Christopher Gaze

Christopher Bower Gaze, OBC, MSM (born 12 May 1952) is a British-born Canadian actor, host, artist, theatre and opera director residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Christopher Gaze

OBC, MSM
Born
Christopher Bower Gaze

(1952-05-12) 12 May 1952
Guildford, Surrey, England, U.K.
OccupationActor, Host, Artist director, Theatre and Opera Director
Years active1973–present

History

Born in Guildford, Surrey, England, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before coming to Canada in 1975 where he spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival.

Career

He moved to Vancouver in 1983 and in 1990 founded Bard on the Beach which in 2014 achieved attendance exceeding 100,000. In addition to performing and directing for Bard, Christopher's voice is heard regularly in cartoon series, commercials and on the radio. He also hosts Vancouver Symphony's popular Tea and Trumpets series and their annual Christmas concerts. His many honours include induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Canada's Meritorious Service Medal (2004), Honorary Doctorates from UBC & SFU, the BC Community Achievement Award (2007), the Gold Medallion from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America (2007) and a Jessie Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Equus at The Playhouse. As an Olympic ambassador, Christopher was honoured to run with the Olympic flame for the 2010 Games. A public speaker with the National Speakers Bureau, Christopher frequently shares his insights on Shakespeare and theatre with students, service organizations and businesses.

He narrated the Season 3 of Emmy Award-winning animation series Madeline (after Christopher Plummer stepped down).

Additionally, he has also performed voiceover roles for animation, most notably as Turaga Vakama in the first three Bionicle movies, as well as Diagnostic Drone in Beast Machines and Major Mint in Barbie in the Nutcracker.

Christopher was awarded the Order of British Columbia (OBC) announced on 18 May 2012 by the Premier of British Columbia and the Civil Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) (Canada Gazette 17 May 2005) from the Canadian Government in 2005.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Running BraveAussie Sportscaster
1990Deep SleepGrey-Haired Man
1993Cool RunningsBritish Official
1997The Fearless FourNarrator(English version)
1998Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins(Direct-to-video)
2000Grandma Got Run Over by a ReindeerQuincy (voice)
2001Barbie in the NutcrackerMajor Mint (voice)
2002Barbie as RapunzelKing Wilhelm (voice)
2003Bionicle: Mask of LightTuraga Vakama (voice)
2004Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru NuiTuraga Vakama
Narrator (voice)
2005Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows
2006Barbie Fairytopia: MermaidiaFungus Maximus (voice)
2006Barbie in the 12 Dancing PrincessesKing Randolph (voice)
2007Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the RainbowFungus Maximus (voice)
2007Barbie as the Island PrincessSagi (voice)
2007The Ten Commandments (2007 film)Aaron (voice)
2009Stranger with My FaceHenry

Television

Video Games

References
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