Jean-Michel Le Gal
Jean-Michel Le Gal is a Canadian stage, television and film actor.
Early life and education
Le Gal was born in Toronto, Canada to a francophone stage actress and television/music producer. He began acting at 10, opposite a squirrel puppet in the 12 part television kids series Pri-Maths for TVOntario.
After three years of professional theatre training at Studio 58 in Vancouver,[1] Le Gal was invited to the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training at the Stratford Festival.[2]
His first role at Stratford was in the 2004 production of Noises Off, directed by Brian Bedford, and his performance was positively reviewed by Kamal Al-Solaylee of the Globe and Mail.[3] He then went on to play numerous roles over four seasons including: Ferdinand in the Tempest opposite William Hutt, Silvius in As You Like It and Lorenzo in Merchant of Venice. He also received Stratford’s John Hirsch Award for most promising actor[4] and toured a co-production of Molière’s Don Juan to the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde in Montreal.
Le Gal played Horace in École des femmes by Molière at the Théâtre français de Toronto, receiving a positive review from Stage Door.[5]
In 2009, Le Gal attended the inaugural Actor's Conservatory at the Canadian Film Centre where he trained with Keifer Sutherland, Sarah Polley and Norman Jewison.[6]
Together with the Théâtre français de Toronto, Jean-Michel helps disadvantaged kids write and act in their own plays.[7]
Film Credits
- SHE SINGS FOR ME, Lead, dir. Rebecca Davey, Official Selection, Not Short On Talent, Telefilm, Festival de Cannes, 2015[8]
- BENJAMIN, Lead, dir. Sherren Lee, Official Selection, Short Cuts, Toronto International Film Festival, 2015[9]
- WHAT WE HAVE, Supporting Lead, Maxime Desmons, Best Canadian Feature, Toronto Inside Out Film Festival, 2015[10]
- FOXFIRE, Principal, Laurent Cantet, Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 2012
- TONY GITONE, Principal, Jerry Ciccoritti
- TAKE THIS WALTZ, Principal, Sarah Polley, Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 2011
- JOHN A, Supporting, Jerry Ciccoritti
- THE HEART, Lead, Sarah Polley
- SHE SAID LENNY, Supporting, Jim Donovan
Television Credits
- FRONTIER, Principal, Netflix/Discovery, Ken Girotti
- REIGN, Recurring Principal, CW/CBS, Megan Follows
- MAX AND SHRED, Series Regular, Nickelodeon/YTV, Various directors
- ROOKIE BLUE, Principal, ABC/ Global, Paul Fox
- ORPHAN BLACK, Principal, BBC America/Space, John Fawcett
- TRANSPORTER, Principal, Cinemax/HBO Canada, Brad Turner
- RAMVILLE, Principal, TFO, Derek Diorio
- FLASHPOINT, Principal, CBS/CTV, Stefan Pleszczynski
- MAYDAY, Principal, Cineflix, Ian Robertson
- METEO +, Principal, TFO, Derek Diorio
Stratford Festival Credits
- Merchant of Venice, Lorenzo, dir. Richard Rose
- Comedy of Errors, Angelo, dir. Richard Monette[11]
- An Ideal Husband, Mr.Montford, dir. Richard Monette
- Don Juan, Marigold, dir. Lorraine Pintal
- London Assurance, Martin,[12] dir. Brian Bedford
- Ferdinand,The Tempest, dir. Richard Monette
- Brother Ladvenu, The Lark, dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- As You Like It, Silvius, dir. Antoni Cimolino
- Henry VIII, Surveyor, dir. Richard Monette
- Noises Off, Garry Lejeune, dir. Brian Bedford
Other Theatre Credits
- L'école des femmes, Horace, Theatre francais de Toronto,Horace.
- Le dîner des cons, Theatre francais de Toronto, Juste Leblanc[13][14]
- Grincements et autre bruits, Théâtre du Trillium (Ottawa), Homme
- Don Juan, Théâtre du nouveau monde (Montréal), Pierrot
- Unity 1918, Western Canada Theatre (Kamploops,B.C.) Michael/Glen
- Menteur, Théâtre la Seizième (Vancouver), Yannick
- An Evening with Beckett, Tandem Productions (Vancouver), Protagonist
- Corpus Cristi, Hoarse RavenTheatre (Vancouver), Peter
References
- ^ Sadler, Sherri. "Alumni". Langara College. Retrieved March 2002.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Birmingham Conservatory". Stratford Festival. Retrieved March 2004.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Al-Solaylee, Kamal (3 July 2004). "A farce to be reckoned with". Globe and Mail.
- ^ Stratford Festival presents annual Guthrie awards | Your online newspaper for Southwestern Ontario
- ^ Hoile, Christopher. "Les Maximes du mariages". Stage Door. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ Sutherland, Keifer. "2009 Participants". Canadian Film Centre. Retrieved April 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Théâtre français de Toronto: des cours pour enfants au programme"L'Express.
- ^ http://canada-cannes2015.ca/en/films/category/273.
- ^ http://tiff.net/festivals/festival15/shortcuts/benjamin.
- ^ http://insideout.ca/uploads/PDFs/Inside%20Out%20Announces%20Award%20Winners_v.2.pdf
- ^ Shakespeare Reviews: The Comedy of Errors. Schaltz Shakespeare Reviews
- ^ "Review: London Assurance by Dion Boucicault". Word Currents
- ^ Le Diner De Cons | NOW Magazine
- ^ "Théâtre français de Toronto – Francis Veber’s Le dîner de cons (The Dinner Game)". by Stefan Di Iorio Classical 983 FM May 5, 2009