Paul Hopkins (born July 12, 1968) is a Canadian actor. He is also a theatre producer and director.[1]
Paul Hopkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 12, 1968 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Career
editAs an actor, he is known for his portrayal of Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the TV miniseries More Tales of the City (1998)[2] and its follow-up Further Tales of the City (2001).[3] These miniseries were sequels to Tales of the City (1993), which starred Marcus D'Amico in the role of Mouse. Paul is also known for his portrayal of Karl in the Canadian TV series Vampire High (2001–2002) and Jim Bouchard on 19-2.
Between 2004 and 2005, Hopkins spent two seasons with the Stratford Festival of Canada, where he was a member of the Birmingham Conservatory of Classical Theatre Training.
In 2007, he became the artistic director and producer of Repercussion Theatre, Montreal's touring Shakespeare-in-the-Park company,[4][5] a position he held until 2015. During his tenure he oversaw over 200 presentations seen by over 70,000 people throughout Greater Montreal and the province of Quebec. These presentations included seven Shakespeare-in-the-Park tours, two co-productions with the Montreal Baroque Festival (Macbeth in Hell: A Cabaret! and Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen), Shakespeare Unplugged,[6] and, in collaboration with Centaur Theatre's Wildside Festival, Repercussion Theatre presented Raoul Bhaneja's Hamlet Solo and Teaching Hamlet by Keir Cutler.
While at Repercussion Theatre, Hopkins conceived innovative ways to create strong community ties and loyal audiences. Since 2010, approximately 100 local youth were featured in cameo roles in the summer productions and children's workshops were added, resulting in pre-show vignettes performed by the young participants that were introduced to Shakespeare and live theatre in a fun, interactive way. Repercussion Theatre also became a research partner in a five-year project called Early Modern Conversions, Religions, Cultures, Cognitive Ecologies led by McGill University’s Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (IPLAI).
In 2013, Hopkins' efforts were recognized when he was named one of three finalists for the Christopher Plummer Award of Excellence in Classical Theatre[7] by the Shakespeare Globe Centre of Canada.
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Episode | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | 1994 | The Tale of Long Ago Locket (1994) | Lt. William |
| Highlander III: The Sorcerer | 1994 | Tommy | |
| War at Sea: The Black Pit | 1995 | Ken Lunny | |
| Snowboard Academy | 1996 | Paul Barry | |
| For Love Alone: the Ivana Trump Story | 1996 | ||
| A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court | 1996 | Sir Galahad | |
| Captive | 1998 | Paul Summers | |
| The Hunger | 1998–2000 | Hidebound (1998) – I'm Very Dangerous Tonight (2000) | Colin King / Henry Seecam |
| More Tales of the City | 1998 | Michael "Mouse" Tolliver | |
| Who Gets the House? | 1999 | Hoss' Son | |
| The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (TV movie) | 1999 | Knickerbocker | |
| The Great Gatsby (2000 film) | 2000 | Police Detective | |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? | 2000 | The Tale of the Last Dance | Lurker |
| Nuremberg (2000 film) | 2000 | Capt. Kiley | |
| Island of the Dead | 2000 | Rodger Mackloe | |
| The Art of War | 2000 | Ray, FBI Agent | |
| Big Wolf on Campus | 1999–2001 | Stormy Weather (2001); The Wolf is Out There (1999) | Chris Cutler / Stormfront |
| Vampire High | 2001–2002 | Karl Todman | |
| Further Tales of the City | 2001 | Michael "Mouse" Tolliver | |
| Aftermath (2002 film) | 2002 | Agent Burton | |
| Bliss (TV series) | 2002 | In Praise of Drunkenness and Fornication | John |
| Tracker (TV series) | 2002 | Remember When; Back into the Breach; Breach | Ramel / Wes Furley / Kres |
| Mambo Italiano (film) | 2003 | Hunky Pilot | |
| Alien Tracker (video) | 2003 | ||
| My First Wedding (2006 film) | 2006 | Andre | |
| The Covenant | 2006 | Fireman | |
| Thrill of the Kill | 2006 | Hank | |
| Still Life | 2007 | Henry Lemon | |
| Stephen King's Dead Zone | 2007 | Outcome | Andrew |
| The Perfect Assistant | 2008 | John Price | |
| The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall | 2008 | McGuire – Dave | |
| Die | 2010 | Cop #1 | |
| Being Human | 2011 | Some Thing to Watch Over Me | Officer Garrity' |
| Jack of Diamonds | 2011 | Vance Vartan | |
| Nanny's revenge | 2012 | Mark Wright | |
| Assassin's Creed III | 2012 | Benedict Arnold (voice) | |
| Shockwave | 2013 | Paul | |
| Red 2 | 2013 | Funeral Director | |
| Charming Christmas | 2015 | Daniel Botchwick | |
| 19-2 | 2015–2016 | Recurring Role | Jim Bouchard |
| Zombies | 2018 | Disney Channel Original Movie | Dale |
References
edit- ^ "Toronto: “Civilized” plays the Red Sandcastle Theatre September 30-October 8" at www.stage-door.com
- ^ "Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City" by Ken Tucker at ew.com
- ^ "‘Further Tales of the City’ Has Much That’s Familiar" by Howard Rosenberg at www.latimes.com
- ^ Shakespeare in the Park in Quebec City at www.cbc.ca
- ^ "Shakespeare-in-the-Park comes to the West Island at montreal" by Kathryn Greenaway at montrealgazette.com
- ^ "William Shakespeare in Excerpt: Shakespeare Unplugged, Her Infinite Variety" by Pat Donnelly at montrealgazette.com
- ^ "Christopher Plummer to give $20,000 prize to Canadian theatre artist". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 16, 2016.