Carl Kennedy

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Carl Kennedy
A photograph of a standing man hugging a woman wearing a red shirt and a blue jean skirt all surrounded by three other women

Carl Kennedy portraying Jason in the 2012 tour of Andrew Kooman's She Has a Name.
(left to right: Sienna Howell-Holden, Glenda Warkentin, Kennedy, Evelyn Chew, Alysa van Haastert)
Born Carl Kennedy
Nationality Canadian of American origin
Citizenship American
Canadian
Alma mater University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of Washington
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006-present
Known for Jason in She Has a Name

Carl Kennedy is an American Canadian actor.

Personal life

Carl Kennedy was born in Washington, United States.[1] He is a University of Washington alumnus,[2] having received a full scholarship to the University of Washington graduate program in acting after graduating from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2006.[3]

Theatre career

Carl Kennedy is an American Canadian actor.[4] In 2006, he portrayed William Starns in a Wilmington, North Carolina, United States production of Romulus Linney's Heathen Valley.[5] That same year, he acted in a production of Justin Cioppa's Catastropolis as Dark Lord Montelbahn, also in Wilmington.[6] He also portrayed Queequeg and Father Mapple in Moby Dick—Rehearsed by Orson Welles in Wilmington in 2006.[7] In 2011, he portrayed convict Lucius Jenkins in Stephen Adly Guirgis's Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[8] For this performance, he was nominated for the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role in the Small Theatre Category.[9] He portrayed Jason and the unnamed pimp in the 2012 cross-Canada tour of Andrew Kooman's She Has a Name.[10] He was living in Vancouver when he was recruited for the tour.[11] Kennedy stated that he wanted to act in the tour partly in order to address the issue of human trafficking and partly because the life-and-death stakes for the characters in the play make for a good setting in which to improve as an actor.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Lana Michelin (October 4, 2012). "She Has A Name returns with more emotional punch". Red Deer Advocate. 
  2. ↑ Louis Hobson (May 4, 2012). "Actor makes Name in trafficking play". Calgary Sun. Retrieved July 30, 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Alumnotes". University of North Carolina Wilmington Magazine: 27. Spring 2008. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Where is God at the Fringe?". CFEQ-FM. July 19, 2012. 
  5. ↑ A. Richardson (2006). "One Busy Guerilla: Take a trip to 'Heathen Valley'". Retrieved August 22, 2012. 
  6. ↑ Burke Speaker (July 27, 2006). "Crazy comedy 'Catastropolis' exists in a world between good and evil". Star-News. Retrieved August 22, 2012. 
  7. ↑ Burke Speaker (October 12, 2006). "Challenging the Theater Norm: "Moby Dick-Rehearsed" brings the best out of local thespians". Star-News. 
  8. ↑ Jo Ledingham (March 18, 2011). "'A' Train derailed by directionless script: Despite strong performances, praise for morally ambiguous play bewildering". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved August 22, 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Glass City Theatre nominated for 5 Jessie Awards!". Glass City Theatre. May 24, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2012. 
  10. ↑ Kenneth Chisholm (July 13, 2012). "She Has a Name". Theatre in London. Retrieved July 28, 2012. 
  11. ↑ Pat Donnelly (June 15, 2012). "Fringe 2012: Alberta group's play explores human trafficking". The Gazette. Retrieved July 24, 2012. 
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