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“This is the first class of the CFC’s Actors Conservatory and I wanted to thank our 8 actors for their patience and enthusiasm because while they were working through their own learning curves so were we with the program. I was so taken by each actor’s individual talent, by their sheer desire to be the best they could be while taking advantage of all of the mentors, guests and opportunities offered in the Conservatory. Even in the short period of time I worked with them, I saw each actor grow exponentially in what I believe is one of the more important aspects of working in film and tv - “getting the job” otherwise known as “the audition process”. We watched their confidence and skills grow and I know that this is only the tip of the iceberg.
I commend them for taking a chance with us, their experience has helped to strengthen the Conservatory for years to come while establishing a strong legacy to follow. I only wish that I had had more time to spend with them but Zoe, Michelle, Abena, Simon, Seamus, Sarah, Jesse and Jean Michel - I look forward to working with you all all in the not too distant future.”
- Kiefer Sutherland, Chair |
2009/2010 PARTICIPANTS:
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SARAH ALLEN
Sarah Allen graduated from the prestigious National Theatre School of Canada and has worked on numerous films and television shows including a lead role in CBC television series Jozi-H. Other credits include a supporting role in the award-winning miniseries Human Trafficking with Donald Sutherland and Mira Sorvino as well as a recurring role on Murdock Mysteries. |
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SIMON BAKER
Simon Baker began his film career at the age of six as an extra in the film WHITE FANG 2. Baker went on to work in film and television with such notable roles as Charlie Muskrat in North of 60 and Thomas Builds-a-Fire in the award-winning movie SMOKE SIGNALS, for which he earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the First Americans in the Arts Awards. Other roles include parts in Atom Egoyan’s THE SWEET HEREAFTER, Ron Howard’s THE MISSING and Stephen Spielberg’s miniseries Into The West. |
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ZOÉ DOYLE
Raised in Toronto, Zoé Doyle started acting in high school at the Etobicoke School of the Arts. Despite a knack for calculus, she followed her passion and earned a BFA in Theatre Performance from Concordia University. Zoé’s theatre work includes The Crucible at the Centaur Theatre and Autoshow with Convergence Theatre Collective. She played a supporting role in the short film COUNTDOWN which premiered at TIFF. Zoé’s television work includes performances in Angela’s Eyes, Wild Card and as a guest star on The Border. Zoé will soon appear with Forest Whitaker and Jude Law in the feature REPO MEN. |
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JESSE AARON DWYRE
Jesse Aaron Dwyre has played leading roles is such films as IMITATION and ADAM'S WALL and has performed on stages across Canada including numerous roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. He received a Best Supporting Actor nomination by the Betty Mitchell Awards for his work on Theatre Calgary’s Of the Fields, Lately. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Dwyre trained at The Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training in Stratford and L’ecole du Mime in Montreal. |
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MICHELLE GIROUX
Michelle Giroux has gained great experience performing on stage in and around Canada, completing her ninth season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where her selected credits include lead roles in Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Love’s Labour Lost. On Broadway, Giroux played Elise in The Miser. She is a graduate of The National Theatre School of Canada and The Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training. |
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JEAN-MICHEL LE GAL
Jean-Michel Le Gal recently appeared in the CFC Short Dramatic Film Shanti Baba Ram And The Dancers Of Hope as the lead, Shanti. He is a graduate of Studio 58 in Vancouver and The Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training. Le Gal has performed across Canada, completing four seasons at Stratford where he received the John Hirsh Award for young actor showing the greatest potential. His television credits include Météo+ and Jeremiah, as well as several independent films. |
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ABENA MALIKA
Abena Malika’s theatre credits include Mamma Mia, Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God, Da Kink In My Hair and Steal Away Home. Malika won a 2007 NAACP Theatre Award for her role as Nia in Da Kink In My Hair as part of the ensemble cast, and her portrayal of Ruth Younger in Soulpepper Theatre/Theatre Calgary’s co-production of A Raisin in the Sun, garnered Malika a 2009 Dora nomination. Film and television credits include SoulFood: The Series, Starhunter and HBO’s Crown Heights. As a singer, Malika has toured extensively backing various artists, most notably James Brown in his final Canadian tour. |
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SEAMUS MORRISON
Seamus Morrison began his television career at the age of 12 when he was cast in the CBC television series Pit Pony. As a teenager he became part of a three-year summer film workshop ran by Halifax based writer/director Ann Verrall. The workshop ended with the creation of The Wait, which was accepted into the Toronto International Film Festival's Short program. In 2005, Seamus moved to Toronto to study Theatre at York University. His most recent credits include the lead role in the feature film Nonsense Revolution.
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