Ted Atherton

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Ted Atherton
Born1962 (age 6162)
Alma mater University of Toronto
University of Calgary
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Ted Atherton is a Canadian television and film actor, as well as an accomplished stage actor. His list of stage credits include major roles in Death of a Salesman and The Lion King at the Royal Alexandra, The Cryptogram at the Tarragon Theatre, Hay Fever at the Canadian Stage and The Last Comedy at the Banff Centre. An experienced Shakespearean actor, he has played principal roles in As You Like It at the Du Maurier World Stage, Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Calgary, as well as Richard III and All Well That Ends Well at the Stratford Festival. [1] He is best known as Myles Leland III in the TV series Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye . [2]

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Early life

He moved with his family to Scarborough, Ontario when he was 13. He went to the University of Toronto and obtained a bachelor's degree in English and Drama. [3] He was also a member of the advanced actors workshop at the Banff Centre for three years. [4]

Career

Atherton acted in the movie and television series Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy in 1998. [5] [6] He also starred in the Prairie Theatre Exchange's comedic production, Bingo! in 2011. [7] [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Traders 1 episode
1998 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy Panhandle PhillipsTV movie
1998 La Femme Nikita Ray Leeds1 episode
1998Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two FamiliesSS Soldier #1TV movie
1998-2000 Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy Panhandle Phillips26 episodes
1999 Joan of Arc Jean d'Estivet (fr) Miniseries
1999The CityBarns1 episode
1999 Switching Goals MitchTV movie
2000 Santa Who? GeorgeTV movie
2001 The Associates Ned Waterston1 episode
2001-2004 Blue Murder Pete Milbourne / P.C. Gerald Passmore2 episodes
2002Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley StoryJames RobinsonTV movie
2002Street TimeLarry Atwood2 episodes
2002-2005 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Myles Leland IIIMain role
2004A Bear Named WinnieCaptain ElliotTV movie
2004Ace LightningKilobyte (voice)11 episodes
2005 Time Warp Trio Meriwether Lewis (voice)1 episode
2006Tangled WebsOlder Man at Bar
2006 This Is Wonderland Paul Tiernay1 episode
2006FindProfessorShort
2006 Candles on Bay Street RossTV movie
2007 The Company Frank WisnerMiniseries
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part (Love You to Death)Matthew1 episode
2007 Everest '82 Eric PaxtonMiniseries
2007-2012 Degrassi: The Next Generation Randall Edwards10 episodes
2008Degrassi Spring Break MovieRandall EdwardsTV movie
2008 An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Mr. HopkinsTV movie
2008 XIII: The Conspiracy Wally SheridanMiniseries
2008 The Andromeda Strain Edward "Ed" DewittMiniseries
2008-2010 The Border Clifford Holland16 episodes
2009 'Da Kink in My Hair Executive #21 episode
2009 The National Tree AaronTV movie
2009-2010 Cra$h & Burn Stan/Sam2 episodes
2009, 2017 & 2024 Murdoch Mysteries Professor Albert Godfrey/Preacher Jimmy Wilde3 episodes
2010 Who Is Clark Rockefeller? Detective John RyanTV movie
2010 Pure Pwnage Doug's Lawyer1 episode
2010The Santa SuitBryce HunterTV movie
2010-2011 Blue Mountain State Dean Simon4 episodes
2011 King Dr. John Telsun1 episode
2011 XIII: The Series Wally Sheridan1 season
2011 Haven Ben Keegan1 episode
2011 John A.: Birth of a Country Governor General Charles MonckTV movie
2012 Fairly Legal Jerry Blankstein1 episode
2012 An Officer and a Murderer Minister ShawTV movie
2012Zac & PennyThelonious (voice)TV movie
2012-2013 Fugget About It Special Agent Strait McCool / Juan Carlos (voice)Main role
2013 Transporter: The Series Stanwick1 episode
2013 Lost Girl Bob Hamelin1 episode
2013 Bomb Girls Detective Prentiss1 episode
2013 Suits Judge Henderson1 episode
2014 Reign Lord Hugo2 episodes
2014 The Good Witch's Wonder AdamTV movie
2015 Good Witch Darryl Blankenship1 episode
2015-2016 Rogue Robert Richmond / Robert Holdsworth / Bob Richmond5 episodes
2016The PackagePick-Up GuyShort
2017 The Kennedys: After Camelot Ted SorensenMiniseries
2017 Killjoys Gander7 episodes [9]
2017 Heartland Nathan Stockwell1 episode
2017 Christmas Wedding Planner TimTV movie
2017-2018 The Expanse Lawrence Strickland10 episodes
2018Max VoltageVoice
2019 Diggstown Judge Ballard1 episode
2019 Ransom Travis Beaton1 episode
2019 Departure Commander Foster2 episodes
2019 Anne with an E Mr. Rose2 episodes
2019 Hudson & Rex Dr. Reginald Meade1 episode
2019 V-Wars Senator Smythe4 episodes
2019Grounded for ChristmasBertTV movie

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Hollywoodland Detective Doug Johnson
2006Tangled WebsOlder Man at Bar
2007 The Stone Angel Reverend Troy
2008 Max Payne Detective Shipman
2008An Old Fashioned ThanksgivingMr. Hopkins
2010Arctic BlastRandall
2014GuidanceThe Real Roland Brown
2015 River Patrick Reardon
2016 Standoff The PriestCredited as Tim Atherton
2017 Trench 11 Major Jennings [10]
2019 Goalie Louis Sawchuk
2019 Rabid Dr. William Burroughs
2021 Crisis University Lawyer
2022The Fight MachineJack Harris

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 Far Cry 5 Zip Kupka (voice)
Starlink: Battle for Atlas Victor St. Grand (voice)

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References

  1. Ted Atherton's bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. "F.B. Eye spy who came up from the warm" by Rita Zekas, Toronto Star (28 Dec, 2002) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   438546763
  3. "A star is born ... at last: J.J. Atherton was larger than life, always wanting to be the star. J.J. never quite made it, but his nephew, Ted, is one of the leads in a new CBC series." by Tony Atherton, The Ottawa Citizen (13 Feb, 1999) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   240241816
  4. "Bio". Tedatherton.com.
  5. " Mystery surrounds Lunchbox Theatre's 'Time Present'". By Louis Hobson, Calgary Sun, May 31, 2015
  6. "On set: Nothing Too Good For A Cowboy" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca
  7. "MacIvor lights up the board with boozy Bingo!". PAT ST. GERMAIN, The Globe and Mail, Oct. 17, 2011
  8. "Theatre Review: Fun watching adults regress to awkward boys and girls in "Bingo!". by Joff Schmidt, CBC October 14, 2011
  9. "Cameras roll on Killjoys season three" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca
  10. "Cameras roll on WWI thriller Trench 11" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca