Diego Matamoros is a Canadian actor who has performed in theatre, television, film, radio, and voice animation, both across Canada and in the United States. In 1998, he won a
Gemini award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...
for his performance as Dr. Goldman in CBC Television's miniseries, ''The Sleep Room''. Other film credits include: "Montreal Vu Par" directed by Denis Arcand (1990) and the film adaptation of Anne Michael's award-winning novel, ''
Fugitive Pieces
''Fugitive Pieces'' is a novel by Canadian poet and novelist Anne Michaels. The story is divided into two sections. The first centers around Jakob Beer, a Polish Holocaust survivor while the second involves a man named Ben, the son of two Holoc ...
,'' directed by Jeremy Podeswa (2007). In 1998 he co-founded the Soulpepper Theatre Company with 11 other actors and has, since then, appeared in every season with the company, with more than 70 roles over 22 seasons. In 2006, he co-founded and taught Soulpepper's advanced actors' year-round training program: The Soulpepper Academy. He has taught and directed at the National Theatre School of Canada, Ryerson University, George Brown Theatre School, and the University of Toronto. He had also received the
Dora Mavor Moore Award multiple times for his stage performances, which include The Fool in "King Lear" (2006), Clov in "Endgame" (1999 and 2015), the title role in "Uncle Vanya" (2000, 2001 and 2008), George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (2014) and Roy Cohn in "Angels in America" (2013 and 2014). He also co-created and performed two original works for the company: "The Aleph" (2012) and "Cage" (2017), which was also performed as part of Soulpepper's summer residency at the Signature Theatre, 55th Street, in New York City.
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/ref> He was also known for voicing Cluny the Scourge and Badrang the Tyrant in ''Redwall
''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, ...
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20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
Best Supporting Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries Canadian Screen Award winners
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian male stage actors
Brazilian emigrants to Canada
Canadian people of Brazilian descent
Male actors from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)