Hugh Thompson is a Canadian stage and screen actor known for ''Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111'', ''

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'' and '' Forgive Me''.

Career

Thompson won the

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 ''Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111''. He was nominated for an

ACTRA Award The ACTRA Awards were first presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television and radio industries.

and a

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for his work on ''Forgive Me''. For his theatre work, Thompson was honored by the

Robert Merritt Awards The Robert Merritt Awards, commonly known as The Merritt Awards, were started in 2002 and are administered by Theatre Nova Scotia. The Merritts honour excellence in theatre throughout the province of Nova Scotia. They are named for Robert Merritt, ...

for his performances in '' Whale Riding Weather'' in 2013 for ''

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'' in 2012, for ''Kingfisher Days'' in 2018, and was nominated for his work in ''Jacob's Wake'' in 2004 and ''Some Blow Flutes'' in 2019. His other film credits have included ''

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'', ''

Whole New Thing ''Whole New Thing'' is a 2005 Canadian drama film directed by Amnon Buchbinder. The film is a coming-of-age narrative about a 13-year-old boy, Emerson Thorsen (played by Aaron Webber) who lives in an isolated straw-bale house with his counter-cul ...

'', ''

Poor Boy's Game ''Poor Boy's Game'' is a 2007 Canadian drama film directed by Clement Virgo. Co-written with Nova Scotian writer/director Chaz Thorne (''Just Buried''), it is the story of class struggle, racial tensions, and boxing, set in the Canadian east coas ...

'', ''

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'', '' Splinters'' and '' Stage Mother''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male stage actors Male actors from Nova Scotia {{Canada-actor-stub