John Mann (musician)

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John F. Mann (born September 18, 1962 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian rock musician and actor.

He is the lead vocalist (and, with Geoffrey Kelly, one of the principal songwriters) for the folk rock band Spirit of the West. He has also released two solo albums, Acoustic Kitty and December Looms.

He has appeared in several television shows as a guest actor, including Dark Angel, Battlestar Galactica, Whistler, Cold Squad, Smallville, Da Vinci's Inquest and Blood Ties, and played a recurring character in the 2002 series Haunted. He also played a minor speaking role in Underworld: Evolution, and currently plays a Canadian Security Intelligence Service director in Intelligence.

In the 1980s, he studied theatre at Studio 58 in Vancouver, but then gave it up when he joined Spirit of the West.

His theatre credits include Of Mice and Men at The Vancouver Playhouse, The Three Penny Opera with The Vancouver Opera, Miss Saigon at The Arts Club Stanley Theatre, Joni Mitchell: The River at The Vancouver Playhouse and Cabaret at The Arts Club Stanley Theatre, playing The Emcee.

He is married to actress and playwright Jill Daum. Their children use the combined surname Daumann.