John Boylan (Canadian actor)

John Boylan is a Canadian film and television actor, recently best known for his supporting roles as Gary Strange in Being Erica, Deputy Police Chief Talbot in Blue Murder and Bishop Richard Cushing in The Kennedys.

John Boylan
NationalityCanadian
EducationNational Theatre School of Canada
OccupationActor, drama teacher
Years active1974-present

Early life

Boylan attended the National Theatre School of Canada.[1]

Career

He has also appeared in the television series The Hitchhiker, Road to Avonlea, Side Effects, North of 60, Earth: Final Conflict, The City, Instant Star, The Newsroom and Queer as Folk, and the films Clearcut, Us Two, To Catch a Killer, Time to Say Goodbye? and The Path to 9/11.

Other work

Boylan works primarily as an acting teacher at Toronto, Ontario's Centre for the Arts,[2] and has also taught acting at Ryerson University, George Brown College, New York University, the University of Minnesota, the Yale School of Drama and York University.

He is the founder and Director of Toronto's Centre for the Arts. A graduate of Canada's National Theatre School, recent film and television credits include The Story of Luke, The Don Cherry Story, The Kennedys, and Servitude.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1974Alien ThunderCpl. Harold Bellringer
1977RabidYoung Cop In Plaza
1978Blood RelativesPoliceman #3
AngelaSean
Two SolitudesSailor
1979Us TwoHighway Patrol
1983The ProdigalAlex Thornhill
1989JacknifeFrank
Physical Education Teacher
1997Time to Say Goodbye?Dr. Peters
2000The Perfect SonMinister
2003The LimitDetective Lavery
2004Harold & Kumar Get the MunchiesOfficer Brucks
2005The Perfect CatchMyerson
2007The Rocket ManCarl
2009Land of the LostEnik
2010In the DominicanCarl Len
2011ServitudeSam Stein
2012The Story of LukeMr. Harrison

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979The Spirit of Adventure: Night FlightCo-PilotTV movie
1989Deadly NightmaresMartinHootch
1995The Great DefenderJudge EmersonEpisode: "Naked Truth"
1998Side EffectsRobert MathiasEpisode: "Easy Breathing"
1997North of 60Staff Sgt. Ernie JeromeEpisode: "Walking with Ghosts"
2001Leap YearsStacey Stewart Curtis
The AssociatesJake Rothstein
2002-2003Blue MurderDeputy Chief of Police Talbot
2007Love You to DeathCharlesEpisode: "Storage Unit Murder"
The Dresden FilesDr. OverlandEpisode: "The Other Dick"
2009Before You Say 'I Do'Mr. JohnsonTV movie
2009-2011Being EricaGary Strange
2010The BridgeMunsonEpisode: "The Unguarded Moment"
Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry StoryCBC Executive #1Episode: "Part 2"
2011The KennedysBishop Richard CushingEpisode: "Joe's Revenge"
2012Witchslayer GretlLara's FatherTV movie
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story IIEpisode: "Night 2"
AlphasWarden PhillipsEpisode: "Wake Up Call"
2017 Running With Violet Gary 5 episodes

References

  1. "John Boylan Bio". Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. "Creating the art of economic adversity". Toronto Star, February 22, 2009.


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