Robert Bockstael (born May 2, 1960) is a

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actor, director and writer."North of 60 tracks down Bockstael; Actor-director to play constable". ''

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'', October 5, 1994.

Early life

Bockstael was born in

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to Carmel and Joseph Bockstael. He is the nephew of former federal Member of Parliament Robert Bockstael.

Career

He is best known for his lead role as

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officer Brian Fletcher in the Canadian television drama series '' North of 60'', for which he was a two-time

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nominee for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 11th Gemini Awards in 1997 and the 12th Gemini Awards in 1998. His other leads and series regular roles have included Jim Flett in ''

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'',"Role of a lifetime". ''

'', January 2, 2014. Jeremy Woodsworm in ''

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'',

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in '' Trudeau'', Joey Stiglic in '' Our Hero'' and Mr. Dupree in ''

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'', as well as voice roles in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Friends and Heroes'', '' X-Men: The Animated Series'', ''

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'', '' Monster Force'', ''

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'', '' The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'', '' Dennis the Menace'', ''

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'', '' Maxie's World'', '' Rupert'', ''

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'', '' The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'', and ''The Animal Shelf.'' On stage, his noted roles have included productions of George F. Walker's plays '' Theatre of the Film Noir'', '' Nothing Sacred'', '' Zastrozzi, The Master of Discipline'' and ''Beautiful City''. He has performed in theatres across Canada in his one-man show ''Getting to Room Temperature''. He was co-artistic director of the New Theatre of Ottawa as well as associate artistic director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company in

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. He has directed, produced and written for film and television and is a published author of short stories. His debut novel, ''Willow's Run'', was published in April 2022.

Personal life

Bockstael is married to Catherine. They have a son Henry, who is

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bockstael, Robert Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian theatre directors Male actors from Winnipeg Living people 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors 1960 births Canadian people of Belgian descent