Ben Carlson
Ben Carlson is a Canadian actor.[1] Primarily associated with stage roles at the Stratford Festival,[1] he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries for his performance as Petruchio in the CBC Presents the Stratford Festival adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew.[2]
He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actor in a Play in 1995 for Hay Fever,[3] and won a Jeff Award in 2007 for his performance as Hamlet at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre.[4] His other noted performances have included David Cameron in the Canadian production of The Audience,[5] Walter Shirley in the 2008 miniseries Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, and Wiley in the film My Dog Vincent.[6]
He is the son of actors Leslie Carlson and Patricia Hamilton,[7] and is married to stage actress Deborah Hay.[8]
References
- ^ a b "An actor's winter of content, in Chicago for 'Pericles'". Chicago Tribune, December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2017: Baroness von Sketch Show, Orphan Black big winners". CBC News, March 8, 2017.
- ^ "Nominations for '95 Dora Awards". Toronto Star, May 13, 1995.
- ^ "Carlson takes Windy City honour". Toronto Star, October 31, 2007.
- ^ "Fiona Reid brings charm and humour to Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience: review". Toronto Star, January 20, 2017.
- ^ "Boys will be boys in sweet feature My Dog Vincent". Toronto Star, August 7, 1998.
- ^ "Leading man Leslie Carlson left his heart with the theatre". The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Wedding bells for Deborah Hay and Ben Carlson". Toronto Star, August 24, 2010.
External links
- Ben Carlson at IMDb
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