Romaine Waite is a Canadian actor. His most notable works include ''
The Mist and
Star Trek: Discovery''.
Early life
Waite was born in
Montego Bay
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, Jamaica. He moved to Canada and spent his adolescent years in
Brampton
Brampton ( or ) is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Brampton is a city in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, lower-tier municipalit ...
, Ontario.
Career
Waite's acting career began with short and independent films. He had supporting roles on ''
Murdoch Mysteries
''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...
'' (TV Series,
CBC, 2016) alongside
Yannick Bisson
Yannick Denis Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director best known to international audiences for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series ''Murdoch Mysteries''.
Early life
Bisson was born in Montrea ...
, ''
Taken'' (TV Series,
NBC
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, 2018) alongside
Jennifer Beals
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, and Privates Eyes with
Jason Priestley
Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor and television director. He is best known as the virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000), as Richard "Fitz" Fitzpatrick in t ...
.
On the big screen, he portrayed Greg Cole in the
Lifetime movie ''
The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel'', Steve in the horror indie ''
Antisocial
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'' (
Breakthrough Entertainment
Breakthrough Entertainment is a Canadian production company founded in 1986 by Peter Williamson and Ira Levy. It produces famous Canadian TV shows such as '' Jimmy Two-Shoes'' and '' Atomic Betty''.
History
On July 10, 2018, 9 Story Media Group ...
, 2013) and John Burke in the action-packed drama, S''cratch'' (2015). He has also worked with
Gerard Butler
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in
A Family Man
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. In addition, Waite has been a part of live stage performances, including as Aaron Levinsky in ''
Nuts'' (Scarborough Village Theatre, 2014) and Rick in ''Killcreek'' (
Toronto Fringe Festival
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, 2013).
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male film actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Black Canadian male actors
Canadian male child actors
Canadian people of Jamaican descent
People from Montego Bay
21st-century Canadian male actors