List of Canadian entertainers
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This is a list of Canadian actors, directors, producers and other figures from film and television. See also: Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, List of Canadian musicians and List of bands from Canada
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[edit] A
- Pamela Anderson, (1967), actress - Baywatch
- Gene Andrusco, (1961-2000) child & voice actor
- Paul Anka, (1941), actor/singer
- Philip Akin, actor best known from his early years on Bizarre
- Paul Almond, director and member of the Order of Canada - The Forest Rangers
- Denys Arcand, director - Jesus of Montreal
- Will Arnett, (1970) comedian, actor - Southie
- Charlotte Arnold, actress - Naturally, Sadie
- Harvey Atkin, actor - Meatballs
- Dan Aykroyd, (1952), actor/comedian - Saturday Night Live
[edit] B
- Steve Bacic, (1965), actor - Andromeda
- Conrad Bain, actor - Diff'rent Strokes
- Scott Bairstow, (1970), actor - Party of Five
- Jay Baruchel, (1982), actor - Knocked Up
- Adam Beach, actor Dance Me Outside, The Rez, Windtalkers, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Robert Beatty, (1909-1992), actor
- Samantha Bee, (1969), actress/comedian - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Laura Bertram, (1978), actress/singer - Ready or Not, Andromeda
- Jean-Luc Bilodeau, (1990), actor - Kyle XY
- Yannick Bisson, actor - Hockey Night, Sue Thomas: F. B. Eye
- Rachel Blanchard, actress - Kids of Degrassi Street, Clueless, Roadtrip
- Lloyd Bochner, actor - Dynasty
- Kristin Booth, (1974), actress
- Cory Bowles, (1973), actor/musician - Trailer Park Boys
- Bernard Braden, (1916-1993), actor/comedian
- Cameron Bright, (1993), actor - Godsend, X-Men: The Last Stand.
- Christopher Britton, Canadian stage actor, actor, and voice actor - Narrator for Dino Crisis 2 Capcom video game made in 2000.
- Geneviève Bujold, actress Dead Ringers
- Raymond Burr, (1917-1993), actor Perry Mason, Ironside
- Jackie Burroughs, actress - Road to Avonlea
- Brent Butt, (1966), actor/comedian - Corner Gas
[edit] C
- James Cameron, (1954), filmmaker - Terminator, The Lost Tomb of Jesus
- Neve Campbell, (1973), actress - Party of Five, Scream trilogy
- Nicholas Campbell, actor - Da Vinci's Inquest
- John Candy, (1950-1994), actor/comedian - SCTV
- Tantoo Cardinal, well-known native actress - Dances with Wolves, Smoke Signals, Spirit Bay
- Jim Carrey, (1962), actor/comedian - Liar, Liar
- Brent Carver, actor - Crossbar
- Kim Cattrall, (1956), actress - Sex and the City, Porky's
- Tom Cavanagh, (1968), actor
- Michael Cera, (1988), actor - Superbad, Arrested Development
- Sarah Chalke, (1976), actress - Roseanne, Scrubs
- Justin Chatwin, (1982), actor - War of the Worlds
- Maury Chaykin, (1949), actor
- Tommy Chong, (1938), actor/comedian/musician - Cheech & Chong, That 70's Show
- Rae Dawn Chong, actress daughter of Tommy - Quest for Fire
- Hayden Christensen, (1981), actor - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Eric Christmas, actor Porky's
- Cirque du Soleil, (1984), circus troupe
- Susan Clark, actress - Porky's, Webster
- Robert Clothier, actor - The Beachcombers
- Kim Coates, (1959), actor
- Steven Cojocaru aka Cojo (1962), a fashion critic famous as a correspondent on Entertainment Tonite
- Carla Collins, actress, comedian - CFTO News, Paradise Falls
- Richard Collins, actor - Trailer Park Boys
- A. J. Cook, (1978), actress - Criminal Minds
- Pierre Cossette, producer of the Grammy Awards
- Christina Cox, (1971), actress - Better Than Chocolate, Blood Ties
- Gavin Crawford, comedian - The Gavin Crawford Show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Matt Craven, actor - Meatballs, Nuremberg
- Wendy Crewson, actress - Away From Her
- Mark Critch, comedian - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- David Cronenberg, (1943), director - A History of Violence
- Hume Cronyn, (1911-2003), actor
- Elisha Cuthbert, (1982), actress24'
[edit] D
- Jennifer Dale, actress - X-Men
- Lawrence Dane, actor - Bride of Chucky, The Forest Rangers
- William B. Davis, (1938), actor - The X-Files
- Nicole de Boer, actress - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Yvonne De Carlo, (1922-2007), actress - The Ten Commandments, The Munsters
- Lucy Decoutere, (1970), actress - Trailer Park Boys
- Colleen Dewhurst, (1924-1991), actress - Anne of Green Gables
- Lexa Doig, (1973), actress - Andromeda
- Cindy Dolenc, actress
- Bob Dolman, screenwriter who wrote for SCTV
- Michael Donovan, producer
- James Doohan, (1920-2005), actor - Star Trek's Scotty
- Mike Dopud, (1968), actor/stuntman(performer)/athletic- White Noise-Detective Smits , Alone In The Dark (film)-Agent Turner
- Fifi D'Orsay, (1904-1983), actress
- Marie Dressler, one of Hollywood's original starlets along with fellow Canadians Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer, Deanna Durbin and Fay Wray
- Robin Duke, actress - SCTV
- Barrie Dunn, actor/producer - Trailer Park Boys
- John Dunsworth, (1946), actor - Trailer Park Boys
- Sarah Dunsworth, actress/production assistant - Trailer Park Boys, Grindhouse
- Kevin Durand, (1974), actor/comedian - Smokin' Aces
- Deanna Durbin, actress starlet from the 1930's
[edit] E
- Maude Eburne, (1875–1960), character actress on stage and screen
- Atom Egoyan, (1960), director - Where the Truth Lies
- David James Elliott, (1960), actor - JAG
- Ralph Endersby, actor The Forest Rangers, My Side of the Mountain
[edit] F
- Gary Farmer, actor - Spirit Bay, The Rez, Powwow Highway
- Jodelle Ferland, (1994), actress - Silent Hill
- Nathan Fillion, (1971), actor - Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place, Firefly
- Dave Foley, (1963), actor/comedian - The Kids in the Hall
- Megan Follows, actress - Anne of Green Gables
- Glenn Ford, actor - Superman (Clark Kent's father in the 1978 film)
- Michael J. Fox, (1961), actor/comedian - Family Ties, Back to the Future's Marty McFly
- Don Francks, (1932), actor/musician
- Rainbow Francks, (1979), actor/musician - Stargate Atlantis
- Brendan Fraser, (1968), actor - George of the Jungle, The Mummy
- Matt Frewer, (1958), actor - Max Headroom
[edit] G
- André-Philippe Gagnon, impressionist
- Victor Garber, (1949), actor - Alias, Titanic
- Chief Dan George, (1899-1981), actor
- Bruno Gerussi, actor - The Beachcombers
- Sally Gifford, actress - The-X host
- Evan Goldberg, film writer/producer - Superbad
- Ryan Gosling, (1980), actor, The Notebook
- Graydon Gould, actor - The Forest Rangers, Mike the Supercar
- Luba Goy, comedic actress best known for Bizarre and Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Iris Graham, (1985), actress
- George Green, actor - Trailer Park Boys
- Rick Green, (1953), actor/comedian/writer/director
- Tom Green, (1971), actor/comedian - Roadtrip
- Harold Greenberg, producer of films like Porky's
- Graham Greene, (1952), actor - Spirit Bay, Dances with Wolves
- Lorne Greene, (1915-1987), actor - Bonanza
- Bruce Greenwood, (1956), actor - Thirteen Days
- Paul Gross, (1959), actor - Due South
- Peter Gzowski, (1934-2002), radio and TV personality/author
[edit] H
- Paul Haggis (1953), an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, producer and film director best known for Crash
- Corey Haim, actor - The Lost Boys
- Jonathan Hale, actor - Mr. Dithers in the Blondie movies
- Geri Hall, actress/comedian
- Monty Hall, (1921), actor/game show host
- Shalom Harlow, actress/model
- Don Harron, actor - Hee-haw
- Phil Hartman, (1948-1998), actor - Saturday Night Live, Simpsons
- Tricia Helfer, (1974), actress/model - Battlestar Galactica
- Jill Hennessy, actress - Law & Order, Crossing Jordan
- Natasha Henstridge, (1974), actress/model - Species
- David Hewlett, (1968), actor/comedian/filmmaker - Stargate Atlantis, A Dog's Breakfast
- Torri Higginson, (1969), actress - Stargate Atlantis
- Arthur Hiller, (1923), director/winner of 2001 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar
- Art Hindle, actor - Porky's, Paradise Falls
- Sandrine Holt, actress - Resident Evil: Apocalypse
- Kenny Hotz, Kenny vs. Spenny TV show
- Jeremy Hotz, (1962), stand-up comedian/actor
- Tamara Hope, (1984), actress
- William Hutt, actor
- Walter Huston,actor,academy award winner 1948 ,also the father of John Huston and grandfather of Anjelica
[edit] I
- John Ireland, actor
- Michael Ironside, (born 1950), actor
- Robert Ito, actor - Quincy
[edit] J
- Joshua Jackson, (1978), actor - Dawson's Creek
- Michael Jackson, (1970), actor - Trailer Park Boys
- Tom Jackson, actor/comedian
- Lou Jacobi, actor
- Simcha Jacobovici, a multi award-winning documentary director and producer best known as the Naked Archaeoligist and for The Lost Tomb of Jesus
- Norman Jewison, (1926), director, received The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- Cathy Jones, actress/comedian - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Jenny Jones, comedian, tv show host
- Alexz Johnson, (1986), actress/singer/songwriter- "Instant Star"
- Claude Jutra, internationally acclaimed director - Mon oncle Antoine
[edit] K
- Alex Karzis, (1976), actor/voice-actor Dino Crisis-Rick (voice)
- Peter Keleghan, actor - Red Green Show as Ranger Gord
- Steven Kerzner, actor, activist aka Ed the Sock
- Margot Kidder, actress - Superman's Lois Lane, Adventures in Rainbow Country
- Mia Kirshner, actress - The L Word
- Elias Koteas, actor - The Thin Red Line
- Kristin Kreuk, (1982), actress - Smallville
- Mimi Kuzyk, (1952), actress - Hill Street Blues
[edit] L
- Maurice LaMarche, (1958), actor/comedian
- Robert Lantos, film producer - Black Robe
- Murray Langston (AKA The Unknown Comic), actor/comedian
- Michelle Latimer, actress - Paradise Falls
- Nicholas Lea, (1962), actor
- Walter Learning, (1938), actor At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
- René Lecavalier, broadcaster
- Vanessa Lengies, (1985), actress
- Robert Lepage, director
- Eugene Levy, actor/comedian - SCTV, American Pie
- Shawn Levy, director/actor - Big Fat Liar, Just Married, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Pink Panther, and Night at the Museum
- Evangeline Lilly (1979), actress - Lost
- Art Linkletter, (1912), TV personality
- Rich Little, (1938), impressionist
- Gene Lockhart, actor - in the original Blondie movie
- Rachel Luttrell, actress/singer - Stargate Atlantis
[edit] M
- Martha MacIsaac, actress - Superbad
- Shaun Majumder, actor/comedian - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Chris Makepeace, actor - Meatballs
- Howie Mandel, (1955), actor/comedian - Deal or No Deal
- Norm Macdonald, (1963), actor/comedian - Saturday Night Live
- Robert MacNeil, (1931), author
- Jay Manuel, (1972), fashion expert best known on America's Next Top Model
- Gino Marrocco, actor - The Forest Rangers, Cannibal Girls
- Amanda Marshall, (1972), singer/songwriter
- Raymond Massey, (1896-1983), actor - Abe Lincoln in Illinois, East of Eden
- Pat Mastroianni, actor - Degrassi Junior High
- Kari Matchett, actress - The Rez
- Suleka Mathew, actress - Men in Trees
- Lois Maxwell, actress - Moneypenny from the James Bond films, Adventures in Rainbow Country
- Louis B. Mayer, film producer who co-founded MGM
- Rachel McAdams, (1978), actress - The Notebook
- Eric McCormack, (1963), Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American actor - Will & Grace
- Bruce McCulloch, actor/comedian The Kids in the Hall
- Dean McDermott, (1966), actor best known for playing Constable Turnbull on the TV series Due South and for his marriage to Tori Spelling
- Kevin McDonald, (1961), actor/comedian - The Kids in the Hall
- Paul McGillion, (1969), actor - Stargate Atlantis
- Doug McGrath, actor - Porky's
- Patrick McKenna, (1960), actor/comedian - The Red Green Show
- Mark McKinney, actor/comedian - The Kids in the Hall, Spice World
- Sarah McLachlan, (1968) singer/songwriter
- Deepa Mehta, director - Water
- Rick Mercer, (1969), actor/comedian - This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Rick Mercer Report, Talking to Americans
- Lorne Michaels, (1944), producer/comedian - Saturday Night Live
- Peter Miller, actor - MVP
- Colin Mochrie, actor/comedian - Whose Line is it Anyway?
- Lochlyn Munro, actor - 21 Jump Street and Scary Movie
- Cory Monteith, (1982), actor
- Rick Moranis, (1954), actor/comedian - Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, SCTV
- Alanis Morissette, singer/ actress - You Can't Do That on Television
- Carrie-Anne Moss, (1967), actress - The Matrix
- Mike Myers, (1963), actor - Austin Powers, Saturday Night Live, Waynes World, Shrek 1, 2, and 3
- Alannah Myles, singer/actress Kids of Degrassi Street
[edit] N
- Kate Nelligan, actress - Prince of Tides
- John Neville, (1925), actor - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- Leslie Nielsen, (1926), actor/comedian - Airplane, The Naked Gun
[edit] O
- Catherine O'Hara, (1954), actress/comedian - SCTV, Home Alone, The Nightmare Before Christmas, For Your Consideration
- Sandra Oh, actress - Grey's Anatomy
- Sidney Olcott, (1873-1949), director - Ben Hur (1907)
[edit] P
- Ellen Page, (1987), Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress - Juno
- Anna Paquin, actress - Fly Away Home
- Molly Parker, actress - Men With Brooms
- Missy Peregrym, (1982), actress/model - Stick It
- Barry Pepper, (1970), actor - Saving Private Ryan
- Matthew Perry, (1969), actor - Friends
- Kim Poirier, (1980), actress - Paradise Falls
- Mary Pickford, (1892-1979), actress and producer
- Cara Pifko, actor - This is Wonderland
- Walter Pidgeon, Hollywood "Golden Age" star
- Gordon Pinsent, actor - The Forest Rangers, Away From Her
- Christopher Plummer, (1927), actor - The Sound of Music
- Podemski Sisters (Jennifer, Sarah, Tamara), actresses - The Rez, Moccasin Flats
- Sarah Polley, (1979), actress/director - Dawn of the Dead, Road to Avonlea, Away From Her
- Paul Popowich, actor - Catwalk
- Jason Priestley, (1969), actor - Beverly Hills 90210
- Dave Broadfoot, comedian/actor - Royal Canadian Air Farce
- Kirsten Prout, (1990), actress - Kyle XY
[edit] Q
- John Qualen, actor - Elmer Gantry
- Chantal Quesnelle, actress - Paradise Falls
[edit] R
- Keanu Reeves, (1964), actor - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Matrix
- Kate Reid, actress - Dallas
- Ivan Reitman, (1946), director/producer Cannibal Girls, Meatballs
- Jason Reitman, (1977), Academy Award nominated director of Thank You For Smoking and Juno
- Winston Rekert, actor - Adderly
- Gloria Reuben, (1964), actor - ER
- Michael Reynolds, actor - Fish Hawk
- Ryan Reynolds, actor - Definitely, Maybe
- Caroline Rhea, actress/comedian
- Donnelly Rhodes, actor - Danger Bay
- Spencer Rice, Kenny vs. Spenny TV show
- Jasmine Richards, actress - Naturally, Sadie
- Patrick Roach, (1969), actor - Trailer Park Boys
- Seth Rogen, actor/comedian - Freaks and Geeks
- Tony Rosato, actor/comedian - SCTV
- Andrea Roth, actress - The Highwaymen
- Teryl Rothery, (1965), actress - Stargate SG-1
- Saul Rubinek, actor
- Ann Rutherford, actress Gone With the Wind
- Lisa Ryder, (1970), actress - Andromeda
[edit] S
- Morley Safer, journalist - 60 Minutes
- Buffy Sainte Marie, actress, singer - Sesame Street
- Will Sasso, actor, comedian - Mad TV
- August Schellenberg, actor of Metis origin
- Kyle Schmid, (1984), actor - Blood Ties
- Kim Schraner, (1976), actor on Spynet
- Mack Sennett, (1880-1960), director
- Paul Shaffer, actor/musician David Letterman
- William Shatner, (1931), actor - Captain Kirk in Star Trek
- Norma Shearer, (1902-1983), Academy Award winning actress
- Helen Shaver, actress
- Michael Shanks, (1970), actor - Stargate SG-1's Daniel Jackson
- Donald Shebib, director - Goin' Down the Road, Rip-off
- Martin Short, (1950), actor/comedian, Saturday Night Live, SCTV
- Frank Shuster, (1916-2002), comedian
- Joe Shuster. (1914-1992), artist - co-creator of Superman
- Jay Silverheels, (1912-1980), actor - Tonto
- Chelan Simmons, (1982), actress
- Kavan Smith, (1970), actor - Stargate Atlantis
- Mike Smith, (1972), actor - Trailer Park Boys
- Steve Smith - actor/comedian, The Red Green Show
- Scott Speedman, (1975), actor - Underworld
- Jewel Staite, (1982), actress - Firefly
- David Steinberg, actor, comedian
- Jessica Steen, (1965), actress
- Catherine Mary Stewart, actress - The Last Starfighter
- Nicole Stoffman (born 1973), actor - Degrassi Junior High
- Sarah Strange, actress - Men in Trees
- Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), actress/Playboy Playmate
- Trish Stratus, WWE wrestler and star of tv show Armed and Famous
- Tara Strong, (1973), voice actress/singer
- Cree Summer, (1969), actress/singer
- Donald Sutherland, (born 1934), actor - Invasion of the Body Snatchers, MASH
- Kiefer Sutherland, (born 1966), actor - 24's Jack Bauer
[edit] T
- Amanda Tapping, actress - Stargate SG-1's Samantha Carter
- Alan Thicke, actor - Growing Pains
- Dave Thomas, actor/comedian - SCTV, Grace Under Fire
- Greg Thomey, actor/comedian - This Hour Has 22 Minutes
- Scott Thompson, actor/comedian The Kids in the Hall
- Shelley Thompson, actress - Trailer Park Boys
- Cali Timmins, (1963), actress (Maggie Shelby on Ryan's Hope)
- Jennifer Tilly, (1958), actress - Liar, Liar
- Meg Tilly, actress sister of Jennifer - The Big Chill
- Gordon Tootoosis, actor - Moccasin Flats
- Jonathan Torrens, (1972), actor - Trailer Park Boys, Jonovision
- Alex Trebek, (1940), game show host (Jeopardy!)
- John Paul Tremblay, (1968), actor/musician - Trailer Park Boys
- James Tupper, actor - Men in Trees
- Shannon Tweed, (1957), actress/model
[edit] U
- Deborah Kara Unger, actress - Silent Hill
[edit] V
- Billy Van, actor/comedian - The Hilarious House of Frightenstein
- Vanity, actress
- Nia Vardalos, (1962), actress/screenwriter - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
- John Vernon, actor - Animal House, The Forest Rangers
[edit] W
- Mary Walsh, (born 1952), comedian/actress - This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Mary Walsh: Open Book
- Lyman Ward, (1941), actor - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Zack Ward, (1970)or(1971), actor - Resident Evil: Apocalypse-Nikolai ----- , Postal (film)-Postal Dude
- Warner Brothers, founders of the film studios
- Estella Warren, (1979), model/actress
- Al Waxman, actor - King of Kensington
- Johnny Wayne, (1918-1990), comedian
- Robb Wells, (1971), actor/screenwriter - Trailer Park Boys
- Kenneth Welsh, actor - Legends of the Fall
- Chris Wiggins, actor - Adventures in Rainbow Country, Swiss Family Robinson
- Chad Willett, actor - Alive
- Harland Williams, (1962/1967), comedian, actor, radio personality - Dumb and Dumber
- Tonya Lee Williams, actress - The Polka Dot Door, The Young and the Restless
- Michael Wincott, (1958), actor - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Joseph Wiseman, actor - Dr. No
- Gordon Michael Woolvett, (1970), actor - Andromeda, YTV host
- Fay Wray, (1907-2004), actress - King Kong
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Richard Yearwood, a Canadian actor and voice actor who privided the voice for Gail from CAPCOM's videogame Dino Crisis in 1999.
- Elwy Yost, tv host of classic movies on TVO"magic shadows"
[edit] Z
- Gema Zamprogna, actress - Road to Avonlea
- Kevin Zegers, actor - Air Bud, The Stone Angel
- Moses Znaimer, producer and owner of City-TV
See also: List of Canadians, List of Canadian musicians