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'''Benedict Campbell''' (born June 12, 1957) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor whose work has consisted primarily of providing voices for television [[cartoon]]s and [[video game]]s. Early in his career, Campbell also appeared in a number of live action works.
'''Benedict Campbell''' (born June 12, 1957) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] actor whose work has consisted primarily of providing voices for television [[cartoon]]s, [[video game]]s and acting on stage, particularly at Canada's [[Stratford Festival]] between 1965 and 2000. <ref> name=Internet Shakespeare University of Victoria>{{cite website | url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/person/26121/index.html | title=Shakespeare in Performance: Person | publisher=[[University of Victoria]] |accessdate=2021-09-02 </ref> Early in his career, Campbell also appeared in a number of live action works.
==Family==
==Family==
Campbell comes from an acting family; his parents are [[Douglas Campbell (actor)|Douglas Campbell]] and [[Ann Casson]], and he is the brother of Dirk Campbell. Campbell's maternal grandparents are Sir [[Lewis Casson]] and Dame [[Sybil Thorndike]].<ref name=GMObit>{{cite news | url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20091010.OBCAMPBELLART2024/TPStory/Obituaries/?pageRequested=all | title=Douglas Campbell, 87 / Actor - 'A gloriously forthright, honest, full-blooded trouper' | first=Sandra | last=Martin | date=10 October 2009 | publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]] | accessdate=2010-02-24 | archive-date=2020-03-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313195551/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/?pageRequested=all | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Campbell comes from an acting family; his parents are [[Douglas Campbell (actor)|Douglas Campbell]] and [[Ann Casson]], and he is the brother of Dirk Campbell. Campbell's maternal grandparents are Sir [[Lewis Casson]] and Dame [[Sybil Thorndike]].<ref name=GMObit>{{cite news | url=http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20091010.OBCAMPBELLART2024/TPStory/Obituaries/?pageRequested=all | title=Douglas Campbell, 87 / Actor - 'A gloriously forthright, honest, full-blooded trouper' | first=Sandra | last=Martin | date=10 October 2009 | publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]] | accessdate=2010-02-24 | archive-date=2020-03-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313195551/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/?pageRequested=all | url-status=dead }}</ref>
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===Video games===
===Video games===
* ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'' (1999) - [[List of Resident Evil characters#Mikhail Victor|Mikhail Victor]]
* ''[[Resident Evil 3: Nemesis]]'' (1999) - [[List of Resident Evil characters#Mikhail Victor|Mikhail Victor]]

==Stratford Festival Theatre credits==
* ''Hamlet'' (2000), [[Hamlet]]
* ''Julius Caesar'' (1998), [[Marcus Antonius]]
* ''Romeo and Juliet'' (1997), [[Friar Laurence]]
* ''Taming of the Shrew'' (1997), [[Hortensio]]
* ''Macbeth'' (1995), [[Banquo]]
* ''Cymbeline'' (1986), [[Cloten]]
* ''The Winter's Tale'' (1986), Young Shepherd
* ''King Lear'' (1985), [[Edmund]]
* ''Twelfth Night'' (1985), [[Antonio]]
* ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1984), [[Demetrius]]
* ''Love's Labour's Lost'' (1984), [[Ferdinand]]
* ''The Merchant of Venice'' (1984), [[Arragon]]
* ''Falstaff (Henry IV, Part II)'' (1965), Page to Falstaff <ref> name=Stratford Festival> | url =https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/PastProductions | title=Stratford Festival Past Productions | publisher=[[Stratford Festival]] | accessdate=2021-09-2 </ref><ref> name=Internet Shakespeare University of Victoria>{{cite website | url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/person/26121/index.html | title=Shakespeare in Performance: Person | publisher=[[University of Victoria]] |accessdate=2021-09-02 </ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:52, 2 September 2021

Benedict Campbell
Campbell (left) with Jennifer Lines performing in a stage at 2015
Born (1957-06-12) June 12, 1957 (age 67)
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active1985–present
Parent(s)Douglas Campbell
Ann Casson
RelativesTorquil Campbell (half brother)
Lewis Casson (maternal grandfather)
Sybil Thorndike (maternal grandmother)
Christopher Casson (maternal uncle)
Mary Casson (maternal aunt)

Benedict Campbell (born June 12, 1957) is a Canadian actor whose work has consisted primarily of providing voices for television cartoons, video games and acting on stage, particularly at Canada's Stratford Festival between 1965 and 2000. [1] Early in his career, Campbell also appeared in a number of live action works.

Family

Campbell comes from an acting family; his parents are Douglas Campbell and Ann Casson, and he is the brother of Dirk Campbell. Campbell's maternal grandparents are Sir Lewis Casson and Dame Sybil Thorndike.[2]

Filmography

Live-action

Animation

Video games

Stratford Festival Theatre credits

References

  1. ^ name=Internet Shakespeare University of Victoria>{{cite website | url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/person/26121/index.html | title=Shakespeare in Performance: Person | publisher=University of Victoria |accessdate=2021-09-02
  2. ^ Martin, Sandra (10 October 2009). "Douglas Campbell, 87 / Actor - 'A gloriously forthright, honest, full-blooded trouper'". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  3. ^ name=Stratford Festival> | url =https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/PastProductions | title=Stratford Festival Past Productions | publisher=Stratford Festival | accessdate=2021-09-2
  4. ^ name=Internet Shakespeare University of Victoria>{{cite website | url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/person/26121/index.html | title=Shakespeare in Performance: Person | publisher=University of Victoria |accessdate=2021-09-02