John Wildman (born November 7, 1960) is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

television and film actor. His parents divorced when he was a child and his mother, a model and actress, moved often to find work. Wildman attended fourteen schools in thirteen years.

Career

Wildman began his career as a child actor, performing his first film role in ''The Huntsman'' when he was nine. He studied acting at the Dome Theatre in Montreal, and had parts in eight shows over a three year period. He is best known for his role as Butch in the 1985 film ''

My American Cousin ''My American Cousin'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a preteen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, Britis ...

'', for which he won a Genie Award.Pioneer adventure has a bit of everything, ''The Ottawa Citizen'' (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), September 11, 1986, page 48 He played the same character in the 1989 sequel ''

American Boyfriends ''American Boyfriends'' is a 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Sandy Wilson and starring Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Jason Blicker, Liisa Repo-Martell, and Delia Breit. It is the sequel to ''My American Cousin'' (19 ...

''. Beginning in 1986 Wildman played Neil Campbell on the television series ''

The Campbells ''The Campbells'' is a Scottish-Canadian television drama series, produced by Scottish Television and CTV from 1986 to 1990. The series starred Malcolm Stoddard as James Campbell, a Scottish doctor living in 1830s Upper Canada with his three ...

''.

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* 1960 births Anglophone Quebec people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male screenwriters Film directors from Montreal Living people Male actors from Montreal Writers from Montreal Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners {{Canada-screen-actor-stub