Ryan Doucette

Ryan Doucette
Born Ryan Vernon Doucette
(1983-07-23) 23 July 1983
Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation actor, mime
Years active 2008–present

Ryan Doucette (born Ryan Vernon Doucette; 23 July 1983) is a Canadian actor.

He is best known for his roles in the films Cloudburst, The Disappeared, and Forgive Me. His work in theatre includes Cloudburst for which he was nominated for a Robert Merritt Award, Whale Riding Weather for which he was nominated for a second Robert Merritt Award, and his one man show Pourquois pas?

Early life

He was raised in Clare, Nova Scotia, and attended Université Sainte-Anne.

Career

Doucette began his career touring his solo mime show Ryan Doucette: Premiere ronde.[1] His English theatre debut was in Vimy at Eastern Front Theatre in 2008. He met with some acclaim for his performance in the original stage production of Thom Fitzgerald's Cloudburst in his native Nova Scotia, and was subsequently cast in the film version starring opposite Academy Award winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker. He subsequently starred in The Disappeared and appeared in Ron Maxwell's Copperhead. He appeared on stage again in Whale Riding Weather and had a recurring role on Forgive Me.

Filmography

Feature films
Year Film Role Notes
2008 Nonsense Revolution Cool guy who does dishes
2011 Cloudburst Prentice
2011 Charlie Zone Jean Guy
2012 The Disappeared Gib
2013 Roaming Neil
2013 There's Been a Terrible Mistake (short) Paul
2013 Copperhead Byron Truax
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Ryan Doucette: Premiere ronde various CBC
2013 Forgive Me Sebastian Super Channel

Awards and nominations

References

  1. Knox, Carston (15 July 2010). "Debuting Doucette". The Coast Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. Nemetz, Andrea (11 March 2013). "MacIvor, Stone plays top Merritt nominations". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. "Theatre Nova Scotia Official Website" (PDF). Theatre Nova Scotia. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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