Perry Chafe

Perry Lawrence Chafe (born February 9, 1969) is a Canadian television writer, producer and bestselling author most noted as a creator of the television series Republic of Doyle.

Early life
Perry Chafe was born and raised in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. He received a bachelor of arts from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1992.

Career
In 2009, Chafe co-founded Take the Shot Productions, a film and television-based production company. Chafe was the co-showrunner and head writer for the TV series Republic of Doyle, a show he created with writing partner Allan Hawco and Malcolm MacRury.

Chafe was also an executive producer and writer for the Netflix and Discovery Canada series Frontier, starring Jason Momoa. In addition, Chafe was an executive producer and writer for Caught, a CBC limited series based on Lisa Moore’s award-winning novel of the same name.

In 2021, Chafe began working as a writer and producer on the CBC series Son of a Critch, based on the best-selling memoir from Mark Critch. The show stars Malcolm McDowell, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Claire Rankin and Mark Critch.

Chafe is the partner of Maureen Ennis of the JUNO and SOCAN award winning musical group The Ennis Sisters, with whom he has cowritten songs including "Shine Your Light" which was part of a campaign to promote mental health and wellness for the Canadian Mental Health Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. The duo was also commissioned to write the song "Dream On" for the internationally acclaimed Lady Cove Women's Choir in 2021, as well as the song "Forever Far From Home" for a special Come Home Year Remembrance Day ceremony in 2022.

In 2023, Chafe released his debut novel, Closer By Sea, which was published by Scribner Canada and Simon & Schuster. It became an instant national bestseller.

On May 23, 2024, CBC announced a 10-episode order of Saint-Pierre, an hour-long procedural series that Chafe co-created . It will be part of CBC’s 2025 winter lineup. Chafe will serve as the show’s executive producer and senior writer.