External links
- Ted Dykstra at IMDb
Ted Dykstra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 63–64) Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) | Melanie Doane Diana Bentley |
| Children | 3 |
Ted Dykstra is a Canadian playwright and actor.
He was born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario in 1961 and grew up in St. Albert, Alberta. [1]
He is a founding member of Soulpepper Theatre Company. [2] His writing credits include Two Pianos Four Hands , Dorian , and Evangeline. His acting performances include Bach in Bach's Fight for Freedom and Ed Broadbent in Mulroney: The Opera , as well as some voice work. Dykstra voices Dad Tiger in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Reg in RoboRoach .
In 2003, he formed an independent record label Actorboy Records with Gary Sinise. [3] He was formerly married to Melanie Doane with two children, Theo and Rosie. He is currently married to Diana Bentley with one child, Henry. [3] [4] [5]
Dykstra and his wife Diana Bentley are co-directors of Coal Mine Theatre. [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Amber Waves | Television film | |
| 1985 | The Littlest Hobo | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1985 | The Cuckoo Bird | Mike | Television film |
| 1985 | Home Free | Son | Television film |
| 1986 | Seeing Things | Jeffrey Tate | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Street Legal | Crown Davidson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | Final Notice | Gerald Arthur | Television film |
| 1990 | The Kissing Place | Terry | Television film |
| 1991 | Katts and Dog | Frank Tesh | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992; 2005 | Heritage Minutes | Sergeant Major John Osborn / Additional cast | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Life With Billy | Alan Ferrier | Television film |
| 1994 | RoboCop | Joe Avery | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994–1996 | Side Effects | Dr. Seymour Allen | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 1995 | Bach's Fight for Freedom | Bach | Television film |
| 1999 | Murder Most Likely | Undercover Officer | Television film |
| 2001–2003 | RoboRoach | Reg | TV series, 52 episodes |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Francis Mackey | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls | Muse (Narrator) | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Missing | Mr. Truman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2006 | Angela's Eyes | David Larson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008 | The Englishman's Boy | Hank | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Republic of Doyle | Jody Redmond | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Wingin' It | Beethoven | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Detentionaire | Narrator | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012–2022 | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | Dad Tiger | TV series, 90 episodes |
| 2013 | Hemlock Grove | Francis Pullman | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 2014 | Remedy | Forrest Woods | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2014–2015 | The Day My Butt Went Psycho | The Great White Butt | 26 episodes |
| 2015 | Beauty and the Beast | Hargrove | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | Tactical Girls | Colonel McCullough | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong | Narrator | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Reign | Lord Maxford | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | The Mist | Philip Carlin | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Orphan Black | Doctor | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Carter | Chuck Hancock | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won't You Be Our Neighbor? | Dad Tiger | Television film |
| 2021 | The Expanse: One Ship | Gareth | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021–2022 | The Expanse | Gareth | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Transplant | Eric | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2024 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Augustus | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2024 | Murdoch Mysteries | Charlie Hall | TV series, 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Boy in Blue | Hanlan Man #1 | Cameo |
| 1992 | Giant Steps | Graeme Gaines | Main cast |
| 1994 | Soft Deceit | Don Froese | Main cast |
| 2002 | Black Swan | Clive | Main role |
| 2008 | Pavane | Jay | Short |
| 2009 | The Deaths of Chet Baker | Henk | Short |
| 2011 | Mulroney: The Opera | Ed Broadbent | Main cast |
| 2017 | Supers | Candy Clown | Short |
| 2018 | Fahrenheit 451 | Van Gogh | Cameo |
| 2020 | Ludo | Ludo's Dad | Cameo |
| 2021 | 2 Pianos 4 Hands | Ted | Direct-to-video film, co-director, writing |
| 2022 | Happy FKN Sunshine | Eddy | Main role |
In 2003, Doane announced that she had parted ways with Sony and signed with Actorboy Records, an independent label created by her husband, theatre director and actor, Ted Dykstra, and actor, Gary Sinise.
What made this work so distastefully compelling to watch in its various incarnations, is that one of the theatre world's worst-kept secrets was that Dykstra's two-decade marriage to singer Melanie Doane was dissolving as he kept recreating the pain on stage.
When I met Ted I didn't know he played piano or had a show called 2 Pianos 4 Hands or anything like that. I just knew that he was a director in the theatre. So, needless to say, the first time Ted got up to play piano at a salon, I was absolutely stunned. I'll never forget it as long as I live. He played "Great Balls of Fire" and "Bennie and the Jets," and when he sat back down at the table, I couldn't speak.
