Guys From The North Country
by jawp56 | created - 14 Jun 2013 | updated - 16 Aug 2013 | PublicVery much a work in progress ...
1. Stephen Amell
Actor | Arrow
Stephen Amell is a Canadian actor, known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise (based on the comic character of the same name) and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto,...
2. Warren Christie
Actor | Apollo 18
Warren Christie was born on November 4, 1975 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Apollo 18 (2011), Alphas (2011) and This Means War (2012). He has been married to Sonya Salomaa since 2007.
3. Callum Keith Rennie
Actor | Born to Be Blue
Callum Keith Rennie was born in Sunderland, England, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. While attending college in Edmonton Callum was asked to join a radio show which featured actor/comedian Bruce McCulloch (who eventually went on to KIDS IN THE HALL fame). This experience inspired Callum to dig ...
Current/Recent TV Projects:
"Californication" .... Lew Ashby (2008-2013)
"The Firm" .... Ray McDeere (2012)
"The Killing" .... Rick Felder (2011-2012)
"Alphas" .... Don Wilson (2011)
"Shattered" .... Det. Ben Sullivan / ... (2010-2011)
"24" .... Vladimir Laitanan (2010)
"Battlestar Galactica" .... Leoben Conoy (2004-2009)
4. Niall Matter
Actor | The Predator
Niall Matter was born on October 20, 1980 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for The Predator (2018), Watchmen (2009) and Primeval: New World (2012). He has been married to Sara Matter since December 2016. They have two children.
5. Robin Dunne
Actor | Sanctuary
Robin Dunne was born on November 19, 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Sanctuary (2008), Just Friends (2005) and The Big Hit (1998). He has been married to Farrah Aviva since July 15, 2016. He was previously married to Heidi Lenhart.
6. Ryan Robbins
Actor | Sanctuary
Ryan Robbins was born on November 26, 1972 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Sanctuary (2008), Apollo 18 (2011) and Spectral (2016). He has been married to Karyn Michelle Baltzer since 2014. They have one child. He was previously married to Rebecca ...
7. Jonathon Young
Actor | Sanctuary
Jonathon Young is a Canadian actor best known for his role of Nikola Tesla on the SyFy show Sanctuary (2008). Appearances include The Fog (2005), Eureka (2006), and Stargate: Atlantis (2004). Jonathon is a well respected stage actor. He is the co-founder of the Electric Company Theatre in Vancouver...
8. Ian Tracey
Actor | Continuum
Ian Tracey was born on June 26, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Continuum (2012), Open Range (2003) and Timecop (1994).
9. Tyler Labine
Actor | Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Tyler Sean Labine is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series Breaker High, Invasion, Reaper, Deadbeat and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam, and the film Tucker & Dale vs Evil.
10. Donavon Stinson
Actor | Fantastic Four
Donavon Stinson has always had a knack for the comedic. Born into a family that were always telling jokes, playing pranks and just acting the fools, he basically had it "bred" into him. As a young student, Donavon was disrupting class with his outlandish and hilarious behavior. He soon discovered ...
11. Osric Chau
Actor | 2012
Osric Chau was born in Vancouver, Canada, to a father from Hong Kong and a mother from Malaysia. He had spent years training martial arts with aspirations to work in stunts when he landed his first leading role alongside the late David Carradine in Kung Fu Killer (2008) that was shot in Hengdian, ...
12. Ty Olsson
Actor | X2
Ty Olsson was born on January 28, 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for X2: X-Men United (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.
13. Shaun Majumder
Actor | Detroit 1-8-7
Raised in rural Newfoundland, this Gemini award-winning actor/comedian started performing as a teenager and has been at it ever since. His work has taken him through the world of theatre, stand-up comedy, improv and more recently to his role as Andrew Palmer on NBC/Global Television's The Firm, ...
14. Stephen Lobo
Actor | Continuum
Born in Toronto Stephen Lobo is a Vancouver based actor and a graduate of the UK's Drama Centre London. Over the years Stephen has received multiple awards and nominations for his work. He is best known for Snowpiercer (2020), Van Helsing (2021), Arrow (2020), The Flash (2021), Travelers (2018), ...
15. Jason Priestley
Actor | Beverly Hills, 90210
Jason Priestley was born on August 28, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Call Me Fitz (2010) and Cas & Dylan (2013). He has been married to Naomi Lowde-Priestley since May 14, 2005. They have two children. He was ...
16. Lucas Bryant
Actor | The Vow
Born and raised in Elmira, Ontario, Lucas Bryant has made a name for himself in both Canada and the U.S. Bryant has numerous television credits to his name, including Queer as Folk (1999) for Showtime, M.V.P. (2008) for SOAPnet and CBC, Sex, Love & Secrets (2005) for UPN, and CTV's Bury the Lead...
17. Christian Campbell
Actor | Trick
A US, Canadian and UK citizen, Christian was born in Toronto Ontario to Marnie Neve, an Amsterdam-born psychologist and yoga instructor, and Gerry Campbell, a Glasgow-born english and drama teacher. He is an actor, producer and director known for the Showtime Emmy Award winning movie Reefer Madness...
"Supernatural" .... James Frampton (2013) An Amish Murder (2013) (TV) .... Jacob Burkholder "Big Love" .... Greg Ivey (2011) "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Dr. Ari Nathan (2011) "Warehouse 13" .... Jeff Russell (2010)
18. Ernie Grunwald
Actor | Raven's Home
Ernie Grunwald's film and television career started over 25 years ago with the roles of Harry Butkis in the classic family film It Takes Two, and Claude in HBO's The High Life produced by David Letterman. He has since appeared in dozens of memorable productions, including featured roles in Friends,...
19. Joshua Jackson
Actor | The Affair
Joshua Carter Jackson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His Irish mother, Fiona Jackson, is a casting director originally from Dublin. His American father, John Carter Jackson, is from Texas. Josh spent the first eight years of his life in California before returning to Canada. At the age of...
20. Jay Baruchel
Actor | Goon
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 ...
21. Adam Beach
Actor | Windtalkers
Adam Beach was born in Ashern, Manitoba, the son of Sally and Dennis Beach, and was raised on the Dog Creek First Nations Reserve, with his two brothers. A troubled childhood saw his mother killed by a drunk driver, and his alcoholic father drowned only weeks afterward. The three brothers went to ...
Current/Recent TV Projects:
"Arctic Air" .... Bobby Martin (2012-2013)
"Combat Hospital" .... Snake Eater (2011)
"Hawaii Five-0" .... Special Warfare Operator Graham Wilson, 2nd Class (2010)
"Big Love" .... Tommy Flute (2010)
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Detective Chester Lake (2007-2008)
22. Michael Cera
Actor | Superbad
Canadian actor Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, to parents who worked for Xerox. His mother, Linda, who is from Quebec, has English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi Cera, is Italian (from Sicily). Michael is the middle child between two sisters. He was educated...
23. Connor Jessup
Actor | American Crime
Connor Jessup was born in Toronto, Canada. Acting since the age of eleven, he is best known for his roles in Netflix's fantasy series Locke & Key (2020) and in the Emmy-winning ABC drama American Crime (2015). Other notable roles include acclaimed performances in the independent films Blackbird...
24. Kris Holden-Ried
Actor | Underworld: Awakening
Television and film actor. Pentathlon Champion. Father. Werewolf... Born in Scarborough, Ontario and raised in a farm town northeast of Toronto, Kris' driven spirit has garnered success in many areas of his life. Kris knew he wanted to be an actor early on, however acting wasn't a widely-supported ...
25. Seth Rogen
Producer | This Is the End
An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.
Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...
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