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Elliot Page was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia to Martha Philpotts, a teacher, and Dennis Page, a graphic designer. Page wanted to start acting at an early age and attended the Neptune Theater School. They began their career at the age of 10 on the award-winning television series Pit Pony (1999), for which they received a Gemini nomination and a Young Artist Awards nomination. Later, Page appeared in Marion Bridge (2002), which won the award for Best Canadian First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. They won a Gemini Award for their role of Lilith in the first season of ReGenesis (2004), a one-hour drama for TMN/Movie Central, and for the cable feature, Ghost Cat (2004), for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series. In addition, Page appeared in the cult hit TV series Trailer Park Boys (2001).

As the lead in David Slade's Hard Candy (2005), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, Page garnered much praise for their tour de force performance as a 14-year-old who meets a 30-year-old photographer on the Internet and then looks to expose him as a pedophile. Films that followed included the title role of Bruce McDonald's The Tracey Fragments (2007); An American Crime (2007), also starring Catherine Keener; and the third installation of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), where Page played Kitty Pryde.

With their breakout role in Jason Reitman's hit comedy Juno (2007), about an offbeat teenager who finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, Page received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG Best Actress nominations, and won the Independent Spirit Award for their performance. They followed up that turn with the lead in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, the roller-derby comedy-drama Whip It (2009), Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Inception (2010), the independent film Peacock (2010), and the dark comedy Super (2010), opposite Rainn Wilson and Liv Tyler.

Page co-starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Alison Pill, Alec Baldwin, and Greta Gerwig in the Woody Allen ensemble comedy To Rome with Love (2012), and appeared in the thriller The East (2013), a story centered on a contract worker (played by Brit Marling) tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group, only to find herself falling for its leader (played by Alexander Skarsgård).

Studied theater at the Lir Academy of Dramatic Arts In Dublin, Ireland

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, John Reardon is one of three children, and is part of a large extended family of over 300 cousins.

John has a long athletic background including football and basketball.

One of John's favorite pass-times is SCUBA diving and has traveled extensively for his love of diving.

John has, and continues to be an advocate for animal rights and protections.

Leslie Hope was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and is a dual citizen of the US and Canada. She has directed several episodes of television including Snowpiercer (2020), Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022), Lost in Space (2018), The Order (2019), Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Van Helsing (2016), Ghost Wars (2017), and Aftermath (2016). Leslie produced and directed the award-winning documentary What I See When I Close My Eyes (2008), which screened all over the world and was sold to Moviola, The Short Film Channel. She wrote and directed the viral internet hit Gaykeith (2010), the music video [tt14222660/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2] by Christina Apostolopoulos and she has directed several movies for television. Leslie served as executive producer on The Bling Ring (2011), and she additionally executive produced and directed the award-winning Buried Treasure (2012). Leslie was the Artistic Director of The Wilton Project, a Los Angeles based writer-driven theater company she founded with Charlie Stratton, and she created and directed 'F-Lying: Fellini', with Roberto Campanella of ProArte Danze. In 2019, she produced the feature film Lie Exposed (2019). Leslie has also enjoyed a successful acting career.

Steve is an actor born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He attended the Vancouver Film School acting program, before moving to Toronto where he was cast in TV shows like Blue Mountain State (2010), Hemlock Grove (2013) and Haven (2010). He is known for his role as Nick Sorrentino in the TV series "Bitten" (2014).

Ty Olsson was born on 28 January 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), X2: X-Men United (2003) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). He was previously married to Leanna Nash.

Cindy Sampson was born on 27 May 1978 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for Supernatural (2005), Private Eyes (2016) and The Shrine (2010). She has been married to Ryan Wickel since 7 July 2016. They have one child.

Born in Halifax to a Royal Canadian Navy father, Art's mother soon had him back in their home town of Toronto, Ontario. He grew up in the "Beaches" of Toronto a big fan of Elvis Presley and rock n' roll. Although shy as a child, he grew to be a rebellious and independent teenager. This lead him to much traveling, mostly by hitch-hiking, picking up odd jobs, meeting all sorts of people from red-necks to freedom marchers to surfers and everyone in between. By the time he was 21, he was a father, a stockbroker and an amateur photographer. A much admired uncle of Art's was Michael Kane, a talented and successful actor. This had piqued Art's interest in acting during his teens. Although fairly successful himself, as a broker, he basically felt unfulfilled and eventually, after being inspired and touched by a Toronto Workshop Productions play, he made the commitment to leave the stock market for theatre. Although he worked, basically, as an unglorified gofer for a few months with TWP, eventually he got an acting agent, mostly with a false resume, and started auditioning mostly for commercials. It was at this time that Art credits a discovery that changed his future. Someone, he can't remember who, directed him to the Eli Rill Workshop. Eli had moved to Toronto from New York, where he taught at the Actor's Studio. Kind, gentle and articulate, Eli lucidly communicated techniques and explorations of the Method. Art thrived in this environment and soon started applying his knowledge to getting acting jobs. His first big role was in a biker movie, The Proud Rider (1971), spawned by the popularity of Easy Rider (1969). Art actually worked with a real motorcycle gang, the Satan's Choice. It was during the making of this rather bad movie that Art almost changed his professional name to Jeremy Kane. The producers thought that Art should have a more "show biz" name and took his photo to a girls school and asked the students to suggest first names and last names. They then took these names to Art and asked him to pick one of each. He liked the name Jeremy and chose Kane in honor of his uncle. The first person he called was his uncle Michael. Michael told him in no uncertain terms to stick to his own name. Art did so, but the other name is still connected to the film. The other anecdote was when the producers asked Art if he could ride a "bike," he took them "literally" and said he could, but that when it came to motorcycles his brother Lang Hindle was much better, being a champion road racer. Cast for the part late on a Thursday, Art had to learn to ride a motorcycle by Monday morning. The next big step was being cast as Billy Duke, the best hockey player in the world, drafted by the Maple Leafs to lead them back to the playoffs in the film Winter Comes Early (1971), Canada's first million-dollar movie. This film led to offers from Hollywood, which he resisted until work dried up and Art, who had 4 children by this time, finally moved to Los Angeles.

Art credits much of his success in California to luck. He felt he was lucky having Patricia McQueeney as his manager and a dynamic pair of agents in Arnold Rifkin and Nichole David. Over the years Art has come to be known as a "working actor" involved as a leading actor in some "classic" films and numerous pilots and series. His work in ENG, one Canada's most successful series, won him a Acting Gemini and his Pete Braga in Paradise Falls (2001) has been described as a "classic performance" although Art credits brilliant writing for all the plaudits. Also, in the early 1990s, Art added the credit Director to his impressive resume. He and his beautiful wife, Brooke now split time between California, Florida and Canada spending time with their much beloved children, all 8 of them, and their 6 grandchildren. Lucky? Indeed!

Laura Regan was born on 17 October 1977 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Minority Report (2015), Mad Men (2007) and Dead Silence (2007). She has been married to Farhad Safinia since 2007.

Joanna Shimkus was born on 30 October 1943 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970), Zita (1968) and Time for Loving (1972). She was previously married to Sidney Poitier.

Molly Dunsworth was born on 25 May 1990 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Hobo with a Shotgun (2011), Ingrid and the Black Hole (2016) and Deeply (2000).

John Paul Tremblay was born on 17 May 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park (2016) and Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009). He is married to Andrea. They have three children.

Craig Olejnik was born in Halifax, Canada. He graduated from High School in Nova Scotia. His father was in the Canadian military. His grandfather was a soldier and POW in a concentration camp for five years in Poland during WW2. Later after his release, his grandparents immigrated to Canada from Poland.

Olejnik's career begin when he booked his first audition in the touching film, Margaret's Museum (1995) opposite Helena Bonham Carter playing her little brother in a coal mining family. His previous work includes strong appearances in Runaway (2006), opposite Donnie Wahlberg for the CW, the film Thir13en Ghosts (2001), and Wolf Lake (2001) for CBS, among others.

His breakout role was as the lead character of Toby Logan on the popular TV show - The Listener (2009), where he played a young telepathic. He was also, executive producer in the 5th and final season.

"'The Listener' provided a wonderful narrative arc over its 65 episodes, ending its run at the top of its game with a devoted following at home and around the world," said Phil King, CTV's president of sports and entertainment programming. "It leaves a strong legacy of which we are immensely proud."

The series was licensed in over 120 countries, and reruns continue to air on ION Television in the U.S., the network that became the show's co-production partner for its fifth and final season.

Olejnik is a huge supporter of the 'Sick Kids' pediatric foundation and took part in PSA's for the hospital, as well as being a supporter of 'Stand Up For Cancer'. (2015)

He is an avid hockey player and nature enthusiast. He resides in Los Angeles as of 2016.

Josh Cruddas was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and composer, known for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021), Polar (2019) and Anything for Jackson (2020).

Eli Goree is a Canadian actor that is known for his award winning portrayal of great American Olympian athlete Dave Albritton in the film Race (2016); and for his roles in TV Series' The 100 (2014), Ballers (2018) and Riverdale (2018) and Pearson (2019). Eli has a diploma in Film and Television acting from the Canadian Film Center for the Arts.

Henry Beckman was born on 26 November 1921 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Marnie (1964), The Brood (1979) and Blood & Guts (1978). He was married to Hillary Beckman and Cheryl Maxwell. He died on 17 June 2008 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Sarah Dunsworth was born on 25 January 1976 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and costume designer, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: Don't Legalize It (2014) and Hobo with a Shotgun (2011). She has been married to Ben Nickerson since 13 May 2017.

A dapper, debonair, darkly attractive leading man of 1920s stage and '30s screen, actor David Manners was born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom on April 30, 1900, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A highly serviceable, if sometimes overshadowed, co-star opposite Hollywood's top 1930s female superstars, It seems ironic that, out of all these beautiful leading lady co-stars, his best-remembered pairings were opposite Dracula and the Mummy!

Of well-to-do stock, David was the son of British parents Lilian Manners Acklom and writer George Moreby Acklom, who was, at the time, the headmaster of Harrow House School, a renowned private boarding school in Halifax. His mother's lineage alleges Lady Diana Cooper and the Duke of Rutland as descendants, while his father's family tree includes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Moving to New York City in 1907, his father found work as a major editor and literary advisor for the publishing firm E.P. Dutton. Employed while young as an assistant publisher, it seemed David might follow into his father's career footsteps. Instead he returned to Canada to study forestry at the University of Toronto. While there he joined the university's theatre group and, through them, made his debut at the city's Hart House Theatre in the Euripides' play "Hippolytus".

Against his father's steadfast objections, Manners left college in early 1923, with only months away from graduation, when he was invited to join Basil Sydney's Touring Co. Firmly dedicated now to performing, he settled in New York City after the tour and enrolled at the Trinity School of drama where he first performed as Fernando in "The Tempest". He subsequently became a member of Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Co. in New York. One theatre highlight was appearing in the 1924 Broadway play "Dancing Mothers" with legendary Helen Hayes at the Booth Theatre.

In Los Angeles from 1927, David made an uncredited film debut in the action adventure The Sky Hawk (1929) headlining lovely Helen Chandler. It was famed director James Whale who opened the doors wide open while searching out a film cast for Journey's End (1930) after its highly successful Broadway run. Witnessing David's work in a New York play, Whale hired him to portray idealistic, innocent-eyed 2nd Lt. Raleigh opposite star Colin Clive's Capt. Stanhope. The film was critically acclaimed and it paved the way for David to play glossy romantic co-stars.

Following David and lovely Frances Dade played the third and fourth-billed love interest behind stars Lowell Sherman and Alice Joyce in the romantic comedy He Knew Women (1930), the nascent film actor moved right to the head of the class with the crime drama Sweet Mama (1930) opposite Tessa Wells, who tries to save him from a gangster's life. He next played Caliph Abdallah opposite Loretta Young's Marsinsah in the musical fantasy Kismet (1930) and then found himself entangled in a romantic quartet with Young, Conway Tearle and Myrna Loy in the romancer The Truth About Youth (1930). By this time David had reached heartthrob status playing these well-bred gents, finding himself occasionally on the "top 10" list of popular film actors.

Reunited with Helen Chandler in the family drama Mother's Cry (1930), David's next role as John Harker (opposite Chandler playing the ill-fated Mina) would become his most famous. As the nagging nemesis to Bela Lugosi's lethal Count in Universal's granddaddy of horror classics, Dracula (1931), the Harker role would follow him the rest of his life. This visibility allowed a permanent "in" as a glitzy movie charmer opposite Hollywood's finest lady divas. His bevy of beautiful stars included Barbara Stanwyck in the Frank Capra drama The Miracle Woman (1931); Constance Bennett in Lady with a Past (1932); Kay Francis in Man Wanted (1932); Katharine Hepburn in A Bill of Divorcement (1932); and Loretta Young once again in They Call It Sin (1932).

David reunited with his "Dracula" stars Lugosi and Edward Van Sloan (who played Van Helsing) with the murder mystery The Death Kiss (1932), then hopped aboard the "horror express" once again in his second classic, The Mummy (1932), wherein he plays a similar damsel-saving Harker role (Frank Whemple) out to outdo Boris Karloff's nefarious creature. As usual, David continued with ritzy co-leads and second leads in such films as From Hell to Heaven (1933) starring Carole Lombard; The Devil's in Love (1933) with Loretta Young once again; and The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) starring Claudette Colbert. A third terror opus had Dave joining both Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi in the horror stars' first pairing). In The Black Cat (1934), David and his newlywed wife are menaced by Karloff's Satanic architect.

After playing the title role in the mystery horror Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935), a starring role as an ex-con arrested for a syndicate murder in the crime mystery The Perfect Clue (1935), a featured role in a lesser Katharine Hepburn feminist film A Woman Rebels (1936), and a lead role in the "B" level Canadian crime drama Lucky Fugitives (1936), David, tired of the Hollywood grind and pretentiousness, called it quits in films. Returning to stage tours and summer stock, he showed up on Broadway in the short-lived plays "Truckline Café" (with a cast including a young Marlon Brando) and "Hidden Horizon", both in early 1946. At the end of the year he served as a Broadway replacement in a revival of "Lady Windemere's Fan". In 1953, Manners retired from acting entirely.

Early back in 1933, Manners had bought and designed a ranch in the Mojave desert, which he called Rancho Yucca Loma. After Hollywood, he spent much time there making home movies, writing and painting. In 1941 he published his first novel Convenient Season, which was followed by a second, Under Running Laughter, in 1943. Both were published by E.P. Dutton. David was once married briefly (1929-1932) to Suzanne Bushnell. In 1948, he established a long-term personal relationship with playwright Frederic William ("Bill") Mercer (1918-1978). The couple remained together in California until Bill's death.

After his Hollywood years, David re-intensified his strong spiritual interest and took a path that resulted in a number of philosophical writings. Look Through: An Evidence of Self Discovery was published in 1971 and his esoteric book Awakening from the Dream of Me came out in 1987. His journal writings, from 1973 on, were published posthumously as The Wonder Within You in 2006. The nonagenarian's health began to decline in 1993 and on December 23, 1998, he died at a Santa Barbara facility at the age of 97.

Patrick Roach was born on 4 March 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) and Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys (2008). He is married to Candice Roach. They have two children.

Ruby Keeler started as a dancer on Broadway. After her marriage to Al Jolson she moved to Hollywood and become a star in Warners musicals opposite Dick Powell. After her divorce from Jolson she retired for almost 30 years, until she appeared in "No No Nanette" on Broadway in 1971 under the direction of Busby Berkeley.

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Glenda is a first-generation Canadian of Goan decent. She attended Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec and got her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Specialization in Theatre Performance. Glenda has performed on various stages across Canada. Along with established companies, she has also performed with and produced a wide range of independent work. Her ability to play varying styles and a broad scope of roles earned her several accolades. In 2004 & 2010 Glenda was awarded the M.E.C.C.A. (Montreal English Critics' Circle Award) for Best Actress. Glenda has worked steadily in film, TV, voice, commercials and video games. With a wide range of ability and experience, including her physical training, Glenda continues to strive for positive representation and collaboration on screen.

Jim was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and raised in Calgary, Alberta. With his quiet demeanor, strong work ethic and exemplary talent this actor has proven to be a longstanding player in the entertainment industry, with a multidimensional career spanning over a decade.

Growing up close to the Rocky Mountains, Jim trained to be an elite ski racer, competing at an international level until his early twenties. After retiring from ski racing Jim got a job working in the art and set decoration department on the massively successful Fox series "The X-Files". It was here he met Chris Carter and David Nutter who gave Jim his very first acting role on the groundbreaking Fox pilot Millennium (1996).

Most recently, Jim was honored to play the supporting lead role of "Studs Terkel" in the Lifetime Original movie ROBIN ROBERTS PRESENTS: MAHALIA starring Danielle Brooks and directed by Kenny Leon. It is currently nominated for an EMMY AWARD for Outstanding Television Movie!

Since then Jim has amassed an impressive resume, notably for a series regular for two seasons on Showcase's hit series Paradise Falls (2001), on the first season of the award-winning Showcase series Blackstone (2009), and in a major recurring guest star role on SyFy's hit thriller Helix (2014) as Caleb. Jim has guest starred on multiple shows including CW's SUPERNATURAL, FOX's Fringe (2008), The CW's Smallville (2001), USA's Psych (2006), CTV's Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), CTV's Motive (2013), and CBC's Republic of Doyle (2010). SyFy also took note of his talents, casting him in Continuum (2012) and Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2009).

His film credits include the feature film DEAD RISING: ENDGAME starring Jesse Metcalfe, The Deal (2005) with Christian Slater and Selma Blair, the Ole Bordenal thriller The Possession (2012) with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick, and a lead role in The Tree That Saved Christmas (2014) with Lacey Chabert.

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Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Calem MacDonald has been around the film and television industry his entire life. He learned the tricks of the trade from his father, a veteran camera operator with over three decades of experience, and from working with his family's motion picture support company, Take One Atlantic Inc. Yet Calem's calling would lead him to the front of the camera, and at 15, he booked his first TV co-star role on the long-running CBC hit, "Mr. D," alongside comedian Gerry Dee. This would be followed by a role on the Netflix' cult-favorite, "Trailer Park Boys" and a guest star role on CBC's award-winning series "The Detectives." In 2018, Calem's stand-out talent earned him a coveted place as 1 of only 10 international actors in the 'SceneBot' industry showcase in Los Angeles. But Calem's big break would come when he booked the recurring role as 'Young Dave' in the critically-acclaimed Netflix-original drama, "Umbrella Academy." This was quickly followed by a series-regular role on all 3 seasons of CBC's family-drama, "Moonshine", where he plays the son of Emmy Award winning actress Jennifer Finnigan. Calem's makes his big screen debut in Jason Eisener's "Kids vs. Aliens" scheduled for release in January 2023 in theaters and on horror/thriller streaming service, Shudder. When he is not honing his craft, Calem also works as a Flight Instructor. He teaches aspiring pilots and helps them earn a private, or commercial pilots license. He is also an avid ice hockey player. He fine-tuned his skills playing high-level competitive hockey between the ages of seven and 18. Calem is represented by CESD (Los Angeles), (Sky Talent Group (Halifax), and Symington Talent Management (Los Angeles).

Sarah McLachlan was born on 28 January 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is a music artist and actress, known for Charlotte's Web (2006), Sarah McLachlan: Possession, Version 2 (1993) and Toy Story 2 (1999). She was previously married to Ashwin Sood.

Tamara Hickey was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is known for In Your Eyes (2014), The Judge (2014) and Irrational Man (2015).

Rena Anakwe was born on 9 March 1984 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for The Dragon Prince (2018), My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010) and A Winter Rose (2014).