Rod Beattie

Rod Beattie

Rod Beattie is a Canadian actor who is best known for performing the Wingfield Series of plays by Dan Needles. In these plays Beattie plays all the characters, employing changes in voice or facial expression to denote which character he is playing. He has appeared in productions of these plays across Canada and on TV, and in 1991-2 he won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for best actor in leading role for his performances in the first three Wingfield plays.

Beattie has appeared at the Stratford Festival for 15 seasons. Other productions include "The Loveliest" and "Sylvia" in Victoria, "The Crucible" and "Blessings in Disguise" in Manitoba, "Oleanna" at the National Arts Centre opposite Sandra Oh, and "Love Letters" opposite wife Martha Henry in an Ontario tour. He also appeared in the movie "The Wars".

External links

* [http://wingfieldfarm.ca/bio.htm Biography on official Wingfield page]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064177 Rod Beattie] page at IMDB


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