Ari Millen (born January 19, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his performance as numerous clones in the
Space and
BBC America science fiction television series ''
Orphan Black'' (2014–2017), for which he won a
Canadian Screen Award in 2016.
Early life
Millen was born in
Kingston, Ontario. As a child he aspired to play in the
National Hockey League until, at the age of 17, a friend offered him a part in a small play and he decided to pursue
performing arts
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instead. In secondary school at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute , he spent his
Ontario Academic Credit year studying theatre. He subsequently attended
Ryerson University's Theatre School and graduated in 2007 with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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Background
The Bachelor ...
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Career
Millen signed with a
talent agency in his fourth year of university, and one of his first roles was in a 2008 episode of the television series ''
ReGenesis''. In September 2008 he appeared in a
Halifax production of
Vern Thiessen's play ''Vimy'', and in December 2008 he was cast in ''The Veil'', a play written by Shahin Sayadi. ''The Veil'' opened in
Halifax before relocating to
Iran in January 2009, where the play was featured in
Tehran's
Fajr International Theater Festival.
[ From 2010 to 2013, Millen appeared in a variety of small roles in the television series '' Nikita'', '' Rookie Blue'' and '']State of Syn
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'', as well as the horror films '' Monster Brawl'' and '' Exit Humanity''.
In August 2013 he successfully auditioned for a role on the second season of the science fiction series '' Orphan Black'', after two unsuccessful auditions during the show's first season.[ He now has multiple roles on the show, being upgraded to the main cast. At PaleyFest on October 18, 2015, it was confirmed that Millen would be returning for season four.]
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
21st-century Canadian male actors
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male stage actors
Canadian male television actors
Male actors from Kingston, Ontario
Toronto Metropolitan University alumni
1982 births
Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners