Actor/writer/director Adrian Truss has performed for Second City and appeared in episodes of SCTV. In 1986, he helped form the infamous improv troupe Illustrated Men which toured throughout North America and also staged a highly successful production of Waiting For Godot at the Canadian Stage Theatre. Trained at Ryerson Theatre School, Adrian has written and directed several plays for the stage, including Dragonhead, Retribution and Tale of the Scorpion which were well received in both Toronto and Los Angeles. He has also written episodic television (Puppets Who Kill, Ruby Gloom) and for the last three years has written the highly successful Toronto ACTRA Awards. Head Count is Adrian's first novel.