Michael Therriault
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| Born | November 29, 1977 Oakville, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
Michael Therriault (born November 29, 1977) is a Canadian actor.
Early life, family and education
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Therriault graduated from Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto in 1992.[2] He also attended Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.[3] He was a member of the inaugural season of the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training in Stratford, Ontario.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]After spending seven seasons at the Stratford Festival,[4] Therriault left the classical repertoire theatre for musical theatre, starring as Leopold Bloom in the short-lived Toronto production of The Producers.[5] For the performance Therriault won a Dora Award for Principal Actor in a Musical.[6][7]
In 2006, Therriault portrayed Tommy Douglas in the CBC Television special Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story which earned him a nomination for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. The show received a total of nine nominations, including Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series and Best Dramatic Mini-Series. However, it was also heavily criticised for its historical inaccuracies, leading the CBC to pull it from future broadcasts.[8]
While on Broadway in a revival of Fiddler on the Roof, Therriault got news that he had secured the role of Gollum in the Toronto premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Musical. He received his second Dora[9] for the performance.[10] When it closed, he returned to Saskatchewan to film the made-for-television adaptation of Guy Vanderhaeghe's The Englishman's Boy. It aired in two parts on March 2 and 9, 2008, and was later available on DVD. In May 2007, The Lord of the Rings moved to London, with Therriault reprising the role he originated. The production closed on July 19, 2008, after 492 performances.[11]
On October 20, 2008, Therriault took part in a tribute to the late Richard Monette, former artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.[12] Therriault performed in The Sound of Silence, a tribute to Paul Simon at the Bathurst Street Theatre in Toronto on April 20, 2009.[13]
On April 27, 2009, it was announced that Therriault would appear as Irving Berlin, alongside Michael Boatman as Scott Joplin, in The Tin Pan Alley Rag,[14] which centers around the imagined meeting of the two great musicians. The Tin Pan Alley Rag is presented by Roundabout Theatre Company in New York, June 12 to September 6, 2009.[15]
Therriault has been a recurring actor in the Chucky franchise, having played the main human villain in the 7th film Cult of Chucky and two separate characters on episodes of the TV series Chucky.
He appeared as Dr. Doheny in the 2023 film Fitting In.[16]
Credits
[edit]Stratford Shakespeare Festival
[edit]- Peter Pan (2010)—Peter Pan[17]
- Quiet in the Land (2003)—Yock Bauman
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre (2003)—Boult
- The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (2003)—Jehan
- The Two Noble Kinsmen (2002)—Doctor/Schoolmaster/Speaker
- King Henry VI, Reign of Terror (2002)—King Henry VI
- King Henry VI, Revolt in England (2002)—King Henry VI
- King Henry VI, Revenge in France (2002)—King Henry VI
- The Seagull (2001)—Konstantin'
- Henry V (2001)—Montjoy
- Twelfth Night (2001)—Sir Andrew Aguecheek
- As You Like It (2000)—Silvius
- Fiddler on the Roof (2000)—Motel[18][19]
- Oscar Remembered (2000)—Lord Alfred Douglas
- The Alchemist (1999)—Drugger
- The Tempest (1999)—Ariel
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)—Francis Flute
- The Miser (1998)—Cleante
- Much Ado About Nothing (1998)—George Seacole
- Julius Caesar (1998)—Lucius
- Filumena (1997)—Umbreto
- The Taming of the Shrew (1997)—Pietro
- Camelot (1997)—Mordred
Other
[edit]- Fitting In (2023) - Dr. Doheny
- Chucky (2021) - Nathan Cross (Season 1), Vice President Spencer Rhodes (Season 3)
- Cult of Chucky (2017) - Dr. Foley
- Me and My Girl, Shaw Festival (2017) - Bill Snibson[20]
- The Bagel and Becky Show — Mayor Torgo, Old Man Jenkinsbot, Cyril (2016–2017)
- Halcyon — Blake Creighton (2016)
- Reign – Lord Castleroy, 2013–2017
- Parade, The Canadian Stage Company (2011) - Leo Frank
- Tin Pan Alley Rag, Roundabout Theatre Company (2009)—Irving Berlin
- Jitters, Manitoba Theatre Centre (2009)—George Ellsworth
- The Englishman's Boy, CBC Television (2008)—Harry Vincent
- The Lord of the Rings, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London (2007)—Gollum
- The Lord of the Rings, Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto (2006)—Gollum
- Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, CBC Television (2006)—Tommy Douglas
- The Producers, Canon Theatre, Toronto (2003) — Leo Bloom
- Murdoch Mysteries, Murdoch in Ladies Wear (2013) — John Craig Eaton
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Michael Therriault". northernstars.ca.
- ^ MusicTheatre2 (7 April 2015). "'Shine' Gala – introducing guest artist/alumni Michael Therriault!". esainfo.ca. Etobicoke School of the Arts. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Posner, Michael (22 March 2006). "It's showtime". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (5 January 2004). "The Producers". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
Michael Therriault, a seven-season veteran of the Stratford Festival, makes an engagingly genuine Leo Bloom.
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (29 August 2009). "Small actor in big demand". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "Doras". tapa.ca. Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ Al-Solaylee, Kamal (29 June 2004). "The Producers lost at box office but wins big at Dora awards". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "CBC Pulls Tommy Douglas Movie". northernblue.ca. 12 June 2006. Archived from the original on 10 October 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "Doras". tapa.ca. Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ Dixon, Guy (1 July 2006). "Gollum to follow Rings to London". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "Summer curtain for Lord of the Rings musical in London". CBC.ca. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "Actors, artists to pay tribute to Stratford's Richard Monette". CBC.ca. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ "NAN Member Events – Arts Events in Toronto - Neighbourhood Arts Network". torontoartsonline.org.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (27 October 2009). "Therriault to star in White Christmas in Hamilton". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jones, Kenneth (27 April 2009). "Therriault, Boatman, Speros, McCormick, Fellner Will Star in Tin Pan Alley Rag Off-Broadway". Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (14 March 2023). "Bloody Hell Review: A Teen Sex Comedy Thrown a Curveball by Mother Nature". Variety.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly. "Stratford Shakespeare Festival: The return of Michael Therriault, Evan Buliung and... Nikki M. James?". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Oscar Remembered". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia – via canadiantheatre.com.
- ^ Rooney, David (13 October 2005). "Fiddler on the Roof" (Review). Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (3 November 2016). "Shaw Festival's Tim Carroll poaches major talent from Stratford Festival". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- "Michael Therriault: Playing for Keeps: À tour de rôles" (PDF). Via Destinations. 1 August 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- Sumi, Glenn (16 March 2006). "Michael Therriault: He's played a producer, the greatest canadian and fiddled on broadway. now he's going for gold as Gollum". Now Magazine. Vol. 25, no. 29. Archived from the original on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2026 – via nowtoronto.com.
- "Michael Therriault". Star!. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 16 April 2026 – via star-tv.com.
- Jones, Kenneth (4 September 2003). "Bialystock, Eh? Canadian Cast of The Producers Announced; Performances Start Nov. 21 in Toronto". Playbill. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- "Offstage, Onstage: Inside the Stratford Festival: The film". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada., a documentary made over the course of the 2001 Season
External links
[edit]- Michael Therriault at IMDb
- Michael Therriault at the Internet Broadway Database
- Michael Therriault at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
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- Living people
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Dora Mavor Moore Award winners
- Male actors from Oakville, Ontario
- Sheridan College alumni
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 1977 births
- Etobicoke School of the Arts alumni