Christopher Gaze

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Christopher Gaze
OBC , MSM
Born
Christopher Bower Gaze

(1952-05-12) 12 May 1952 (age 72)
Guildford, Surrey, England
Occupations
  • Actor
  • host
  • director
Years active1973–present

Christopher Bower Gaze OBC MSM (born 12 May 1952) is an English actor, host, artist, theatre and opera director residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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History

Born in Guildford, Surrey, England, Gaze trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before coming to Canada in 1975, [1] spending three seasons at the Shaw Festival.

Career

Gaze moved to Vancouver in 1983 and in 1990 founded Bard on the Beach which in 2014 achieved attendance exceeding 100,000. In addition to performing and directing for Bard, Gaze's voice is heard regularly in cartoon series, commercials and on the radio. He also hosts Vancouver Symphony's popular Tea and Trumpets series and their annual Christmas concerts. His many honours include induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Canada's Meritorious Service Medal (2004), Honorary Doctorates from UBC & SFU, the BC Community Achievement Award (2007), the Gold Medallion from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America (2007) and a Jessie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Equus at The Playhouse. As an Olympic ambassador, Gaze was honored to run with the Olympic flame for the 2010 Games. A public speaker with the National Speakers Bureau, Gaze frequently shares his insights on Shakespeare and theatre with students, service organizations and businesses.

Gaze also narrated season 3 of Emmy Award-winning animation series Madeline (after Christopher Plummer stepped down).

Additionally, he has also performed voiceover roles for animation, most notably as Turaga Vakama in the first three Bionicle movies, as well as Diagnostic Drone in Beast Machines and Major Mint in Barbie in the Nutcracker .

Gaze was awarded the Order of British Columbia (OBC) announced on 18 May 2012 by the Premier of British Columbia and the Civil Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) (Canada Gazette 17 May 2005) from the Canadian Government in 2005.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Running Brave Aussie Sportscaster
1990Deep SleepGrey-Haired Man
1993 Cool Runnings British Official
1997 The Fearless Four NarratorEnglish version
1998Mummies Alive! The Legend BeginsVoice, direct-to-video
2000 Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Quincy
2001 Barbie in the Nutcracker Major Mint
2002 Barbie as Rapunzel King Wilhelm
2003 Bionicle: Mask of Light Turaga Vakama [2]
2004 Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui Turaga Vakama
Narrator [2]
2005 Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows
2006Barbie Fairytopia: MermaidiaFungus Maximus
2006 Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses King RandolphVoice
2007Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the RainbowFungus MaximusVoice
2007 Barbie as the Island Princess SagiVoice
2007 The Ten Commandments AaronVoice
2009Stranger with My FaceHenry
2014Hattie's HeistArchie

Television

Video games

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References

  1. Szloboda, Sarah (7 June 2011). "Cue To Cue- A Conversation with Christopher Gaze". wwa.vancouverisawesome.com. Vancouver Is Awesome. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Christopher Gaze (visual voice guide)". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 September 2024.