Aidan Devine is an English–Canadian film actor. He was born in England and immigrated with his family to Canada at the age of 15. He studied at Dawson College's Dome Theatre in Montreal, Quebec and began his acting career in Montreal. He would later relocate to Toronto, Ontario.[1] His 1993 breakout role came in Denys Arcand's, Love and Human Remains. Since then he has worked steadily in Canadian and American television and cinema capturing two Gemini Awards; a best actor award in 1997 for his performance as Ted Lindsay in Net Worth and in 1998, a best supporting actor Gemini for his performance as airframe engineer, Jim Chamberlin in The Arrow. He has been nominated three other times.[2]
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Filmography
editFeature films
edit- 1985 Night Magic
- 1986 The Boy in Blue
- 1986 And Then You Die
- 1988 The Jeweller's Shop
- 1988 Criminal Law
- 1990 A Touch of Murder
- 1990 Falling Over Backwards
- 1993 Love & Human Remains
- 1997 Joe's Wedding
- 1999 The Wishing Tree
- 1999 Dinner at Fred's
- 1999 Striking Poses
- 1999 Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
- 2001 Reunion (short)
- 2001 Don't Say a Word
- 2003 Cold Creek Manor
- 2004 Against the Ropes
- 2004 Irish Eyes
- 2005 The Dark Hours
- 2005 A History of Violence
- 2006 Everything's Gone Green
- 2008 Outlander
- 2009 Dolan's Cadillac
- 2012 Mad Ship
- 2013 The Informant
- 2015 The Birdwatcher
- 2018 Backstabbing for Beginners
- 2018 22 Chaser
- 2018 Catch and Release
- 2018 I'll Take Your Dead
TV movies
edit- 1990 Double Identity
- 1990 Descending Angel
- 1992 The Boys of St. Vincent
- 1993 Dieppe
- 1994 Against Their Will: Women in Prison
- 1995 Net Worth
- 1995 Iron Eagle IV
- 1997 Trucks
- 1997 Promise the Moon
- 1997 Too Close to Home
- 1997 Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way
- 1999 36 Hours to Die
- 2000 Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
- 2001 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
- 2001 Brian's Song
- 2001 A Wind at My Back Christmas
- 2002 Scar Tissue
- 2002 100 Days in the Jungle
- 2003 Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole
- 2004 The Reagans
- 2005 Our Fathers
- 2006 The House Next Door
- 2007 Involuntary Muscles
- 2012 John A.: Birth of a Country - John Sandfield Macdonald
Television series
edit- 1996 Max the Cat (voice)
- 1999 The City (13 episodes)
- 2008 M.V.P. (2 episodes)
- 2010 Rookie Blue (5 episodes)
- 2013 Hannibal (Eldon Stammets)
- 2014 24 Hour Rental
- 2016 Eyewitness (American TV series)
- 2019 The Bold Type (6 episodes)
Television mini-series
edit- 1997 The Arrow
- 2001 Dice
- 2001 Trudeau
- 2006 Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
- 2007 St. Urbain's Horseman
- 2010 Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story
Awards and nominations
editGemini Awards
edit- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Dieppe (1995)
- Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program, Net Worth (1997)
- Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, The Arrow (1998)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, 100 Days In The Jungle (2003)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, Scar Tissue (2003)
References
edit- ^ "Aidan Devine at Northern Star - The Canadian Movie Database". Northernstars.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17.
- ^ "Aidan Devine at Canada's Awards Database". genieawards.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
External links
edit- Aidan Devine at IMDb