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Yannick Bisson
Born
Yannick D. Bisson

(1969-05-16) May 16, 1969 (age 55)
Montreal, Quebec
SpouseChantal Craig

Yannick Bisson (born 16th May 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor best known to international audiences as the star of Murdoch Mysteries.

Career

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Bisson moved to Toronto, Ontario, as a teenager and there he began acting lessons; he has been acting since the age of 13. His big break was in CBC's critically acclaimed 1984 movie of the week Hockey Night with Megan Follows and Rick Moranis. He starred in the Canadian television series Learning the Ropes from 1988 to 1989. In 1994, he gained national exposure in the syndicated action series, High Tide co-starring Rick Springfield. From 2000 to 2004, he had a recurring role as attorney Brian Tedrow on the Showtime drama Soul Food. He has also starred as the F.B.I agent Jack Hudson, in the PAX TV series Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye and in the short-lived CBC drama Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy with Sarah Chalke. He appeared on Falcon Beach in season two, as well as several Lifetime cable movies, such as Crazy for Christmas and I do (but I don't), and the Disney Channel movie Genius. Bisson was a guest star in the hit Canadian series Flashpoint and starred in the television movie Brothers by Choice, and Keshan, Ahmed & Shanell Take New York. He also has appeared in all of the Roxy Hunter movies to date as Jon. Bisson is featured in a series of commercials for CIBC.

Bisson starred in the 2001 TV movie Loves Music, Loves to Dance, based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark.

He provided the voice of Ferdie in the children's animated series Maxie's World.

Bisson plays the lead in the CBC Television drama series Murdoch Mysteries, and made his directorial debut with the show's fourth season episode "Buffalo Shuffle".[1]

Personal life

He is married to actress Chantal Craig and they have three daughters, Brianna, Dominique and Mikaela. Craig made an appearance on one of Bisson's television series, Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.

Brianna Bisson played the character Penny Renton in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries, entitled "Love and Human Remains."[2]

References

  1. ^ "'Murdoch' mysteries revealed". tvguide.ca. July 28, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2011.
  2. ^ IMDb.com identifies her character as Penny "Ranton" but the production credits list "Renton."

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