Brian Dooley

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Brian Dooley was born in Sherbrooke Quebec. He graduated from Bishop's University with a B.A Honours in 1977, and trained in theatre at the National Theatre School of Canada. For over thirty years he has worked in diverse roles across the country and abroad. For L'UniThéâtre in April 2016, he acted in both French and English as an elderly plumber who pursues the recently widowed love of his life in The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux by Gratien Gélinas. Later in the same month, he convincingly played an irredeemably drunken father in Theatre Network's production of Gordon by Morris Panych. Dooley succeeded Daniel Cournoyer as Artistic Director of L'UniThéâtre in 2012. He is also the director of play development at the Citadel Theatre as well as an employee in film as a producer and director with Great North Productions and Alliance Atlantis. Dooley also teaches at the National Theatre School of Canada. Among his many credits were the long running series The Things We Do For Love and Who’s On Top both of which he created for LIFE Network , The $100 Taxi Ride, for National Geographic, The Canadians for HISTORY Television and the dramatic television series Jake and the Kid for Global. Other broadcasters Brian has worked with include: Discovery Canada, Discovery Health, Food Network, BBC, National Geographic, TLC, S4C, CBC, Global and CTV. Before embarking on a career as a producer Brian was involved primarily as an actor, director and dramaturge in both television and theatre. As an actor he appeared in principal roles in many productions over the years. His efforts were rewarded by a Gemini nomination (Best Supporting Actor) for the internationally acclaimed drama, The Boys of St. Vincent. He has received a Dora Mavor Moore nomination along with a Betty Mitchell award nomination as well as a Sterling Award nomination for Outstanding Performance in The December Man. He received Betty Mitchell Award nominations for his performances in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The December Man at Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary and has been honoured with two AMPIA (Alberta Motion Picture Industry Awards) awards , one for best performer and another for best production under 60 minutes, both celebrating work on a drama pilot for CBC entitled The Beat.


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The Boys of St. Vincent

as Detective Noseworthy
Released: 1994-06-03

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in...

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Passchendaele

as McKinnon
Released: 2008-10-17

Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st...

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The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later

as Detective Noseworthy
Released: 1992-12-07

Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved...

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The Real Story of the Three Little Kittens

as Wolves (voice)
Released: 1990-01-01

Tom, Dick and Harriet, a mischievous trio from Whiskers End, get more than they bargain for the...

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Hitting Home

as Connecticut Taxi Driver
Released: 1988-08-24

Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by...

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Malarek

as Victor Malarek's Father
Released: 1988-12-16

Malarek is a film directed by Roger Cardinal in 1989. Ex-juvenile offender Victor Malarek...

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State Park

as Smite
Released: 1988-06-02

A business man plans to dump toxic waste on a state park, but it doesn't go according to plan.

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Back Stab

as J.H. the Guard
Released: 1990-10-03

An architect goes to bed with a seductive stranger only to awaken beside the corpse of his boss.

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Bolt

as Sheriff Barby
Released: 1995-10-01

A tough New Jersey biker named Bolt travels across the country heading west. He encounters old...

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Heritage Minutes: Nellie McClung

as Roblin
Released: 1991-03-31

Feminist, politician, and social activist Nellie McClung demands the right to vote in Manitoba.

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Are You Afraid of the Dark?

as Flynn
First aired: 1992-08-15

This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the...

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Jake and The Kid

as uncredited
First aired: 1995-12-16

Life in Crocus as seen through the eyes of a young lad, Ben, and his friend Jake. Jake and the...

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