Evan Buliung is a

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actor and singer, who is best known for his work in

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. In 2006, Buliung originated the role of Aragorn in the world premiere production of '' Lord of the Rings'', which played at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. He also originated the role of Khashoggi in the Canadian premiere production of '' We Will Rock You'' in 2007. He also played Bruce Bechdel in a Toronto production of '' Fun Home'', for which he won a Dora Award. In 2019, Buliung originated the role of Larry Murphy in the Canadian premiere production of ''

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'', which played at the

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. In 2023, Buliung also originated the role of Pierre Bezukhov in the Canadian premiere production of '' Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812''. Buliung has also appeared in several television shows and films. This included a main role in the television series '' Holly Hobbie'' (2018–2022), and recurring roles in Canadian drama series '' The Best Years'' (2007–2009) and '' Departure'' (2020).

Early life

Buliung was born in

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,on December 18, 1974 where he attended Brantford Collegiate Institute. He was involved in local community theatre organizations, such as Dufferin Players and Theatre Brantford. He also attended a summer theatre school ran by Theatre Aquarius, where he played Tony in a production of ''

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''. He graduated from the theatre program at

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in 1996.

Career

Buliung played the lead role of Joe Schofield in the

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/ Canadian Stage production of '' Chimerica'' in 2016. He has also had occasional supporting roles in film and television, most notably as Professor Warren in '' The Best Years'', Michael Braxton in '' Bitten'' and Robert Hobbie in '' Holly Hobbie''. Evan also gave his voice to various video game characters, his most famous work is portrayal of Holden Cross and his multiplayer counterpart Lawbringer in ''

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'' in 2017. He later reprised his role as a stand-alone DLC character, Gryphon, in 2020. He was a

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nominee for Best Actor in a Musical in 2013 for ''Bloodless'', and was a

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nominee for Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries at the

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in 2017 for CBC Television's film of ''Pericles''. In 2018, he won a

for his performance as Bruce Bechdel in '' Fun Home'' at the Panasonic Theatre (2018). In 2019, he played Larry Murphy in the Canada premiere of ''

'', and in 2023, he starred as

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in the Canada premiere of '' Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812''. Other roles he's played include Sky Masterson in ''

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'' at the

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(2017) and

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in ''

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'' with the Eclipse Theatre Company (2020).Evan Buliung credits
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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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