Eric Fryer is a
Canadian actor, who played
Terry Fox in the 1983
biopic
A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically-based person or people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudra ...
''
The Terry Fox Story''.
["Fox role was a fluke for Fryer". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', April 27, 1983.
Originally from
Scarborough,
Ontario, he was cast because he was a leg amputee who had some physical resemblance to Fox.
["Terry Fox a hard act to follow but acting novice gets coach". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', August 30, 1982. As he was a novice actor, however, the film's producers hired
Rosemary Dunsmore as a dedicated acting coach to guide Fryer in performing.
[ At the time of his casting he did not appreciate what Fox had done, telling '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'' that "he wasn't an inspiration because, when that's happening to you, you're in your own little world. I just wanted to get on with my own life and not worry about some guy who was running across Canada. I wanted to get myself together."[ After acting Fox's life onscreen his perspective changed, however, and he began telling the press that working on the film had given him greater insight into Fox's determination and the scope of his achievement.
Fryer won the award for Best Actor at the ]5th Genie Awards
The 5th Genie Awards were presented on March 21, 1984, at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.Jay Scott, "Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 22, 1984. The awards ceremony was hosted by Louis Del Grande.
Nom ...
.["Terry Fox Story wins best picture Genie Eric Fryer, Martha Henry take top acting awards". '']The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...
'', March 22, 1984. He only appeared in two other minor acting roles thereafter, appearing in episodes of '' The Beachcombers'' ("High Tension", February 19, 1984) and '' Home Fires''.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian amputees
Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
Male actors from Toronto
People from Scarborough, Toronto
Amputee actors