1. Philip Akin

    Philip Akin is a Canadian actor who has been active for almost thirty years in stage, film, and television. He has had featured roles in major American films such as "The Sum of All Fears", "S.W.A.T.", and "Get Rich or Die Tryin’". He has also done much voice work, including voicing the character of Bishop for the "X-Men" animated series and Tripp Hansen in "Monster Force". Born in Kingston, Jamaica as a middle brother of five sons, …

  2. Denis Forest

    Denis Forest (5 September 1960 - 18 March 2002) was a Canadian character actor from Ottawa, Ontario.

  3. Henriette Ivanans

    Henriette Ivanans (born October 29, 1976 in Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian, American and British passport holding actress. She is of Latvian and Danish heritage; her father is from Riga, and her mother is from Copenhagen. She is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Canada which bosts Eric McCormack and David James Elliott as alumni. She currently resides in Los Angeles and continues to work in television and film, most recently in JAG, Strong Medicine, …

  4. Jason Jones

    Married to fellow "The Daily Show" correspondent Samantha Bee. Wife Samantha Bee gave birth to a baby girl named Piper Bee-Jones (January 2006) Is a conservatory trained cellist. Attended Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto, Ontario, where he minored in Botany. Is an avid rock, mineral, and fossil collector. Is a strict nightshade-free Vegan. His biological father is a traditional Welsh Cobbler. Jason often sports his designs.

  5. Wayne Best

    Graduate of Ryerson Theatre School (Toronto, ON, Canada). Spent 6 seasons (1990 - 1996) on stage at Stratford Festival.

  6. Bart Anderson

    BART ANDERSON: Bart is a Ryerson Theatre School graduate and an established acting instructor. He is an award winning actor who has worked extensively in film and television and on the stage. Bart has taught at Gas Town Actors Studio, the VancouverFilm School, and Spotlight Academy. He has been a popular instructor at Mainstage and Backstage. In 1998 Bart received a Jesse Award for outstanding performer for his work in his one man show At

  7. Catherine Glasser

    Ms Glasser has taught at several dance schools, where she has developed ballet programs and entered many students for Cecchetti Examinations. She has also given presentations, taught Cecchetti workshops, adjudicated for festivals and coached dancers for film and musical theatre. She has been a frequent guest teacher for George Brown Dance in Toronto and has acted as a supply teacher for the National Ballet School’s Teacher Training Program.

  8. Brin Conard

    Brin Conard , Administrative Assistant Brin first came to SMM to work at repairing and maintaining the parish’s vestment collection, in which she continues to be engrossed. Some years after receiving her B.A. from Trent University, she studied costuming at Ryerson Theatre School, and has since worked for the National Ballet and for Seamless Costumes on productions such as Mamma Mia and Lord of the Rings .

  9. Russell Kilde

    Russell Kilde : Russell is a director, instructor, actor, dancer and choreographer. He received his BA in Art History and Theatre from UBC and taught acting and movement at Ryerson Theatre School, York U. and U.of Alberta. Acting, directing and choreography stops include the Citadel Theatre, Vancouver Playhouse, Belfry Theatre and Chemainus Theatre, as well as turns in New York, Quebec, Russia, France, and the UK.

  10. Chelsea P Manders

    CHELSEA P MANDERS (Mother in the Park/Baby Cries) Chelsea is delighted to be working with Alumnae on such a hilarious play! A recent graduate of Ryerson Theatre School, she has also trained at the British American Drama Academy and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Recent credits: Portia ( Julius Caesar , Alchemy), Lady Macduff ( Macbeth , Classical Theatre Project), and upcoming, Feste ( Twelfth Night , Alchemy).

  11. Sonia di Placido

    Sonia Di Placido Sonia Di Placido is a graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School, class of '96. She has directed, performed, participated in collective theatre ensemble for arts festivals and worked in the publishing, media and performance industries as a sales and marketing specialist. She holds a post-graduate certificate in Magazine Publishing, 2003, from Ryerson University. Sonia has been writing short fiction and plays since the age of 17.

  12. Judy Savoy

    Judy Savoy has spent half her life working as an actor, director, television/radio broadcaster, writer, singer, producer, drama workshop leader, conference speaker and storyteller. Born and raised in northern New Brunswick, Judy has lived and worked in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, London, Calgary and Vancouver.

  13. Liza Balkan

    Liza is Dora Award-winning actor who has spent the past 24 years working in theatre, film and television in both Canada and the US. She first worked with Jeff Nisker on his play Sarah's Daughters, which she toured to 7 cities across the country. Her directing credits include productions at Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon and Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto. She has worked as an assistant director on productions at the National Arts Centre and Soulpepper Theatre Company.

  14. Adrian Truss

    Born in London England, Adrian realized, even as a baby, that British humor was lame and he would have to go elsewhere in order to have a respected career in comedy. Wasn't he surprised at the Mr. Bean, Monty Python whole success thing. Nonetheless, Adrian has been active in theatre and comedy in Toronto since 1975. Adrian first studied theatre at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto in addition to taking a director's workshop at the World Stage Festival.