Michael Ball (born 1943) is a Canadian stage and television actor.
Life and career
Ball was born in 1943, in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
,
Ontario and raised in
Victoria, British Columbia. There he attended the Oak Bay High School, where discovered theatre and decided to become an actor. From 1961 to 1964, he studied at the
National Theatre School of Canada in
Montreal,
Quebec.
He had a wide career in theatre and television. He has played in many stage productions at the
Shaw Festival in
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario, across the river from New York, United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of On ...
, Ontario, Canada.
Michael Ball, a veteran of more than 30 plays at the Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada, is now stateside, Oct. 22-Nov. 21, as he stars in The Last Hurrah, a theatrical adaptation of Edwin O'Connor's novel of the same name, adapted and directed by Eric (The Song of Jacob Zulu) Simonson. The show officially opens Oct. 27.
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He lives in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Personal life
Ball is married to Wendy Thatcher, an actress.
Filmography
Television
References
External links
''About the Artists''
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1943 births
Canadian male stage actors
Canadian male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Ottawa
National Theatre School of Canada alumni
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors