Ross Hull (born August 25, 1975) is a
Canadian actor and
television personality. He is known for his role as Chris Sheppard on Canadian sitcom ''
Student Bodies'' and as Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society, on the television series ''
Are You Afraid of the Dark?''.
Early life and acting career
Born in
Montreal,
Quebec, Hull began his acting career in 1987 with the film ''
Nowhere to Hide''. Hull also appeared in other shows, including ''
Ready or Not'' and ''
Are You Afraid of the Dark?''. and then landed the role of Chris Sheppard in ''
Student Bodies''. He made an appearance on ''
Stargate Atlantis'' in the episode
Suspicion.
Weather anchor career
In January 2005, Hull became a
weather personality on Canada's ''
The Weather Network'', after completing the Meteorology Program from
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...
and graduating with a
Bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Arts from
Ryerson University in
Toronto.
In April 2007, Ross became a temporary reporter for the
Vancouver area, replacing Oga Nwobosi while she was on maternity leave.
On December 15, 2008, Hull left The Weather Network and became a reporter for
Citytv
Citytv is a Canadian television network owned by the Rogers Sports & Media subsidiary of Rogers Communications. The licence of the original Citytv station, granted the callsign of CITY-TV by the CRTC on November 25, 1971 to Cable Television Ass ...
Calgary.
On September 8, 2010, Hull became the weather anchor for
A London, in
London, Ontario, where he forecasted the weather for London and the entire region of
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It occupies most of the Ontario Peninsula bounded by Lake Huron, including Georgian Bay, to the north and northwest; the St. Clair River, Lake St. ...
.
In June 2011, Hull became a weather anchor for
CTV Kitchener.
In early 2013, he appeared as the weather anchor for
CBC Ottawa and
CBC News Network. He subsequently became weather anchor for CBC Toronto until the end of June, 2014. He is now a meteorologist with
Global Toronto.
Currently, Ross Hull is a multi-market meteorologist for
Global News. He works in Toronto but produces forecasts for
Toronto,
Montreal,
Halifax, and
New Brunswick on weekdays with the addition of
Winnipeg,
Regina, and
Saskatoon on the weekends.
Personal life
Ross is openly gay.
He explains, "As for being 'out,' I think that's all a part of being comfortable with who you are and that ultimately helps you in all aspects of life. It's not always easy to get to that point though, which is why a supportive community always helps as well as knowing that others have taken that path (with success) before you."
Filmography
References
External links
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Ross Hullat
Global News
Ross Hullat
CTV News
1975 births
Male actors from Montreal
Anglophone Quebec people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male child actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male voice actors
Canadian television meteorologists
Canadian LGBT broadcasters
Canadian gay actors
Living people
Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
Mississippi State University alumni
CBC Television people
Global Television Network people
20th-century Canadian male actors
21st-century Canadian male actors
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