Lee MacDougall is a Canadian actor, writer and theatre director."High Life? Absolutely: Stratford actor Lee MacDougall is enjoying success and honors as a playwright". Waterloo Region Record, November 1, 1997. Originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario,"Kirkland Laker has write stuff". Northern News, February 11, 2002. he studied at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University before launching his career as an actor.
He acted primarily on stage, as well as having guest roles in film and television, until writing his first play, High Life, in the early 1990s. A comedy-drama based on a group of drug addicts he met while acting in a regional theatre production, the play won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, Mid-Sized Theatre Division, in 1996,"Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 1996. and was a shortlisted Governor General's Award finalist for English-language drama at the 1997 Governor General's Awards."More than 60 nominees for Governor General's literary awards". Hamilton Spectator, October 23, 1997. He later wrote the screenplay for the 2009 film adaptation High Life, for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 31st Genie Awards."A look at some of the key Genie Award categories". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.
His later plays have included The Gingko Tree, Resistance, Her Wonders and an adaptation of W. O. Mitchell's novel Who Has Seen the Wind."Actor's Björn again". Now, May 11, 2000. He has also published a number of short stories.
As an actor, he is now most noted for his role in the original cast of the musical Come from Away."Three Canadians cast in Come From Away's premiere: Story of passengers stranded in Newfoundland after 9/11 written by married writers". Toronto Star, April 19, 2015.
He lives in Stratford, Ontario with his husband, theatre director and choreographer Tim French.
Filmography + Television and Film Year Title Role Notes1990Dracula: The SeriesDr. Benedict(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Boffin"1991Beyond RealityPerry(TV Series), 1 episode: "Asylum"Mark Twain and Me Porter(Disney TV Movie) The Making of Monsters The teacher(Short film)1993 The Incredible Crash DummiesTed (voice role)(Animated TV Movie)1998Eerie, Indiana: The Other DimensionMr. Covington(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Goody Two-Shoes People"1999 The Lady in Question(Unnamed role)(TV Movie)Twice in a LifetimeStage Manager '79(TV Series), 1 episode: "What She Did for Love"2004DocLogan(TV Series), 1 episode: "Daddy Dearest"2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2Doobner Dad(Film) The NewsroomRick - Professor(TV Series), 1 episode: "Lolita"2007Love You to DeathMinister(TV Series), 1 episode: "The Bog Murder"
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