Nationality Canadian Years active 1985-present | Occupation Actor Spouse Catherine Bockstael | |
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Nominations Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Movies and TV shows North of 60, Edwin Boyd, Walter and Henry Similar Wayne Grigsby, Nathan Morlando, Stuart Gillard, Daniel Petrie | ||
Career
He is best known for his regular role as Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Brian Fletcher in the Canadian television drama series North of 60, for which he was a two-time Gemini Award nominee for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 11th Gemini Awards in 1997 and the 12th Gemini Awards in 1998.
His other roles have included Jim Flett in Wind at My Back, Jeremy Woodsworm in Snakes and Ladders, Roy McMurtry in Trudeau, Joey Stiglic in Our Hero and Mr. Dupree in The Famous Jett Jackson, as well as voice roles in Silver Surfer, Sailor Moon, Friends and Heroes, X-Men, Tales from the Cryptkeeper and Monster Force.
On stage, his noted roles have included productions of George F. Walker's plays Nothing Sacred, Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline and Beautiful City. At the time of his casting in North of 60, he was serving as artistic director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa.
Personal life
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, he spent the majority of his acting career based in Ottawa. He is the nephew of former federal Member of Parliament Robert Bockstael.