Lee MacDougall is a Canadian actor, writer and theatre director.[1] Originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario,[2] he studied at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University before launching his career as an actor.[1]
He acted primarily on stage, as well as having guest roles in film and television, until writing his first play, High Life, in the early 1990s.[1] A comedy-drama based on a group of drug addicts he met while acting in a regional theatre production, the play won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, Mid-Sized Theatre Division, in 1996,[3] and was a shortlisted Governor General's Award finalist for English-language drama at the 1997 Governor General's Awards.[4] He later wrote the screenplay for the 2009 film adaptation High Life, for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 31st Genie Awards.[5]
His later plays have included The Gingko Tree, Resistance, Her Wonders and an adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's novel Who Has Seen the Wind.[6] He has also published a number of short stories.
As an actor, he is now most noted for his role in the original cast of the musical Come from Away.[7]
He lives in Stratford, Ontario with his husband, theatre director and choreographer Tim French.[6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dracula: The Series | Dr. Benedict | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Boffin" |
| 1991 | Beyond Reality | Perry | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Asylum" |
| Mark Twain and Me | Porter | (Disney TV Movie) | |
| The Making of Monsters | The teacher | (Short film) | |
| 1993 | The Incredible Crash Dummies | Ted (voice role) | (Animated TV Movie) |
| 1998 | Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension | Mr. Covington | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Goody Two-Shoes People" |
| 1999 | The Lady in Question | (Unnamed role) | (TV Movie) |
| Twice in a Lifetime | Stage Manager '79 | (TV Series), 1 episode: "What She Did for Love" | |
| 2004 | Doc | Logan | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Daddy Dearest" |
| 2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Doobner Dad | (Film) |
| The Newsroom | Rick - Professor | (TV Series), 1 episode: "Lolita" | |
| 2007 | Love You to Death | Minister | (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Bog Murder" |
References
edit- ^ a b c "High Life? Absolutely: Stratford actor Lee MacDougall is enjoying success and honors as a playwright". Waterloo Region Record, November 1, 1997.
- ^ "Kirkland Laker has write stuff". Northern News, February 11, 2002.
- ^ "Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 1996.
- ^ "More than 60 nominees for Governor General's literary awards". Hamilton Spectator, October 23, 1997.
- ^ "A look at some of the key Genie Award categories". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "Actor's Björn again". Now, May 11, 2000.
- ^ "Three Canadians cast in Come From Away's premiere: Story of passengers stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11 written by married writers". Toronto Star, April 19, 2015.