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Annie Murphy's past projects have included Rookie Blue, Flashpoint, Good God, The Story of Jen, Beauty and the Beast, and Blue Mountain State and has also worked in theatre in Montreal and Toronto.
Murphy made her major breakthrough on "Schitt's Creek," where she starred alongside Eugene Levy, Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara, and Chris Elliott as Alexis Rose, the daughter of Levy and O'Hara. Murphy was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Comedy, won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2020, and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Comedy Series in 2021.
Murphy wrote, produced, and acted in The Plateaus, a CBC web series, which also features Elisha Cuthbert, Jay Baruchel, Sam Roberts, and Kevin MacDonald. She is a graduate of both the Canadian Film Centre Actors' Conservatory and the Theatre Performance Program at Concordia University. She resides in Toronto, Ontario and was born in Ottawa.- Actor
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Jay Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Robyne (Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Victor Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister who also acts. He started acting in 1995 when he made his first of three appearances on the hit show Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990). He was also in more localized shows such as My Hometown (1996) and Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997).
Baruchel had spent some downtime and finally got a chance to be in a classic film called Almost Famous (2000) in 2000. He played "Vic", a devout fan of Led Zeppelin. Judd Apatow soon had a show in the works and Baruchel played "Steven Karp" on Undeclared (2001). He also had the chance to star alongside actors such as Ian Somerhalder and James Van Der Beek as "Harry" in The Rules of Attraction (2002). Things began to slow down a bit after a couple more failed shows. He came back as the courageous "Danger Barch" in Million Dollar Baby (2004). He has also appeared in many independent films, such as Fetching Cody (2005), Just Buried (2007) and Real Time (2008).
He was also in many successful American comedy films. He was the lead in She's Out of My League (2010) and played one of Seth Rogen's best friends (which he really is) in the movie Knocked Up (2007). He also made his mark in family-friendly films such as How to Train Your Dragon (2010), playing the unlikely "Viking Hiccup" and also played the title role in The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) alongside his newly-found kindred spirit, actor Nicolas Cage.
Baruchel lived his dream as he worked on the hockey comedy Goon (2011), and is working on many other films that are what he considers to be passion projects.- Actress
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Sarah Chalke was born on 27 August 1976 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Her parents are Angie Chalke and Doug Chalke. She is the middle child, having one older sister, Natasha Chalke, and one younger, Piper Chalke. Sarah made her acting debut in a made-for-TV movie, City Boy (1992). In 1993, after her first film, she auditioned for the role of "Becky" on the TV series Roseanne (1988). The show was looking for a replacement after Alicia Goranson quit the show to go to college. Sarah graduated from high school in 1995, while shooting the 1994-1995 season of Roseanne (1988). Also, in 1994, Sarah co-starred in the film, Ernest Goes to School (1994), along with Jim Varney. Then, in 1996, she starred in 2 films, including Robin of Locksley (1996), and also Stand Against Fear (1996), where she played a cheerleader, "Krista Wilson". In 1998, a year after Roseanne (1988) ended, Sarah was asked to act in a show called Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998). The show was based on the TV movie with the same name, Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998), which Sarah was also in.- Writer
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Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where he majored in Criminology and Sociology, but he dropped out before completing his degree. He worked as a comedian in various Canadian nightclubs and managed an after-hours speakeasy, Club 505, in Toronto for several years. He worked with Second City Stage Troupe in Toronto and started his acting career at Carleton University with Sock'n'Buskin, the campus theater/drama club. Married to Donna Dixon since 1983, they have three daughters. His parents are named Peter and Lorraine and his brother Peter Aykroyd is a psychic researcher. Dan received an honorary Doctorate from Carleton University in 1994 and was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1998.- Actor
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Donal Logue's versatility and talent makes him one of the most well respected and beloved actors today. Born in Ottawa, Canada, Logue moved all over the United States, from the Boston area as an infant to various towns on the Mexican border. He returned to Boston to attend Harvard University, where he majored in Intellectual History and discovered his love for the performing arts. While in college, he appeared in over thirty plays, worked for two summers in the American Repertory Theatre's Harvard/Radcliffe Summer Stock Company, and spent a short time doing theatre in England. After graduating, Logue joined the Cornerstone Theatre Company which developed community theatre in rural parts of the United States. From then on Logue dedicated himself to pursuing his passion for acting. In his 20 plus years in the industry, Logue has starred in films such as, The Tao of Steve, the story of a larger-than-life, philosophizing lothario, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, and won him a Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Performance. His other film credits include Sneakers, Gettysburg, Blade, Runaway Bride, Reindeer Games, The Million Dollar Hotel, Comic Book Villains with Michael Rapaport, Confidence, Just Like Heaven, and The Groomsmen with Ed Burns. Recently, Donal co-starred in Max Payne with Mark Wahlberg, as well as Charlie St. Cloud with Zac Ephron. He also appeared in Zodiac, directed by David Fincher, based on the Robert Graysmith books about the notorious Zodiac serial killer. Following the US release of Zodiac, he co-starred in Mark Steven Johnson's Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes. Logue made his directorial debut with the independent film Tennis, Anyone?, which appeared at the US Comedy Arts Festival. He wrote, starred, and directed the film about two Hollywood has-beens who try and find meaning in their lives through a series of celebrity tennis tournaments. In television, Logue joined the cast of the NBC series "LIFE" about a former police officer who returns to the force after having been wrongly imprisoned for years. In 2007, he headlined the critically lauded ABC comedy "The Knights of Prosperity" in which a group of blue collar guys band together to plan a heist of Mick Jagger's New York City apartment. Prior to "The Knights of Prosperity" Logue starred in the Carsey-Warner produced show, "Grounded for Life" which aired for five seasons. He was also featured in a recurring role on "ER" as Sherry Stringfield's love interest. In 2010, Logue finished a critically acclaimed season on "Terriers," a television series created by Ted Griffin and Shawn Ryan for FX. He begins production on the Marc Cherry pilot "Hallelujah" for ABC in March of 2011. Logue lives in Los Angeles and has two children.- Producer
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Terrence Malick was born in Ottawa, Illinois. His family subsequently lived in Oklahoma and he went to school in Austin, Texas. He did his undergraduate work at Harvard, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in philosophy in 1965.
A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, he attended Magdalen College, Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship, but did not finish his thesis on Martin Heidegger, allegedly because of a disagreement with his advisor. Returning to the States, he taught philosophy at M.I.T. and published a translation of Heidegger's "Vom Wesen des Grundes" as "The Essence of Reasons". Malick did not get his PhD in philosophy: Instead, he attended the American Film Institute Conservatory in its inaugural year (1969), taking a Masters of Fine Arts degree in film-making. His masters thesis was the seventeen-minute comedy short Lanton Mills (1969), which starred Warren Oates and Harry Dean Stanton. Malick himself acted in the short.
At A.F.I., Malick made a lasting association with Jack Fisk, who would establish himself as an Oscar-nominated art director and production designer and serve as art director on all of Malick's films. He also picked up Mike Medavoy as an agent, who got Malick work doctoring scripts and marketed his original ones. He wrote the screenplay for the 1972 Alan Arkin trucker movie Deadhead Miles (1972), which was many miles from Harvard let along Oxford, and for the 1972 Paul Newman-Lee Marvin contemporary oater Pocket Money (1972), another departure from fields of academia. "Deadhead Miles" was dumped by Paramount as unreleasable and "Pocket Money", despite being headlined by two Top Ten Box Office stars, flopped. It was an inauspicious start to a legendary career, but it influenced Malick to begin directing his own scripts.
His first two films were the now critically acclaimed Badlands (1973) and Days of Heaven (1978). He then took a self-imposed retirement of nearly two decades from film-making before lensing his 1998 adaptation of James Jones's The Thin Red Line (1998), which was nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including nods for Malick for directing and adapted screenplay.
Adopting a Kubrickian pace of movie-making, he directed The New World (2005) and the autobiographical The Tree of Life (2011) with gaps of only seven and six years, respectively, between release. However, he reportedly was working on ideas for "The Tree of Life" since the late 70s, including exposing footage that found its way into his finished film.
In an unprecedented burst of productivity, he shot his next four films, To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015), an as-yet unnamed drama and the cosmic documentary Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016) back-to-back during and immediately after completing the long editing process of "Tree of Life". Like Stanley Kubrick, Malick usually takes well over a year to edit his films. All three are highly anticipated by cineastes the world over.- Actress
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Kaniehtiio 'Tiio' Horn is a Canadian actress from Kahnawake, the Mohawk reserve outside of Montreal. Since graduating from Dawson College's Professional Theatre Program in 2005 she has established herself as a versatile actress with roles on television including the multiple award-winning comedy Letterkenny, Amazon's Man in the High Castle, Hemlock Grove for Netflix, and the CBC legal drama Diggstown. Feature film credits include Immortals, On the Road, Death Wish and The Hummingbird Project opposite Alexander Skarsgård. Tiio received critical acclaim as Oak in the 2017 action/thriller Mohawk, directed by Ted Geoghegan. Tiio earned a Gemini Award nomination in 2009 for her portrayal of Angel in the APTN MOW Moccasin Flats: Redemption, as well in 2010 and 2011 as part of the ensemble cast of CBC's 18 to Life. In 2018 she launched the podcast Coffee With My Ma, sharing the adventures and experiences of of her activist mother, Kahentinetha. Most recently, Tiio co-hosted the 2019 Indspire Awards on CBC, recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals within Canada's Indigenous community.- Actress
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Melanie Neige Scrofano is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Mrs. McMurray on the Crave comedy series Letterkenny, Rebecca on the CBC comedy-drama series Being Erica, October on the Showcase mockumentary series Pure Pwnage, and Tia on the CTV fantasy-drama series The Listener. From 2016 to 2021, Scrofano starred as the title character on the Syfy modern Western drama Wynonna Earp. In 2019, she played Emilie in the comedy horror film Ready or Not.- Actor
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Golden Globe-nominated actor / director Tom Cavanagh can be seen acting in and directing Warner Bros.' The Flash (2014) on the CW. He additionally just completed post-production on his short film Tom and Grant (2018) which he wrote, directed and starred in opposite his "The Flash" co-star Grant Gustin.
In addition to his current series, Cavanagh has extensive television, film and theatre credits. He starred on and directed NBC's Ed (2000) (for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance). He was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Showtime's critically acclaimed Bang Bang You're Dead (2002). Additional television credits include NBC's Scrubs (2001), CBS' Love Monkey (2006), ABC's Eli Stone (2008) and TNT's Trust Me (2009) opposite Eric McCormack. Recent film credits include the thriller 400 Days (2015), the upcoming indie Love & Debt (2019), Yogi Bear (2010) with T.J. Miller and Justin Timberlake, Two Weeks (2006) opposite Sally Field and the controversial Breakfast with Scot (2007) that was dubbed the 'gay hockey movie.' Theatre credits include Broadway turns in Shenandoah and more recently the Tony award-winning Urinetown. Directing is a major focus for Cavanagh and his additional credits include various theatre productions, the NY-based Money Game (2008), and the feature film Faith.
In his spare time, Cavanagh works closely with Nothing But Nets - a grassroots campaign of the United Nations Foundation to raise awareness and funding to fight malaria in Africa. Born in Ottawa, Canada, Tom actually lived in Ghana himself as a child and contracted the disease. Cavanagh splits his time between NYC and Vancouver where "The Flash" is filmed.- Actress
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Vanessa Morgan was born on 23 March 1992 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Riverdale (2017), The Latest Buzz (2007) and My Babysitter's a Vampire (2010). She has been married to Michael Kopech since 4 January 2020. They have one child.- Actress
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Nicole Lyn Oliver was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University, a Masters Degree in Communication from Royal Roads University, and additional training from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford and London. She was a prominent member of the Union of BC Performers, she served on its executive board (2002-2005), chaired several committees, and continues to be part of the negotiation team during collective bargaining. She is married to Chris Ainscough, an award-winning composer in the film industry. They live in Vancouver with their two sons William and Grady.- Brendan Penny was born on 9 November 1978 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for The A-Team (2010), John Tucker Must Die (2006) and I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009).
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Mark was born to Canadian diplomat Russell and architectural writer Chloe McKinney. Mark and his siblings spent much time traveling with their diplomat dad, and Mark attended schools in many cities around the world, including Trinidad, Paris, and Washington, D.C. His younger brother Nick is also a comedian; he appeared on the short-lived Comedy Central sketch-comedy show The Vacant Lot. Mark met Bruce McCulloch at the Loose Moose Theater Company, and the two joined two other comedians to form the comedy troupe 'The Audience,' which performed at Theatresports. Later, Mark and Bruce moved to Toronto and met David Foley and Kevin McDonald. They combined to form The Kids in the Hall. Later he starred in the TV cut sensation The Kids in the Hall (1988); after it was canceled in 1994, Mark joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) from 1995 to 1997. He had roles in various movies including A Night at the Roxbury (1998), The Out-of-Towners (1999), The Ladies Man (2000), and Dog Park (1998), and Superstar (1999) which were both directed by Kids In The Hall co-star and friend Bruce McCulloch.- Actress
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Kelly Rowan is best known for playing "Kirsten Cohen" on The O.C. (2003) for which she won a Prism award for best actress. She recently starred in and executive-produced The Good Times Are Killing Me (2009) with Rupert Graves.
Her recent indie film credits include Jack and Jill vs. the World (2008) and Mount Pleasant (2006) (for which she was nominated for best supporting actress at the Vancouver Film Festival). She starred opposite Samuel L. Jackson in the Warner Bros./Mel Gibson- produced thriller One Eight Seven (1997). Other film credits include Assassins (1995) with Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas and Hook (1991) for 'Steven Spielberg (I)'.
Kelly seems to move effortlessly between the big and small screen. She starred in and executive-produced Eight Days to Live (2006) and In God's Country (2006) (both nominated for Gemini awards for Best Television Movie in 2007). She also appeared in the first season of Boomtown (2002) for NBC, in addition to starring in The Truth About Jane (2000) with Stockard Channing, the mini-series A Girl Thing (2001) for Showtime, and the award-winning Anya's Bell (1999) for CBS.
Kelly won critical acclaim and the Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Mini Series for her performance in the CBS movie Adrift (1993) opposite Bruce Greenwood.
Kelly also won a CTV International Achievement Award in 2005.
When not on screen, Kelly is an active executive producer with her producing partner, Graham Ludlow. In 2007, they won a CFTPA indie award for outstanding independent producers for In God's Country (2006). They have also produced She Drives Me Crazy (2007) for Lifetime and the CTV network.- Music Artist
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Alanis Nadine Morissette was born in Ottawa, Canada, on June 1st 1974. Alanis' Greek name is a feminine version of her father's name, Alan. Her mother's name's Georgia and she has two brothers: Chad and Wade (Alanis' Twin). She learned to play the piano at age 6 and the guitar at age 21. In 1986 Alanis made a single called Fate Stay With Me (b-side: Find The Right Man). She recorded two albums as a dance-pop singer in Canada: Alanis (1991) and Now Is The Time (1992). At age 18, she moved to Toronto and worked with several musicians and songwriters, but the collaborations didn't work. In 1994, she finally found the right partner: producer and songwriter Glen Ballard, who had already worked with many artists, including Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson and Barbra Streisand. Then she moved to LA at age 19. On June 13th 1995 "Jagged Little Pill" was released by Madonna's Maverick Records. Alanis had found an autobiographical, extremely personal way to write songs. JLP has sold about 30 million copies around the world, turning into the highest selling female album and the 3rd highest selling album of all times. After going through emotional conflicts (when she even contemplated not recording another album) and a trip to India (where she had the opportunity to recharge ) Alanis returned with the song Uninvited, for City of Angels (1998) soundtrack on March 31st 1998. In the same year the album "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" was released. Alanis directed the videos Joining You, Unsent and So Pure from SFIJ. In 1999 she played the role of God in the movie Dogma (1999) and collaborated with the song Still for the soundtrack. In 1999 she also recorded the album MTV Unplugged. In 2000 Alanis performed on Broadway show The Vagina Monologues. She lives in Brentwood, California.- Actor
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Anthony Lemke is best known for portraying "Three" (Marcus Boone) on Syfy's action-drama Dark Matter.
Lemke was born in Ottawa, Canada and studied theatre at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada, Ontario. In 2000, he landed his first series regular role as the mercenary "Marcus Grisham" in USA Network's fantasy-genre series The Queen of Swords, which Variety Magazine declared a "guilty pleasure". He also played "James Murphy", the son of Alex Murphy (aka RoboCop), in RoboCop: Prime Directives, a four-part mini-series that aired in 2001.
Lemke then enrolled in law school at the McGill University Faculty of Law in Montreal, while continuing his career as an actor, nabbing regular and recurring roles, on TV productions shot in Montreal and Toronto, including playing co-lead opposite Lea Thompson in A Life Interrupted, which was nominated for Best TV Movie at the 2008 Gemini Awards.
Since returning full time to acting after law school, Lemke has a deep collection of credits to his name in both English and French. In 2008 he joined the cast of Radio Canada's comedy-drama Les Hauts et les bas de Sophie Paquin, playing "David Rothstein", a character that Montreal newspaper La Presse numbers among the few anglophone characters to ever "mark the soul" of Quebecers. He followed up in French with recurring roles on Mémoires Vives, Mirador, Nouvelle Adresse, all of which are Gémeaux Award nominated TV series.
In 2011, he joined the casts SpikeTV's cult college classic Blue Mountain State and Syfy's Lost Girl and for multiple-episode arcs. In the same year, Lemke took on a lead role in the movie Rouge Sang, where he played a vulgar, charismatic British soldier decamped in the home of a French settler; the film garnered 3 Canadian Screen Award nominations.
In 2014, Lemke reprised his role of "Brian Becker" for the fifth season of CTV and Fox International's The Listener, a role he had played during season one . Lemke also began a multiple episode run over two seasons as "Dan Malloy" on CTV and Bravo's acclaimed cop-drama 19-2. The series received 10 Canadian Screen Award nominations, including best dramatic series. Also in 2014, Lemke was cast in the role of "Three" (aka. Marcus Boone) in the sci-fi television series Dark Matter on Syfy in the US and in over 100 countries worldwide. The series shot 39 episodes over three seasons from 2015-2017. Lemke appeared as a series regular in all 39 episodes.- She made her screen acting debut with a role in the film Liar in 1997. In 1998 she had roles in television feature A Bright Shining Lie and the series Brimstone. In 1999 she appeared in two episodes of The Practice. In 2001 she had roles in the series Strong Medicine and The Guardian, the television features Just Ask My Children and Stranger Inside and the film Cowboy Up. In 2002 she appeared in the series JAG and had a role in the Steven Spielberg film Minority Report. In 2003 she had roles in Touched by an Angel and Mister Sterling. In 2005 she appeared in Medical Investigation, CSI and Cold Case. In 2006 she had a role in the film When a Stranger Calls and the series The Unit. In 2007 she appeared in the film Zodiac and the series Without a Trace and Big Love. In 2008 she had roles in the series ER, 90210, True Blood, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Swingtown and Criminal Minds. She played Denise Rattray, a vampire hunting drug dealer, in True Blood. In 2009 she appeared in Lie to Me and Saving Grace. In 2010 she had roles in the films The Steamroom and Taxi Ballad and the series Justified, Terriers, Bones and In Plain Sight. In Justified she guest starred in the first season episode "The Lord of War and Thunder" as Sonya Toomey. She had a recurring role in Terriers as Steph for five episodes.
In 2011 she appeared in the short Tumbling, the film Sissy and the series The Whole Truth and Army Wives. - Actress
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Kimberley Sustad was born on 27 May 1987 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Travelers (2016), Unspeakable (2019) and The Twilight Zone (2019). She has been married to Scot Sustad since 2004. They have two children.- Actress
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Emma Portner is a Canadian professional dancer and choreographer. Portner was born in Ottawa, Ontario and began dancing when she was three years old. She started dancing at a competitive studio in Ottawa before spending her summers with The National Ballet of Canada. While in Ottawa, she also attended Canterbury High School's specialized arts program in her dance stream. When she was 17, she moved from Ottawa, Ontario to New York City to train at The Ailey School. She dropped out after 5 months to begin her professional career.- Actor
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Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Green on February 12, 1915, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began acting while attending Canada's Queen's University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting. His rich, deep, authoritarian voice quickly propelled him to prominence as Canada's top newscaster. He left Canada in the early 1950s for a film career in Hollywood, and soon began appearing regularly in television, films and on radio. His greatest successes came in two television series, the long-running Western Bonanza (1959), in which he played the patriarch of a wealthy frontier family, and the science-fiction series Battlestar Galactica (1978). In 1969 he was awarded Officer of the Order of Canada for his services to the performing arts and community.
Lorne Greene died at age 72 of pneumonia following heart surgery on September 11, 1987, in Santa Monica, CA.- Actress
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Sarah Fisher was a fan favourite as the series regular role of Becky Baker on the award-winning Canadian Drama, Degrassi: The Next Generation (78 episodes). Sarah played the lead role and was an Associate Producer for the feature film Kiss & Cry (Netflix) where she won "Best Actress Feature" at the Flagler Film Festival in Florida. The movie has been screened at film festivals around the world and was the recipient of many awards including the 2018 Kids Screen Award for "Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie Tweens/Teens".
Select credits include the leading roles in Karen Kingsbury's New York Times Best Seller novel, Someone Like You, Chloe in the Nicholas Cage sequel Left Behind; Haylie Duff's directorial debut romantic comedy Project Baby; #Roxy (Amazon) and the recurring role of Samantha on CBC's Heartland.
Offscreen, Sarah focuses much of her time on her music. Sarah has been a singer-songwriter since an early age with many songs featured in her projects.- Actress
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Melinda Leanna Shankar is a Guyanese-Canadian actress best known for playing Alli Bhandari from the beginning of Season 8 in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Indira "Indie" Mehta on YTV series, 'How to be Indie.' Melinda made her starring mark in 2008 in the 8th season of Degrassi as Alli Bhandari, a confident young women in high school, which she continues to play. She co-starred in a Disney Channel Original Movie, 'Harriet the Spy' as Janie Gibbs alongside with Aislinn Paul, who plays Clare Edwards on Degrassi and Disney Channel's Jennifer Stone. She played the lead role, Reshma, in a 2011 indie-film, entitled 'Festival of Lights'. Melinda has a black belt in karate and she likes hockey. She is good friends with all of her Degrassi co-stars and confirmed that she will take time off of Degrassi to film 'How to Be Indie,' but she will be back some time soon. She has stated that she is friendly with all of her cast mates, but is close with Scott Paterson, Samantha Munro, Luke Bilyk, Munro Chambers, Alicia Josipovic, Jessica Tyler and Aislinn Paul, who is her best friend on the show.- Sadie Laflamme-Snow is a Toronto-based graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada best known for her role as Alice in Hallmark Channel's 'The Way Home' starring Andie MacDowell and Chyler Leigh. Recent credits include roles in television movies, the lead in the Netflix animated series "Unicorn Academy," a lead role in the independent feature Cascade, and a starring role in the upcoming season of the series "Slasher" for Shudder.
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Francesca Farago was born on 18 November 1993 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is known for My Transparent Life (2022), Perfect Match (2023) and Love Is Blind (2020).- Actor
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Tom Butler was born in 1951 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Freddy vs. Jason (2003), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and Josie and the Pussycats (2001).- Sonja Smits career has included the lead in three television series, Street Legal, Traders and the Eleventh Hour as well as many TV movies such as Margret Lawrence's The Diviners. Her feature films, include David Cronenberg's cult classic, Videodrome and Owning Mahoney with Philip Seymour Hofffman. Sonja's theatre work has taken her across Canada as well as the US. Sonja has received numerous honours and awards for her work including a Gemini Award-Best Actress, TWFT- Outstanding Achievement Award and ACTRA Award of Excellence. She was the first artist named as President of Harbourfront Centre Board, was a founding member of ACTRA Women's Caucus and served as Chair at Toronto Artscape Foundation. Sonja is the co-owner of Closson Chase Vineyards, a pioneer in the creation of the viticulture region of Prince Edward County.
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Drew Seeley began his journey performing at age 11, when he joined the ensemble of Harold Prince's Showboat revival in Toronto. Twenty years later, he closed Jersey Boys on Broadway as the final 'Bob Gaudio.' Other credits include Broadway's The Little Mermaid as 'Prince Eric,' the North & South American tours of High School Musical: The Concert as 'Troy Bolton,' and Another Cinderella Story, starring as 'Joey Parker' opposite Selena Gomez. Other film and television credits include Glory Daze, Lovestruck: The Musical, Shooter, One Tree Hill, The Closer, The Suite Life, Freshman Father, Lethal Admirer and Christmas By The Book.
As a songwriter, Drew has written and performed on 10+ Disney soundtracks, penned singles for artists from Demark to South Korea, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for co-writing 6X platinum High School Musical's 'Getcha Head in the Game.' His albums 'The Resolution' and 'DownTime' are available on Spotify and through his website, www.DrewSeeley.com
Drew lives in sunny California with his dog, Astro, and his amazing wife, actress Amy Paffrath!- Actor
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Born in Canada, Rich Little got his start just like almost every other comic of his time - night clubs. he was a very popular comic in these clubs, but if there was one thing Rich was best known for, it was impersonations. He studied the voices of many stars his whole life, stars like James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Dean Martin, Truman Capote and George Burns. In the late 1960s, Rich was dubbed "the best impressionist in the world." During the 1970s, however, a rivalry began between him and fellow impressionist Frank Gorshin, who is five years older. Ultimately, Rich overpowered Gorshin and remained the best impressionist in the world. In 1973 Rich became more associated with Dean Martin and made countless appearances on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts," honoring most of the people he impersonated.
Besides impressions, Rich also had a successful career as a narrator in many stories, made many appearances in TV series, and hosted many TV shows. He also made his first movie, as Otterlake in The Other Side of the Wind (2018) in 1972. His acting career wasn't as successful as his impressions, but he did have a great talent. After the 1980s, Rich calmed down and moved away from the limelight.
In 1998, Rich took a look back at his most remembered moments of his career: his appearances on the "Dean Martin Roasts," in an infomercial to promote the Roast videos. Rich says he will ALWAYS remember those moments.- Actress
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Rachel Wilson was born on 12 May 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for In the Tall Grass (2019), The Glass House (2001) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).- Connor Stanhope was born on 10 March 1998 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for My Life with the Walter Boys (2023), The Last of Us (2023) and Garage Sale Mysteries (2013).
- Now enjoying his 50th anniversary as an actor, Gordon Thomson has steadily worked in theater, on television and in film, while he is co-starring in the new daytime drama web-series Winterthorne (2015), premiering in August 2015. His work has taken him to various locations around the globe including Toronto, Rome and London, calling Los Angeles his home since the early 1980's, during production of the original "Dynasty."
Gordon Thomson may be best-known worldwide for his role as the evil, yet dashing Adam Carrington from 1982 to 1989 on the ABC Television prime-time drama Dynasty (1981), one of the most popular prime-time shows in television history. This role earned him a Golden Globe nomination in 1988, along with Soap Opera Digest award nominations for Dynasty in 1986, 1988, 1989.
In his latest role, Thomson plays family patriarch Maxmillian Winterthorne in the new online drama Winterthorne. Maxmillian is wise, charmingly charismatic and willing to commit any act necessary when it comes to protecting his family. He is the glue that holds the family together.
This new series is Thomson's second collaboration with Winterthorne co-star and series creator Michael Caruso. He previously co-starred in Caruso's Emmy nominated daytime drama web-series DeVanity (2011) in 2013 and 2014 as jewelry magnate Preston Regis, getting two Indie Series Awards nominations for his work. The first was for "Best Guest Star in a Drama" in 2014 and the second for "Best Supporting Actor - Drama" in 2015.
All of Thomson's success and accolades on the small screen came after years of serious training and work in theater, from the Shakespearean stage of the Stratford Festival in Canada to Orton, Turgenev, Coward and Ibsen. His career actually started on the stage in his native Toronto, honing his acting skills in productions of The Hollywood Blues at Old Angelo's Theatre, The Fantastiks at The Colonnade Theatre, playing the lead role of Jesus in Godspell with Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Andrea Martin, and Eugene Levy at The Bayview Theatre and in Oh, Coward at Theatre in the Dell, among others. Gordon also did a series of productions at the very prestigious Stratford Festival including King John, Love's Labours Lost, The Imaginary Invalid and A Month in the Country. Theater work outside of the Toronto, Ontario area included his lead role as Dennis in Joe Orton's Loot at the Studio Arena Theatre in Buffalo and as the lead in Eastern Standard at the Coast Playhouse in Los Angeles.
Various network television roles soon followed, which led to the dream role of Adam Carrington on Aaron Spelling's mega-hit show Dynasty (1981), propelling Thomson into the mainstream.
He has had the good fortune to perform in the highly pressured arenas of prime-time television and weekly repertory theatre, as well as mastering the rigors of daytime drama, including Santa Barbara (1984) on NBC in the role of Mason Capwell, earning another Soap Opera Digest award nomination. He later appeared on the NBC Television daytime drama Sunset Beach (1997), while having also appeared on The Young and the Restless (1973), Passions (1984), and Days of Our Lives (1965).
In more recent years, Gordon Thomson has had film roles in the Oscar-winning Little Miss Sunshine (2006), and Wolfgang Petersen's Poseidon (2006). - Actor
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Canadian-born Paul Anka first achieved success in the 1950s as a teenage singing star (and, for the times, an unusual one in that he wrote many of his own songs). Although he appeared in several films, and was quite believable as a nervous, hyper young soldier in The Longest Day (1962) (for which he also composed the theme music), Anka's main interest was music, and he concentrated his efforts into composing (he wrote lyrics for Frank Sinatra's classic "My Way") and nightclub appearances in Las Vegas.- Emily Holmes was born on 1 March 1977 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Paycheck (2003), Snakes on a Plane (2006) and The Wicker Man (2006). She has been married to Michael Ziff since 12 November 2004.
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Kelly Sheridan is a Canadian voice actress from Ottawa, Ontario. Her best known voice role was portraying the protagonist Barbie/ Barbara Millicent Roberts in a series of animated feature films. She portrayed the character from 2001 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2015.
Sheridan was born in Ottawa, but later moved with her family to Vancouver. She studied acting at the Vancouver Youth Theatre. She received her college education from the Simon Fraser University, a public research university located in British Columbia. She graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in theater.
Sheridan voiced Ukyo Kuonji in the Viz Media dub of "Ranma ½" (1989-1992). Ukyo was portrayed as one of the four fiancees of the shape-shifter Ranma Saotome., and was the only one among them who used to be his childhood friend. Ukyo was portrayed as a skilled okonomiyaki chef, as the adolescent owner of a small restaurant, and as a martial artist who used a giant spatula as a primary weapon. She had tomboy tendencies, and had spend years cross-dressing as a boy. Ukyo maintained a friendly rivalry with fellow fiancee Akane Tendo, and was perfectly willing to team-up with all of the other fiancees against common threats.
Sheridan voiced the preteen singer Melody in the animated series "My Little Pony Tales" (1992), one of the co-protagonists in this version of the "My Little Pony" franchise. Melody was portrayed as self-centered and vain, but typically not malicious. She was the lead singer of her own band. The series only lasted for one season and 26 episodes.
Sheridan voiced the young female warrior Brynne in "Conan and the Young Warriors" (1994), an animated spin-off of Conan the Barbarian. In the series, Conan acted as the mentor to three rookie warriors with magical abilities. Brynne the archer was a former thief from Shadizar, and had the ability to cast illusions. Her archenemy was the sorceress Sulinara (voiced by Kathleen Barr), who was trying to steal Brynne's magical ring. The series only lasted for one season and 13 episodes.
Sheridan voiced the protagonist Hitomi Kanzaki in the Bandai dub of the fantasy series "The Vision of Escaflowne" (1996). Hitomi is initially depicted as a regular schoolgirl, but one gifted with precognitive abilities. She is mysteriously teleported to the extra-dimensional planet of Gaea, and gets involved in local conflicts. Having saved the life of the young king Van Fanel in their first meeting, she soon becomes his trusted companion and his love interest.
Sheridan voiced an alternate version of Hitomi Kanzaki in the animated film "Escaflowne" (2000), which did not resemble the original series. This version of Hitomi was initially a depressed and suicidal girl, with no genuine powers. When she is transported to Gaea and identified as the goddess depicted in a prophesy, she struggles to rebuild her confidence. She gets paired with a more violent and ruthless version of Van, as the film featured a much darker world than its predecessor.
Sheridan voiced Nikki in "Cardcaptors" (2000-2001). The series was n English-language adaptation of the anime series "Cardcaptor Sakura" (1998-2000), but changed the names and personalities of most of the characters. Nikki was the counterpart of Naoko Yanagisawa from the original series. Naoko was depicted as a bespectacled cheerleader, and as a close friend of the protagonist Sakura Avalon/Sakura Kinomoto. Naoko had a fascination with ghost stories and scary situations, which became plot relevant when her imagination unwittingly empowered the creations of a magical card.
Sheridan voiced the Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff in "X-Men: Evolution" (2000-2003). This version of the character was a young villain, rather than Marvel's famous superheroine. She had been locked up in an asylum by her father Magneto, and had much anger and resentment for the world surrounding her. Wanda was depicted as mentally unstable, though her hatred was primarily targeted at her father. Fellow villain Toad had an unrequited love for Wanda, a subplot directly inspired by Toad's infatuation with Wanda in the comics.
Sheridan voiced the demon slayer Sango in the Viz Media dub of "Inuyasha" (2000-2004), with her character being among the main cast of the series. Sango was the only female adolescent slayer from a village which had mastered the skill of demon slaying, and was the daughter of the village's leader. She used a giant boomerang as her primary weapon, a weapon constructed from demon bones. Sango was typically depicted as devoted to her job, and determined to eliminate her dangerous opponents. Having lost family members and allies in combat, Sango treated her few friends as her surrogate family. She had a sister-like relationship with the time-traveling adventurer Kagome Higurashi, and often treated Kagome's injuries. Sango also had a troubled romantic relationship with the lecherous Miroku, a Buddhist wandering monk and exorcist. They were each other's first love, but had problems in expressing their emotions.
Sheridan voiced the cafe owner Cotton Candy in the Generation 3 version of "My Little Pony", which primarily consisted of direct-to video- films. Cotton Candy was also originally depicted as her town's storyteller, but this premise was soon forgotten. Sheridan started voicing the character in 2003, and had appearances in films such as "A Charming Birthday" and "Friends Are Never Far Away". Generation 3 focused primarily on interpersonal relationships, rather than on fantasy adventures. In 2008, Sheridan started voicing the co-protagonist Cheerilee in a revamped version of Generation 3. This character was her group's wise storyteller. Cheerilee was the older sister of Scootaloo, and the two sisters were depicted as often arguing with each other.
Sheridan voiced Diana Lombard in "Martin Mystery" (2003-2006), an adaptation of the Italian comic book series "Martin Mystère" by Alfredo Castelli. Diana was depicted as the overachieving stepsister of the protagonist, and a fellow agent of the secret organization "The Center". Diana was depicted as a rational intellectual in contrast to her impulsive stepbrother, and typically tried to find rational explanations for paranormal mysteries. She had a love-hate relationship with Martin, as they acted as both rivals and allies to each other. Their relationship was different that their comic-book counterparts, who were a married couple rather than step-siblings.
Sheridan voiced the recurring character Mammoth Mutt in "Krypto the Superdog" (2005-2006), depicted as a female chihuahua with size-changing abilities. Mammoth was a member of Dog Star Patrol (DSP). She was based on a comic book character called "Mammoth Miss" who had appeared in Superboy comic books. Sheridan also voiced the reporter Lois Lane in her few appearances in this series.
Sheridan voiced Princess Morbucks/Himeko Shirogane in the English dub of "Powerpuff Girls Z" (2006-2007). Himeko was depicted as a wealthy classmate of the protagonists, and typically acted as their frenemy. She was neglected by her parents, and aimed to become the center of attention at school. But she had a secondary personality which was genuinely evil and had energy-based powers. The character was based on a major villain from the original series "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998-2005), the only female villain that had the same age as the protagonist trio. The original Princess Morbucks was in turn a parody of the character Annie Warbucks from the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" (1924-2010).
In "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" (2007-2009), Sheridan voiced Louise Halevy. Louise started out as a normal girl, but witnessed the deaths of her entire family in a wedding massacre. She also lost her left hand in the same attack. After receiving an artificial limb, Louise started working as a soldier. She was primarily motivated by revenge against those she considered responsible for the attack. She incorrectly thought that her ex-boyfriend Saji Crossroad was involved in the massacre that had changed her life.
Sheridan voiced an older version of Sango in the sequel series "Inuyasha: The Final Act" (2009-2010). The series adapted the last 21 volumes of the "Inuyasha" manga series by Rumiko Takahashi, which had been omitted by the previous adaptation. The first episode had Sango reuniting with her resurrected younger brother, Kohaku. By the end of the series, Sango had married Miroku and had retired from adventuring . She was trying to raise her twin daughters and her newborn son.
Sheridan voiced the Inhuman superheroine Crystal/Crystalia Amaquelin in the miniseries "Inhumans" (2013). Crystal has the ability to psionically control the four classical elements: air, earth, fire, and water. She has appeared in Marvel Comics stories since 1965, and has served as a member of both the Fantastic Four and the Avengers. In the same series, Sheridan voiced the electrically-powered heroine Nahrees and the healer Kalikya. Sheridan also voiced Elizabeth Howlett in the miniseries "Wolverine:Origin" (2013). Elizabeth was the mother of Wolverine/James Howlett, though she avoided interacting with him for most of his early life. She committed suicide after the violent deaths of both her husband and her secret lover, having already denounced her son as a "monster"
Sheridan voiced the Eternal heroine Sersi in the miniseries "Marvel Knights: Eternals" (2014). The character is an immortal with the ability to rearrange the molecular structure of matter, including that of living organisms. She is based on the mythological witch Circe from the "Odyssey", and has served as a member of the Avengers. She has also served as a love interest to her teammate Black Knight/Dane Whitman, though their relationship is undermined by periods of mental instability experienced by both characters.
Sheridan voiced the recurring villain Praxina in the English version of the magical girl series "LoliRock" (2014-2017). In the series, the evil wizard Lord Gramorr had usurped control of the world of Ephedia, but was magically bound to its central castle and was unable to leave it. He send the adolescent twins Praxina and Mephisto to planet Earth in order for them to deal with escaped nobility from their world, and to complete other magical tasks. The evil magical girl Praxina typically had the lion share's of the screen time among the villains, and had closer personal interactions with the series' heroines. At the end of the second season, Praxina starts wearing the mask of the recently deceased Gramorr, and starts being motivated by a need for revenge. She was intended to serve as the main villain of the third season, but that season was never produced.
Among Sheridan's best known television roles was the magic user Starlight Glimmer in the fantasy series "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" (2010-2019). She portrayed the character from 2015 to 2019. Originally introduced as the primary villain of the series' 5th season and as a new rival to protagonist Twilight Sparkle, Starlight later became a hero in her own right. She became Twilight's primary student/apprentice and housemate. Starlight was depicted as one of the most skilled magic users in the land of Equestria, but she had a tendency to act on impulse and did not fully understand the consequences of her own actions. She was shocked to learn that one of her time-travel schemes would have resulted in the creation of post-apocalyptic versions of reality, and afterwards struggled with self-doubt.
Sheridan voiced Indigo Zap in the animated film "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games" (2015). The character was a member of the Crystal Prep Academy Shadowbolts, a rival team to the protagonists in a competition involving both academic and athletic abilities. Indigo had a passion for winning, but was overly aggressive towards her rivals. She was frustrated with the timidity of her teammate Twilight Sparkle, but jumped to Twilight's defense when she saw her being intimidated by Sunset Shimmer (a member of the rival team). The character was reportedly based on the antagonist Lightning Dust from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic", but lacked Lightning's distinctive recklessness.
Sheridan voiced Jochebed in a 2019 episode of the biblical-themed series "Superbook". Jochebed is typically portrayed as the biological mother of Moses, who was adopted and raised by a Pharaoh's daughter. She was also the mother of the high priest Aaron and the prophetess Miriam. Jochebed was typically portrayed as a distant ancestor of the Aaronite priests (Kohanim) depicted in ancient Jewish writings.
In the early 2020s, Sheridan had few new roles. She has not yet retired from acting, though whether she will return to the spotlight remains to be seen. She has gained a fan following due to her association with several popular animated series, and her memorable portrayal of some key characters.- Actor
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K.C. Martel was born on 14 September 1967 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Amityville Horror (1979) and Bloody Birthday (1981).- Lovely, demure actress Nobu McCarthy, born Nobu Atsumi in Ottawa Canada, was raised in Japan and studied ballet. A modeling career eventually led to her winning the "Miss Tokyo" beauty title. She married a US serviceman and returned to the States in 1955. Discovered by a talent agent, she made a gentle, touching impression in such films as The Geisha Boy (1958) alongside a slapstick Jerry Lewis, the comedy Wake Me When It's Over (1960) with Dick Shawn and Ernie Kovacs, and Love with the Proper Stranger (1963) starring Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood. She also graced episodic TV with a number of guest spots. Most appreciated as an unassuming girl-next-door type, she more or less shied away from her career following a painful divorce, but returned to acting in 1971 as a member of the East West Players, a small L.A.-based theater group. She eventually became their artistic director from 1989 to 1993. She died at age 67 in 2002 of an aneurysm while on film location in Brazil for the movie Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou (2005).
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Jacqueline Samuda was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and grew up in both the United States and Canada. She received a B.F.A. Degree in Performance from York University in Toronto, and has appeared on stage, radio, and big and small screens in Canada and the U.S. since her debut at the Shaw Festival at the age of 21. At 23, she received an Ontario Arts Council Grant for Individual Professional Development in theatre, in New York City. She is a Dramalogue Award winner for directing George F. Walker's play, "Zastrozzi, " at Company of Angels Theatre in Los Angeles, and a 2016 Leo Award winner for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series. She has six sisters and one brother, and lives in Vancouver, Canada with her husband Rob Riley and two sons, Griffin and Christian.- Director
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Roger Spottiswoode was born on 5 January 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for 48 Hrs. (1982), The 6th Day (2000) and Shoot to Kill (1988). He was previously married to Holly Palance.- Actress
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Grace holds two Certificates of Distinction in Speech and Drama from Trinity College London in the UK. Nominated for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy, she plays Lauren in John Madden's film "Miss Sloane" with Jessica Chastain. Her directorial debut, A False Sense of Security, won Special Jury Mention at AFFD in Dallas, Texas. She splits her time between North America and the UK, where she studied naturopathic medicine.- An accomplished actor, painter/sculptor and writer, Denis Forest attended Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Canada. He was an associate artist with the Necessary Angel Theatre Company from 1982-1987, where he collaborated on a number of award-winning plays under the direction of Richard Rose ("Tamara"). In 1983 "Mein" received the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best New Play, and in 1984 Denis was nominated for an ACTRA acting award for the CBC drama A Man in Uniform (1993). In 1985 he was co-recipient of the prestigious Chalmers Award. In 1990 he moved to Los Angeles, where he played a number of memorable roles in film and on television. Recent film credits include Eraser (1996), Cliffhanger (1993) and The Mask (1994) (which showcased his comic abilities). He also starred in John Frankenheimer's Against the Wall (1994), Andersonville (1996), Stephen King's Storm of the Century (1999) and the drama The Shield (2002)). In March 2002 he appeared in two episodes ("Provenance 1" and "Provenance 2") of The X-Files (1993) and was preparing to begin work on a film.
He has also written screenplays, among them "Blind Spot" and "Into the Fire". As an acclaimed artist, his paintings and sculptures have been exhibited and are permanently displayed in galleries and venues such as the William Turner Gallery in Venice, California (2000-2001), Bedlam Art in Los Angeles (March-April 2002), Soolip Gallery (2000), JP Morgan Securities in San Francisco, Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas (2000), Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas (1999), the Laguna Museum of Art (2000; his work is also featured in the sales and rental office of the museum), LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) Group Show (1999), DeVorzon Gallery in Beverly Hills, D2 in Seat Vision, Diana Derpic, the William Turner Gallery in San Francisco at the Triton Hotel (1996) and in private collections.
Although Denis was often cast to play bizarre and eccentric characters, his dramatic work (including a flawless performance in "The Shield") speaks of his amazing range, talent and sensitivity. Denis spoke of his delight at the success in his native Canada of the children's film Tadpole and the Whale (1988) ("The Tadpole and the Whale"), which made his character Marcel a favorite with children - who would recognize him and approach him on the street. In his personal life, Denis was an engaging, sensitive, spiritual, kind, funny, extremely intelligent and enlightened person; he will be remembered as a truly gentle soul. Denis' special interests included poetry, literature, philosophy, art, film, music, yoga, and alchemy which held a special intrigue for him and figured profoundly into his painting. Denis was truly a Renaissance Man. Denis passed away suddenly following a massive stroke in Los Angeles on March 18, 2002, after having dinner in a Franklin Avenue restaurant in Hollywood with a few friends. An incredibly talented actor, writer, and artist, a wonderful and inspiring friend who left us too soon, a ray of light - that is how Denis will be remembered by those who had the good fortune of knowing him. - Jon McLaren was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Jon is an actor and producer, known for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2021), Titans (2018) and Sappy Holiday (2022).
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Margaret Atwood was born on 18 November 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is a writer and producer, known for The Handmaid's Tale (2017), Alias Grace (2017) and MaddAddam. She was previously married to Graeme Gibson and Jim Polk.- Duane Keogh is an accomplished Actor as well as Lead Singer, Guitarist for Celtic Folk-Rock Band "The Town Pants". Duane is best known for his recent role as "Cowboy Narrator" on DC's Legends Of Tomorrow (Season 6 - Ep.9- Stressed Western) in which he not only plays an omniscient singing cowboy, but also recorded all the vocals for the "mixtape". Catch Duane Keogh on Comedy Central as "Postman Steve" in the upcoming holiday movie "A Clüsterfünke Christmas" starring SNL's Ana Gasteyer, Rachel Dratch as well as Cheyenne Jackson, and Vella Lovell.
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Peter Aykroyd was born on 19 November 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for Nothing But Trouble (1991), Spies Like Us (1985) and My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988). He died on 6 November 2021 in Spokane, Washington, USA.- Actor
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Born and raised in Nepean, Ontario, Canada, Adam began his career being slimed on Nickelodeon's cult hit "You Can't Do That on Television" (1979). He then co-wrote 30 episodes of the show at age 16 with producer/creator Roger Damon Price. He attended Sir Robert Borden H.S. and was a member of the National Champion High School Improv Team along with fellow S.R.B. alum.He became the school's president in his senior year.
Adam then attended Ryerson University's film program and won the Norman Jewison Filmmaker's Award for his graduating short "Token for your Thoughts," which also won a Gold Plaque Award at the Chicago Intercom Festival. While he attended Ryerson, he toured and performed with the popular Toronto-based sketch troupe the Komic Kazes. This experience helped him land his first film role in the feature Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996).
From there, he gathered vast and varied storytelling experience from writing and directing broadcast television to creating short and feature length documentaries, to spear-heading an award-winning film mentorship program at a shelter for homeless youth.
He brings all of this knowledge, and his experience as a writer and performer, to his work as a commercial director, giving him a 360-degree view of his craft. Happy clients include IBM, Kraft, Air Canada, Credit Karma, Hershey's, Chevy, Nature Valley, and ICBC. As a commercial director, he is represented by Chicago and in Canada.
His indie comedy series "Hospital Show", which he wrote, directed, produced, edited, and co-stars in, has won international acclaim, winning Best Short Form Comedy at Stareable Fest, Best Web Series at Australia's AFIN, Best Web Series at the Florence Film Awards, a Canadian Cinematography Award for Best Comedy, and the Leo Award for Best Web Series.- Director
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Emmy-nominated, BAFTA award-winning director Kari Skogland is CEO of Mad Rabbit, a development and production company. Skogland is committed to producing high-end one-hour dramas for the international market while she continues her award- winning work. Most recently she was Executive Producer and Director of all 6 episodes of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier for Marvel, starring Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan. Before that she was pilot, multiple episode director and an executive producer of Showtime's limited series The Loudest Voice starring Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes. She won several awards for her work as director on the hit series The Handmaid's Tale and is recognized for the pilot episodes of AMC's NOS4A2 starring Zachary Quinto, and the pilot of Starz's The Rook.
Skogland has become one of the world's most prolific female directors of one-hour dramas and feature films. She was named one of The Hollywood Reporter's "Ten Directors to Watch" for her auteur debut, won a prestigious BAFTA award for directing The Handmaid's Tale season one finale, nominated for a 2018 Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for The Handmaid's Tale season two and most recently the Loudest Voice was nominated for a Golden Globe best mini series and won best actor for Russell Crowe. Kari was also featured in Variety's 2018 Women's Impact Report.
Skogland's additional television credits include the premiere season of Condor (Audience), The Borgias and Penny Dreadful (Showtime), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), The Killing, The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead (AMC), Under the Dome (CBS), Vikings (History Channel), Power (Starz), The Americans (FX), House of Cards and The Punisher (Netflix) and many more. Skogland also directed Sons of Liberty (History), a 6-part event miniseries for which she won the Directors Guild of Canada (DCG) award for best director of a television miniseries.- Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Chad started performing in local productions at a young age. He landed a few roles in Montreal; just enough to keep him busy in High School. He then took time off to attend the Ryerson University Theatre School Drama Programme, from which he graduated in 2006.
- Stephen Hart has a strong background in live theater and solo performance. He has performed with a variety of dangerous, live edgy shows, including the renown sideshow Carnival Diablo (1998-2002) as Stevan Hart the Scandinavian Giant. His voice is part of a nationally known daily opening rant on Canada's national broadcaster. Heard by millions daily. His unique talent and sound is recognized across Canada and now in Hollywood and the world. He has appeared in over a dozen wide release motion pictures and numerous television shows. With several unusual talents listed on his resume such as bullwhip - fly swatting, military, opera training and steel jaws of death he certainly brings many talents to the table. He speaks with confidence to thousands live and to millions over the national air waves.
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Tracy Dawson is the author of Let Me Be Frank: A Book About Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do which came out in May 2022 from HarperCollins. Tracy is an award-winning actress and a TV writer who began her career at The Second City in Toronto. She was a writer and lead actor on the Canadian sitcom, Call Me Fitz and went on to win the Gemini Award and the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work opposite Jason Priestley on that show. Tracy was born in Ottawa, Canada, and is based in Los Angeles where she lives with her life partner Isaac, who is a dog.- Actor
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Michael Xavier was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada to Shauna Xavier, a dancer and fitness instructor, and Jerome Xavier, a Financial and Insurance Advisor. He grew up in a family of artists and athletes, before studying acting in Toronto when he enrolled at Humber College's Acting for Film and Television. He has had success in series television, appearing in notable supporting roles, as a regular on SyFy's Bitten (2014-2016) a Search and Rescue Captain on Northern Rescue (2019), as well as playing the lead in the film Deadly Inferno (2016). In 2021, he played lead, Kyle, in A Christmas Treasure (2021).