# Adam Pettle

Adam Pettle (born 1973) is a Canadian playwright, radio producer, and television writer, most noted as the showrunner and executive producer on the CTV and Ion Television hospital drama Saving Hope.

## Biography
### 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.

### Television and radio

In 2006, Pettle began his move towards television writing, penning an original pilot Clean for Ilana Frank and Thump Inc (now ICF Films). 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. As a teen, Pettle was a well-known break dancer with the street name "Kid Quik".

## Work
### Plays

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1995 | Therac 25 | Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. |
| 2000 | Zadie's Shoes | Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. |
| 2002 | Sunday Father | Dora Award Nominee for Best New Play. |
| 2002 | Misha | One Act Play |
| 2002 | The Tragic Role | Adaptation of Anton Chekhov's play for Soulpepper Theatre. |
| 2003 | Mosley and Me | |
| 2006 | Rattle the Bones | |
| 2009 | Parfumerie | Adaption Miklos Laszlo's romantic comedy, co-written by Brenda Robins for Soulpepper. |

### Television
#### Production staff

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Executive Story Editor | Season 1 |
| 2011–2012 | Rookie Blue | Executive Story Editor | Season 1 and 2 |
| 2012 | King | Co-Producer | Season 2 |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Co-executive producer | Seasons 1 |
| 2013 – 2017 | Saving Hope | Executive Producer | Season 2 – 4 |
| 2015 – 2017 | Saving Hope | Showrunner | Season 4 |
| 2015 | X Company | Story Consultant | Season 1 |
| 2020 | Nurses | | |

#### Writer

| Year | Show | Season | Episode | Original airdate | Notes |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | 1 | "Honour Roll" | August 12, 2010 | |
| 2010 | Rookie Blue | 1 | "Big Nickel" | August 26, 2010 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. Nominated for a Gemini Award. |
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | 1 | "Hells Bells" | July 19, 2011 | |
| 2011 | Rookie Blue | 2 | "Brotherhood" | August 19, 2011 | |
| 2012 | King | 2 | "Josh Simpson" | March 7, 2012 | |
| 2012 | King | 2 | "Isabelle Toomey" | April 20, 2012 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | 1 | "Blindness" | June 21, 2012 | |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | 1 | "Heartsick" | July 26, 2012 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | 1 | "Ride Hard or Go Home" | September 6, 2012 | |
| 2013 | Saving Hope | 2 | "Little Piggies" | July 2, 2013 | |
| 2013 | Saving Hope | 2 | "Vamonos" | August 20, 2013 | Co-written with Amanda Fahey. |
| 2014 | Saving Hope | 2 | "Twinned Lambs" | February 20, 2014 | |
| 2014 | Saving Hope | 3 | "Kiss Me Goodbye (Part 2)" | September 25, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | 3 | "Narrow Margin" | January 14, 2015 | Co-written with Morwyn Brebner. |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | 3 | "Fearless" | February 11, 2015 | |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | 4 | "Sympathy for the Devil" | September 24, 2015 | |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | 4 | "Waiting on a Friend" | November 12, 2015 | Co-written with Graeme Stewart. |
| 2016 | Saving Hope | 4 | "Let Me Go" | February 14, 2016 | |
| 2016 | Saving Hope | 5 | "Doctor Dustiny" | TBD | |
| 2016 | Saving Hope | 5 | "Leap of Faith" | TBD | Co-written with Hayden Simpson. |
| 2016 | Saving Hope | 5 | "We Need to Talk About Charlie Harries" | TBD | Co-written with Graeme Stewart. |
| 2016 | Saving Hope | 5 | "Hope Never Dies" | TBD | |