Andrew Moodie (born November 30, 1967) is a Canadian actor and playwright.[1] He is most noted for his plays Riot, which was a winner of the Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award in 1996,[2] and Toronto the Good, which was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Original Play (General Theatre) in 2009.[3]
Early life
editBorn and raised in Ottawa, Ontario,[4] he is the brother of actress Tanya Moodie.[5]
Career
editMoodie began his career as an actor with Ottawa's Great Canadian Theatre Company in the 1980s.[1]
His other plays have included Oui (1998),[6] Wilbur County Blues (1998),[7] A Common Man's Guide to Loving Women (1999),[8] The Lady Smith (2000)[9] and The Real McCoy (2006).[10] He was also a writer of the CBC Radio drama series Afghanada.[11]
As an actor, Moodie is best known for his recurring supporting roles as Simon Frontenac in Orphan Black and Teku Fonsei in Dark Matter. He won a Dora Award in the Youth Theatre division for his performance in David S. Craig and Robert Morgan's Health Class,[12] and was nominated in the Independent division in 2003 for his performance in Othello.[13]
From 2006 to 2011 Moodie was the host of TVOntario's documentary series Big Ideas.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof, "Moodie, Andrew". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, November 16, 2021.
- ^ "Moodie play Riot captures $10,000 Chalmers Award". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, May 15, 1996.
- ^ Robert Cushman, "The play is the thing, not artificial categories; Dora stipulations make for some odd award nominees". National Post, June 27, 2009.
- ^ Lynn Saxberg, "Daisy blooms again: Ottawa-born actor Andrew Moodie stars in revived GCTC play". Ottawa Citizen, November 26, 2021.
- ^ Robert Crew, "Canada's loss is England's gain; Tanya Moodie longed to return home to Canada, but lauded actress found better roles overseas". Toronto Star, February 8, 2004.
- ^ Kate Taylor, "Oui never rises above level of sitcom: Play about bilingual Ottawa family's reaction to referendum bland and cliched". The Globe and Mail, January 17, 1998.
- ^ Vit Wagner, "Countrified sitcom anything but a Riot". Toronto Star, July 5, 1998.
- ^ Janice Kennedy, "Laugh riot brings tears". Ottawa Citizen, March 4, 1999.
- ^ Sharon Younger, "Janet Bailey sings the blues, but only on stage: Busy actor says Moodie knows how to write for women". National Post, March 18, 2000.
- ^ Ashante Infantry, "Toronto director busy keeping it 'Real'; Art imitates life for this multi-talented actor and playwright". Toronto Star, January 29, 2006.
- ^ Greg Quill, "Welcome to Afghanada; A new radio drama yes, radio drama focuses on the Canadian military opposing the Taliban". Toronto Star, November 3, 2006.
- ^ Nicholas Davis, "Who was the 'real' McCoy?". Toronto Sun, October 15, 2007.
- ^ "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 22, 2003.