Jonathan Crombie
| Jonathan Crombie | |
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| Born |
October 12, 1966 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Jonathan Crombie (born October 12, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Gilbert Blythe in CBC Television's 1985 telefilm Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels. He was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his role in the Canadian Stage Company's 1997 production of Tom Stoppard's play Arcadia. He has appeared on stage in The Dishwashers by Morris Panych (Tarragon Theatre, 2005) and The Oxford Roof Climbers Rebellion by Stephen Massicotte (Tarragon Theatre/Great Canadian Stage Company, 2006). He was also featured in the second season of Slings & Arrows (2005), as playwright Lionel Train. More recently, Crombie performed at Centerstage (theater) in Baltimore for the Rasin Cycle[1] featured on PBS[2] in Clybourne Park (2013) and Benetha's Place (2013).
Crombie's father, David Crombie, is a former mayor of Toronto and former Canadian federal Cabinet Minister.
Crombie debuted on Broadway in the Canadian musical The Drowsy Chaperone as "Man in Chair," from March to April 2007.[3] He returned to the production beginning August 21, and performed the role during the show's tour through the United States.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Gilbert Blythe | TV movie |
| 1986 | The Campbells | Kevin Sims | Episode: "The Face of a Stranger" |
| 1986 | A Judgment in Stone | Bobby Coversdale | |
| 1986 | Bullies | Matt Morris | |
| 1987 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Barney Roth | Episode: "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book" |
| 1987 | Anne of Avonlea | Gilbert Blythe | TV movie |
| 1988 | Mount Royal | Rob Valeur | 16 episodes |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Rick Garrison | Episode: "Fogbound" |
| 1989 | The Jeweller's Shop | Christophe | |
| 1989 | The Teddy Bears' Picnic | Benjamin Bear (voice) | TV movie |
| 1989 | The Hitchhiker | Kenny | Episode: "Coach" |
| 1991 | 21 Jump Street | Bill Howard | Episode: "The Education of Terry Carver" |
| 1992 | Road to Avonlea | Gilbert Blythe | Episode: "Old Friends, Old Wounds" |
| 1992 | Cafe Romeo | Bennie | |
| 1992 | The Teddy Bears' Christmas | Benjamin Bear (voice) | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Good Fight | Sam Cragin | TV movie |
| 1993 | Matrix | Cumberland | Episode: "Conviction of His Courage" |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Sam Clive | Episode: "They Shoot Baskets, Don't They" |
| 1997 | Comedy Now! | Various | Episode: "Skippy's Rangers - The Show They Never Gave" |
| 1998 | The Waiting Game | Matt | TV movie |
| 1998 | SketchCom | Various | TV series |
| 1998 | The Teddy Bears' Scare | Benjamin Bear (voice) | TV movie |
| 1999–2000 | Power Play | Hudson James | 5 episodes |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story | Gilbert Blythe | TV movie |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Dr. Field | Episode: "Deep Sleep" |
| 2003–2006 | The Secret World of Benjamin Bear | Benjamin Bear (voice) | TV series |
| 2003 | Slings and Arrows | Episode: "Playing the Swan" | |
| 2004 | The Jane Show | Dave | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005 | Slings and Arrows | Lionel Train | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Empty Train | ||
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.centerstage.org/2012-13Season/TheRaisinCycle.aspx Source: Centerstage.org
- ↑ http://arts.lunchbox.pbs.org/arts/programs/raisin-sun-revisited-raisin-cycle-center-stage/ Source: Pbs.org
- ↑ Source: Broadway.com
- ↑ Source: Playbill.com http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110418.html
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