Richard Clarkin is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the 2017 film The Drawer Boy, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019."Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.
Career Clarkin's other roles include Andrew Jackson in the television mini-series War of 1812, Paul in Finn's Girl, Rich Cook in Ordinary Days,"What to see at Canadian Film Fest and What The Film Festival". Now, March 19, 2018. Inspector Davis in Murdoch Mysteries, Gord Ogilvey in Goon and Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Ben in Easy Land, Walter Hawthorne in Naturally, Sadie, and Dick Dunphy in Son of a Critch.
Clarkin was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play (Large Theatre) in 2018 for his performance in Confederation & Riel. He also played Jacob Mercer in the premiere production of David French's Salt-Water Moon in 1984.Stephen Godfrey, "Tale of two partners adds a new chapter with Mercers' return". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1984.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes1999 The Five SensesRaymond1999Teenage Space VampiresDavers2000City of FearVencoDirect-to-video2004Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr TraillJohn Moodie2005Land of the DeadSteele2007 The Third EyeMichael Miller2007Finn's GirlPaul2008Production OfficeDick2010You Are HereHal2010Casino JackPartner #12011GoonGord Ogilvey2013Molly MaxwellRaymond2013SoloFred2014 The AnniversaryPaul Miller2017Goon: Last of the EnforcersGord Ogilvey2017Great Great GreatDavid Paolini2017 The Drawer BoyMorgan2017Ordinary DaysRich Cook2018ExtracurricularDave Lauderback2019Easy LandBen2020Learning to Love AgainJoe2020StardustMickelson2021CarmenTom
Television YearTitleRole Notes1993, 1996Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesBonaduce / Pearce2 episodes1997La Femme NikitaGabriel TylerEpisode: "Mercy"1997F/X: The SeriesPistoneEpisode: "Shooting Mickey"1998Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two CouplesSimonTelevision film1998Mythic WarriorsHermes2 episodes1999Psi FactorEarl Carpenter / Sid1999War of 1812Andrew Jackson4 episodes1999Monet: Shadow and LightPierre-Auguste RenoirTelevision film1999, 2002Earth: Final ConflictNason / Mitchell2 episodes2000 The Thin Blue LieScalaTelevision film2002Queer as FolkShepherd FrankelEpisode: "...Wherever That Dream May Lead You"2003Penguins Behind BarsCharlie AbaloneyTelevision short2005–2007Naturally, SadieWalter Hawthorne17 episodes2006Playing HouseRichardTelevision film2007Fire SerpentKohler2008 The BorderPavel MakarovEpisode: "Compromising Positions"2008Miss Spider's Sunny Patch FriendsHolleyEpisode: "Night and Day/Cob Fog"2009FlashpointRafer WilcoxEpisode: "One Wrong Move"2010HeartlandKeithEpisode: "One Day"2010–2017Murdoch MysteriesJeffrey Davis7 episodes2011Republic of DoyleEdwardEpisode: "Something Old, Someone New"2011 The ListenerSasha MirinovEpisode: "The Brothers Volkov"2012Lost GirlBrother DouglasEpisode: "Fae-nted Love"2012 The FirmJohn HannonEpisode: "Chapter Ten"2014Forget and ForgiveClay RussoTelevision film2014SuitsJacob WalkerEpisode: "Moot Point"2014 The TransporterTommy SandsEpisode: "Sixteen Hands"2015BittenDr. Randall PennerEpisode: "Rabbit Hole"2015KilljoysHoganEpisode: "A Glitch in the System"2015RogueADA Fred YunkerEpisode: "Beyond Judgement"2015Saving HopeRalph LivelyEpisode: "Start Me Up"2016RideBillEpisode: "We Need to Talk About Covington"2018Burden of TruthNate Dawson3 episodes2020NursesArlo Walker4 episodes2021I Was Lorena BobbittMr. HowardTelevision film2022Son of a CritchDick Dunphy5 episodes2026Memory of a KillerMichael Doyle4 episodes
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