Matthew MacFadzean at the Genie Awards 2012 (6968817607)

Matthew MacFadzean is an

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...

and

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, pla ...

. As an actor, he has worked at theatres across Canada, including both the Shaw and Stratford Shakespeare festivals, and on numerous TV shows. He has written and produced ten plays, the most notable works including ''richardthesecond'', and the multi-

Dora award The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped esta ...

winning ''The Mill''. He attended

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Universit ...

, the

National Theatre School of Canada The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, french: École nationale de théâtre du Canada) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants aw ...

, and studied television writing at the

Canadian Film Centre The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable organization founded by filmmaker Norman Jewison in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1988. Originally launched as film school, today it provides training, development and advancement opportunities for pr ...

. He currently acts and writes for television. He is the winner of many awards including the prestigious

Fox Foundation The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease (PD) established in 2000 by Michael J. Fox. It concentrates on funding research and ensuring the development of improved therapies for ...

Scholarship. MacFadzean is the youngest of three children.

Filmography

*'' Witness Insecurity'' - 2011 *''

InSecurity InSecurity is a Canadian spy comedy television series that aired on CBC Television from 2011 to 2012. The series centres on a team of covert operatives working for the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), a fictional Canadian intellig ...

'' - 2011 *''

Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/ ...

'' - 2010 *''Human Resource'' - 2009 *''

The B Team The B Team is a global nonprofit initiative co-founded by Sir Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz. It advocates for business practices that are more centered on humanity and the climate. History In 2013, a group of leaders came together followin ...

'' - 2009 *''Time Bomb'' - 2008 *'' Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial'' - 2006 *''Sohni Sapna (Beautiful Dream)'' - 2005 *''Sohni Sapna'' - 2005 *''

Murdoch Mysteries ''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick ...

'' - 2004 - 2005 *'' The Eleventh Hour'' - 2004 *''Street Time'' - 2003 *''

Owning Mahowny ''Owning Mahowny'' is a 2003 Canadian film about gambling addiction with a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin and John Hurt. Based on the true story of a Toronto bank employee who embezzled more than $10 milli ...

'' - 2003 *'' Mutant X'' - 2001-2002 *''

You've Got a Friend "You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by American singer, songwriter, and musician Carole King. It was first recorded by King and included on her second studio album, ''Tapestry'' (1971). Another well-known version is by James Taylor fr ...

'' - 2002 *''

The Big Heist ''The Big Heist'' is a 2001 crime drama television film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Jere Cunningham and Gary Hoffman. The film, based on the 1986 non-fiction book ''The Heist'' by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, tells the stor ...

'' - 2001 *''Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science'' - 1997

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacFadzean, Matthew 1972 births Living people Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors 20th-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights McGill University alumni Canadian Film Centre alumni National Theatre School of Canada alumni Canadian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian male writers