Tom McCamus (born July 25, 1955Tom McCamus' bio
at www.northernstars.ca) is a Canadian film and theatre actor. He is most widely known for his works on the television show '' Mutant X'' and drama film ''

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Life and career

McCamus was born in

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, Canada, and was brought up in

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from the age of ten, after his family moved cross country. While attending London's

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, McCamus became intrigued with the theatre, and went on to attend the

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's school of dramatic art. His film debut came in director Paul Donovan's quirky time-travel comedy '' Norman's Awesome Experience'', otherwise known as ''A Switch in Time'' (1989). In 1991 McCamus gained critical acclaim for his role as a mental patient in the historical drama ''Beautiful Dreamers''. McCamus' role as struggling actor Henry Adler in '' I Love a Man in Uniform'' (1993), directed by David Wellington resulted in him winning the

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for Best Actor. McCamus has been nominated for the Genie Award on two occasions since, for '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' (1996), also directed by Wellington, in which McCamus reprised his successful performance as Edmund Tyrone from the

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, and for the Oscar-nominated '' The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997), directed by

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. McCamus came to the attention of a wider audience playing the villainous Mason Eckhart in the Marvel TV series '' Mutant X''. Although McCamus proved sufficiently popular that he appeared in every episode of the first season, something that was not originally planned, he quit the show to star as

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and Mack the Knife at the Stratford Festival. He only returned to '' Mutant X'' to make occasional appearances in the second and third seasons. McCamus starred in the CBC film ''Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story'' (2005) as famous hockey dad

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, the Canadian production '' Shake Hands with the Devil'' (2007), and in the Ken Finkleman miniseries ''

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'' (2006). In 2010 he appeared at Stratford as Captain Hook in ''Peter Pan'' and as Valmont in ''Dangerous Liaisons''."Stratford star McCamus shines when it’s dark"
by Richard Ouzounian at www.thestar.com He appeared in the 2019 season of CBC's '' Street Legal'' in a supporting role. McCamus is married to theatre and occasional TV actress Chick Reid."Tom McCamus shines in Madness of King George III at Shaw Festival: review"
at www.thestar.com They live in Warkworth,

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCamus, Tom 1955 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from London, Ontario Male actors from Winnipeg University of Windsor alumni Dora Mavor Moore Award winners Best Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian male Shakespearean actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors