Hugh Thompson is a Canadian stage and screen actor known for ''Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111'', ''
Black Harbour'' and ''
Forgive Me''.
Career
Thompson won the
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in t ...
for ''Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111''. He was nominated for an
ACTRA Award
The ACTRA Awards are Canadian accolades presented since 1972 to celebrate excellence in cinema, television and radio industries.[Canadian Screen Award
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for his work on
''Forgive Me''. For his theatre work, Thompson was honored by the
Robert Merritt Awards for his performances in ''
Whale Riding Weather
''Whale Riding Weather'' is a play by Canadian playwright Bryden MacDonald. It is written for three male actors.
The characters are Lyle, a bitter aged queen in a downward spiral, Auto, Lyle's younger lover, and Jude, a man younger still that Au ...
'' in 2013 for ''
The Beauty Queen of Leenane
''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' is a 1996 dramatic play by Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway.
The original Lo ...
'' in 2012, for ''Kingfisher Days'' in 2018, and was nominated for his work in ''Jacob's Wake'' in 2004 and ''Some Blow Flutes'' in 2019.
His other film credits have included ''
Noise
Noise is sound, chiefly unwanted, unintentional, or harmful sound considered unpleasant, loud, or disruptive to mental or hearing faculties. From a physics standpoint, there is no distinction between noise and desired sound, as both are vibrat ...
'', ''
Whole New Thing'', ''
Poor Boy's Game'', ''
Copperhead'', ''
Splinters'' and ''
Stage Mother
In the performing arts, a stage mother is the mother of a child actor. The term ''stage mother'' sometimes has a negative connotation, suggesting that the individual is prone to obnoxiously demanding special treatment for her child, or suggesting ...
''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male stage actors
Male actors from Nova Scotia
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