Graham Abbey

Graham Abbey (born Graham Robert Thomson Abbey, March 24, 1971) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor, who is best known for his role as Gray Jackson in TV drama The Border.

Graham Abbey
Born
Graham Robert Thomson Abbey

(1971-03-24) March 24, 1971
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Years active1983-present
Spouse(s)Michelle Giroux

History

At the then Stratford Festival of Canada, the eleven-year-old Graham Abbey took up small parts in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor. In the following season, he returned with roles in As You Like It and Macbeth.[1] His first role was as a forest gnome at the Festival Theatre, and he explained his interest as: "there was a room full of doughnuts and I got to get out of school".[2][3]

After two years at Stratford, he gave up acting. He left Stratford Central Secondary School, moved to Kingston, Ontario, and in 1994, graduated from Queen's University with a degree in political science.

In 1997, he rejoined the Stratford Festival with a leading role (Happy Loman in Death of a Salesman), a supporting role (Paris in Romeo and Juliet), and an ensemble role (the Chorus in Oedipus Rex). He has performed in over 30 productions at the Festival, and continues to be a part of the company as of 2016, during which season he debuted his adaptation of Shakespeare's Henriad, Breath of Kings

In August 2008, he married former Stratford colleague Michelle Giroux.[4]

Credits

Film and television credits

  • As You Like It (1984), based on the 1983 production at the Stratford Festival of Canada—Page
  • John Woo's Once a Thief (1998) — Special Agent Elk Diller in episode "The Director Files"
  • Offstage, Onstage: Inside the Stratford Festival (2002), the National Film Board behind-the-scenes at the Stratford Festival of Canada's 49th season — himself
  • The Madness of King Richard (2003), interviews with members of the theatre community, regarding the Stratford Festival of Canada under artistic director Richard Monette — himself
  • 'Til Death Do Us Part (2007) — Slade in episode "Funeral Parlour Murder"
  • The Jane Show (2007) — Richard in episode "Who's Got Spirit?"
  • Billable Hours (2007) — Scott in episode "Monopoly Man, the Second"
  • Heartland (2007) — Steve Redding in episode "Coming Home"
  • Degrassi: The Next Generation — Glen Martin
  • The Border (2008) — Gray Jackson
  • Othello: The Tragedy of the Moor (2008) — Michael Cassio
  • Stealing Paradise TV film (2011) - Steven Collier
  • Republic of Doyle (2012) — George
  • King John (2015) — King Philip
  • Angels and Ornaments (2014) - Dave
  • Frontier (2016) - MacLaughlan

Stratford Festival credits

Other theatre credits

References

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