Canadian Boys!
by Rollinsgirl87 | created - 19 Sep 2018 | updated - 3 months ago | PublicHere's a list of some handsome, talented or funny guys from the Great White North :)
1. Ryan Reynolds
Actor | Deadpool 2
Ryan Rodney Reynolds was born on October 23, 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the youngest of four children. His father, James Chester Reynolds, was a food wholesaler, and his mother, Tamara Lee "Tammy" (Stewart), worked as a retail-store saleswoman. He has Irish and Scottish ancestry. ...
2. Jim Carrey
Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Jim Carrey, Canadian-born and a U.S. citizen since 2004, is an actor and producer famous for his rubbery body movements and flexible facial expressions. The two-time Golden Globe-winner rose to fame as a cast member of the Fox sketch comedy In Living Color (1990) but leading roles in Ace Ventura: ...
3. Kevin Zegers
Actor | Transamerica
Kevin Joseph Zegers started acting at the tender age of six. He has starred in more than 40 films, including Air Bud (1997), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and Transamerica (2005), and has also appeared in several modeling campaigns.
Kevin was born in Woodstock, Ontario, to Mary-Ellen (Veldman), a teacher...
4. Seth Rogen
Producer | This Is the End
An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.
Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...
5. Jay Baruchel
Actor | Goon
Jay Baruchel was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is the son of Robyne (Ropell), a freelance writer, and Serge Victor Baruchel, an antiques dealer. He has a younger sister who also acts. He started acting in 1995 when he made his first of three appearances on ...
6. Shawn Ashmore
Actor | X2
Shawn Robert Ashmore was born one minute after his twin brother Aaron Ashmore in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, on October 7, 1979. He is the son of Linda, a homemaker, and Rick Ashmore, a manufacturing engineer. By the age of seven, when their mother became a part of the Multiple Births ...
7. Osric Chau
Actor | 2012
Osric Chau was born in Vancouver, Canada, to a father from Hong Kong and a mother from Malaysia. He had spent years training martial arts with aspirations to work in stunts when he landed his first leading role alongside the late David Carradine in Kung Fu Killer (2008) that was shot in Hengdian, ...
8. Alexander Calvert
Actor | Supernatural
Alexander Calvert was born on July 15, 1990 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Supernatural (2005), The Edge of Seventeen (2016) and Gen V (2023).
9. Stephen Amell
Actor | Arrow
Stephen Amell is a Canadian actor, known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise (based on the comic character of the same name) and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto,...
10. Ty Olsson
Actor | X2
Ty Olsson was born on January 28, 1974 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor, known for X2 (2003), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). He was previously married to Leanna Nash.
11. Christopher Heyerdahl
Actor | Under the Banner of Heaven
An award-winning Canadian actor, Christopher Heyerdahl co-stars in one of Amazon's number 1 series of 2021 Little Marvin's anthology series: "Them", "Chapelwaite" for Epix, James Gunn's "The Peacemaker", WGNA's "Pure", USA's "Damnation" Sky Atlantic's "Tin Star", SyFy's "Van Helsing" and AMC's hit ...
12. Mike Myers
Actor | Austin Powers in Goldmember
Michael John Myers was born in 1963 in Scarborough, Ontario, to Alice E. (Hind), an officer supervisor, and Eric Myers, an insurance agent. His parents were both English, and had served in the Royal Air Force and British Army, respectively.
Myers' television career really started in 1988, when he ...
13. Landon Liboiron
Actor | Come True
Landon Liboiron stars in the new Eli Roth series, Hemlock Grove, which airs on Netflix. Prior to that, he starred in the Steven Spielberg series for Fox, Terra Nova, as well as recurred on the CW series, Life Unexpected. He has also worked extensively on Canadian productions, including a series ...
14. Dan Aykroyd
Writer | Ghostbusters
Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...
15. Hayden Christensen
Actor | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Hayden Christensen was born April 19, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His parents, Alie and David Christensen, are in the communications business. He is of Danish (father) and Swedish and Italian (mother) descent. Hayden grew up in Markham, Ontario, with siblings Kaylen, Hejsa, and ...
16. Demore Barnes
Actor | Hannibal
Demore Barnes was a shy student at Sir Oliver Mowat High School in Toronto when some friends cajoled him into hosting the school's Christmas assembly. The performance was a hit, giving Barnes the confidence to try out for Squawk Box, a sketch comedy show on YTV. (Canada's version of Nickelodeon) He...
17. Nathan Fillion
Actor | Castle
Nathan Fillion was born on 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie (Early) and Bob Fillion, both retired English teachers, and has an older brother, Jeff. His father is of French-Canadian descent, and his mother is of English, German, Finnish, and Norwegian ancestry. In ...
18. Christopher Plummer
Actor | Beginners
Legendary actor Christopher Plummer, perhaps Canada's greatest thespian, delivered outstanding performances as Sherlock Holmes in Murder by Decree (1979), the chilling villain in The Silent Partner (1978), the iconoclastic Mike Wallace in The Insider (1999), the empathetic psychiatrist in A ...
19. Tahmoh Penikett
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
He is the son of former Yukon premier Anthony David John Penikett (Tony). A graduate of the Victoria Motion picture school, Tahmoh also studied at the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver. Tahmoh and his family (his father, and his twin sisters Sarah and Stephanie) make their home in Vancouver, ...
20. Nicholas Elia
Actor | Speed Racer
Nicholas Elia was born on March 29, 1997 in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Speed Racer (2008), White Noise (2005) and Supernatural (2005).
21. Michael J. Fox
Actor | Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Phyllis Fox (née Piper), a payroll clerk, and William Fox. His parents moved their 10-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli Fox, Karen, and Jacki, and his brother Steven, to Vancouver, British Columbia, ...
22. Yanic Truesdale
Actor | Gilmore Girls
From starring in critically acclaimed drama series to showcasing his natural ability in comedies on-screen, award-winning actor Yanic Truesdale has brought diverse and dynamic characters to life on screen over the years, and he is just getting started.
In 2022 Truesdale can be seen in Netflix's ...
23. Donald Sutherland
Actor | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The towering presence of Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is often noticed, as are his legendary contributions to cinema. He has appeared in almost 200 different shows and films. He is also the father of renowned actor Kiefer Sutherland, among others.
Donald McNichol Sutherland was born in Saint ...
24. Kiefer Sutherland
Actor | 24
Kiefer Sutherland was born in London, England, UK, to Canadian actors Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland, who moved to California shortly after his birth. His maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years and led ...
25. Will Arnett
Actor | The Lego Batman Movie
Will Arnett is a Canadian-American actor, voice actor, and comedian. He is most famous for playing George Oscar "Gob" Bluth II in the Fox series Arrested Development (2003). He also appeared in films such as The Lego Movie (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: ...
26. Paul Gross
Actor | Due South
Paul Gross is the elder of two brothers. He was an Army brat; his father, Bob Gross, was a Tank Commander in the Canadian Army. As a consequence Paul and his family moved around a lot: he has lived in Canada, the U.S, England and Germany. Paul was introduced to acting in his early teens, while the ...
27. Joshua Jackson
Actor | Fatal Attraction
Joshua Carter Jackson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. His Irish mother, Fiona Jackson, is a casting director originally from Dublin. His American father, John Carter Jackson, is from Texas. Josh spent the first eight years of his life in California before returning to Canada. At the age of...
28. Robbie Amell
Actor | Upload
Along with his sister, Robbie Amell started acting when he was just six years old. At sixteen, he started to land theater roles at Lawrence Park Stage in plays such as Louis and Dave, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and The Importance of Being Earnest. The experience brought Robbie to realize that he ...
29. Michael Cera
Actor | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Canadian actor Michael Cera was born in Brampton, Ontario, to parents who worked for Xerox. His mother, Linda, who is from Quebec, has English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry, and his father, Luigi Cera, is Italian (from Sicily). Michael is the middle child between two sisters. He was educated...
30. Martin Short
Actor | Innerspace
Martin Hayter Short OC is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has received Medals from Queen Elizabeth II, including in 2002 the ...
31. Andrew Phung
Actor | Run the Burbs
Andrew Phung is an award winning actor, improv comedian, emcee, and writer. His infectious and relatable personality has made him one of Canada's top comedic performers. His work on Kim's Convenience has earned him four Canadian Screen Awards (2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021) in the category of Best ...
32. Leslie Nielsen
Actor | Airplane!
Leslie William Nielsen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. His mother, Mabel Elizabeth (Davies), was Welsh. His father, Ingvard Eversen Nielsen, was a Danish-born Mountie and a strict disciplinarian. Leslie studied at the Academy of ...
33. Chris Jericho
Actor | MacGruber
American-born, Canadian-raised professional wrestler, rock singer, actor and author. Debuted in 1990 in Calgary after training in the Hart Family Dungeon. He competed for Stampede Wrestling, for the Canadian National Wrestling Alliance (no connection to the National Wrestling Alliance) and West ...
34. Eric McCormack
Actor | Will & Grace
Eric was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (the same school Mike Myers attended) and also attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate, named after Canada's first Prime Minister. With the support of his parents (his father was also an aspiring actor)...
35. Tom Green
Actor | Freddy Got Fingered
Tom Green was born on July 30, 1971 in Pembroke, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and actor, known for Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Charlie's Angels (2000) and Road Trip (2000). He was previously married to Drew Barrymore.
36. Graham Greene
Actor | The Green Mile
Graham Greene was born on June 22, 1952 in Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for The Green Mile (1999), Wind River (2017) and Dances with Wolves (1990). He has been married to Hilary Blackmore since December 20, 1990. They have two children.
37. Bruce Greenwood
Actor | Star Trek
Bruce Greenwood was born on August 12, 1956 in Noranda, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Star Trek (2009), Thirteen Days (2000) and I, Robot (2004). He has been married to Susan Devlin since 1985. They have one child.
38. Taylor Kitsch
Actor | X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Best known for his portrayal of troubled high school football star "Tim Riggins" on NBC's acclaimed television series, Friday Night Lights (2006), actor Taylor Kitsch has scored big with audiences and critics on both the big and small screens.
Taylor Kitsch was born on April 8, 1981 in Kelowna, ...
39. Michael Ironside
Actor | Starship Troopers
Michael Ironside has made a strong and indelible impression with his often incredibly intense and explosive portrayals of fearsome villains throughout the years. He was born as Frederick Reginald Ironside on February 12, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ironside was a successful arm wrestler in ...
40. Barry Pepper
Self | 'Saving Private Ryan': Boot Camp
Barry Robert Pepper was born on April 4, 1970, in Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. He has two older brothers named Alex and Doug Pepper. The Peppers didn't stick around Campbell River for too long. They had been building a ship in their backyard for years. When Barry was five years old, ...
41. Jason Priestley
Actor | Beverly Hills, 90210
Jason Priestley was born on August 28, 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), Call Me Fitz (2010) and Cas & Dylan (2013). He has been married to Naomi Lowde-Priestley since May 14, 2005. They have two children. He was ...
42. Benjamin Sutherland
Actor | The Kings of Napa
Benjamin Sutherland is an accomplished stage and screen actor based in Toronto, hailing from Vancouver Island. You can catch Benjamin recurring on OWN's new series THE KINGS OF NAPA premiering in January 2022, and on Hulu's Y: THE LAST MAN. Also premiering in 2022, Benjamin joins the lead cast of ...
43. Denis Villeneuve
Director | Dune
Denis Villeneuve is a French Canadian film director and writer. He was born in 1967, in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada. He started his career as a filmmaker at the National Film Board of Canada. He is best known for his feature films Arrival (2016), Sicario (2015), Prisoners (2013), Enemy (2013), ...
44. Hart Bochner
Actor | Die Hard
Hart Matthew Bochner was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Ruth (Roher), a concert pianist, and Lloyd Bochner, an actor. He is of Russian Jewish and Ukrainian Jewish descent. Hart made his feature film debut portraying George C. Scott's son in Ernest Hemingway's Islands in the Stream (1977) and ...
45. Will Sasso
Actor | The Three Stooges
Will Sasso was born in Ladner, British Columbia (a suburb of Vancouver), to a family of Italian descent. He grew up respecting comedy of all styles, thanks in part to an unhealthy relationship with the family television that began when Will was around two or three. With his mind consequently bent, ...
46. Tyler Labine
Actor | Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Tyler Sean Labine is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the television series Breaker High, Invasion, Reaper, Deadbeat and as Dr. Iggy Frome, head of psychiatry, in the NBC medical drama New Amsterdam, and the film Tucker & Dale vs Evil.
47. Adam Copeland
Actor | Vikings
Adam Copeland is an actor and an professional wrestler, who wrestles as Edge in the WWE. He starred as one of the leads in the fifth season of the popular television series Haven on Syfy. He also starred as a recurring character on the History Channel series Vikings. Canadian-born, Copeland's life ...
48. Shaun Sipos
Actor | Texas Chainsaw 3D
Shaun Sipos of Croatian descent was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Sipos debuted before the cameras in 2001 with a small role in "Special Unit 2", and that same year played a series regular on "Maybe It's Me", playing Nick Gibson.
Since then, Shaun has developed a successful career in ...
49. David Paetkau
Actor | Flashpoint
David Paetkau was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Flashpoint (2008), Goon (2011) and Man of Steel (2013). He has been married to Evangeline Duy since February 28, 2009.
50. Jon Dore
Writer | The Jon Dore Television Show
Jon Dore was born on November 2, 1975 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for The Jon Dore Television Show (2007), Stag (2013) and Hart of Dixie (2011).
51. Kenneth Mitchell
Actor | Jericho
Kenneth Mitchell was born on November 25, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Jericho (2006), Miracle (2004) and The Astronaut Wives Club (2015). He was married to Susan May Pratt. He died on February 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
52. Tyler Mane
Actor | X-Men
Tyler Mane is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor from Saskatoon. He is known for playing Sabretooth in X-Men and a 2006 video game, Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween film duology and Ajax from Troy. He also acted in Joe Dirt, The Scorpion King, Playing with Fire, Doom Patrol and The ...
53. Bruce McCulloch
Actor | The Kids in the Hall
Bruce McCulloch was born on May 12, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for The Kids in the Hall (1988), Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) and Dog Park (1998). He has been married to Tracy Ryan since 2003. They have two children.
54. David Foley
Actor | The Wrong Guy
Dave Foley dropped out of an alternative high school to do stand-up comedy. He met Kevin McDonald at an improv class and, while employed as movie ushers, they began working as a comedy team. In 1984 they merged with another team to form "The Kids in the Hall". Foley made his film debut at 22 as the...
55. Kevin McDonald
Actor | The Kids in the Hall
Born in Montreal Canada. Drama major at Humber College, but kicked out for only being good at comedy. Enrolled in an improv class and met David Foley. They began working as a comedy team while employed as movie ushers. In 1984 they merged with another comedy team and formed The Kids in the Hall.
56. Scott Thompson
Actor | The Kids in the Hall
Scott Thompson was raised in Brampton, Ontario. He is the second oldest of four boys (the others are Craig, Derek and Dean). At 19, Scott got involved in an educational program called "Canada World Youth", and spent some time in the Phillipines. After CWY, Scott enrolled in York University but, in ...
57. Mark McKinney
Actor | Slings and Arrows
Mark was born to Canadian diplomat Russell and architectural writer Chloe McKinney. Mark and his siblings spent much time traveling with their diplomat dad, and Mark attended schools in many cities around the world, including Trinidad, Paris, and Washington, D.C. His younger brother Nick is also a ...
58. Andrew Jenkins
Actor | Siren
Andrew Jenkins is an award-winning actor born in Medicine Hat, Alberta. He trained with William Esper at the Esper Studio in New York City, and has appeared on stage, as well as in numerous film and television roles.
Andrew has worked with Oscar Winner Holly Hunter and Oscar Nominee Matt Dillon. His...
59. Lorne Cardinal
Actor | Corner Gas
Winner of Best Performance, Animation at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards as Corner Gas Animated (2018)'s Sergeant Davis Quinton. Lorne is well-known for his portrayal of this beloved character in the Corner Gas comedy franchise - now in 60 countries worldwide - including the animated series and 6 ...
60. Christian Campbell
Actor | Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
A US, Canadian and UK citizen, Christian was born in Toronto Ontario to Marnie Neve, an Amsterdam-born psychologist and yoga instructor, and Gerry Campbell, a Glasgow-born english and drama teacher. He is an actor, producer and director known for the Showtime Emmy Award winning movie Reefer Madness...
61. Edward Ruttle
Actor | Hot Tub Time Machine
Edward Ruttle was born on January 4, 1989 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Hot Tub Time Machine (2010), Jigsaw (2017) and Arctic Air (2012).
62. Bruce Ramsay
Actor | Alive
Born and raised in Montreal, Ramsay's screen debut was opposite fellow Montrealer Elias Koteas in the film Malarek (1988). Ramsay and Koteas went on to appear in two other films together, Hit Me (1996), and Collateral Damage (2002).
Ramsay's first lead in a major motion picture came when he was ...
63. Gage Munroe
Actor | Nobody
Gage Munroe was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Gage is an actor, known for Nobody (2021), Tales of the Walking Dead (2022) and Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2017).
64. Chris William Martin
Actor | Chaos Theory
Chris started his acting career at fifteen when he answered an open casting call for the Nickelodeon drama "Fifteen". Citing rain as the reason for attending the audition, Chris landed one of the lead roles and soon after was nominated for a Youth In Film Award for his portrayal of "Dylan" on the ...
65. Michael Wincott
Actor | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Widely respected among peers for his fearless commitment, Michael Anthony Claudio Wincott was born to an English father and Italian mother in Scarborough, a working class suburb of Toronto. His career began fortuitously in 1976 at the CBC, cast by Deidre Bowen, Clare Walker and director Mike Newell...
66. Christopher Russell
Actor | Land of the Dead
Christopher Russell was born on January 8, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Land of the Dead (2005), Day of the Dead (2021) and Star Trek: Discovery (2017).
67. Zachary Ansley
Actor | This Boy's Life
Zachary Ansley was born on January 12, 1972 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for This Boy's Life (1993), The X-Files (1993) and Princes in Exile (1990). He has been married to Megan Frazer since 2006.
68. Luke Macfarlane
Actor | Bros
Luke Macfarlane is a Canadian-American actor born on January 19th, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada.
He is best known for his role as Scotty Wandell on the family drama television series Brothers & Sisters (2006) and D'avin Jaqobis on the space adventure series Killjoys (2015).
Luke is a lead ...
69. Kurt Evans
Actor | iZombie
Kurt Evans was born on January 25, 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for iZombie (2015), The Man in the High Castle (2015) and The Good Doctor (2017). He has been married to Karen Hamm since August 29, 1998.
70. Cameron Bright
Actor | Thank You for Smoking
Cameron was born in Victoria, British Columbia, on January 26, 1993. He resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. At the age of 6, he was filming his first commercial. In 2002, at only 9 years of age, he worked in his first lead role in the movie Godsend (2004), alongside Academy award-winner Robert ...
71. Benjamin Ayres
Actor | Saving Hope
Benjamin Ayres was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Saving Hope (2012), JPod (2008) and Suits (2011). He is married to Erin Ayres. They have two children.
72. Dylan Everett
Actor | Degrassi: The Next Generation
Dylan Everett is a Canadian TV actor who both appeared in the role of Campbell Saunders in the series, Degrassi and voiced the character of Wolly in the PBS animated series, Super Why!. He is best known for his roles in How To Be Indie, Wingin' It, Degrassi and Open Heart.
Dylan was born on January ...
73. Michael Ontkean
Actor | Slap Shot
Michael Ontkean, best known for playing the minor league hockey player Ned Braden in the cult classic Slap Shot (1977), was born on January 24, 1946 in Vancouver, British Columbia. His parents, Leonard and Muriel (née Cooper) Ontkean, were actors. Michael was raised Catholic and attended Catholic ...
74. Daniel Cudmore
Actor | X-Men: The Last Stand
Born in Vancouver and raised in Squamish, British Columbia, Daniel grew up in an athletic household. The middle of three boys, Daniel excelled at a number of different sports including ski racing, snowboarding, football and rugby. However, in addition to his vast interest in athletics, Daniel ...
75. John DeSantis
Actor | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
John DeSantis was born on November 13, 1973 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) and The 13th Warrior (1999).
76. Stephen McHattie
Actor | Pontypool
Stephen McHattie was born on February 3, 1947 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and director, known for Pontypool (2008), The Fountain (2006) and Watchmen (2009). He is married to Lisa Houle. They have three children. He was previously married to Meg Foster.
77. Donnelly Rhodes
Actor | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada, Donnelly Rhodes trained to be a warden in the National Park Service in Manitoba and joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as an airman-mechanic before finally settling into his long and successful career as an actor. Rhodes studied at the Royal Manitoba Theatre ...
78. Brett Dier
Actor | Jane the Virgin
Brett Dier is best known for his beloved portrayals of C.B. in ABC's Schooled and Michael Cordero Jr. in The CW's hit series Jane The Virgin.
Growing up in Canada, Dier knew early on he wanted to pursue acting. He quickly started to garner a large body of work within the Canadian Television market ...
79. Kris Lemche
Actor | Ginger Snaps
Kris Lemche was raised in Brampton, Ontario as the oldest of three children, which includes aspiring actor Matthew (Matt) Lemche. He is the son of a school teacher mother and a father who runs a heating business. Originally Kris wanted to become a doctor and study biochemistry in hopes of doing ...
80. Ephraim Ellis
Actor | Degrassi: The Next Generation
Ephraim Ellis was born on February 23, 1985 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), Stage Fright (2014) and XIII: The Series (2011).
81. Juan Riedinger
Actor | Narcos
Juan Riedinger is an award-winning actor and director based out of Vancouver and Los Angeles making an international name for himself through his varied body of work. Juan was born in Banff, Alberta, Canada, and is known for Narcos (2015), Riverdale (2019), Claws (2019), Good Behavior (2017), The ...
82. Ryan Gosling
Actor | Blue Valentine
Born Ryan Thomas Gosling on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Donna (Wilson), a secretary, and Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman. Ryan was the second of their two children, with an older sister, Mandi. His ancestry is French-Canadian, as well as English, ...
83. Nolan Gerard Funk
Actor | The Flight Attendant
The Canadian actor started out as a national gymnast and diver. He is also fluent in French and German. He received his first break when cast in the starring role of the Nickelodeon movie Spectacular! (2009), opposite Victoria Justice. He is the new celebrity face of Versace, in conjunction with ...
84. Diego Klattenhoff
Actor | Pacific Rim
Diego Klattenhoff (born 1979) is best known for his role as Mike Faber in the TV series Homeland (2011). He plays the role of a Marine captain whose best friend returns to the US after disappearing in Iraq seven years earlier. Klattenhoff was born in Nova Scotia, Canada. As a kid, he always wanted ...
85. Tyron Leitso
Actor | House of the Dead
Tyron Leitso was born on January 7, 1976 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for House of the Dead (2003), Wonderfalls (2004) and Dinotopia (2002).
86. Daniel Gillies
Actor | The Originals
Daniel Joshua Gillies was born on 14 March 1976 in Winnipeg, Canada and moved to New Zealand at a young age. Though born into a family of strong medical background (his father is a pediatrician, his mother a nurse, and his great-great-great-grandfather is the renowned ENT/plastic surgery pioneer ...
87. Kevin Durand
Actor | I Am Number Four
Kevin Serge Durand is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in The Strain, Joshua in Dark Angel, Martin Keamy in Lost, Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Barry Burton in Resident Evil: Retribution, Gabriel in Legion, Little John in Robin Hood, Jeeves ...
88. Jacob Tremblay
Actor | Room
Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He made his film debut as Blue in the live action animated film The Smurfs 2 (2013). His breakout performance was in the dark drama Room (2015), for which he received critical acclaim. In 2016, Tremblay played a supporting role in the comedy film Donald Trump's ...
89. Jesse Haddock
Casting_department | Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Jesse Haddock was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor, known for Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022), Tokyo Vice (2022) and The L Word: Generation Q (2019). He has been married to Thomas Dekker since April 2017.
90. Erik Knudsen
Actor | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Erik can be seen as a guest star on the new CBS show, SO HELP ME TODD, alongside Skylar Astin and Marcia Gay Harden. He has appeared in the Hulu feature, 9 FILMS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, and the Paramount+ series, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, as a guest star. Erik has been featured as a series regular on CONTINUUM...
91. Shawn Roberts
Actor | X-Men
The year 1994 marked the beginning of the career for Canadian actor Shawn Roberts. Born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada on April 2, Shawn lucked upon a life-changing break while he was portraying the part of the Wolf in a school play version of Little Red Riding Hood. Award-winning screenwriter ...
92. Kyle Labine
Actor | Freddy vs. Jason
Kyle Labine grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, attending Fairview Elementary when he was not filming Road To Avonlea in Ontario. He did most of his high school education at Maple Ridge Secondary School where he graduated at the same school as did his brother, Tyler Labine.
93. Adam DiMarco
Actor | The White Lotus
Adam DiMarco was born in Canada. He is an actor, known for The White Lotus (2021), The Order (2019) and The Magicians (2015).
94. Rick Ducommun
Actor | The 'Burbs
Once an overweight comic from Canada, Rick Ducommun slimmed down in the late 1980s and went on to tackle solid co-starring roles in feature films and TV, as well as headline several HBO and other pay-cable specials.
Ducommun grew up on a farm, the son of an entrepreneur father with whom he did not ...
95. Dustin Milligan
Actor | Schitt$ Creek
Dustin Milligan was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada as Dustin Wallace Milligan. He is an actor, writer and producer, known for Extract (2009), 90210 (2010), Schitt's Creek (2014), Me Him Her (2015) Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), Rutherford Falls (2021), and The ...
96. Adam J. Harrington
Actor | The Lincoln Lawyer
Adam J. Harrington was born on November 26, 1972 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for The Lincoln Lawyer (2022), Bosch (2014) and Parks and Recreation (2009).
97. Scott Bairstow
Actor | The Postman
Scott Bairstow was born on April 23, 1970 in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Postman (1997), Tuck Everlasting (2002) and Wild America (1997). He was previously married to Marty Rich.
98. Devon Sawa
Actor | Final Destination
Devon started his career as a young actor in Vancouver, Canada. First in the theater, and then moving onto smaller roles on TV. His breakout role was the title character in the Universal motion picture, Casper. He went on to star in many more films during his teens such as Now and Then, Little ...
99. Robb Wells
Actor | Trailer Park Boys
Robb Wells was born on October 28, 1971 in Moncton, New Brunswick and raised in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia since the age of 8. His father was a Forensic Expert with The RCMP. Robb later went to high school with Mike Clattenberg and John Paul Tremblay. The three were always pulling practical jokes on ...
100. John Paul Tremblay
Actor | Trailer Park Boys
John Paul Tremblay was born on May 17, 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park (2016) and Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009). He is married to Andrea. They have three children.
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