List of Canadian entertainers

This is a list of Canadian actors, directors, producers and other figures from film and television. See also: Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood, List of Canadian musicians and List of bands from Canada

A

*Pamela Anderson, (1967), actress - "Baywatch"
*Gene Andrusco, (1961-2000) child & voice actor
*Paul Anka, (1941), actor/singer
*Philip Akin, actor best known from his early years on "Bizarre"
*Paul Almond, director and member of the Order of Canada - "The Forest Rangers"
*Denys Arcand, director - "Jesus of Montreal"
*Will Arnett, (1970) comedian, actor - "Southie"
*Charlotte Arnold, actress - "Naturally, Sadie"
*Harvey Atkin, actor - "Meatballs"
*Dan Aykroyd, (1952), actor/comedian - "Saturday Night Live"

B

*Steve Bacic, (1965), actor - "Andromeda"
*Conrad Bain, actor - "Diff'rent Strokes"
*Scott Bairstow, (1970), actor - "Party of Five
*Jay Baruchel, (1982), actor - "Knocked Up"
*Adam Beach, actor "Dance Me Outside", "The Rez", "Windtalkers", ""
*Robert Beatty, (1909-1992), actor
*Samantha Bee, (1969), actress/comedian - "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
*Laura Bertram, (1978), actress/singer - "Ready or Not", "Andromeda"
*Jean-Luc Bilodeau, (1990), actor - "Kyle XY"
*Yannick Bisson, actor - "Hockey Night", ""
*Rachel Blanchard, actress - "Kids of Degrassi Street", "Clueless", "Roadtrip"
*Lloyd Bochner, actor - "Dynasty", "The Twilight Zone" (The episode "To Serve Man")
*Kristin Booth, (1974), actress
*Cory Bowles, (1973), actor/musician - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Bernard Braden, (1916-1993), actor/comedian
*Cameron Bright, (1993), actor - "Godsend", "".
*Christopher Britton, Canadian stage actor, actor, and voice actor - "Narrator for Dino Crisis 2 Capcom video game made in 2000.
*Geneviève Bujold, actress "Dead Ringers"
*Raymond Burr, (1917-1993), actor "Perry Mason", "Ironside"
*Jackie Burroughs, actress - "Road to Avonlea"
*Brent Butt, (1966), actor/comedian - "Corner Gas"

C

*James Cameron, (1954), filmmaker - "Terminator", "The Lost Tomb of Jesus"
*Neve Campbell, (1973), actress - "Party of Five", "Scream" trilogy
*Nicholas Campbell, actor - "Da Vinci's Inquest"
*John Candy, (1950-1994), actor/comedian - "SCTV"
*Tantoo Cardinal, well-known native actress - "Dances with Wolves", "Smoke Signals", "Spirit Bay"
* Jason Cadieux, actor, playwright - Lilies, Iron Eagle IV, The Essential Collective Theatre
*Jim Carrey, (1962), actor/comedian - "Liar, Liar"
*Brent Carver, actor - "Crossbar"
*Kim Cattrall, (1956), actress - "Sex and the City", "Porky's"
*Tom Cavanagh, (1968), actor
*Michael Cera, (1988), actor - " Superbad", " Arrested Development"
*Sarah Chalke, (1976), actress - "Roseanne", "Scrubs"
*Justin Chatwin, (1982), actor - "War of the Worlds"
*Maury Chaykin, (1949), actor
*Tommy Chong, (1938), actor/comedian/musician - "Cheech & Chong", "That 70's Show
*Rae Dawn Chong, actress daughter of Tommy - "Quest for Fire"
*Hayden Christensen, (1981), actor - ""
*Eric Christmas, actor "Porky's"
*Cirque du Soleil, (1984), circus troupe
*Susan Clark, actress - "Porky's", "Webster"
*Robert Clothier, actor - "The Beachcombers"
*Kim Coates, (1959), actor
*Steven Cojocaru aka "Cojo" (1962), a fashion critic famous as a correspondent on "Entertainment Tonite"
*Carla Collins, actress, comedian - "CFTO News", "Paradise Falls"
*Richard Collins, actor - "Trailer Park Boys"
*A. J. Cook, (1978), actress - "Criminal Minds"
*Pierre Cossette, producer of the "Grammy Awards"
*Christina Cox, (1971), actress - "Better Than Chocolate", "Blood Ties"
*Gavin Crawford, comedian - "The Gavin Crawford Show", "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"
*Matt Craven, actor - "Meatballs", "Nuremberg"
*Wendy Crewson, actress - "Away From Her"
*Amanda Crew, actress- "She's the Man", "15/Love"
*Mark Critch, comedian - "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"
*David Cronenberg, (1943), director - "A History of Violence", "The Fly", "Videodrome", "Naked Lunch", "eXistenZ", "Scanners"
*Hume Cronyn, (1911-2003), actor
*Elisha Cuthbert, (1982), actress - "24"

D

*Jennifer Dale, actress - "X-Men"
*Lawrence Dane, actor - "Bride of Chucky", "The Forest Rangers"
*William B. Davis, (1938), actor - "The X-Files"
*Nicole de Boer, actress - ""
*Yvonne De Carlo, (1922-2007), actress - "The Ten Commandments", "The Munsters"
*Lucy Decoutere, (1970), actress - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Colleen Dewhurst, (1924-1991), actress - "Anne of Green Gables"
*Lexa Doig, (1973), actress - "Andromeda"
*Cindy Dolenc, actress
*Bob Dolman, screenwriter who wrote for "SCTV"
*Michael Donovan, producer
*James Doohan, (1920-2005), actor - "Star Trek"'s "Scotty"
* Mike Dopud, (1968), actor/stuntman(performer)/athletic- "White Noise"-Detective Smits , "Alone In The Dark (film)"-Agent Turner
*Fifi D'Orsay, (1904-1983), actress
*Marie Dressler, one of Hollywood's original starlets along with fellow Canadians Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer, Deanna Durbin and Fay Wray
*Robin Duke, actress - "SCTV"
*Barrie Dunn, actor/producer - "Trailer Park Boys"
*John Dunsworth, (1946), actor - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Sarah Dunsworth, actress/production assistant - "Trailer Park Boys", "Grindhouse"
*Kevin Durand, (1974), actor/comedian - "Smokin' Aces"
*Deanna Durbin, actress starlet from the 1930's

E

*Maude Eburne, (1875–1960), character actress on stage and screen
*Atom Egoyan, (1960), director - "Where the Truth Lies"
*David James Elliott, (1960), actor - "JAG"
*Ralph Endersby, actor "The Forest Rangers", "My Side of the Mountain"
*Jake Epstein, actor ""

F

*Gary Farmer, actor - "Spirit Bay", "The Rez", "Powwow Highway"
*Jodelle Ferland, (1994), actress - "Silent Hill"
*Nathan Fillion, (1971), actor - "Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place", "Firefly"
*Dave Foley, (1963), actor/comedian - "The Kids in the Hall"
*Megan Follows, actress - "Anne of Green Gables"
*Glenn Ford, actor - "Gilda", "Superman" (Clark Kent's father in the 1978 film)
*Michael J. Fox, (1961), actor/comedian - "Family Ties", "Back to the Future"'s "Marty McFly"
*Don Francks, (1932), actor/musician
*Rainbow Francks, (1979), actor/musician - "Stargate Atlantis"
*Brendan Fraser, (1968), actor - "George of the Jungle", "The Mummy"
*Matt Frewer, (1958), actor - " Max Headroom"

G

*André-Philippe Gagnon, impressionist
*Victor Garber, (1949), actor - "Alias", "Titanic"
*Chief Dan George, (1899-1981), actor
*Bruno Gerussi, actor - "The Beachcombers"
*Sally Gifford, actress - "The-X" host
*Evan Goldberg, film writer/producer - "Superbad"
*Ryan Gosling, (1980), actor, "The Notebook"
*Graydon Gould, actor - "The Forest Rangers", "Mike the Supercar"
*Robert Goulet, singer actor
*Luba Goy, comedic actress best known for "Bizarre" and "Royal Canadian Air Farce"
*Iris Graham, (1985), actress
*George Green, actor - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Rick Green, (1953), actor/comedian/writer/director
*Tom Green, (1971), actor/comedian - "Roadtrip"
*Harold Greenberg, producer of films like "Porky's"
*Graham Greene, (1952), actor - "Spirit Bay", "Dances with Wolves"
*Lorne Greene, (1915-1987), actor - "Bonanza"
*Bruce Greenwood, (1956), actor - "Thirteen Days"
*Paul Gross, (1959), actor - "Due South"
*Peter Gzowski, (1934-2002), radio and TV personality/author

H

*Paul Haggis (1953), an Academy Award-winning screenwriter, producer and film director best known for "Crash"
*Corey Haim, actor - "The Lost Boys"
*Jonathan Hale, actor - "Mr. Dithers" in the "Blondie" movies
*Geri Hall, actress/comedian
*Monty Hall, (1921), actor/game show host
*Shalom Harlow, actress/model
*Don Harron, actor - "Hee-haw"
*Phil Hartman, (1948-1998), actor - "Saturday Night Live", "Simpsons"
*David Hayter. (1969), actor/screenwriter/voice actor
*Tricia Helfer, (1974), actress/model - "Battlestar Galactica"
*Zach Henderson, (1984), poker player - "11th Best Hold'em Player on Earth"
*Jill Hennessy, actress - "Law & Order", "Crossing Jordan"
*Natasha Henstridge, (1974), actress/model - "Species"
*David Hewlett, (1968), actor/comedian/filmmaker - "Stargate Atlantis", "A Dog's Breakfast"
*Torri Higginson, (1969), actress - "Stargate Atlantis"
*Arthur Hiller, (1923), director/winner of 2001 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar
*Art Hindle, actor - "Porky's", "Paradise Falls"
*Sandrine Holt, actress - ""
*Kenny Hotz, Kenny vs. Spenny TV show
*Jeremy Hotz, (1962), stand-up comedian/actor
*Tamara Hope, (1984), actress
*Walter Huston, actor
*William Hutt, actor

I

*John Ireland, actor
*Michael Ironside, (born 1950), actor
*Robert Ito, actor - "Quincy"

J

*Joshua Jackson, (1978), actor - "Dawson's Creek"
*Michael Jackson, (1970), actor - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Tom Jackson, actor/comedian
*Lou Jacobi, actor - "Avalon"
*Simcha Jacobovici, a multi award-winning documentary director and producer best known as the "Naked Archaeoligist" and for "The Lost Tomb of Jesus"
*Norman Jewison, (1926), director, received The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
*Cathy Jones, actress/comedian - "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"
*Jenny Jones, comedian, tv show host
* Stephanie Jones, actor, Artistic Director
*Alexz Johnson, (1986), actress/singer/songwriter- "Instant Star"
*Claude Jutra, internationally acclaimed director - "Mon oncle Antoine"

K

*Alex Karzis, (1976), actor/voice-actor "Dino Crisis"-Rick (voice)
*Peter Keleghan, actor - "Red Green Show" as "Ranger Gord"
*Steven Kerzner, actor, activist aka "Ed the Sock"
*Margot Kidder, actress - "Superman"'s "Lois Lane", "Adventures in Rainbow Country"
*Mia Kirshner, actress - "The L Word"
*Elias Koteas, actor - "The Thin Red Line"
*Kristin Kreuk, (1982), actress - "Smallville"
*Mimi Kuzyk, (1952), actress - "Hill Street Blues"

L

*Maurice LaMarche, (1958), actor/comedian
*Robert Lantos, film producer - "Black Robe"
*Murray Langston (AKA "The Unknown Comic"), actor/comedian
*Michelle Latimer, actress - "Paradise Falls"
*Avril Lavigne, (1984) singer
*Nicholas Lea, (1962), actor
*Walter Learning, (1938), actor ""
*René Lecavalier, broadcaster
*Vanessa Lengies, (1985), actress
*Robert Lepage, director
*Eugene Levy, actor/comedian - "SCTV", "American Pie"
*Shawn Levy, director/actor - "Big Fat Liar", "Just Married", "Cheaper by the Dozen", "The Pink Panther", and "Night at the Museum"
*Evangeline Lilly (1979), actress - "Lost"
*Art Linkletter, (1912), TV personality - "Kids Say the Darndest Things"
*Rich Little, (1938), impressionist
*Gene Lockhart, actor - in the original "Blondie" movie
*Rachel Luttrell, actress/singer - "Stargate Atlantis"

M

*Martha MacIsaac, actress - "Superbad"
*Shaun Majumder, actor/comedian - "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"
*Chris Makepeace, actor - "Meatballs"
*Howie Mandel, (1955), actor/comedian - "Deal or No Deal"
*Norm Macdonald, (1963), actor/comedian - "Saturday Night Live"
*Robert MacNeil, (1931), author
*Jay Manuel, (1972), fashion expert best known on "America's Next Top Model"
*Gino Marrocco, actor - "The Forest Rangers", "Cannibal Girls"
*Amanda Marshall, (1972), singer/songwriter
*Raymond Massey, (1896-1983), actor - "Abe Lincoln in Illinois", "East of Eden"
*Pat Mastroianni, actor - "Degrassi Junior High"
*Kari Matchett, actress - "The Rez"
*Suleka Mathew, actress - "Men in Trees"
*Denise Katrina Matthews (Vanity), (1959), actress/singer/model - Vanity 6
*Lois Maxwell, actress - "Moneypenny" from the "James Bond" films, "Adventures in Rainbow Country"
*Louis B. Mayer, film producer who co-founded MGM
*Rachel McAdams, (1978), actress - "The Notebook"
*Eric McCormack, (1963), Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American actor - "Will & Grace"
*Bruce McCulloch, actor/comedian "The Kids in the Hall"
*Dean McDermott, (1966), actor - "Due South", married to Tori Spelling
*Kevin McDonald, (1961), actor/comedian - "The Kids in the Hall"
*Paul McGillion, (1969), actor - "Stargate Atlantis"
*Doug McGrath, actor - "Porky's"
*Melissa McIntyre, actress - ""
*Patrick McKenna, (1960), actor/comedian - "The Red Green Show"
*Mark McKinney, actor/comedian - "The Kids in the Hall", "Spice World"
*Sarah McLachlan, (1968) singer/songwriter
*Deepa Mehta, director - "Water"
*Rick Mercer, (1969), actor/comedian - "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", "Rick Mercer Report", "Talking to Americans
*Lorne Michaels, (1944), producer/comedian - "Saturday Night Live"
*Peter Miller, actor - "MVP"
*Colin Mochrie, actor/comedian - "Whose Line is it Anyway?"
*Lochlyn Munro, actor - "21 Jump Street" and "Scary Movie"
*Cory Monteith, (1982), actor
*Rick Moranis, (1954), actor/comedian - "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids", "SCTV"
*Alanis Morissette, singer/ actress - "You Can't Do That on Television"
*Carrie-Anne Moss, (1967), actress - "The Matrix"
*Mike Myers, (1963), actor - "Austin Powers", "Saturday Night Live", "Waynes World", "Shrek" 1, 2, and 3
*Alannah Myles, singer/actress "Kids of Degrassi Street"

N

*Kate Nelligan, actress - "Prince of Tides"
*John Neville, (1925), actor - "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
*Leslie Nielsen, (1926), actor/comedian - "Airplane", "The Naked Gun"

O

*Catherine O'Hara, (1954), actress/comedian - "SCTV", "Home Alone", "The Nightmare Before Christmas", "For Your Consideration"
*Sandra Oh, actress - "Grey's Anatomy"
*Sidney Olcott, (1873-1949), director - "Ben Hur" (1907)

P

*Ellen Page, (1987), Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress - "Juno"
*Anna Paquin, (1982), actress - "Fly Away Home"
*Molly Parker, (1972), actress - "Swingtown"
*Missy Peregrym, (1982), actress/model - "Stick It"
*Barry Pepper, (1970), actor - "Saving Private Ryan"
*Matthew Perry, (1969), actor - "Friends"
*Russell Peters, (1970), comedian/actor - ""
*Kim Poirier, (1980), actress - "Paradise Falls"
*Mary Pickford, (1892-1979), actress and producer
*Cara Pifko, actor - "This is Wonderland"
*Walter Pidgeon, Hollywood "Golden Age" star
*Gordon Pinsent, actor - "The Forest Rangers", "Away From Her"
*Christopher Plummer, (1927), actor - "The Sound of Music"
*Podemski Sisters (Jennifer, Sarah, Tamara), actresses - "The Rez", "Moccasin Flats"
*Sarah Polley, (1979), actress/director - "Dawn of the Dead", "Road to Avonlea", "Away From Her"
*Paul Popowich, actor - "Catwalk"
*Jason Priestley, (1969), actor - "Beverly Hills 90210"
*Dave Broadfoot, comedian/actor - "Royal Canadian Air Farce"
*Kirsten Prout, (1990), actress - "Kyle XY"

Q

*John Qualen, actor - "Elmer Gantry"
*Chantal Quesnelle, actress - "Paradise Falls"

R

*Keanu Reeves, (1964), actor - "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure", "The Matrix"
*Kate Reid, actress - "Dallas"
*Ivan Reitman, (1946), director/producer "Cannibal Girls", "Meatballs"
*Jason Reitman, (1977), Academy Award nominated director of "Thank You For Smoking" and "Juno"
*Winston Rekert, actor - "Adderly"
*Gloria Reuben, (1964), actor - "ER"
*Michael Reynolds, actor - "Fish Hawk"
*Ryan Reynolds, actor - "Definitely, Maybe"
*Caroline Rhea, actress/comedian
*Donnelly Rhodes, actor - "Danger Bay"
*Spencer Rice, Kenny vs. Spenny TV show
*Jasmine Richards, actress - "Naturally, Sadie"
*Patrick Roach, (1969), actor - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Seth Rogen, actor/comedian - "Knocked Up"
*Tony Rosato, actor/comedian - "SCTV"
*Andrea Roth, actress - "The Highwaymen"
*Teryl Rothery, (1965), actress - "Stargate SG-1"
*Saul Rubinek, actor
*Ann Rutherford, actress "Gone With the Wind"
*Lisa Ryder, (1970), actress - "Andromeda"

*Morley Safer, journalist - "60 Minutes"
*Buffy Sainte Marie, actress, singer - "Sesame Street"
*Garwin Sanford, (1955), actor - "Stargate SG-1"
*Will Sasso, actor, comedian - "Mad TV"
*August Schellenberg, actor of Metis origin
*Kyle Schmid, (1984), actor - "Blood Ties"
*Kim Schraner, (1976), actor on Spynet
*Mack Sennett, (1880-1960), director
*Corey Sevier, (1984), actor - "North Shore"
*Paul Shaffer, actor/musician "David Letterman"
*William Shatner, (1931), actor - Captain Kirk in "Star Trek"
*Norma Shearer, (1902-1983), Academy Award winning actress
*Helen Shaver, actress
*Michael Shanks, (1970), actor - "Stargate SG-1"'s Daniel Jackson
*Donald Shebib, director - "Goin' Down the Road", "Rip-off"
*Martin Short, (1950), actor/comedian, "Saturday Night Live", "SCTV"
*Frank Shuster, (1916-2002), comedian
*Joe Shuster. (1914-1992), artist - co-creator of "Superman"
*Jay Silverheels, (1912-1980), actor - "Tonto"
*Chelan Simmons, (1982), actress
*Kavan Smith, (1970), actor - "Stargate Atlantis"
*Mike Smith, (1972), actor - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Steve Smith - actor/comedian, "The Red Green Show"
*Cobie Smulders - actress/model "How I Met Your Mother"
*Scott Speedman, (1975), actor - "Underworld"
*Jewel Staite, (1982), actress - "Firefly"
*David Steinberg, actor, comedian
*Jessica Steen, (1965), actress
*Catherine Mary Stewart, actress - "The Last Starfighter"
*Nicole Stoffman (1973), actor - "Degrassi Junior High"
*Sarah Strange, actress - "Men in Trees"
*Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980), actress/Playboy Playmate
*Trish Stratus, WWE wrestler and star of tv show "Armed and Famous"
*Tara Strong, (1973), voice actress/singer
*Cree Summer, (1969), actress/singer
*Donald Sutherland, (1934), actor - "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "MASH"
*Kiefer Sutherland, (1966), actor - "24"'s "Jack Bauer"

T

*Amanda Tapping, actress - "Stargate SG-1"'s "Samantha Carter"
*Alan Thicke, actor - "Growing Pains"
*Dave Thomas, actor/comedian - "SCTV", "Grace Under Fire"
*Greg Thomey, actor/comedian - "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"
*Scott Thompson, actor/comedian "The Kids in the Hall"
*Reece Thompson, (1988) actor - "Rocket Science (Film)"
*Shelley Thompson, actress - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Cali Timmins, (1963), actress (Maggie Shelby on "Ryan's Hope")
*Jennifer Tilly, (1958), actress - "Liar, Liar"
*Meg Tilly, actress sister of Jennifer - "The Big Chill"
*Gordon Tootoosis, actor - "Moccasin Flats"
*Greg Townsend, actor - "Boogie Nights"
*Jonathan Torrens, (1972), actor - "Trailer Park Boys", "Jonovision"
*Alex Trebek, (1940), game show host ("Jeopardy!")
*John Paul Tremblay, (1968), actor/musician - "Trailer Park Boys"
*James Tupper, actor - "Men in Trees"
*Shania Twain, singer
*Shannon Tweed, (1957), actress/model

U

*Deborah Kara Unger, actress - "Silent Hill"

V

*Billy Van, actor/comedian - "The Hilarious House of Frightenstein"
*Vanity (Denise Katrina Matthews), (1959), actress/singer/model - Vanity 6
*Emmanuelle Vaugier, (1976), actress - ""
*Nia Vardalos, (1962), actress/screenwriter - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
*John Vernon, actor - "Animal House", "The Forest Rangers"

W

*Mary Walsh, (born 1952), comedian/actress - "This Hour Has 22 Minutes", ""
*Lyman Ward, (1941), actor - "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"
*Zack Ward, (1970), actor - "
*Warner Brothers, founders of the film studios
*Estella Warren, (1979), model/actress
*Al Waxman, actor - "King of Kensington"
*Johnny Wayne, (1918-1990), comedian
*Robb Wells, (1971), actor/screenwriter - "Trailer Park Boys"
*Kenneth Welsh, actor - "Legends of the Fall"
*Chris Wiggins, actor - "Adventures in Rainbow Country", "Swiss Family Robinson"
*Chad Willett, actor - "Alive"
*Harland Williams, (1962/1967), comedian, actor, radio personality - "Dumb and Dumber"
*Tonya Lee Williams, actress - "The Polka Dot Door", "The Young and the Restless"
*Michael Wincott, (1958), actor - ""
*Joseph Wiseman, actor - "Dr. No"
*Gordon Michael Woolvett, (1970), actor - "Andromeda", "YTV" host
*Fay Wray, (1907-2004), actress - "King Kong"
*Victor Webster, (1973-), actor - "Mutant X,Charmed, Days of Our Lives"

X

Y

*Richard Yearwood, a Canadian actor and voice actor who privided the voice for Gail from CAPCOM's videogame Dino Crisis in 1999.
*Elwy Yost, tv host of classic movies on TVO"magic shadows"

Z

*Gema Zamprogna, actress - "Road to Avonlea"
*Kevin Zegers, actor - "Air Bud", "The Stone Angel"
*Moses Znaimer, producer and owner of "City-TV"See also: List of Canadians, List of Canadian musicians