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Ty Olsson was born on 28 January 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for X2 (2003), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). He was previously married to Leanna Nash.- Actor
- Producer
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Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. They began their career at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999), for which they received a Gemini nomination and a Young Artist Awards nomination. Later, Page appeared in Marion Bridge (2002), which won the award for Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. They won a Gemini Award for their role of Lilith in the first season of ReGenesis (2004), a one-hour drama for TMN/Movie Central, and for the cable feature, Ghost Cat (2004), for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series. In addition, Page appeared in the cult hit TV series Trailer Park Boys (2001).
As the lead in David Slade's Hard Candy (2005), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Page garnered much praise for their tour de force performance as a 14-year-old who meets a 30-year-old photographer on the Internet and then looks to expose him as a pedophile. Films that followed included the title role of Bruce McDonald's The Tracey Fragments (2007); An American Crime (2007), also starring Catherine Keener; and the third installation of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), where Page played Kitty Pryde.
With their breakout role in Jason Reitman's hit comedy Juno (2007), about an offbeat teenager who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, Page received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Best Actress nominations, and won the Independent Spirit Award for their performance. They followed up that turn with the lead in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, the roller-derby comedy-drama Whip It (2009), Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Inception (2010), the independent film Peacock (2010), and the dark comedy Super (2010), opposite Rainn Wilson and Liv Tyler.
Page co-starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Alison Pill, Alec Baldwin, and Greta Gerwig in the Woody Allen ensemble comedy To Rome with Love (2012), and appeared in the thriller The East (2013), a story centered on a contract worker (played by Brit Marling) tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group, only to find herself falling for its leader (played by Alexander Skarsgård).- Actress
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Leslie Hope was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and is a dual citizen of the US and Canada. She has directed several episodes of television including Snowpiercer (2020), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022), Lost in Space (2018), The Order (2019), Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Van Helsing (2016), Ghost Wars (2017), and Aftermath (2016). Leslie produced and directed the award-winning documentary What I See When I Close My Eyes (2008), which screened all over the world and was sold to Moviola, The Short Film Channel. She wrote and directed the viral internet hit Gaykeith (2010), the music video [tt14222660/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2] by Christina Apostolopoulos and she has directed several movies for television. Leslie served as executive producer on The Bling Ring (2011), and she additionally executive produced and directed the award-winning Buried Treasure (2012). Leslie was the Artistic Director of The Wilton Project, a Los Angeles based writer-driven theater company she founded with Charlie Stratton, and she created and directed 'F-Lying: Fellini', with Roberto Campanella of ProArte Danze. In 2019, she produced the feature film Lie Exposed (2019). Leslie has also enjoyed a successful acting career.- Actor
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Studied theater at the Lir Academy of Dramatic Arts In Dublin, Ireland
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, John Reardon is one of three children, and is part of a large extended family of over 300 cousins.
John has a long athletic background including football and basketball.
One of John's favorite pass-times is SCUBA diving and has traveled extensively for his love of diving.
John has, and continues to be an advocate for animal rights and protections.- Actress
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Cindy Sampson was born on 27 May 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Supernatural (2005), Private Eyes (2016) and The Shrine (2010). She has been married to Ryan Wickel since 7 July 2016.- Actor
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Steve is an actor born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He attended the Vancouver Film School acting program, before moving to Toronto where he was cast in TV shows like Blue Mountain State (2010), Hemlock Grove (2013) and Haven (2010). He is known for his role as Nick Sorrentino in the TV series "Bitten" (2014).- Actress
- Producer
Hailing from an English theatrical family, Christina Pickles is a beloved stage-trained actress who has enjoyed a rich and varied career that has allowed her to show her incredible range and great depth of character in her performances. She sets the bar for all at an entirely new height with this year's "Outstanding Actress, Short Form, Comedy or Drama, Short Form" for her critically lauded performance in "Break a Hip" earning a remarkable seventh Emmy nomination for a superior performance. Earlier, Christina earned an Emmy nod for her hilarious role on "Friends" as 'Ross' and 'Monica Geller's' mom adding to five nominations for her historic role on precedent-setting "St. Elsewhere."
Probably best known for her portrayal of "Nurse Helen Rosenthal" on the NBC hit hospital drama "St. Elsewhere" and "Judy Geller," the dysfunctional mother of Monica (Courtney Cox) and Ross (David Schwimmer), on the NBC smash comedy hit "Friends," Christina was Emmy-nominated five times for "St. Elsewhere" and once for her indelible role on "Friends."
Christina just added her seventh Emmy nomination this summer for her hilarious and touching performance as "Biz" in the short-form comedy series "Break A Hip." Guest stars and riveting performances surround her indelible character including those from Oscar winners Allison Janey, Octavia Spencer and Jim Rash as well as a laugh-out-loud turn from Peri Giipin. It was Christina five years ago that learned about the infectious storyline of "Break A Hip" and its protagonist, 'Biz,' insisting producer/director Cameron Watson turn this into the Short Form hit series you see today. It's the best in its space at a time when all of us are living longer and know a 'Biz' in our lives.
Christina trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London before moving to New York where she was a member of The APA Repertory Company and enjoyed a luminous career starring on and Off-Broadway. After moving to Los Angeles for "St. Elsewhere," she worked consistently in film and television establishing herself as a versatile actress able to perform both comedy and drama deftly. Film credits include "The Wedding Singer," Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet," "Grace of My Heart," and "Legends of the Fall." As a voice-over artist, Christina can be heard in classic episodes of "The Family Guy" and as the spokesperson for Pavilions supermarket.- Actress
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Laura Regan was born on 17 October 1977 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Minority Report (2015), Mad Men (2007) and Dead Silence (2007). She has been married to Farhad Safinia since 2007.- Actor
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John Paul Tremblay was born on 17 May 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park (2016) and Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009). He is married to Andrea. They have three children.- Actor
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Born in Halifax to a Royal Canadian Navy father, Art's mother soon had him back in their home town of Toronto, Ontario. He grew up in the "Beaches" of Toronto a big fan of Elvis Presley and rock n' roll. Although shy as a child, he grew to be a rebellious and independent teenager. This lead him to much traveling, mostly by hitch-hiking, picking up odd jobs, meeting all sorts of people from red-necks to freedom marchers to surfers and everyone in between. By the time he was 21, he was a father, a stockbroker and an amateur photographer. A much admired uncle of Art's was Michael Kane, a talented and successful actor. This had piqued Art's interest in acting during his teens. Although fairly successful himself, as a broker, he basically felt unfulfilled and eventually, after being inspired and touched by a Toronto Workshop Productions play, he made the commitment to leave the stock market for theatre. Although he worked, basically, as an unglorified gofer for a few months with TWP, eventually he got an acting agent, mostly with a false resume, and started auditioning mostly for commercials. It was at this time that Art credits a discovery that changed his future. Someone, he can't remember who, directed him to the Eli Rill Workshop. Eli had moved to Toronto from New York, where he taught at the Actor's Studio. Kind, gentle and articulate, Eli lucidly communicated techniques and explorations of the Method. Art thrived in this environment and soon started applying his knowledge to getting acting jobs. His first big role was in a biker movie, The Proud Rider (1971), spawned by the popularity of Easy Rider (1969). Art actually worked with a real motorcycle gang, the Satan's Choice. It was during the making of this rather bad movie that Art almost changed his professional name to Jeremy Kane. The producers thought that Art should have a more "show biz" name and took his photo to a girls school and asked the students to suggest first names and last names. They then took these names to Art and asked him to pick one of each. He liked the name Jeremy and chose Kane in honor of his uncle. The first person he called was his uncle Michael. Michael told him in no uncertain terms to stick to his own name. Art did so, but the other name is still connected to the film. The other anecdote was when the producers asked Art if he could ride a "bike," he took them "literally" and said he could, but that when it came to motorcycles his brother Lang Hindle was much better, being a champion road racer. Cast for the part late on a Thursday, Art had to learn to ride a motorcycle by Monday morning. The next big step was being cast as Billy Duke, the best hockey player in the world, drafted by the Maple Leafs to lead them back to the playoffs in the film Winter Comes Early (1971), Canada's first million-dollar movie. This film led to offers from Hollywood, which he resisted until work dried up and Art, who had 4 children by this time, finally moved to Los Angeles.
Art credits much of his success in California to luck. He felt he was lucky having Patricia McQueeney as his manager and a dynamic pair of agents in Arnold Rifkin and Nichole David. Over the years Art has come to be known as a "working actor" involved as a leading actor in some "classic" films and numerous pilots and series. His work in ENG, one Canada's most successful series, won him a Acting Gemini and his Pete Braga in Paradise Falls (2001) has been described as a "classic performance" although Art credits brilliant writing for all the plaudits. Also, in the early 1990s, Art added the credit Director to his impressive resume. He and his beautiful wife, Brooke now split time between California, Florida and Canada spending time with their much beloved children, all 8 of them, and their 6 grandchildren. Lucky? Indeed!- Actor
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Josh Cruddas was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Polar (2019) and Anything for Jackson (2020).- Actor
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Craig Olejnik was born in Halifax, Canada. He graduated from High School in Nova Scotia. His father was in the Canadian military. His grandfather was a soldier and POW in a concentration camp for five years in Poland during WW2. Later after his release, his grandparents immigrated to Canada from Poland.
Olejnik's career begin when he booked his first audition in the touching film, Margaret's Museum (1995) opposite Helena Bonham Carter playing her little brother in a coal mining family. His previous work includes strong appearances in Runaway (2006), opposite Donnie Wahlberg for the CW, the film Thir13en Ghosts (2001), and Wolf Lake (2001) for CBS, among others.
His breakout role was as the lead character of Toby Logan on the popular TV show - The Listener (2009), where he played a young telepathic. He was also, executive producer in the 5th and final season.
"'The Listener' provided a wonderful narrative arc over its 65 episodes, ending its run at the top of its game with a devoted following at home and around the world," said Phil King, CTV's president of sports and entertainment programming. "It leaves a strong legacy of which we are immensely proud."
The series was licensed in over 120 countries, and reruns continue to air on ION Television in the U.S., the network that became the show's co-production partner for its fifth and final season.
Olejnik is a huge supporter of the 'Sick Kids' pediatric foundation and took part in PSA's for the hospital, as well as being a supporter of 'Stand Up For Cancer'. (2015)
He is an avid hockey player and nature enthusiast. He resides in Los Angeles as of 2016.- Molly Dunsworth was born on 25 May 1990 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Hobo with a Shotgun (2011), Ingrid and the Black Hole (2016) and Deeply (2000).
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- Soundtrack
Joanna Shimkus was born on 30 October 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), Zita (1968) and The Uninvited (1969). She was previously married to Sidney Poitier.- Henry Beckman was born on 26 November 1921 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Marnie (1964), Blood & Guts (1978) and The Brood (1979). He was married to Hillary Beckman and Cheryl Maxwell. He died on 17 June 2008 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- Tamara Hickey was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is known for In Your Eyes (2014), The Judge (2014) and Irrational Man (2015).
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Sarah Dunsworth was born on 25 January 1976 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It (2014) and Hobo with a Shotgun (2011). She has been married to Ben Nickerson since 13 May 2017.- Actor
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Barrie Ingham was born on 10 February 1932 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Great Mouse Detective (1986), The Day of the Jackal (1973) and A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967). He was married to Tarne Phillips. He died on 23 January 2015 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA.- With his clipped delivery, aristocratic if somewhat ominous manner and suave, urbane demeanour, Eric Portman was so good at playing German and/or Nazi officers that many believed he actually was German, or at least Austrian. The fact is that he was British to the core, having been born, raised and educated in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. He began his acting career on the stage in 1923, specialising in works by William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. His film debut came in the Tod Slaughter melodrama Maria Marten, or the Murder in the Red Barn (1935) as, oddly enough, a Gypsy.
Portman became a favourite of renowned filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, leading to a role he is probably best remembered for - the determined Nazi commander of a German U-boat sunk off the coast of Canada in 49th Parallel (1941), who tries to lead his crew across Canada in order to get to the safety of the US, which was at the time not involved in the war. His versatility was obvious in a film he made the next year, One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) as an RAF officer who finds himself stranded in Nazi-occupied Holland.
Portman kept busy over the next 25 years in a variety of roles, as villain and hero, in both thrillers and dramas. After making Deadfall (1968) he retired, apart from a few television projects over the next year or so. He died in 1969 of heart problems. - Actress
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Anita Carey was born on 16 April 1948 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. She was an actress and producer, known for Doctors (2000), The History of Mr. Polly (1980) and First Among Equals (1986). She was married to Mark Wing-Davey. She died on 19 July 2023 in the USA.- Actor
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Patrick Roach was born on 4 March 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) and Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys (2008). He is married to Candice Roach. They have two children.- Actor
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A dapper, debonair, darkly attractive leading man of 1920s stage and '30s screen, actor David Manners was born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom on April 30, 1900, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A highly serviceable, if sometimes overshadowed, co-star opposite Hollywood's top 1930s female superstars, It seems ironic that, out of all these beautiful leading lady co-stars, his best-remembered pairings were opposite Dracula and the Mummy!
Of well-to-do stock, David was the son of British parents Lilian Manners Acklom and writer George Moreby Acklom, who was, at the time, the headmaster of Harrow House School, a renowned private boarding school in Halifax. His mother's lineage alleges Lady Diana Cooper and the Duke of Rutland as descendants, while his father's family tree includes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Moving to New York City in 1907, his father found work as a major editor and literary advisor for the publishing firm E.P. Dutton. Employed while young as an assistant publisher, it seemed David might follow into his father's career footsteps. Instead he returned to Canada to study forestry at the University of Toronto. While there he joined the university's theatre group and, through them, made his debut at the city's Hart House Theatre in the Euripides' play "Hippolytus".
Against his father's steadfast objections, Manners left college in early 1923, with only months away from graduation, when he was invited to join Basil Sydney's Touring Co. Firmly dedicated now to performing, he settled in New York City after the tour and enrolled at the Trinity School of drama where he first performed as Fernando in "The Tempest". He subsequently became a member of Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Co. in New York. One theatre highlight was appearing in the 1924 Broadway play "Dancing Mothers" with legendary Helen Hayes at the Booth Theatre.
In Los Angeles from 1927, David made an uncredited film debut in the action adventure The Sky Hawk (1929) headlining lovely Helen Chandler. It was famed director James Whale who opened the doors wide open while searching out a film cast for Journey's End (1930) after its highly successful Broadway run. Witnessing David's work in a New York play, Whale hired him to portray idealistic, innocent-eyed 2nd Lt. Raleigh opposite star Colin Clive's Capt. Stanhope. The film was critically acclaimed and it paved the way for David to play glossy romantic co-stars.
Following David and lovely Frances Dade played the third and fourth-billed love interest behind stars Lowell Sherman and Alice Joyce in the romantic comedy He Knew Women (1930), the nascent film actor moved right to the head of the class with the crime drama Sweet Mama (1930) opposite Tessa Wells, who tries to save him from a gangster's life. He next played Caliph Abdallah opposite Loretta Young's Marsinsah in the musical fantasy Kismet (1930) and then found himself entangled in a romantic quartet with Young, Conway Tearle and Myrna Loy in the romancer The Truth About Youth (1930). By this time David had reached heartthrob status playing these well-bred gents, finding himself occasionally on the "top 10" list of popular film actors.
Reunited with Helen Chandler in the family drama Mother's Cry (1930), David's next role as John Harker (opposite Chandler playing the ill-fated Mina) would become his most famous. As the nagging nemesis to Bela Lugosi's lethal Count in Universal's granddaddy of horror classics, Dracula (1931), the Harker role would follow him the rest of his life. This visibility allowed a permanent "in" as a glitzy movie charmer opposite Hollywood's finest lady divas. His bevy of beautiful stars included Barbara Stanwyck in the Frank Capra drama The Miracle Woman (1931); Constance Bennett in Lady with a Past (1932); Kay Francis in Man Wanted (1932); Katharine Hepburn in A Bill of Divorcement (1932); and Loretta Young once again in They Call It Sin (1932).
David reunited with his "Dracula" stars Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan (who played Van Helsing) with the murder mystery The Death Kiss (1932), then hopped aboard the "horror express" once again in his second classic, The Mummy (1932), wherein he plays a similar damsel-saving Harker role (Frank Whemple) out to outdo Boris Karloff's nefarious creature. As usual, David continued with ritzy co-leads and second leads in such films as From Hell to Heaven (1933) starring Carole Lombard; The Devil's in Love (1933) with Loretta Young once again; and The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) starring Claudette Colbert. A third terror opus had Dave joining both Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in the horror stars' first pairing). In The Black Cat (1934), David and his newlywed wife are menaced by Karloff's Satanic architect.
After playing the title role in the mystery horror Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), a starring role as an ex-con arrested for a syndicate murder in the crime mystery The Perfect Clue (1935), a featured role in a lesser Katharine Hepburn feminist film A Woman Rebels (1936), and a lead role in the "B" level Canadian crime drama Lucky Fugitives (1936), David, tired of the Hollywood grind and pretentiousness, called it quits in films. Returning to stage tours and summer stock, he showed up on Broadway in the short-lived plays "Truckline Café" (with a cast including a young Marlon Brando) and "Hidden Horizon", both in early 1946. At the end of the year he served as a Broadway replacement in a revival of "Lady Windemere's Fan". In 1953, Manners retired from acting entirely.
Early back in 1933, Manners had bought and designed a ranch in the Mojave desert, which he called Rancho Yucca Loma. After Hollywood, he spent much time there making home movies, writing and painting. In 1941 he published his first novel Convenient Season, which was followed by a second, Under Running Laughter, in 1943. Both were published by E.P. Dutton. David was once married briefly (1929-1932) to Suzanne Bushnell. In 1948, he established a long-term personal relationship with playwright Frederic William ("Bill") Mercer (1918-1978). The couple remained together in California until Bill's death.
After his Hollywood years, David re-intensified his strong spiritual interest and took a path that resulted in a number of philosophical writings. Look Through: An Evidence of Self Discovery was published in 1971 and his esoteric book Awakening from the Dream of Me came out in 1987. His journal writings, from 1973 on, were published posthumously as The Wonder Within You in 2006. The nonagenarian's health began to decline in 1993 and on December 23, 1998, he died at a Santa Barbara facility at the age of 97.- Actress
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Ruby Keeler started as a dancer on Broadway. After her marriage to Al Jolson she moved to Hollywood and become a star in Warners musicals opposite Dick Powell. After her divorce from Jolson she retired for almost 30 years, until she appeared in "No No Nanette" on Broadway in 1971 under the direction of Busby Berkeley.- Director
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Sonja O'Hara is an Emmy-nominated Canadian writer, director and actor represented by WME and The Gotham Group. She was chosen as one of the "10 Filmmakers To Watch" by Independent Magazine, chosen by a jury from MovieMaker Magazine, the Sundance Institute, and Austin Film Festival. Past recipients include Barry Jenkins, Oscar-winning director of "Moonlight." Sonja recently directed the feature film "Root Letter," an adaptation of the popular Japanese video game, written by Tribeca Film Festival Narrative Prize winner David Ebeltoft, which will be released in 2021. Sonja also wrote, directed, and starred in the critically acclaimed series "Doomsday" (Amazon) which won Best Series at ITVFest. A Streamy Nominee (for "Best Indie Series"), Sonja was presented the "Best Director" award out of 4000 submissions at The New York Television Festival. Sonja's film OVUM (which she wrote, produced, and starred in) won "Best Picture" at The Big Apple Film Festival and was released by The Orchard. Her film "Anatomy of an Orchid" premiered at the Academy Award qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. Sonja was a guest speaker at SXSW Film Festival on the episodic TV panel. Her series "Astral" was greenlit by Adaptive Studios and she will write and direct all six episodes.
As an actress, O'Hara began her professional on-screen career with supporting roles in local Canadian film productions before moving to New York City at seventeen where she attended The New York Conservatory For Dramatic Art. Shortly after arriving in Manhattan, Sonja earned her first lead movie role in the independent film "Norman Normal: A Modern Metamorphosis". She now splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.- Actress
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Emma Williams was born in 1983, in Halifax, West Yorkshire. She has already starred in a hit movie (The Parole Officer), taken part in several shows for TV, the most recent being Miss Marple - The Body in the Library and has had lead roles on the West End in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium where she was the youngest ever female lead on the West End and won an award for the Most Promising Newcomer.
More recently, Emma starred in Bat Boy the Musical, first at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds and then at the Shaftesbury Theatre on London's West End, and starred as the female lead in the premiere of Sex, Chips and Rock 'n' Roll at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and is currently appearing in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House.
Emma will shortly be starring in Promises Promises at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield as well as the BBC drama, Doctors.- Alexandra Scott is a Canadian-born new talent whose training and vibrant personality is bound to make an impression in front of and behind the camera. Currently Calgary-based, Alexandra has trained with an acting studio and continues to work extensively with an established working actor. She recently studied virtually with the esteemed Atlantic Acting School in NYC.
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Born and living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Jordan began his acting career at age 3 in local and national commercials and has appeared in multiple TV series and films shot mainly in Toronto, Montreal and Nova Scotia.
His credits include the recurring role of Alex on CBC's "Mr. D", principal role Emory in EPIX's Chapelwaite, Noah in Camboy, Luke, in the feature film "Birthmarked"; principal role of Greg in Creeped Out; the principal role of Bobby in Iain MacLeod's "You Ruined Our Life!"; Heinrich in the CBC miniseries "Pure"; Young Garland Wuornos in "Haven"; Zap in the animated series "You and Me"; Brian in Mike Clattenburg's film "Moving Day".
Jordan has won multiple awards from across North America for his work in the field.
Jordan also appeared in many short films including the principal role of Young Conrad in the award winning short "Ingrid and the Black Hole"; the lead Gary in "Playing House"; and Scott in Some Things Won't Sleep.- Actor
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Denny Doherty was born and reared in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and began his musical career there in a local rock band, The Hepsters, while working in a pawn shop. He had started singing in public at age 15, on a dare by performing "Love Letters In The Sand" in a skating rink-turned-dance-hall. In 1959 he formed his first folk trio, The Colonials, and after changing their name to The Halifax Three, signed a recording contract in New York. After recording two albums, the trio broke up, and Denny linked with Cass Elliot as a member of her group, The Big Three, which later became The Mugwumps, the first folk-rock group. Cass and Denny later joined John and Michelle Phillips of The New Journeymen to become The Mamas and The Papas. In 1965 the group relocated to Los Angeles where, over the next four years, they turned out a score of top-selling albums and singles featuring Doherty and Elliot's lead vocals, including "California Dreamin'," "Monday Monday" and "I Saw Her Again." Upon the collapse of the group, Denny recorded two solo albums, and material for an unreleased third. (One of these albums reunited him with former Mamas Michelle and Cass as they sang background vocals for 1974's Waiting For A Song.).
Doherty played the lead in Andy Warhol and John Phillips' Man on the Moon on Broadway in 1975 and Doherty was cast in The Irish Art Centre's Juno and the Paycock. In 1978 he returned to Canada and hosted "Denny's Sho" on Canadian television. During the 1980s he reunited with fellow Papa, John Phillips in The New Mamas and Papas and toured the United States as well as Europe and Asia. Having returned to home in Canada, Doherty's many stage credits there include North Mountain Breakdown, Needfire and Paul Ledoux's Fire as well as The Secret Garden. Film/TV credits include "Pit Pony" and The Harbourmaster in "Theodore Tugboat." Denny was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996; The Mamas and The Papas were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001. In recent years, Doherty told the tale of his life with The Mamas and The Papas, in Dream A Little Dream which ran in Halifax, Toronto, and finally Off-Broadway in 2003. Doherty was married briefly to Linda Woodward in the early seventies with whom he had a daughter, Jessica. He lived outside Toronto with his other two children, Emberly and John, to whose mother Jeannette, Doherty was married for twenty years until her death in 1998. He died on January 19, 2007, following kidney problems. (www.dennydoherty.com)- Music Artist
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Sarah McLachlan was born on 28 January 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is a music artist and actress, known for Charlotte's Web (2006), Sarah McLachlan: Possession, Version 2 (1993) and Toy Story 2 (1999). She was previously married to Ashwin Sood.- Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Glenda is a first-generation Canadian of Goan decent. She attended Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and got her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Specialization in Theatre Performance. Glenda has performed on various stages across Canada. Along with established companies, she has also performed with and produced a wide range of independent work. Her ability to play varying styles and a broad scope of roles earned her several accolades. In 2004 & 2010 Glenda was awarded the M.E.C.C.A. (Montreal English Critics' Circle Award) for Best Actress. Glenda has worked steadily in film, TV, voice, commercials and video games. With a wide range of ability and experience, including her physical training, Glenda continues to strive for positive representation and collaboration on screen.
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Kent Faulcon is an actor-writer-director who has been seen in memorable films like "Selma," "War of the Worlds," "Men in Black," and television shows including ABC's hit series "Blackish" and six seasons as a series regular on OWN's "For Better or Worse." His directorial feature debut "Sister's Keeper" screened in dozens of film festivals in the U.S. and internationally. Kent's most recent television directing project was helming an episode of the new DC superhero series "Naomi" on The CW.- Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Calem MacDonald has been around the film and television industry his entire life. He learned the tricks of the trade from his father, a veteran camera operator with over three decades of experience, and from working with his family's motion picture support company, Take One Atlantic Inc. Yet Calem's calling would lead him to the front of the camera, and at 15, he booked his first TV co-star role on the long-running CBC hit, "Mr. D," alongside comedian Gerry Dee. This would be followed by a role on the NETFLIX' cult-favorite, "Trailer Park Boys" and a guest star role on CBC's award-winning series "The Detectives." In 2018, Calem's stand-out talent earned him a coveted place as 1 of only 10 international actors in the 'SceneBot' industry showcase in Los Angeles. But Calem's big break would come when he booked the recurring role as 'Young Dave' in the critically-acclaimed NETFLIX-original drama, "Umbrella Academy." This was quickly followed by a series-regular role on all 3 seasons of CBC's family-drama, "Moonshine", where he plays the son of Emmy Award winning actress Jennifer Finnigan. Calem's makes his big screen debut in Jason Eisener's "Kids vs. Aliens" scheduled for release in January 2023 in theaters and on horror/thriller streaming service, SHUDDER. When he is not honing his craft, Calem also works as a Flight Instructor, teaching aspiring pilots and helping them earn a private, or commercial pilots license. He also loves watching movies, playing video games with his younger brother Logan, fishing, bouldering, and tinkering with his car. Calem is also an avid ice hockey player. He fine-tuned his skills playing high-level competitive hockey between the ages of seven and 18. Calem is represented by Sky Talent Group (Halifax) and Symington Talent Management (Los Angeles).
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Evan MacNeil was born on 3 February 1934 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was an actress, known for The Andy Griffith Show (1960), Peter Gunn (1958) and Straightaway (1961). She was married to Paul Carr. She died on 10 February 2005 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.- Actor
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Joe Cobden (born October 7, 1978 in Canada) found his first taste of acting while as an 11-year-old child busker on the street. As a busker, Joe toured all over Europe and America before deciding to focus on finishing out his education. He attended Concordia University's renowned Theatre Performance Program in Montreal and worked extensively across several Canadian stages. Joe Cobden's screen career began in 2000. He won a Genie Award in 2003 for his role Suddenly Naked (2001) starring Wendy Crewson and Peter Coyote. Other film work include the crime-thriller Swindle (2002), the comedy Hollywood North (2003), the disaster drama The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Aviator (2004), all of which included such high caliber actors and actresses of Hollywood. His more recent films include the drama Source Code (2011) and the romantic drama The Vow (2012).- Actress
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Diminutive, sharp-featured English character actress, one of two daughters born Avril Williams at military barracks in West Yorkshire to an army officer and subsequent teacher. On stage in amateur dramatics from 1949, she was trained at the Old Vic school in London and made her debut at the Royal Court Theater eleven years later as the second witch in Macbeth. By that time, she had adopted her middle-name 'Elgar' as a surname. In the course of a lengthy career on the stage, Elgar was lauded for her versatility, her broad gallery of characters ranging from eccentric to waspish and from arch to timid. Noteworthy stage portrayals have included Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, the Duchess of York in Richard III and Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice. On television from 1956, Elgar proved equally adept at both comedy and drama. Among few recurring appearances were the eponymous hero's dominating mother in the police sitcom Rosie (1977), followed by what was arguably Elgar's best known role, as Yootha Joyce's snobbish sister Ethel in George & Mildred (1976). Other interesting performances have included a BBC adaptation of Jean Anouilh's Joan of Arc (1964) (as Joan), busybody neighbour Betsy-Jane Duckworth in Spring and Port Wine (1970) and the austere matriarch of the Fenwick mining family in The Stars Look Down (1974).
Avril Elgar retired from acting in 2011 and died on September 17 2021 at the age of 89. Her husband of 43 years was the actor James Maxwell who predeceased her in 1995.- Actor
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Jim was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and raised in Calgary, Alberta. With his quiet demeanor, strong work ethic and exemplary talent this actor has proven to be a longstanding player in the entertainment industry, with a multidimensional career spanning over a decade.
Growing up close to the Rocky Mountains, Jim trained to be an elite ski racer, competing at an international level until his early twenties. After retiring from ski racing Jim got a job working in the art and set decoration department on the massively successful Fox series "The X-Files". It was here he met Chris Carter and David Nutter who gave Jim his very first acting role on the groundbreaking Fox pilot Millennium (1996).
Most recently, Jim was honored to play the supporting lead role of "Studs Terkel" in the Lifetime Original movie ROBIN ROBERTS PRESENTS: MAHALIA starring Danielle Brooks and directed by Kenny Leon. It is currently nominated for an EMMY AWARD for Outstanding Television Movie!
Since then Jim has amassed an impressive resume, notably for a series regular for two seasons on Showcase's hit series Paradise Falls (2001), on the first season of the award-winning Showcase series Blackstone (2009), and in a major recurring guest star role on SyFy's hit thriller Helix (2014) as Caleb. Jim has guest starred on multiple shows including CW's SUPERNATURAL, FOX's Fringe (2008), The CW's Smallville (2001), USA's Psych (2006), CTV's Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), CTV's Motive (2013), and CBC's Republic of Doyle (2010). SyFy also took note of his talents, casting him in Continuum (2012) and Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2009).
His film credits include the feature film DEAD RISING: ENDGAME starring Jesse Metcalfe, The Deal (2005) with Christian Slater and Selma Blair, the Ole Bordenal thriller The Possession (2012) with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick, and a lead role in The Tree That Saved Christmas (2014) with Lacey Chabert.
Credit: M Public Relations.- Kathryn Pogson was born in 1954 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Brazil (1985), Breakfast on Pluto (2005) and The Company of Wolves (1984). She was previously married to Stuart Browne.
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Chuck Campbell was born on 5 August 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Jason X (2001), In the Mouth of Madness (1994) and Superstar (1999). He has been married to Jennifer Kitchen since 14 July 2012.- Jessica Harris was born in 1981 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Sparkhouse (2002), Thieves Like Us (2007) and Wire in the Blood (2002).
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Nels Lennarson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nels is an actor, known for Apex (2021), Horns (2013) and Cold Pursuit (2019).- Mattea Roach was born on 26 October 1998 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Halifax native, Amy Kerr, began her career as a model at the age of fifteen. A multiple award winner at myriad modeling and acting competitions, as well as beauty pageants, Amy has booked many Internet, print and billboard campaigns including Kameleon Jewelry, uMame Maternity, Metrin Skincare, Bodog, Maxim, UMM, Sports Direct/ Wagerline, Nova Scotia Tourism and The Canadian Cancer Society. She was featured on the covers of Eco Apparel catalogue, en.Vision and Faces Magazines. Some of her ads were seen in Elle and Ok! Magazines, in store fronts and on billboards in places such as downtown Disneyland in Califaornia. Despite her modeling success, her passion has always been acting. After graduating from high school, Amy auditioned for a local agency to represent her for acting, and she began to take acting classes. Shortly thereafter, she landed her first guest starring role as Desh in the sci-fi tv series "Lexx: The Dark Zone". Amy has since worked with many leading actors - opposite of Cybil Sheppard and Tim Matheson in "Martha Inc.", where she played Martha Stewart's daughter, Lexi; with Dean Cain, Brian Bosworth, and Mimi Kuzyk in the action flick "Phase IV"; and with Chris Cuthbertson, Sebastian Spence, Christopher Shyer, Ryan Scott Greene and Nigel Bennett in Afterdark Productions feature film "A Bug And A Bag of Weed" and she played opposite of Joe Flaherty and Chris MacDonald in the award winning feature film "Summerhood". She can also be seen as J-Roc's baby's mama in multiple episodes of "Trailer Park Boys" in seasons 6 and 7. She also worked opposite of Flava Flav in the U.S.sit-com "Under One Roof" as his probation officer Candy. New projects to see Amy in are "Sex! With Hot Robots" by award winning filmmaker Jay Dahl which was the Gala opener at the 2010 AFF and aired on CTV & Bravo. You can see her in multiple episodes of "TV with TV's JonathanTorrens" airing on TvTropolis, Picnicface's feature film "Roller Town" and a Canadian National commercial for Dempster's Bread starring Sidney Crosby.- Actress
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Most people are lucky to have one successful career, but that's not the case for actor-turned-rocker-turned-morning show host-turned hockey broadcaster Tara Slone!
Tara first pursued her passion for music professionally by becoming the lead singer of the Juno-nominated rock group Joydrop, and then as a finalist on the hit CBS series Rockstar: INXS. Tara also appeared in dozens of films, television shows, and stage productions early in her entertainment career.
In 2010, Tara became host of Breakfast Television Calgary, where she spent five years. It was there that she was given the opportunity to work in the world of sports, acting as a regular contributor to Sportsnet, Canada's #1 Sports channel, covering the WHL and USports hockey, curling, soccer, and bobsleigh.
For 8 years, Tara co-hosted the groundbreaking NHL broadcast Rogers Hometown Hockey alongside Ron MacLean, where she became the first woman to host a national NHL show. Tara also helmed the weekly Sportsnet series Top of [HER] Game in 2020 and 2021, focusing on stories of empowered women in the world of sports. Tara is also a 2021 Canadian Screen Award nominee for her work on the CityTV music program Budweiser Stage at Home.
Tara Slone uses her extensive experience from theatre, music, and broadcasting to connect to her audiences on multiple levels as a genuine entertainment professional.- Aloka McLean was born on 21 December 1981 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress, known for The Lotus Eaters (1993), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990) and The X-Files (1993).
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Ben Proudfoot was born on 29 October 1990 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a director and producer, known for The Queen of Basketball (2021), A Concerto Is a Conversation (2020) and That's My Jazz (2019).- Actress
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Kelly-Ruth Mercier is a Maritimer from Halifax, NS, of Eastern Canadian and Quebecois lineage. She holds a BA-Acting from Dalhousie University and an MFA-Directing from the University of British Columbia. K-R has worked in theatre, film, television and in music; she's bridged both fiction and documentary; she moves easily between comedy and drama; she is a sought-after instructor and acting coach; she works as an actor, director, producer, writer, and has experience as a visual effects producer. A recipient of the MPPIA Award, the Director's Guild of Canada (BC) Kickstart Award, and support through BC Film, NS Arts Council, and National Film Board (FAP), Kelly-Ruth is a graduate of the prestigious Women in the Director's Chair Program and the CTV / CWWA Career Advancement Module. Her films have been nominated for dozens of Leo Awards, have been programmed internationally and broadcast on CBC. She is regularly invited to participate in juries including the Leo's, the Gemini's, and for WIDC. In 1990, at age 22, she founded the Provincial Drama Academy at the Stephenville Festival in Newfoundland, and has taught classes and workshops from coast to coast for professional schools, for unions and associations, and at the college and university level.- Actor
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Anthony Sherwood has established himself as a dynamic force in stage, television and film. As a diversified performer, he has amassed an impressive resume and acclaim for a varied body of work. As a documentary filmmaker, he has tackled some important global issues and some of his documentary films have received numerous national and international awards. He has worked with a very distinguished list of directors and actors. Sherwood has worked with such film directors as Sidney Lumet (nominated for 5 Oscars), Ted Kotcheff (executive producer of "Law & Order") and Michael Crichton, (creator/writer "ER" and "Jurassic Park"). He has played opposite Martin Sheen and Lou Gossett Jr. in The Guardian and has performed with Sidney Poitier in Free of Eden.
Anthony Sherwood has performed in some memorable television roles. American audiences will remember Anthony as Jason Locke in the American television series, "Airwolf II". For five successful seasons, he portrayed the character of Dillon Beck on the C.B.C. award-winning television drama, "Street Legal" and received a Gemini Award nomination for his performance.
His company, Anthony Sherwood Productions, specializes in producing documentary films focusing on social justice and human rights issues and has traveled around the world producing compelling projects dealing with HIV/AIDS in Africa, landmines in Bosnia and Cambodia, and youth violence in Jamaica. .
His documentary film, "Honour Before Glory" is the story of Canada's one and only all-black military battalion that was formed during World War I. The film won a Gemini Award and a Hollywood Black Film Festival Award in Los Angeles. His documentary "Music - A Family Tradition" won a Gemini Award and was nominated for an International Emmy Award. His documentary film, "100 Years of Faith" is the story of one of Canada's oldest black churches and was featured at the Caribbean International Film Festival in Barbados. For seven years, Sherwood was also the host and narrator for the documentary series "Forbidden Places" on the Discovery Channel. He also wrote and directed several episodes. "Forbidden Places" was nominated for Best Documentary Series on Canadian television for two years in a row.
Sherwood was also the host and writer for the television talk-show, "In the Black" on OMNI Television."In The Black" was the first program on Canadian television that featured exclusive interviews with prominent African-Canadians.
Mr. Sherwood began his acting career on stage and started in musical theatre. He starred in such musicals as "Dream Girls" "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Cabaret", "Razz 'M Jazz, and "The Music Man". In 2015, he appeared in the title role in the Shakespeare play, "Othello". He has written and directed for the stage as well including the play, "Titanic: The Untold Story" which was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. In 2016, Sherwood wrote, produced and directed the new play, "The Colour of Courage" to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Canada's one and only all-black battalion
In 2015, Anthony Sherwood published his first novel, "Music In The Dark".- Actor
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Peter Flemming was born in 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Dead Rising 2 (2010), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Stargate: Atlantis (2004).- Samantha Gracie was born on 27 June 1990 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress, known for V/H/S/2 (2013), Private Eyes (2016) and Single Ladies (2011).
- Dax Ravina was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he studied sociology and criminology at Saint Mary's University. He joined the university drama society and was cast in his first play-A Streetcar Named Desire playing the lead role of Stanley Kowalski. He then went on to study acting at the prestigious Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto. Dax was cast in his first feature film Wisegirls by director David Anspaugh (Rudy, Hoosiers). He was the lead in the award winning short film Backjumping which turned into a CBC pilot called Cheap Draft directed by Jay Dahl. Dax has been fortunate to work with Hollywood heavyweights Kurt Russell (The Art of The Steal) Tim Roth (The Padre) Taryn Manning (Weirdsville) Terrance Howard (Four Brothers) Matt Dillon (The Art of the Steal) and Ron Perlman (The Baker). He has appeared in 6 feature films produced by Los Angeles-Toronto based production company Darius Films (Nicholas Tabarrok ,Leah Jaunzems) two of those include The Retirement Plan starring Nicholas Cage and The Blue Iguana starring the late Bob Saget, filmed in Grand Cayman. He recently appeared in Shudder's hit resurrected franchise feature VHS94 and has a recurring role on the hit Netflix series Trailer Park Boys as Officer Gordon. Dax currently travels between Los Angeles and Toronto. He is represented by Nigel Mikoski with Connekt Creative Agency in Vancouver.