John Bourgeois
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| John Bourgeois | |
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| Born | Ottawa |
| Occupation | Actor, director and teacher |
| Spouse | In 1986, he married Maria Ricossa, an actor and educator. They have three daughters. |
John Bourgeois is a bilingual actor, director and educator.
[edit] Life and career
John Bourgeois was born in Ottawa. He received his training at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London and Concordia University in Montreal, where he obtained a B.A. in English and Theatre.
He has appeared in leading and character roles on stages in Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Regina, Fredericton, as well as the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Off-Broadway, and the Walnut Street theatre in Philadelphia. He has appeared in several leading roles for the Manitoba Theatre Centre. As a director, he's staged both modern and classic plays across Canada and has produced and directed several short films. In 2002, his one man show Tansey's Brag was acclaimed at the Toronto Fringe Festival and was subsequently taped for television and radio. He is currently preparing to direct After Miss Julie, Patrick Marber's version of Strindberg's classic drama of sexual power and domination, which premiers in Winnipeg in January 2011.
An accomplished screen actor, he has appeared in character roles in episodic television, movies of the week, international mini-series as well as in both major studio and independent feature films.In 2010,he can be seen opposite Greg Kinnear and Katie Holmes in The Kennedys, an eight part series for the History Channel. He will also appear as Brigham Young in the Lifetime television movie The 19th Wife.
He is the director of the screen acting program at Humber College in Toronto.
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