Patrick Gordon Macdonald
Patrick Gordon Macdonald is a Canadian Neo-Nazi graphic designer and convicted terrorist, who uses the pseudonym Dark Foreigner.
Biography
Macdonald was born in. He works as a graphic designer and runs Helios Design Studios, a graphic design studio based in Ottawa. He designed the cover art for the 2018 edition of James Mason's "hyper-violent neo-Nazi insurgency manual" Siege.Macdonald has used the pseudonym Dark Foreigner on the neo-Nazi forum Iron March since 2017. Originally a libertarian, he wrote online about his views shifting towards the political right and becoming anti-islamic.
Macdonald was accused by Canadian authorities of producing and promoting three videos by the neo-Nazi terrorist organization Atomwaffen Division, and was one of two people arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for terrorism-related activities on 5 July 2023. The charges were: "participating in the activity of a terrorist group, facilitating terrorist activity and commission of an offence for a terrorist group." Macdonald is the first person in Canadian history to be arrested and charged under both anti-terrorism and hate speech legislation. He appeared in court on July 5 and 7, 2023 and was released on bail on August 30 the same year. His trial began in November 2024. He pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against him. In April 2025, he was convicted of all charges.