Mark Day (born October 4, 1978) is a Canadian actor and broadcaster from Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia.

Career

1999–2004: Halifax and Toronto

In the fall of 1999, Day moved to Halifax and made his feature film debut as a young fisherman in the 2000 film ''

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'' starring

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. His other early film roles include '' Songs in Ordinary Time'' starring

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and

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, '' A Glimpse of Hell'' starring

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, ''Julie Walking Home'' starring

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and '' A Hole in One'' starring

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and

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. While on the set of the TV movie, 'The Pilot's Wife', Day met actor Dax Ravina. The two formed a close friendship and collaborated with director Jay Dahl on two award-winning short films. The first, Backumping was shot in Halifax in the fall of 2003. It's described as fast-paced, clips over documentary interviews with Mike and Cameron, two sport fanatics who have tried and mastered it all. Feeling bored and unchallenged, they are looking for the next big thing in extreme sports. The film debuted at the

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and went on to win several best film awards around the world. Following the success of Backjumping, Day, Ravina and Dahl reunited to film Boyclops, a comedy chronicling the trials of a one-eyed teenager engaged in an epic athletic contest with a two-eyed rival. The film opened at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

and

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in 2004. Shortly after the film's release, Mark moved to Toronto.

2004–2008: Toronto

Shortly after moving to Toronto, he landed a recurring role on the critically praised Showcase Television sitcom '' It's Me...Gerald''. In 2005, Day co-starred in the

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pilot ''Cheap Draft'', reuniting him with Dax Ravina and award-winning filmmaker Jay Dahl. While shooting ''Cheap Draft'', he auditioned for the 8-part, one hour mini series '' October 1970''. Day was offered a supporting lead role, playing Mark Lepage,

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's cabinet aide. The show aired on CBC and was based on the

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involving the terrorist activities of the FLQ. In 2006, Day co-hosted the inaugural season of CBC's

Hockeyville ''Kraft Hockeyville'' is an annual competition sponsored by Kraft Heinz, the National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association in which communities compete to demonstrate their commitment to the sport of ice hockey. The winning community ...

. Mark traveled across Canada, meeting with communities vying for a chance to win $100,000 in arena upgrades and a

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hockey game. The initial four episodes were shot at the Memorial Centre in

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, with the final three episodes shot in Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena & Skating Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. In 2008, Mark portrayed Leon Weeks in the CTV/

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co-production

police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

series '' Flashpoint'' (Ep.317 "The Good Citizen"). Shortly after shooting '' Flashpoint'', Day landed a role in the pilot episode of the A&E drama series ''

Breakout Kings ''Breakout Kings'' is an American drama television series that aired on the A&E network. It is a production of Fox 21. The series was created, written, and executive-produced by Nick Santora and Matt Olmstead, who previously worked together on ...

'', playing the role of Jimbo Cantrell.

2009–Present: Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal

In 2009, Day appeared in the first of five season's on

The Ron James Show ''The Ron James Show'' is a Canadian television comedy show, which debuted on CBC Television on September 25, 2009. Starring comedian Ron James, the show intersperses filmed and stage sketches with clips of James performing his stand-up routin ...

''. He played various roles in 54 episodes of the comedy series, including the voices of Pa James and Cousin Davey in the L'il Ronnie cartoons. After taking some time off from acting in 2014, Day returned to the screen in

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, working alongside

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; Jacob's Wrath, which premiered at the

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in 2017; and Mommy's Little Angel in 2018. His feature film credits include; Fatman, Mafia Inc and the upcoming thriller Misanthrope starring Shailene Woodley. He has several films in development as writer and producer, the first of which is based on the death of his best friend when he was 13 years old. Mark Day is also an award winning News Anchor and Talk Show Host on CityNews in Ottawa.

Filmography

External links

Mark Day Official Web Site
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Mark 1978 births Living people Acadia University alumni Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian male television actors People from Antigonish, Nova Scotia People from Inverness County, Nova Scotia