Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, where he studied at McGill
University. He initially studied psychology, but switched to English
after flunking out of calculus and social psychology. He graduated with
a BA in English in 1990.
He and his wife, Annie Dugan, have their own theatre company and
school, Firefly Theatre. They incorporate aerial techniques in their
productions.
Graduated with a BFA in acting from the University of Alberta in
Edmonton, Canada (1993).