Lee MacDougall is a Canadian actor, writer and theatre director.[1] Originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario,[2] he studied at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University before launching his career as an actor.[1]

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.[1] 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,[3] and was a shortlisted Governor General's Award finalist for English-language drama at the 1997 Governor General's Awards.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

He lives in Stratford, Ontario with his husband, theatre director and choreographer Tim French.[6]

Filmography

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Television and Film
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Dracula: The Series Dr. Benedict (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Boffin"
1991 Beyond Reality Perry (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 Dummies Ted (voice role) (Animated TV Movie)
1998 Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Mr. Covington (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Goody Two-Shoes People"
1999 The Lady in Question (Unnamed role) (TV Movie)
Twice in a Lifetime Stage Manager '79 (TV Series), 1 episode: "What She Did for Love"
2004 Doc Logan (TV Series), 1 episode: "Daddy Dearest"
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Doobner Dad (Film)
The Newsroom Rick - Professor (TV Series), 1 episode: "Lolita"
2007 Love You to Death Minister (TV Series), 1 episode: "The Bog Murder"

References

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  1. ^ a b c "High Life? Absolutely: Stratford actor Lee MacDougall is enjoying success and honors as a playwright". Waterloo Region Record, November 1, 1997.
  2. ^ "Kirkland Laker has write stuff". Northern News, February 11, 2002.
  3. ^ "Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 1996.
  4. ^ "More than 60 nominees for Governor General's literary awards". Hamilton Spectator, October 23, 1997.
  5. ^ "A look at some of the key Genie Award categories". Canadian Press, February 2, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Actor's Björn again". Now, May 11, 2000.
  7. ^ "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.
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