BIO

Dev Singh is a Canadian film editor, whose work spans director-driven features, prestige genre, and limited series.

Recent projects include the Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things) produced Limited Series - SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN, created by Haley Z. Boston and directed by Weronika Tofilska (Baby Reindeer).

Netflix Limited Series WAYWARD created by Mae Martin, 40 ACRES (SXSW, TIFF, 91% Rotten Tomatoes) directed by RT Thorne.

Earlier credits include Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Spiral, Incident in a Ghsotland, People of Earth and Backcountry

He started his career working in VFX.

Outside the edit room, he explores sound design and experimental music as part of his approach to storytelling.

He is drawn to material shaped by tension, psychology, strong directorial perspective..

Based in Toronto, he works internationally.

CV

  • Something Very Bad is Going to Happen / Limited Series / Upside Down Pictures / creator Haley Z Boston director Weronika Tofilska

  • 40 Acres / Feature / Magnolia Pictures / director RT Thorne producer Jennifer Holness

  • Wayward / Limited Series / Sphere Media / creator Mae Martin + Ryan Scott director Euros Lyn

  • *Desert Warrior / Feature / director Rupert Wyatt producer Jeremy Bolt

  • Essex County / Limited Series / creator Jeff Lemire director Andrew Cividino

  • Accused / TV Drama / creator Howard Gordon

  • The Porter / Limited Series / Sphere Media / creators Marsha Greene, Ann-Marie Morais directors Charles Officer, RT Thorne

  • Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City / Feature / Sony/Screen Gems / director Johannes Roberts producer Constantin Films

  • Spiral / Feature / Lionsgate / director Darren Bousman producers Oren Koules + Mark Burg

  • Incident in a Ghost Land / Feature / director Pascal Laugier producers Jean-Charles Levy + Clement Miserez

  • People of Earth / TV Comedy / TBS / director Shaka King Creator: David Jenkins ep. Conan O'Brien, Greg Daniels, Norm Hiscock

  • Backcountry / Feature / IFC MIDNIGHT / director Adam Macdonald producer Thomas Michael

  • The Auctioneer / Documentary / director Hans Olson + Clark Banack producer National Film Board of Canada

  • Picture Day / Feature / Mongrel Media / director Kate Melville producer Lauren Grant + Peter Harvey

* denotes additional editor

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS

  • DGC Best Editing - 40 Acres (2025-winner),Essex County (2023-winner), Milton's Secret (2017-nominee)

  • CCE Best Editing - The Porter (2023-winner), Little Dog (2019-winner), Incident in a Ghostland (2019-nominee), People of Earth (2017-nominee,) Backcountry (2015-nominee), Picture Day (2013-nominee)

  • CSA Best Editing - Essex County (2024-nominee),The Porter (2023-nominee), Cinema of Sleep (2022-nominee)

  • 40 Acres - 2026 5 NAACP award nominations for Best Independent Feature, Best international Feature, Best Director, Best Actor - Female (Danielle Deadwyler), Outstanding Breakthrough Creative - RT Thorne

  • Wayward - 2026 GLAAD Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series (Winner)

  • The Porter - 2022 Emmy Nomination for Best Choreography, 2023 - 19 CSA Nominations, 12 CSA wins.

  • Cinema of Sleep - 2021 Borsos Award for Best Feature.

  • Incident in a Ghostland - Winner 3 awards - Grand Prix, Audience Award and SyFy @ 2018 Gerardmer Fantastic Film Festival

  • Backcountry - 2015 Rotten Tomatoes #3 Reviewed Horror Film, 2015 Collider #2 Horror Film of the Year

  • Across the Line - 2015 Best Atlantic Feature - Atlantic Film Festival

  • Picture Day - 2012 Borsos Award for Best Feature / 2013 Audience Award River Run Int'l Festival

  • Playback Magazine - 2012 10 to Watch - http://playbackonline.ca/2012/09/01/the-2012-10-to-watch-dev-singh/

SELECT VFX

  • Four Brothers / Feature (d. John Singleton)

  • The Ice Harvest / Feature (d. Harold Ramis)

  • Assault on Precinct 13 / Feature (d. Jean Francois Richet)

  • Resident Evil - Apocalypse / Feature (d. Alexander Witt)