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Aidan Devine is an English–Canadian film actor. He was born in
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and immigrated with his family to
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at the age of 15. He studied at
Dawson College Dawson College (French: ''Collège Dawson)'' is an English-language public general and vocational college in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The college is situated near the heart of Downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on approximately 12 acr ...
's Dome Theatre in
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,
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and began his acting career in Montreal. He would later relocate to Toronto, Ontario. His 1993 breakout role came in
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's, ''
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''. Since then he has worked steadily in Canadian and American television and cinema capturing two Gemini Awards; a best actor award in 1997 for his performance as
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in '' Net Worth'' and in 1998, a best supporting actor Gemini for his performance as airframe engineer, Jim Chamberlin in '' The Arrow''. He has been nominated three other times.


Filmography


Feature films

* 1985 '' Night Magic'' * 1986 '' The Boy in Blue'' * 1986 ''And Then You Die'' * 1988 ''The Jeweller's Shop'' * 1988 '' Criminal Law'' * 1990 ''A Touch of Murder'' * 1990 '' Falling Over Backwards'' * 1993 '' Love & Human Remains'' * 1997 ''Joe's Wedding'' * 1999 ''The Wishing Tree'' * 1999 ''Dinner at Fred's'' * 1999 '' Striking Poses'' * 1999 ''Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story'' * 2001 ''Reunion'' (short) * 2001 ''
Don't Say a Word ''Don't Say a Word'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film starring Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy and Sean Bean based on the novel ''Don't Say a Word'' by Andrew Klavan. It was directed by Gary Fleder and written by Anthony Peckh ...
'' * 2003 ''
Cold Creek Manor ''Cold Creek Manor'' is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart and Christopher Plummer. The screenplay by Richard Jefferies tells the story o ...
'' * 2004 ''
Against the Ropes ''Against the Ropes'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed by Charles S. Dutton (in his feature film directorial debut) and starring Meg Ryan and Omar Epps. The story is a fictionalized account of boxing manager Jackie Kallen, the first ...
'' * 2004 ''Irish Eyes'' * 2005 '' The Dark Hours'' * 2005 ''
A History of Violence ''A History of Violence'' is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, ...
'' * 2006 ''
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'' * 2008 '' Outlander'' * 2009 '' Dolan's Cadillac'' * 2012 '' Mad Ship'' * 2013 '' The Informant'' * 2015 ''The Birdwatcher'' * 2018 ''
Backstabbing for Beginners ''Backstabbing for Beginners'' is a 2018 political thriller film directed and co-written by Per Fly, and based on the eponymous memoirs of Michael Soussan. It follows the real life corruption scandal in the UN Oil-for-Food Programme, and stars The ...
'' * 2018 ''
22 Chaser ''22-Chaser'' is a 2018 Canadian thriller drama film directed by Rafal Sokolowski, written by Jeremy Boxen, and starring Brian J. Smith, Raoul Trujillo, Aaron Ashmore, Kaniehtiio Horn, and John Kapelos. The story centers on a tow truck driver ...
'' * 2018 ''
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'' * 2018 ''I'll Take Your Dead''


TV movies

* 1990 ''Double Identity'' * 1990 ''Descending Angel'' * 1992 '' The Boys of St. Vincent'' * 1993 ''
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'' * 1994 ''Against Their Will: Women in Prison'' * 1995 '' Net Worth'' * 1995 ''
Iron Eagle IV ''Iron Eagle on the Attack'' (also known as ''Iron Eagle IV'') is a 1995 direct-to-video action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. The fourth and final instalment in the ''Iron Eagle'' series, it stars Louis Gossett Jr. reprising his role once aga ...
'' * 1997 ''
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'' * 1997 '' Promise the Moon'' * 1997 ''Too Close to Home'' * 1997 '' Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way'' * 1999 ''36 Hours to Die'' * 2000 '' Who Killed Atlanta's Children?'' * 2001 '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' * 2001 ''
Brian's Song ''Brian's Song'' is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the life of Brian Piccolo (James Caan), a Chicago Bears football player stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro in 1965, told through his friendship with teammate Gale Sayer ...
'' * 2001 ''A
Wind at My Back ''Wind at My Back'' is a television series which aired in Canada on CBC Television between 1996 and 2001. It was created and produced by Kevin Sullivan, best known for his adaptation of ''Anne of Green Gables'' and ''Road to Avonlea''. The ser ...
Christmas'' * 2002 ''Scar Tissue'' * 2002 ''100 Days in the Jungle'' * 2003 '' Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole'' * 2004 ''
The Reagans ''The Reagans'' is a 2003 American made-for-television biographical drama film about U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his family. The network CBS had planned to broadcast the film in November 2003 during fall " sweeps", but was ultimately broad ...
'' * 2005 '' Our Fathers'' * 2006 '' The House Next Door'' * 2007 ''Involuntary Muscles'' * 2012 '' John A.: Birth of a Country'' - John Sandfield Macdonald


Television series

* 1996 ''Max the Cat'' (voice) * 1999 '' The City'' (13 episodes) * 2008 '' M.V.P.'' (2 episodes) * 2010 ''
Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8 ...
'' (5 episodes) * 2013 '' Hannibal'' * 2014 '' 24 Hour Rental'' * 2016 '' Eyewitness (American TV series)'' * 2019 ''
The Bold Type ''The Bold Type'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Sarah Watson and produced by Universal Television for Freeform. It is inspired by the life and career of former editor-in-chief of ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine Joanna Col ...
'' (6 episodes)


Television mini-series

* 1997 '' The Arrow'' * 2001 '' Dice'' * 2001 '' Trudeau'' * 2006 '' Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story'' * 2007 '' St. Urbain's Horseman'' * 2010 '' Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story''


Awards and nominations


Gemini Awards

* Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, ''
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'' (1995) * Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program, '' Net Worth'' (1997) * Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, '' The Arrow'' (1998) * Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, ''
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'' (2003) * Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, ''Scar Tissue'' (2003)


References


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Devine, Aidan Living people British male film actors British male television actors British emigrants to Canada Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Year of birth missing (living people) Best Supporting Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries Canadian Screen Award winners