Jeff Seymour is an

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actor. He is most noted for his role as Kamal Azizi in the Canadian television drama series '' The Eleventh Hour'', for which he won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the

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in 2003. Born in

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, and raised in

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, he began his career in the entertainment industry in 1979. He was seen in such classic shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He began teaching acting in 1980. Early on, while working in television as an actor, he designed and built The Gnu Theatre which went on to become one of LA's most awarded and respected theaters. He work in ''

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'' as Ronald Barnes. Seymour directed and produced all the shows there. He later moved to Canada spending a total of 15 years in Canada working in the film and television industry and starred in ''The Eleventh Hour'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', which he co-created and co-wrote.Doug Foley, "Jeff Ltd. is in town; Was that a camel you saw?". ''

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'', August 31, 2005. Seymour went on to guest star in such shows as ''

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'', '' Suits'' and '' Seal Team''. Seymour has been an acting coach for 39 years. He has traveled the country, as well as in Canada and Australia, teaching his "Real Life Actor" approach. In 2014, Seymour wrote a book on acting, ''The Real Life Actor''. He currently teaches acting classes in Santa Monica, Vancouver, Toronto and New York.

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www.RealLifeActor.com
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male film actors American male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of American descent Male actors from Virginia Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners American expatriate actors in Canada {{US-screen-actor-stub