Darrell Wasyk was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He worked extensively in both theatre and opera before making the transition to film. Making his feature film debut with H, it won the Toronto-City Award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was $$ presented at several Festivals that year including the Berlin International Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Vienna International Film Festival, the Palm Springs International Film Festival, the Birmingham International Film and Television Festival, and the Locarno International Film Festival, where it picked up two major awards, making it the first Canadian feature film to win an official prize in the festival’s 47 year history. In Canada, H was presented at the Montreal World Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Festival International du Film de Québec, and the Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the Best Canadian Screenplay Award. At the 12th Genie Awards the film won a Best Actress Award for Pascale Montpetit, and also received two nominations one for Best Direction and the other for Best Original Screenplay. Mustard Bath, Wasyk’s second feature film, made its world premiere at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival, and then made its North American premiere at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, where it won a Gold Prize for the Best Dramatic Feature Film. Back in Canada, Mustard Bath screened at the Montreal International Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival, the Festival International du Film de Québec, and at the Vancouver International Film Festival. At the 15th Genie Awards the film won a Best Supporting Actress Award for Martha Henry. The Girl in the White Coat is Wasyk's third feature inspired by Gogol's The Overcoat, starring Pascale Montpetit where she picked up another Genie nomination for Best Actress performance in a Leading role in yet another Wasyk feature film, at the 32nd Genie Awards.