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.[1]
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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,[2] 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.
He 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.[3]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Five Senses | Raymond | |
| 1999 | Teenage Space Vampires | Davers | |
| 2000 | City of Fear | Venco | Direct-to-video |
| 2004 | Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill | John Moodie | |
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Steele | |
| 2007 | The Third Eye | Michael Miller | |
| 2007 | Finn's Girl | Paul | |
| 2008 | Production Office | Dick | |
| 2010 | You Are Here | Hal | |
| 2010 | Casino Jack | Partner #1 | |
| 2011 | Goon | Gord Ogilvey | |
| 2013 | Molly Maxwell | Raymond | |
| 2013 | Solo | Fred | |
| 2014 | The Anniversary | Paul Miller | |
| 2017 | Goon: Last of the Enforcers | Gord Ogilvey | |
| 2017 | Great Great Great | David Paolini | |
| 2017 | The Drawer Boy | Morgan | |
| 2017 | Ordinary Days | Rich Cook | |
| 2018 | Extracurricular | Dave Lauderback | |
| 2019 | Easy Land | Ben | |
| 2020 | Learning to Love Again | Joe | |
| 2020 | Stardust | Mickelson | |
| 2021 | Carmen | Tom |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993, 1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Bonaduce / Pearce | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita | Gabriel Tyler | Episode: "Mercy" |
| 1997 | F/X: The Series | Pistone | Episode: "Shooting Mickey" |
| 1998 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples | Simon | Television film |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors | Hermes | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Psi Factor | Earl Carpenter / Sid | |
| 1999 | War of 1812 | Andrew Jackson | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Monet: Shadow and Light | Pierre-Auguste Renoir | Television film |
| 1999, 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Nason / Mitchell | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | The Thin Blue Lie | Scala | Television film |
| 2002 | Queer as Folk | Shepherd Frankel | Episode: "...Wherever That Dream May Lead You" |
| 2003 | Penguins Behind Bars | Charlie Abaloney | Television short |
| 2005–2007 | Naturally, Sadie | Walter Hawthorne | 17 episodes |
| 2006 | Playing House | Richard | Television film |
| 2007 | Fire Serpent | Kohler | |
| 2008 | The Border | Pavel Makarov | Episode: "Compromising Positions" |
| 2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Holley | Episode: "Night and Day/Cob Fog" |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Rafer Wilcox | Episode: "One Wrong Move" |
| 2010 | Heartland | Keith | Episode: "One Day" |
| 2010–2017 | Murdoch Mysteries | Jeffrey Davis | 7 episodes |
| 2011 | Republic of Doyle | Edward | Episode: "Something Old, Someone New" |
| 2011 | The Listener | Sasha Mirinov | Episode: "The Brothers Volkov" |
| 2012 | Lost Girl | Brother Douglas | Episode: "Fae-nted Love" |
| 2012 | The Firm | John Hannon | Episode: "Chapter Ten" |
| 2014 | Forget and Forgive | Clay Russo | Television film |
| 2014 | Suits | Jacob Walker | Episode: "Moot Point" |
| 2014 | The Transporter | Tommy Sands | Episode: "Sixteen Hands" |
| 2015 | Bitten | Dr. Randall Penner | Episode: "Rabbit Hole" |
| 2015 | Killjoys | Hogan | Episode: "A Glitch in the System" |
| 2015 | Rogue | ADA Fred Yunker | Episode: "Beyond Judgement" |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | Ralph Lively | Episode: "Start Me Up" |
| 2016 | Ride | Bill | Episode: "We Need to Talk About Covington" |
| 2018 | Burden of Truth | Nate Dawson | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Nurses | Arlo Walker | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | I Was Lorena Bobbitt | Mr. Howard | Television film |
| 2022 | Son of a Critch | Dick Dunphy | 5 episodes |
References edit
- ^ "Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.
- ^ "What to see at Canadian Film Fest and What The Film Festival". Now, March 19, 2018.
- ^ Stephen Godfrey, "Tale of two partners adds a new chapter with Mercers' return". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1984.
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