Andrew Moodie

Andrew Moodie (born November 30, 1966) 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

Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario,[4] he is the brother of actress Tanya Moodie.[5]

Career

Moodie 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
  1. Gaetan Charlebois and Anne Nothof, "Moodie, Andrew". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, November 16, 2021.
  2. "Moodie play Riot captures $10,000 Chalmers Award". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, May 15, 1996.
  3. Robert Cushman, "The play is the thing, not artificial categories; Dora stipulations make for some odd award nominees". National Post, June 27, 2009.
  4. Lynn Saxberg, "Daisy blooms again: Ottawa-born actor Andrew Moodie stars in revived GCTC play". Ottawa Citizen, November 26, 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Vit Wagner, "Countrified sitcom anything but a Riot". Toronto Star, July 5, 1998.
  8. Janice Kennedy, "Laugh riot brings tears". Ottawa Citizen, March 4, 1999.
  9. 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.
  10. Ashante Infantry, "Toronto director busy keeping it 'Real'; Art imitates life for this multi-talented actor and playwright". Toronto Star, January 29, 2006.
  11. 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.
  12. Nicholas Davis, "Who was the 'real' McCoy?". Toronto Sun, October 15, 2007.
  13. "Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, May 22, 2003.
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