Nick Johne is a Canadian actor who is best known for playing Murray Woolworth's dimwitted assistant Dwayne Dortmund on the second season of ''
The Red Green Show''.
Career
Nick majored in
microbiology
Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...
at the
Ontario Agricultural College and began his improvisational career in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, where free improv classes were being taught at the
Harbourfront Centre. After failing out of microbiology and various forays in the theatrical world, Johne joined the
Second City troupe in Toronto in 1991, where he performed in several award-winning shows.
Personal life
Johne currently resides in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, Illinois, where he teaches at the Chicago Second City training center and is a part time faculty member in the theatre department at
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private university, private, Catholic higher education, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Congregation of the Mission, Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-centu ...
.
Nick Johne
Impatient Theatre Co.
Filmography
*'' The Republic of Love'' (2003)
*'' The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John'' (2003)
*''The Pooch and the Pauper'' (2000)
*''The Lady in Question'' (1999)
*'' Dog Park'' (1998)
*''Hidden in America
''Hidden in America'' is a 1996 American television film about poverty in the United States. The film is directed by Martin Bell and stars Beau Bridges, Bruce Davison, and Alice Krige. Bridges plays Bill Januson, a father struggling to support hi ...
'' (1996)
*''Ghost Mom'' (1993)
References
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Male actors from Toronto