Richard Yearwood is a British-Canadian actor, television host, director and producer, who is best known for providing the voice of

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in ''

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''.

Career

Yearwood began his acting career in 1980, in the television series ''

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'' as Danny McLean. His other recurring roles include, Special Agent Bush in '' Due South'', Mr. Smith in '' Once a Thief'', Jor in '' Relic Hunter'', Nestov in '' Tracker'' and Benjamin N'Udu in ''

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''. He also acted in several feature and television films, such as Vincent in '' Unnatural Causes'', Wilson Carlisle in ''

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'', Marco in ''

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'', Habersham in '' Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble'', Randy Benson in '' Bojangles'' and Lucius in ''

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''. Yearwood had also provided occasional voice over work in animated television shows and video games, most notably the Nintendo character

in the Canadian animated television series ''

'', he also voiced Rick in ''

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'', J.T. in ''

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'' and voiced T-Bear in ''Blood Brothers''. In video games, he did the sounds for Rick in the Dino coliseum unlockable mini-game, but was uncredited. He also voiced President Hamilton in '' True Crime: New York City'' and Stilwater's Resident in ''

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''. He was also the television host of the reality television series ''Date with Design'' and was the co-host of the television series ''Love by Design''. Outside of acting, Yearwood has also worked as a director and producer. He has directed and produced various television shows such as ''

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'', ''Marriage Under Construction'', ''Fashion File Host Hunt'', ''Gods of Accident'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Creative staff

* ''

'' (2006–2007) - Director * ''Green Force'' (2006) - Director * ''Marriage Under Construction'' (2007) - Director, associate producer * ''Fashion File Host Hunt'' (2007) - Director, producer * ''Gods of Accident'' (2010) - Executive producer, producer * ''My Generation'' (2012) - Director * ''Shannon & Sophie'' (2014) - Director * ''

'' (2014–2019) - Director * ''Rock, Paper, Scissors'' (2021) - Director, producer

References

External links

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