Lee MacDougall

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Lee MacDougall is a Canadian actor, writer and theatre director. [1] Originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario, [2] he studied at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University before launching his career as an actor. [1]

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He acted primarily on stage, as well as having guest roles in film and television, until writing his first play, High Life, in the early 1990s. [1] A comedy-drama based on a group of drug addicts he met while acting in a regional theatre production, the play won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, Mid-Sized Theatre Division, in 1996, [3] and was a shortlisted Governor General's Award finalist for English-language drama at the 1997 Governor General's Awards. [4] He later wrote the screenplay for the 2009 film adaptation High Life , for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 31st Genie Awards. [5]

His later plays have included The Gingko Tree, Resistance, Her Wonders and an adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's novel Who Has Seen the Wind . [6] He has also published a number of short stories.

As an actor, he is now most noted for his role in the original cast of the musical Come from Away . [7]

He lives in Stratford, Ontario with his husband, theatre director and choreographer Tim French. [6]

Filmography

Television and Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Dracula: The Series Dr. Benedict(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Boffin"
1991 Beyond Reality Perry(TV Series), 1 episode: "Asylum"
Mark Twain and MePorter(Disney TV Movie)
The Making of Monsters The teacher(Short film)
1993 The Incredible Crash Dummies Ted (voice role)(Animated TV Movie)
1998 Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Mr. Covington(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Goody Two-Shoes People"
1999 The Lady in Question (Unnamed role)(TV Movie)
Twice in a Lifetime Stage Manager '79(TV Series), 1 episode: "What She Did for Love"
2004 Doc Logan(TV Series), 1 episode: "Daddy Dearest"
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Doobner Dad(Film)
The Newsroom Rick - Professor(TV Series), 1 episode: "Lolita"
2007 Love You to Death Minister(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Bog Murder"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "High Life? Absolutely: Stratford actor Lee MacDougall is enjoying success and honors as a playwright". Waterloo Region Record , November 1, 1997.
  2. "Kirkland Laker has write stuff". Northern News , February 11, 2002.
  3. "Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette , June 25, 1996.
  4. "More than 60 nominees for Governor General's literary awards". Hamilton Spectator , October 23, 1997.
  5. "A look at some of the key Genie Award categories". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Actor's Björn again". Now , May 11, 2000.
  7. "Three Canadians cast in Come From Away's premiere: Story of passengers stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11 written by married writers". Toronto Star , April 19, 2015.