Mark Meer is a

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and

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, based in

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. He is known for his role in the ''

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'' trilogy, in which he stars as the voice of the

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. His voice is featured in a number of other games from BioWare Corp., notably the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series. Meer stars as the voice of the player character William Mackenzie in '' The Long Dark'' from Hinterland Studio. He also works in animation, providing the voice for several characters in a series of cartoon shorts produced by Rantdog Animation Studios, and the voice of Horse in the

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web series starring

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and

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Career

Meer starred as the male voice of the main

, in the ''

'' trilogy. His voice is featured in a number of other games from BioWare Corp., notably the ''

'' and ''

'' series. Meer starred as the voice of the player character William Mackenzie in '' The Long Dark'' from Hinterland Studio, which also features his ''

'' counterpart,

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. Meer is a core company member of the

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-winning live improvised soap opera '' Die-Nasty'', and was the first performer to complete the annual 53-hour long '' Die-Nasty'' Soap-A-Thon without sleep. He is a longtime member of Rapid Fire Theatre, a founder of the sketch comedy/improv troupe Gordon's Big Bald Head, and performs regularly at Edmonton's Varscona Theatre. He is a performer and writer on

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's sketch comedy program ''

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'' and APTN's '' Caution: May Contain Nuts'', and is a co-creator, writer and star of Super Channel's '' Tiny Plastic Men''. In 2005, Meer was nominated for an

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for co-writing the surreal sketch comedy show, ''Lobster Telephone'' (in which he also played

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), with the ladies of Panties Productions. In 2006, he was honored with the Sterling Award for Outstanding Performance By An Actor In A Supporting Role for playing multiple roles in ''Helen's Necklace'', produced by

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. In 2011, he was nominated for five

s, including Best Male Improvisor, for which he was also nominated in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In December 2012, Mark Meer was voted Edmontonian of the Year in an online poll held by Gig City, an Edmonton arts and entertainment website. '' Tiny Plastic Men'', which Meer co-created and writes for Canada's Super Channel, has been nominated at the

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for Best Comedy Series in 2014, 2015, and 2016, and Meer himself was nominated for the CSA for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role in 2015 for his work on the show. In 2016, Meer won the AMPIA Award for Best Performance by an Actor for the ''Tiny Plastic Men'' episode "Crisis on Infinite Octobers". Meer appeared at

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2012

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ing as Commander Shepard, his most famous character. Though his attendance was not publicly advertised, some fans immediately recognized him. In 2021, Meer became a player in ''The Black Dice Society'', a

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themed ''

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'' actual play show on the official Wizards of the Coast channels.

Personal life

Meer is married to Belinda Cornish, an actress who has done work in BioWare games as well, most notably voicing Rana Thanoptis in the ''Mass Effect'' series, and Goldanna and The Baroness in the ''Dragon Age'' series. Cornish also co-stars with Meer in '' Tiny Plastic Men'', and been nominated for a

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for her work on the show.

Filmography

Video games

All roles listed are voice roles and for the English versions where applicable.

Web shows and series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meer, Mark Living people Canadian male comedians Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from Edmonton 20th-century Canadian male actors 20th-century Canadian comedians 21st-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian comedians Comedians from Alberta 1971 births