A.C. Birch

A.C. Birch is a Toronto based comedian, writer, and director with a background in documentary filmmaking.

He graduated Humber College’s Bachelor of Film and Media Production program with honours in 2019, and shortly after that recieved the Inside Out x OutTV Outspoken Documentary Fund and created the feature documentary A Queer’s Guide to Spiritual Living (2023). In 2024, A.C. was selected as one of nine particpants in Spindle Films Foundation’s inaugural mentorship program for trans writer/directors, where he was mentored by leading artists in the industry such as Sasha Leigh Henry, Zoe Hopkins, and J Stevens. This gave him the push that he needed to pursue his true artistic passion: comedy.

A.C. is now a graduate of The Second City Conservatory and regularly performs stand-up and sketch.

A.C.’s work is informed by his trans and queer experiences and touches on themes of identity, romance, and self expression. His creative writing has been published by Entre Magazine and CBC Arts. He's been awarded "Best Writing - Category: Romance" by IndieX Film Fest, and "Most Improved - Category: Hotness" by friends who knew him in high school.