Torquil Campbell

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Name = Torquil Campbell


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Origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Instrument = Vocals, Melodica, Trumpet
Genre = Indie rock
Occupation = Musician, Actor
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Label = Arts & Crafts
Associated_acts = Broken Social Scene, Stars
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Torquil Campbell is the lead singer and songwriter for the Montreal-based indie rock band Stars. He also records and performs with Broken Social Scene. In addition to singing, he also plays the trumpet and is a member of the band Memphis.

The son of actors Douglas Campbell and Moira Wylie , Torquil Campbell was born in Sheffield, England and came to Canada in childhood with his family.

He attended and graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto.

Being the son of two Shakespearean actors, he has also worked as an actor all his life, appearing on stage throughout North America, playing roles as diverse as Gary, the teenage prostitute in the original New York production of the controversial play "Shopping and Fucking" starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the title role in Shakespeare's "Henry V". He has directed theatre, including a production of "Romeo and Juliet" for The Hamptons Shakespeare Festival.

Campbell has also had numerous acting roles in Canadian television series and TV movies ("Pray for Me, Paul Henderson"), and guest appearances in "Sex and the City" and "Law & Order". He has also appeared in the feature films "The Bay of Love and Sorrows" and "The Golden Seal".

He is married to actress Moya O'Connell.

His favourite songwriter is Grant McLennan.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132904/ Torquil Campbell IMDb entry]