Chad James Connell (born May 20, 1983) is a Canadian actor. Connell is a graduate of Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)'s theatre program in

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. He began acting in local productions in Ottawa at the age of 11. His first starring role was the role of Oliver in the musical of the same name. He played the role of Zakhar in the premiere

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's adaptation of Gorky's ''Enemies'' while at university. Connell has appeared in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', '' Wild Roses'', ''

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'' and

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's ''

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'', as well as

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's ''Double Wedding'' with

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and

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. He appeared as the demon Lambert in the 2013 release of ''

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'', as well as the vampire Quinn on the television series adaptation, ''

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''. In 2018, Connell recurred on

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's CBC Comedy series Crawford, as the boyfriend to

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's character. Connell will star alongside

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in the May 2019

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movie '' Good Sam'', based on the book by

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Personal life

Aside from acting, Chad Connell has a keen interest in wine and owns a wine importing agency dealing in

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s. He is openly gay.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Connell, Chad 1983 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian gay actors Male actors from Ottawa Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Living people 21st-century Canadian LGBT people 20th-century Canadian LGBT people