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Detective William Murdoch
''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian drama television series produced by Shaftesbury Films that premièred in January 2008 and was broadcast on Citytv in Canada and on Alibi in the UK. It was picked up by CBC for its sixth and seventh seasons. The show follows the titular character William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario, through the turn of the 19th century into the 20th, who makes use of what was, in the late Victorian era, the latest in forensic science to solve crimes. The show was developed for television by Cal Coons and Alexandra Zarowny based on the characters in the Detective Murdoch series of novels written by Maureen Jennings. Prior to the television series, Shaftesbury Films and CHUM Television produced three made for TV movies which were shown on the Canadian cable channel Bravo! in 2004 and 2005. The original three movies, filmed in Winnipeg and Toronto, were collectively titled ''The Murdoch Mysteries''. Characters Main William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murdoch Mysteries
''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick Bisson as the fictional William Murdoch, a police detective working in Toronto, Ontario in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The series was titled ''The Artful Detective'' on the Ovation cable TV network in the United States, until season twelve. Synopsis The series takes place in Toronto starting in 1895 and follows Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) of the Toronto Constabulary, who solves many of his cases using methods of detection that were unusual at the time. These methods include fingerprinting (referred to as "finger marks" in the series), blood testing, surveillance, and trace evidence. Some episodes feature anachronistic technology whereby Murdoch sometimes uses the existing technology of his time to improvise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Joy
Hélène Joy is an Australian-born Canadian actress. She is best known for her work in television series ''Durham County (TV series), Durham County'' and ''Murdoch Mysteries''. Biography Joy was born in Perth and raised in Australia. She began acting in Kewdale Senior High School in her native Australia. She subsequently toured Europe with a youth theatre company. She spent a year as a theatre major at Curtin University before winning a place at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth where she obtained an acting diploma. She won the Academy’s Leslie Anderson Award for Best Performer. Career Television and film She had minor roles in Australian television series such as: ''Snowy River: The McGregor Saga'' (1996), ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'' (1996–97), ''Big Sky (Australian TV series), Big Sky'' (1997), and ''Stingers'' (1999). After three years, at the urging of her then boyfriend, she moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Greg Quill"Hé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Bennett
Matthew Ray Bennett (born April 9, 1968) is a Canadian actor, writer and director. He is best known for portraying Detective Len Harper on ''Cold Squad'' and his recurring roles as Aaron Doral cylon model number five in the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' and Daniel Rosen in ''Orphan Black''. Career At the age of 20 he moved from his hometown of Toronto, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia to pursue an acting career. He studied theatre school for two years and after that acted in TV series including ''The X-Files'' and ''The Commish'' and telefilms such as ''A Killer Among Friends'', ''Anything for Love'' and ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer''. He currently lives in Vancouver but works in Toronto as well. Matthew is best known for his part as Detective Len Harper on the Canadian police drama ''Cold Squad'' for which he has been nominated for both a Gemini and Leo award. Next to that he played the lead role of Lieutenant James Calley on the Showtime series ''Total Recall 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Mochrie
Colin Andrew Mochrie (; born November 30, 1957) is a Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer and improvisational comedian, best known for his appearances on the British and US versions of the improvisational TV show ''Whose Line Is It Anyway?'' Mochrie honed his comedic talents with Vancouver's TheatreSports League and Toronto's Second City theatre. He has appeared in dozens of television series and films, as well as theatrical shows. With his wife, comedian Debra McGrath, Mochrie co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in the Canadian sitcoms ''Getting Along Famously'' and ''She's the Mayor''. He has written for numerous other series and events, and wrote and performed for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Mochrie's work has been recognized with numerous awards, including two Canadian Comedy Awards, a Gemini Award, and a Writers Guild of Canada award. He was named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year at the 2013 Canadian Comedy Awards. Early life Colin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siobhan Murphy
Siobhan Murphy is a Canadian actress who has appeared in ''The Smart Woman Survival Guide'' in 2006, ''Men with Brooms'' in 2010, '' Max & Shred '' in 2014, '' Murdoch Mysteries'' in 2016 and ''Merry Happy Whatever'' in 2019. Early life From a young age she enjoyed participating at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto. From a young age, Murphy took piano and ballet lessons, but stopped age 16, to focus on acting. Murphy enrolled for a short course at York University, Toronto, in the Conservatory Acting program, learning classical and technical characteristics of acting performance. She graduated with a degree in acting in 2005. Career In 2006, six months after graduating from university, Murphy landed a lead role as Liz Duncan (the producer), in ''The Smart Woman Survival Guide '', making her debut screen appearance on television, in a series where for 36 episodes, Murphy honed her acting talent and confidence towards becoming a comedy actress. In 2009, Murphy starred i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Bennett
Nigel Bennett (born 19 November 1949) is a British-Canadian actor, director, and writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. He is best known for playing the vampire patriarch Lucien LaCroix in the TV series ''Forever Knight'', for which he won the Canadian Gemini Award for best supporting actor in a dramatic series. Early life and education Bennett was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Bennett first started acting at eleven, playing a Roman citizen in a school production of Shaw's ''Antony and Cleopatra''. He graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in theatre, and taught for a year and a half before beginning acting full-time. He had fifteen years of stage experience in Britain prior to moving to Canada. He attended Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Career He has been in a number of major films such as ''Murder at 1600'' and '' The Skulls'', and many, many other TV series. He had recurring roles in '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Seater
Michael Seater (born January 15, 1987) is a Canadian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. From 2005 to 2009, he starred as the titular role in the Canadian sitcom ''Life with Derek''. He later portrayed James Gillies in ''Murdoch Mysteries'', from 2009 to 2017. Aside from acting, Seater has ventured into filmmaking, with the independent feature films ''People Hold On'' (2015) and ''Sadie's Last Days on Earth'' (2016), which he wrote, directed, and co-produced. Early life Seater was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended the Etobicoke School of the Arts and worked as a child actor. Career Early work Seater began acting in the late 1990s and appeared in the short films, direct-to-video films, made-for-television films, several television series. Seater voiced the title character in the series ''Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall'', which aired in 2000, starred as Lucas Randall in the television series ''Strange Days at Blake Holsey High'', which began airing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanice Banton
Shanice Antonette Banton (born 1992) is a Canadian actress known for her role as Marisol Lewis on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She has also portrayed Violet Hart on Murdoch Mysteries since season eleven. Her first appearance in a feature film was playing Ruth, the wife of Jesse Owens in the 2016 film Race. Personal life Banton is the daughter of Jamaican immigrant parents, the fifth of six children. She trained as a drama and musical theatre student at Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts (commonly known as Wexford Collegiate, WCSA, Wexford CSA, Wexford or "Wex" for short), formerly and still known as Wexford Collegiate Institute (WCI) and initially known as Northwest Collegiate Institute is .... She lives in Toronto. Filmography Television Film References External links * 1992 births Canadian television actresses Canadian child actresses Living people Canadian people of Jamaican descent Actresses from Toront ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Stebbings
Peter Stebbings is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter best known for portraying Kevin Sharp in the drama series ''Madison (TV series), Madison'', Paul Deeds in the series ''Traders (TV series), Traders'', and for writing and directing ''Defendor''. He portrayed Alvin Klein on the science fiction drama series ''The Listener (TV series), The Listener''. Life and career Stebbings started practising his trade at the Vancouver Youth Theatre when he was just 12 years old. He worked at various odd jobs growing up, including bus boy and bike courier, before making the serious move to acting. At 22 he went to New York City to study at the Circle in the Square Theater School. Following his time in New York, he returned to Canada and made his mark playing Kevin Sharp on the hit Canadian series ''Madison (TV series), Madison'', a role that earned him two Gemini Award nominations as Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. He also played Paul Deeds in the Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Keleghan
Peter Keleghan is a Canadian actor and writer, perhaps best known for portraying Ben Bellow in the comedy series ''18 to Life'', Clark Claxton Sr. in the comedy series ''Billable Hours'' and Ranger Gord in ''The Red Green Show''. Currently has a recurring role on '' Murdoch Mysteries'' as government agent/spy, Terrence Meyers. Early life Keleghan was born in Montreal, Quebec. He earned his BA in English Drama from York University in Toronto, Ontario. Career Keleghan has had a long career in film and television, mostly in comedic roles starting in the '' Smith & Smith'' spin off comedy sketch show, ''Comedy Mill''. His best-known roles have been film industry CEO Alan Roy on '' Made in Canada'', news anchor Jim Walcott on '' The Newsroom'', Ranger Gord on ''The Red Green Show'', Ben Bellow on ''18 to Life'' and special agent Terrence Myers on '' Murdoch Mysteries''. His other television performances include '' Seinfeld'', and '' Queer as Folk''. Some of his film work includes ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachlan Murdoch (actor)
Lachlan Murdoch (born February 16, 1986) is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for playing Constable Henry Higgins on ''Murdoch Mysteries ''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...''. Filmography Television References External links * Male actors from Vancouver Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors 1986 births Living people {{Canada-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Maslany
Daniel Joseph Maslany () is a Canadian actor, producer and composer. He is known for playing Bondurant Smit in CBC's offbeat and absurd comedy series '' Four in the Morning'', Llewelynn Watts in the series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' and Townes Linderman in the series ''Impulse'' on YouTube Premium. Early life Daniel Joseph Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, son of Daniel Maslany, a woodworker, and Renate (born Kratz), a French/English translator and interpreter. His older sister, Tatiana Gabriele, is an actress, and his younger brother, Michael is an animator. He has Austrian, German, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian ancestry. As a child he participated in drawing, dance, acting, and film-making classes. He is a graduate of the Globe Theatre Conservatory. Career Theatre The solo show, ''O.C.Dean'', written and performed by Maslany, premiered at Globe Theatre in Regina in 2013 (Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series), then toured to Uno Fest in Victoria in 2014. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
