Albert Schultz

For the Australian politician with the same name, see Alby Schultz.

Albert Schultz
Schultz in a 1999 production of Platonov
Born	July 30, 1963 (1963-07-30) Port Hope, Ontario, Canada

Albert Schultz (born July 30, 1963 in Port Hope, Ontario) is a Canadian actor, director and the founding artistic director of Toronto's celebrated Soulpepper Theatre Company.

Education

Schultz studied drama at Toronto's York University and at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He received an honorary doctorate at Queen's University in 2008 and from Bishop's University in 2009.

Theatre

His theatre career as an actor includes several roles at the Stratford Festival, including Romeo in Robin Phillips' production of Romeo and Juliet, and at Soulpepper, including the title roles in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Chekhov's Platonov, the Stage Manager in Our Town, Henry in The Real Thing, Alceste in The Misanthrope, Vershinin in Three Sisters, Astrov in Uncle Vanya, El Gallo in the Fantasticks, Ricky Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross and Macheath in The Threepenny Opera.

Television

Schultz's television career includes the CBC Television hit drama Street Legal, the medical drama Side Effects, and the role of Conrad Black in CTV's Shades of Black.

Directing

His directing credits include Soulpepper's productions of Death of a Salesman, Twelfth Night, As you Like It, Oh What a Lovely War, The Caretaker, Waiting for Godot, No Man's Land, A Chorus of Disapproval, The Time of Your Life, and Susan Coyne's Kingfisher Days for the Tarragon Theatre.

Awards

Schultz is the recipient of several awards, including a Gemini Award, the Joan Chalmers National Award for Artistic Direction, the Salute to the City Award, the Toronto Life Award, the Barbara Hamilton Award, The William Kilbourn Award, and the Queen's Jubilee Medal for his work on behalf of unicef.

References

• Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

External links

• Albert Schultz at the Internet Movie Database