut to TIFF is so special, sharing it with his family, and plays a fun round of Get to Know Shamier Anderson! Check out the full conversation in the video above, with time codes provided below. 03:49 - Shamier Anderson answers a series of questions like what he collects and his go-to karaoke song! 09:02 - Anderson reflects on his time in the John Wick franchise. 10:16 - He discusses the ending of Apple TV’s Invasion and why he's okay with it. 11:38 - Anderson introduces his short film Call Me Tim. 12:52 - He discusses writing, directing, producing, and starring in the short. 14:24 - Anderson explains the writing process and deciding on the film’s runtime. 15:34 - He shares the story of recording his mother and aunt’s initial reactions to the short. 16:32 - Anderson reveals his hopes for the future of Call Me Tim. 17:49 - Anderson shares what premiering his directorial debut at TIFF means to him. 19:57 - Anderson teases his upcoming projects, including a feature with Netflix. Check out Collider for more updates from TIFF 2026.