Scott Bellis is a

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-based Canadian actor, director and theatre instructor. He has been working out of Vancouver since 1987. He was appointed as President of Canadian Actors' Equity Association in November 2017, having served as Councillor since 2012. He is a founding member and Artistic Associate at

Bard on the Beach Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festival. The theatre Festival runs annually from early June through September in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Festival is produced by Bard on the Beach Theatre S ...

Shakespeare Festival. His television appearances have included Vancouver-based series such as ''

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Training

Bellis attended

Studio 58 Studio 58 is the professional theatre training school at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia. The school offers a three-year diploma program for acting students and a three-year diploma program for production students. A Bachelor of F ...

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in January 1985, graduating in 1987. He now teaches Scene Study and Acting Fundamentals at Studio 58, and is currently the lead instructor for the

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's annual Actor's Intensive.

Bard on the Beach

Scott Bellis first joined Bard on the Beach for their inaugural season in 1990, as an actor and supporter. He is considered one of the original founding members and has been involved in over 40 productions with the company. He became an Artistic Associate of Bard in 2004.

Productions

Scott Bellis has been involved in over 130 productions across the country. Select companies include

Theatre,

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Touchstone Theatre Touchstone Theatre is a professional theatre company in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, founded in 1976 by a group of University of British Columbia theatre graduates. Touchstone's focus is on the development and production of Canadian works ...

, Blackbird Theatre (Vancouver),

Persephone Theatre Persephone Theatre is a regional theatre company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company was founded in 1974 by director Brian Richmond and sisters Janet Wright and Susan Wright and named after the Greek goddess Persephone. The first se ...

(Saskatoon), Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops), Canadian Stage (Toronto), Vertigo (Calgary), and

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(Winnipeg).

Film credits

Bellis has participated in many television series including ''

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'', television movies and feature films such as ''Little Women'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. His role in ''

'' was that of the alien abductee Max Fenig in the episodes of "

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," and " Max."

Awards

Scott Bellis has been nominated for 20

Jessie Richardson Theatre Award The Jessie Richardson Theatre Award (commonly known as the Jessie Awards) is given to recognize achievement in professional theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Jessies are presented by the Jessie Richardson Theatre Award Society, at an annu ...

s. He has received awards for his performances in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Bard, 2007), ''All's Well that Ends Well'' (Bard, 2010), ''Avenue Q'' (Arts Club 2014), ''Aprés Moi'' (Ruby Slippers, 2016).

References

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