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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
Years active | 1980–present |
Spouse(s) | Melanie Doane Diana Bentley |
Children | 2 |
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 Rosy. [3] [4] [5]
Dykstra and his wife Diana Bentley are co-directors of Coal Mine Theatre. [5]
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1980 | Amber Waves | - | Television film | [6] |
1985 | The Littlest Hobo | - | TV series, 1 episode | [7] |
1985 | The Cuckoo Bird | Mike | Television film | [8] |
1985 | Home Free | Son | Television film | [9] |
1986 | Seeing Things | Jeffrey Tate | TV series, 1 episode | [10] |
1989 | Street Legal | Crown Davidson | TV series, 1 episode | [11] |
1989 | Final Notice | Gerald Arthur | Television film | [12] |
1990 | The Kissing Place | Terry | Television film | [13] |
1991 | Katts and Dog | Frank Tesh | TV series, 1 episode | [14] |
1992; 2005 | Heritage Minutes | Sergeant Major John Osborn / Additional cast | TV series, 2 episodes | [15] |
1993 | Life With Billy | Alan Ferrier | Television film | [16] |
1994 | RoboCop | Joe Avery | TV series, 2 episodes | [17] |
1994–1996 | Side Effects | Dr. Seymour Allen | TV series, 12 episodes | [18] |
1995 | Bach's Fight for Freedom | Bach | Television film | [19] |
1999 | Murder Most Likely | Undercover Officer | Television film | [20] |
2001–2003 | RoboRoach | Reg | TV series, 52 episodes | [21] |
2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Francis Mackey | TV series, 2 episodes | [22] |
2004 | Wonderfalls | Muse (Narrator) | TV series, 7 episodes | [23] |
2005 | Missing | Mr. Truman | TV series, 1 episode | [24] |
2006 | Angela's Eyes | David Larson | TV series, 1 episode | [25] |
2008 | The Englishman's Boy | Hank | Miniseries, 2 episodes | [26] |
2011 | Republic of Doyle | Jody Redmond | TV series, 1 episode | [27] |
2011 | Wingin' It | Beethoven | TV series, 1 episode | [28] |
2012 | Detentionaire | Narrator | TV series, 1 episode | [29] |
2012–2022 | Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood | Dad Tiger | TV series, 90 episodes | [30] |
2013 | Hemlock Grove | Francis Pullman | TV series, 9 episodes | [31] |
2014 | Remedy | Forrest Woods | TV series, 1 episode | [32] |
2014–2015 | The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | The Great White Butt | 26 episodes | [33] |
2015 | Beauty and the Beast | Hargrove | TV series, 1 episode | [34] |
2016 | Tactical Girls | Colonel McCullough | TV series, 1 episode | [35] |
2016 | Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong | Narrator | TV series, 1 episode | [36] |
2017 | Reign | Lord Maxford | TV series, 1 episode | [37] |
2017 | The Mist | Philip Carlin | TV series, 1 episode | [38] |
2017 | Orphan Black | Doctor | TV series, 2 episodes | [39] |
2018 | Carter | Chuck Hancock | TV series, 1 episode | [40] |
2018 | The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won't You Be Our Neighbor? | Dad Tiger | Television film | [41] |
2021 | The Expanse: One Ship | Gareth | TV series, 1 episode | [42] |
2021–2022 | The Expanse | Gareth | TV series, 6 episodes | [43] |
2023 | Transplant | Eric | TV series, 1 episode | [44] |
2024 | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Augustus | TV series, 1 episode | [45] |
2024 | Murdoch Mysteries | Charlie Hall | TV series, 1 episode | [46] |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1986 | The Boy in Blue | Hanlan Man #1 | Cameo | [47] |
1992 | Giant Steps | Graeme Gaines | Main cast | [48] |
1994 | Soft Deceit | Don Froese | Main cast | [49] |
2002 | Black Swan | Clive | Main role | [50] |
2008 | Pavane | Jay | Short | [51] |
2009 | The Deaths of Chet Banker | Henk | Short | [52] |
2011 | Mulroney: The Opera | Ed Broadbent | Main cast | [53] |
2017 | Supers | Candy Clown | Short | [54] |
2018 | Fahrenheit 451 | Van Gogh | Cameo | [55] |
2020 | Ludo | Ludo's Dad | Cameo | [56] |
2021 | 2 Pianos 4 Hands | Ted | Direct-to-video film, co-director, writting | [57] |
2022 | Happy FNK Sunshine | Eddy | Main role | [58] |
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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.
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