Canadian Actors

1. Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the youngest of four children. His father, James Chester Reynolds, was a food wholesaler, and his mother, Tamara Lee "Tammy" (Stewart), worked as a retail-store saleswoman. He has Irish and Scottish ancestry. ...

The Proposal, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Two Guys and a Girl, Deadpool, Saturday Night Live, Deadpool 2, Free Guy, Definitely Maybe, The Adam Project

2. William Shatner

Actor | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

William Shatner has notched up an impressive 70-plus years in front of the camera, displaying heady comedic talent and being instantly recognizable to several generations of cult television fans as the square-jawed Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise.

Shatner was born ...

Wrath of Khan, Undiscovered Country, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, The Big Bang Theory, Star Trek, Voyage Home, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

3. Kiefer Sutherland

Actor | 24

Kiefer Sutherland was born in London, England, UK, to Canadian actors Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland, who moved to California shortly after his birth. His maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years and led ...

Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Designated Survivor, 24, 24 Live Another Day, Daily Show, Saturday Night Live

4. Roger Cross

Actor | Coroner

Roger Cross is known for Coroner (2019), Continuum (2012) and Dark Matter (2015).

Orphan Black, Arrow, Stargate SG-1, Arrow, Chuck, 24, Sliders, Continuum, Star Trek Enterprise, X2 X-Men United

5. Mike Myers

Actor | Austin Powers in Goldmember

Michael John Myers was born in 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, to Alice E. (Hind), an officer supervisor, and Eric Myers, an insurance agent. His parents were both English, and had served in the Royal Air Force and British Army, respectively.

Myers' television career really started in 1988, when he ...

Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Austin Powers, Wayne's World, The Spy Who Shagged Me, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Goldmember, Wayne's World 2

6. Nathan Fillion

Actor | Castle

Nathan Fillion was born on 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie (Early) and Bob Fillion, both retired English teachers, and has an older brother, Jeff. His father is of French-Canadian descent, and his mother is of English, German, Finnish, and Norwegian ancestry. In ...

Firefly, Serenity, Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Big Bang Theory, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Two Guys and a Girl, Con Man

7. Michael J. Fox

Actor | Back to the Future

Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Phyllis Fox (née Piper), a payroll clerk, and William Fox. His parents moved their 10-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli Fox, Karen, and Jacki, and his brother Steven, to Vancouver, British Columbia, ...

Back to the Future, Colbert Report, Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Family Ties, Back to the Future II

8. Will Arnett

Actor | The Lego Batman Movie

Will Arnett is a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is most famous for playing George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox series Arrested Development (2003). He also appeared in films such as The Lego Movie (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ...

Arrested Development, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live

9. James Doohan

Actor | Star Trek

Best known as Scotty in Star Trek he was educated at High School in Sarnia, Ontario, where he acted in school productions.

When WWII began he joined the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery eventually obtaining the rank of Captain. He was wounded on D-Day, suffering severe damage to his right middle...

Wrath of Khan, Undiscovered Country, Voyage Home, Star Trek, Daily Show, Bewitched, Generations

10. Dan Aykroyd

Writer | Ghostbusters

Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live, Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters, 50 First Dates, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

11. Carlo Rota

Actor | The Boondock Saints

Where are you from? Is a popular question that Carlo has no rapid answer for. He was born in the U.K and raised in Italy, Hong Kong, the Bahamas and Canada. Add a family history that spans Spain, France, Italy, and time spent in Argentina, India, Morrocco, and you have pan-cultural on a good day, ...

Agents of SHIELD, Beauty and the Beast, The Flash, Human Target, Nikita, Titans, 24

12. Michael Shanks

Actor | Stargate SG-1

Michael Shanks was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), Stargate: Continuum (2008) and Elysium (2013). He has been married to Lexa Doig since August 2, 2003. They have two children.

Stargate SG-1, 24, Stargate Atlantis, Burn Notice, Altered Carbon, Stargate Continuum

13. Stephen Amell

Actor | Arrow

Stephen Amell is a Canadian actor, known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise (based on the comic character of the same name) and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).

Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto,...

Late Night with Seth Meyers, Arrow, The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

14. Cory Monteith

Actor | Glee

Cory Monteith was born on May 11, 1982 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada as Cory Allan Michael Monteith. He was an actor, known for playing the singing jock Finn on the American TV show Glee (2009) and films such as Monte Carlo (2011), and Final Destination 3 (2006). He died on July 13, 2013 in Vancouver...

Glee, Stargate SG-1, Daily Show, Stargate Atlantis, Kyle XY, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

15. Robbie Amell

Actor | Upload

Along with his sister, Robbie Amell started acting when he was just six years old. At sixteen, he started to land theater roles at Lawrence Park Stage in plays such as Louis and Dave, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Importance of Being Earnest. The experience brought Robbie to realize that he ...

The Flash, The Witcher, The Tomorrow People, Pretty Little Liars

16. Paul Soles

Actor | The Score

Paul Soles was born on August 11, 1930 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for The Score (2001), The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). He was married to Jean Allan . He died on May 26, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Spider-Man, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Wayne & Shuster

17. Matt Frewer

Actor | Watchmen

Matt Frewer has been travelling all over North America in recent months filming recurring roles. Most recently, he worked in Los Angeles for HBO's Perry Mason and in Austin for AMC's Fear The Walking Dead. In Vancouver portrayed Carnage in Netflix's sci-fi drama Altered Carbon (2018); in Montreal (...

Orphan Black, Max Headroom

18. Callum Keith Rennie

Actor | Star Trek: Discovery

Callum Keith Rennie was born in Sunderland, England, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. While attending college in Edmonton Callum was asked to join a radio show which featured actor/comedian Bruce McCulloch (who eventually went on to KIDS IN THE HALL fame). This experience inspired Callum to dig ...

Californication, Memento

19. Peter Outerbridge

Actor | Lucky Number Slevin

Outerbridge, together with two older sisters and two older brothers, grew up in Toronto, Ontario. While his father practiced law, his mother studied piano at the Royal Conservatory of Music. He comes from a family of artists, as his uncle (though not by blood) was opera singer Jon Vickers, and his ...

Nikita, Orphan Black

20. Lyman Ward

Actor | Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Lyman Ward was born on June 21, 1941 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He is an actor, known for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Not Another Teen Movie (2001) and Independence Day (1996). He was previously married to Cindy Pickett, Leigh Heine and Cathy Gelbart.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

21. Leslie Nielsen

Actor | Airplane!

Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. Leslie studied at the Academy of ...

Naked Gun

22. Seth Rogen

Producer | This Is the End

An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.

Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...

Take This Waltz

23. Michael Cera

Actor | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Canadian actor Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, to parents who worked for Xerox. His mother, Linda, who is from Quebec, has English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi Cera, is Italian (from Sicily). Michael is the middle child between two sisters. He was educated...

Arrested Development

24. Brendan Fraser

Actor | The Mummy

Brendan James Fraser was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Canadian parents Carol Mary (Genereux), a sales counselor, and Peter Fraser, a journalist and travel executive. He is of Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and French-Canadian ancestry. As his parents frequently moved, Brendan can claim ...

25. Cas Anvar

Actor | The Expanse

Cas Anvar lit up our screens when internationally acclaimed series "The Expanse" premiered five years ago. His character Alex on The Expanse" became an instant fan favorite and one of the most quoted characters of the show. In spring 2020, he wrapped shooting his fifth and final season of the hit ...

The Expanse

26. Eugene Levy

Actor | A Mighty Wind

Eugene Levy is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. He has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures to date, eight of which having topped the $100M mark. The box office success of films such as Bringing Down the House (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) , and Father of the Bride Part II ...

SCTV

27. Jim Carrey

Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...

Saturday Night Live

28. Donald Harron

Actor | The Time Tunnel

Donald Harron was born on September 19, 1924 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for The Time Tunnel (1966), The Spy with My Face (1965) and The Hospital (1971). He was married to Claudette Gareau, Catherine McKinnon, Virginia Leith and Gloria Fisher. He died on January ...

Hee Haw

29. David Hewlett

Actor | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

David Hewlett is an actor and life-long learning advocate with a passion for assistive technologies. Inspired by his childhood fear and fascination with Doctor Who, he wanted to become a genius Time Lord...reality led him to acting. David is the husband of the brilliant and beautiful, award winning...

Stargate Atlantis

30. Matthew Perry

Actor | Friends

Matthew Perry was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts, to Suzanne Marie (Langford), a Canadian journalist, and John Bennett Perry, an American actor. His ancestry includes English, Irish, German, Swiss-German, and French-Canadian.

Perry was raised in Ottawa, Ontario, where he became a top-ranked ...

Friends

31. Norm MacDonald

Actor | Dirty Work

Macdonald was born Norman Gene Macdonald in Quebec City, Quebec. He began his career in stand-up comedy. Macdonald's first job was writing for The Dennis Miller Show (1992) and then Roseanne (1988). While writing for Roseanne (1988), he was noticed by Lorne Michaels, who liked Norm's stand up, and ...

Saturday Night Live

32. John Candy

Actor | Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Candy was one of Canada's greatest and funniest character actors. His well-known role as the big hearted buffoon earned him classics in Uncle Buck (1989) and Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987). His career has handed him some dry spells but Candy always rebounded.

Born in Newmarket, Ontario, in ...

SCTV

33. Rick Mercer

Writer | Made in Canada

Rick Mercer was born on October 17, 1969 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He is a writer and producer, known for The Industry (1998), The Rick Mercer Report (2004) and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993).

34. Tyler Labine

Actor | Tucker and Dale vs Evil

Tyler Sean Labine is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series Breaker High, Invasion, Reaper, Deadbeat and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam, and the film Tucker & Dale vs Evil.

Reaper

35. Jordan Gavaris

Actor | The Lake

Jordan Gavaris was born on September 25, 1989 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lake (2022), Orphan Black (2013) and PEN15 (2019).

Orphan Black

36. Patrick J. Adams

Actor | Suits

For seven seasons Patrick J. Adams has charmed audiences worldwide, as Mike Ross in USA's hit drama, "Suits," a role which garnered him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. Most recently, Adams took on the role of Major...

Suits

37. Erik Knudsen

Actor | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Erik can be seen as a guest star on the new CBS show, SO HELP ME TODD, alongside Skylar Astin and Marcia Gay Harden. He has appeared in the Hulu feature, 9 FILMS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, and the Paramount+ series, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, as a guest star. Erik has been featured as a series regular on CONTINUUM...

38. Donald Sutherland

Actor | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The towering presence of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is often noticed, as are his legendary contributions to cinema. He has appeared in almost 200 different shows and films. He is also the father of renowned actor Kiefer Sutherland, among others.

Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in Saint ...

39. Kristian Bruun

Actor | The Recruit

Kristian Bruun was born and raised in Toronto. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania, Queen's University in Ontario and the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto. He has lived and worked in Germany and the UK, and has performed in theatres across Canada. He has also trained ...

Orphan Black

40. Paul Kligman

Actor | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Paul Kligman was born on January 21, 1923 in Romania. He was an actor and writer, known for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Spider-Man (1967) and Folio (1955). He was married to Anne Rabinovitch. He died on August 29, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Spider-Man

41. Victor Webster

Actor | Workin' Moms

A familiar face to film and television audiences, Victor Webster is an established actor with an impressive list of credits. Most recently, he joined the cast of the Netflix/CBC comedy "Workin' Moms," playing Mike Bolinski for two seasons. He's also recently filmed a large recurring arc on the ...

42. Frank Shuster

Actor | The Wayne & Shuster Superspecial

Frank Shuster was born on September 5, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for The Wayne & Shuster Superspecial (1976), Folio (1955) and Premiere (1968). He was married to Ruth Burtyn. He died on January 13, 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wayne & Shuster

43. Johnny Wayne

Soundtrack | Behind the Candelabra

Johnny Wayne was born on May 28, 1918 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Behind the Candelabra (2013), The Wayne & Shuster Superspecial (1976) and Folio (1955). He died on July 18, 1990 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wayne & Shuster

44. Paul Shaffer

Actor | Hercules

Paul Shaffer was born on November 28, 1949 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Hercules (1997), This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and Blues Brothers 2000 (1998). He has been married to Catherine Maria Vasapoli since August 19, 1990. They have two children.

Letterman

45. Dave Thomas

Writer | The Blacklist

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, Dave was the eldest son of John and Moreen Thomas. John Thomas (deceased) was a PHD in Philosophy (Duke), noted medical ethicist, head of Philosophy Department at McMaster University, and author of several books including: "Matters of Life and Death," "Well ...

SCTV

46. Martin Short

Actor | Innerspace

Martin Hayter Short OC is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has received Medals from Queen Elizabeth II, including in 2002 the ...

SCTV

47. Rick Moranis

Actor | Parenthood

Rick began his career as a radio DJ while he was still at high school which led to him writing, producing and being on air in his own show. He joined the Canadian TV series, SCTV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and portraying the character, Bob McKenzie, which became the basis for the film, ...

SCTV

48. Dylan Bruce

Actor | Orphan Black

A talented actor on the rise, Dylan Bruce continues to build on an expansive resume. Dylan most recently starred in NBC's supernatural thriller "Midnight Texas" for two seasons. Immediately after that Bruce starred as Detective Nolan Wells in the first season of "The Murders" on CityTV.

Previously, ...

Orphan Black

49. Kevin Hanchard

Actor | Orphan Black

Kevin Hanchard is a veteran actor who, in recent years has become one of the nation's most sought after performers. Although no stranger to film and television, this dynamic and versatile actor has made his name in the world of theatre. His knack for bringing a degree of humanity to flawed ...

Orphan Black

50. Eric McCormack

Actor | Will & Grace

Eric was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (the same school Mike Myers attended) and also attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate, named after Canada's first Prime Minister. With the support of his parents (his father was also an aspiring actor)...

Travelers

51. Hugh Dillon

Actor | Mayor of Kingstown

January 2020, Paramount Network ordered straight to series 'Mayor of Kingstown.' The series comes from co-creator and executive producer, Academy Award nominated director Taylor Sheridan, along with co-creator and executive producer Hugh Dillon. Executive produced by Antoine Fuqua, and co-starring ...

52. Billy Van

Actor | The Hilarious House of Frightenstein

Billy Van was born in Toronto, Canada in 1934. He was a manic comic actor who starred in CBC-TV's Nightcap in the 1960s and the Hilarious House of Frightenstein in the '70s. The Hilarious House of Frightenstein starred Vincent Price, with Van as host and a variety of characters, including The Count...

Frightenstein

53. Lucas Bryant

Actor | The Vow

Born and raised in Elmira, Ontario, Lucas Bryant has made a name for himself in both Canada and the U.S. Bryant has numerous television credits to his name, including Queer as Folk (2000) for Showtime, M.V.P. (2008) for SOAPnet and CBC, Sex, Love & Secrets (2005) for UPN, and CTV's Bury the Lead...

Haven

54. Adam Copeland

Actor | Vikings

Adam Copeland is an actor and an professional wrestler, who wrestles as Edge in the WWE. He starred as one of the leads in the fifth season of the popular television series Haven on Syfy. He also starred as a recurring character on the History Channel series Vikings. Canadian-born, Copeland's life ...

55. Aaron Ashmore

Actor | Veronica Mars

Aaron was born one minute before his twin, Shawn Ashmore, in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. He is the son of homemaker Linda and manufacturing engineer Rick. When they were 10, their mother was a part of a club called the "Multiple Births Association," or as Aaron likes to call it, "The ...

56. Keanu Reeves

Actor | The Matrix

Keanu Charles Reeves, whose first name means "cool breeze over the mountains" in Hawaiian, was born September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon. He is the son of Patric Reeves, a showgirl and costume designer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, a geologist. Keanu's father was born in Hawaii, of British, Portuguese...

Between Two Ferns

57. Jay Baruchel

Actor | Goon

Jay Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Robyne (Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Victor Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister who also acts. He started acting in 1995 when he made his first of three appearances on ...

58. Tahmoh Penikett

Actor | Battlestar Galactica

He is the son of former Yukon premier Anthony David John Penikett (Tony). A graduate of the Victoria Motion picture school, Tahmoh also studied at the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver. Tahmoh and his family (his father, and his twin sisters Sarah and Stephanie) make their home in Vancouver, ...

Arrow

59. Christopher Plummer

Actor | Beginners

Legendary actor Christopher Plummer, perhaps Canada's greatest thespian, delivered outstanding performances as Sherlock Holmes in Murder by Decree (1979), the chilling villain in The Silent Partner (1978), the iconoclastic Mike Wallace in The Insider (1999), the empathetic psychiatrist in A ...

60. John White

Actor | The Naked Mile

John White was born on June 10, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006), American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007) and BlackBerry (2023).

61. Oliver Platt

Actor | The Three Musketeers

Oliver Platt was born in Windsor, Ontario, to American parents, Sheila Maynard, a social worker, and Nicholas Platt, a career diplomat. His parents were both from upper-class families, and his maternal great-grandmother, Cynthia Roche, was the sister of Princess Diana's maternal grandfather, ...

62. Ryan Gosling

Actor | Blue Valentine

Born Ryan Thomas Gosling on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Donna (Wilson), a secretary, and Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman. Ryan was the second of their two children, with an older sister, Mandi. His ancestry is French-Canadian, as well as English, ...

63. Elliot Page

Actor | Juno

Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. They began their career at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999), for...

Juno

64. Nick Mancuso

Actor | Under Siege

Darkly handsome Nick Mancuso, born Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso, was born in 1948 in Mammola, Italy but raised as a child in Canada (from age 8). During his over four decade career, films claimed him as the Antichrist (Franco Macalousso) in the Apocalypse trilogy produced by Cloud Ten Pictures (...

Ticket to Heaven

65. Saul Rubinek

Actor | Unforgiven

Saul Rubinek was born in a refugee camp in Germany, where his father ran a Yiddish Repertory Theatre company. Saul started his professional career as a child actor in theater and radio in Canada. By the time he was 20, he was a member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival company in Stratford, ...

Stargate SG-1

66. Colm Feore

Actor | Chicago

Colm Joseph Feore OC is a Canadian actor. A 13-year veteran of the Stratford Festival, he is known for his Gemini-winning turn as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the CBC miniseries Trudeau (2002), his portrayal of Glenn Gould in Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993), and for playing ...

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67. Connor Price

Actor | X Company

Connor Price's career began at the young age of six years old. Price accumulated an impressive number of credits during his youth, known to audiences worldwide for his portrayal of "Jay Braddock," the eldest son of Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger in the Ron Howard Academy Award Nominated feature ...

68. Peter Aykroyd

Writer | Nothing But Trouble

Peter Aykroyd was born on November 19, 1955 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and producer, known for Nothing But Trouble (1991), Spies Like Us (1985) and My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988). He died on November 6, 2021 in Spokane, Washington, USA.

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69. Gary Jones

Actor | The Package

Gary Jones was born on January 4, 1958 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Package (2018), Forgotten Masters (2021) and Stargate SG-1 (1997). He is married to Meg Cameron. They have three children. He was previously married to Greta Headley.

Stargate SG-1

70. Dan Shea

Stunts | X-Men: Days of Future Past

Dan Shea was born on December 23, 1954 in Ontario Canada. He is best known for his work as a stunt coordinator and second unit directing including Breakthrough (2019), The Magicians (TV Series 2016-2019), The Mountain Between Us (2017) and Psych (TV Series 2006-2014). As well as performing on X-Men...

Stargate SG-1

71. Shawn Ashmore

Actor | X2

Shawn Robert Ashmore was born one minute after his twin brother Aaron Ashmore in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on October 7, 1979. He is the son of Linda, a homemaker, and Rick Ashmore, a manufacturing engineer. By the age of seven, when their mother became a part of the Multiple Births ...

72. William B. Davis

Actor | The X Files

William B. Davis was born on January 13, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for The X-Files (1993), The X Files (1998) and Stargate SG-1 (1997). He has been married to Emmanuelle Herpin since 2011.

Human Target

73. Ryan George

Actor | Pitch Meetings

Ryan George was born on June 21, 1989 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Screen Rant Pitch Meetings (2017), Oddballs (2022) and Campus Law (2017). He has been married to Mélissa Parapluie since May 2023.

Screen Rant Pitch Meetings

74. Lorne Greene

Actor | Bonanza

Lorne Greene was born Lyon Himan "Chaim" Green on February 12, 1915, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He began acting while attending Canada's Queen's University, and after graduation got a job in radio broadcasting. His rich, deep, authoritarian voice quickly propelled him to prominence as Canada's top...

75. Jason Priestley

Actor | Beverly Hills, 90210

Jason Priestley was born on August 28, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Call Me Fitz (2010) and Cas & Dylan (2013). He has been married to Naomi Lowde-Priestley since May 14, 2005. They have two children. He was ...

Calendar Girl

76. Eric Johnson

Actor | Fifty Shades Darker

Eric Johnson was born on August 7, 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Fifty Shades Darker (2017), The Knick (2014) and Vikings (2013). He has been married to Adria Budd Johnson since August 7, 2004. They have one child.

Smallville

77. Victor Garber

Actor | Argo

Victor Garber has been in some of the most memorable projects of the past four decades. Victor has recently appeared in The Slap (2015), The Flash (2014), Motive (2013) and Web Therapy (2011). He is currently staring in Greg Berlanti's new DC Comics Superhero series "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" for ...

The Flash

78. David Foley

Actor | The Wrong Guy

Dave Foley dropped out of an alternative high school to do stand-up comedy. He met Kevin McDonald at an improv class and, while employed as movie ushers, they began working as a comedy team. In 1984 they merged with another team to form "The Kids in the Hall". Foley made his film debut at 22 as the...

Newsradio

79. Phil Hartman

Actor | NewsRadio

Phil Hartman was born Philip Edward Hartmann on September 24, 1948, in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. His surname was originally "Hartmann", but he later dropped the second "n". He was one of eight children of Doris Marguerite (Wardell) and Rupert Loebig Hartmann, a salesman. He was of German, Irish, ...

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