{{Short description|Canadian actor|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Evan Buliung | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Brantford, Ontario, Canada | citizenship = Canadian | occupation = Actor, singer | years_active = | spouse = | children = }}
'''Evan Buliung''' is a Canadian actor and singer, who is best known for his work in musical theatre. In 2006, Buliung originated the role of Aragorn in the world premiere production of ''Lord of the Rings'', which played at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.<ref name="Ouzounian2008" /> He also originated the role of Khashoggi in the Canadian premiere production of ''We Will Rock You'' in 2007.<ref name="Ouzounian2008">{{cite web |last1=Ouzounian |first1=Richard |title=Evan Buliung says goodbye to We Will Rock You |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/evan-buliung-says-goodbye-to-we-will-rock-you/article_efdaff55-a1c2-5aea-b9a4-7d443e4ec27d.html |website=Toronto Star |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=19 January 2008}}</ref> He also played Bruce Bechdel in a Toronto production of ''Fun Home'', for which he won a Dora Award.<ref name="Szekeres2021">{{cite web |last1=Szekeres |first1=Joe |title='Looking Ahead' Theatre Talk with Evan Buliung |url=https://www.onstageblog.com/profiles/2021/4/19/looking-ahead-theatre-talk-with-evan-buliung |website=OnStageBlog |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=19 April 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Buliung originated the role of Larry Murphy in the Canadian premiere production of ''Dear Evan Hansen'', which played at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.<ref name="Szekeres2021" /> In 2023, Buliung also originated the role of Pierre Bezukhov in the Canadian premiere production of ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812''.<ref name="Cristi2023">{{cite web |last1=Cristi |first1=A.A. |title=Cast Announced For Natasha, Pierre, and The Great Comet of 1812 At Crow's Theatre |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/toronto/article/Cast-Announced-For-NATASHA-PIERRE-THE-GREAT-COMET-OF-1812-At-Crows-Theatre-20230801 |website=BroadwayWorld |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=1 August 2023}}</ref>
Buliung has also appeared in several television shows and films. This included a main role in the television series ''Holly Hobbie'' (2018–2022), and recurring roles in Canadian drama series ''The Best Years'' (2007–2009) and ''Departure'' (2020).<ref name="Thompson2019" />
== Early life == Buliung was born in Brantford, Ontario, on December 18, 1974 where he attended Brantford Collegiate Institute.<ref name="Thompson2019">{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Brian |title=Evan Buliung enjoying stage and screen success |url=https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/entertainment/local-arts/evan-buliung-enjoying-stage-and-screen-success |website=The Brantford Expositor |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=20 March 2019}}</ref> He was involved in local community theatre organizations, such as Dufferin Players and Theatre Brantford.<ref name="Thompson2019" /> He also attended a summer theatre school ran by Theatre Aquarius, where he played Tony in a production of ''West Side Story''.<ref name="Corrigan">{{cite web |last1=Corrigan |first1=Kerry |title=Evan Buliung and Jeffrey Renn |url=http://www.terrapingraphics.ca/interviews/buliung%20renn%20.html |website=Terrapin Graphics Interviews |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Thompson2019" />
He graduated from the theatre program at George Brown College in 1996.<ref name="Thompson2019" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Theatre prominent graduates |url=https://www.georgebrown.ca/arts-design-information-technology/media-performing-arts/theatre/theatre-alumni-stories/ann-baggley/theatre-prominent-graduates |website=George Brown College |date=20 January 2020 |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref>
== Career == Buliung played the lead role of Joe Schofield in the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Canadian Stage production of ''Chimerica'' in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maga|first=Carly|date=April 1, 2016|title=Chimerica has stimulating ideas but underwhelming dialogue: review|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2016/04/01/chimerica-has-stimulating-ideas-but-underwhelming-dialogue-review.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 8, 2020|website=Toronto Star|language=en}}</ref>
He has also had occasional supporting roles in film and television, most notably as Professor Warren in ''The Best Years'', Michael Braxton in ''Bitten'' and Robert Hobbie in ''Holly Hobbie''. Evan also gave his voice to various video game characters, his most famous work is portrayal of Holden Cross and his multiplayer counterpart Lawbringer in ''For Honor'' in 2017. He later reprised his role as a stand-alone DLC character, Gryphon, in 2020.
He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actor in a Musical in 2013 for ''Bloodless'',<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/610338/wizard-of-oz-among-big-dora-nominees/ "‘Wizard of Oz’ among big Dora nominees"]. Global News, June 3, 2013.</ref> and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for CBC Television's film of ''Pericles''.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-1.3938015 "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards"]. CBC News, January 17, 2017.</ref>
In 2018, he won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his performance as Bruce Bechdel in ''Fun Home'' at the Panasonic Theatre (2018).
In 2019, he played Larry Murphy in the Canada premiere of ''Dear Evan Hansen'', and in 2023, he starred as Pierre Bezukhov in the Canada premiere of ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812''.<ref>[https://musicalstagecompany.com/announcing-the-cast-of-natasha-pierre-the-great-comet-of-1812/ ANNOUNCING THE CAST OF NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812]</ref>
Other roles he's played include Sky Masterson in ''Guys and Dolls''and Mercutio in ''Romeo and Juliet'' at the Stratford Festival (2017) and Georges Seurat in ''Sunday in the Park with George'' with the Eclipse Theatre Company (2020).<ref>[https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/284971-evan-buliung Evan Buliung credits]</ref>
In 2025, he reprised the role of Pierre in ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Ontario.
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2013 |''Skating to New York'' |Dr. David Janeau | |- |2015 |''King Lear'' |Edgar | |- |2016 |''Stratford Festival: The Adventures of Pericles'' |Pericles | |- |2018 |''Romeo and Juliet'' |Mercutio | |- |2021 |data-sort-value="Wolf and the Lion, The" | ''The Wolf and the Lion'' |Allan | |- |2024 |''We Forgot to Break Up'' |Gary | |- |2025 |''Youngblood'' |Ervin | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2004 |''Elizabeth Rex'' |Matt |Television film |- |2007 |data-sort-value="Best Years, The" | ''The Best Years'' |Professor Warren |4 episodes |- |2012 |''Warehouse 13'' |Johann Steinbrück |Episode: "We All Fall Down" |- |2012 |''Nikita'' |Davis Kellog |Episode: "3.0" |- |2012 |''Copper'' |Edwin Booth |2 episodes |- |2012 |''Haven'' |Chaz |Episode: "Reunion" |- |2013 |''Dangerous Persuasions'' |Jim Ellison |Episode: "Highway to Hate" |- |2013 |data-sort-value="Listener, The" | ''The Listener'' |Mark Douglas / Mike Sexton |Episode: "Cold Storage" |- |2014 |''Bitten'' |Michael Braxton |4 episodes |- |2014 |''Reign'' |Maurice Bisset |Episode: "Royal Blood" |- |2016 |''Saving Hope'' |Russ |Episode: "Not Fade Away" |- |2016 |''Gangland Undercover'' |Casey |2 episodes |- |2017 |''Damnation'' |Colby |Episode: "Sam Riley's Body" |- |2018–2021 |''Holly Hobbie'' |Robert / Peter Hobbie |29 episodes |- |2019 |''Suits'' |Simon Lowe |2 episodes |- |2019 |data-sort-value="Very Country Wedding, A" | ''A Very Country Wedding'' |Mike |Television film |- |2019 |''Departure'' |Derek |3 episodes |- |2020 |''Transplant'' |Adam |Episode: "Relapse" |- |2021 |''Hudson & Rex'' |Randy Sher |Episode: "All in the Litter" |- |2022 |''Ruby and the Well'' |Doug Byrne |Episode: "I Wish They Would Just Listen" |}
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable"" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 2006 | rowspan=2 | Dora Awards | Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role in a Play or Musical | ''Lord of the Rings'' |{{nom}} |<ref name="2006Doras">{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Kenneth |title=Precious Stuff: Lord of the Rings Wins Seven Dora Awards in Toronto |url=https://playbill.com/article/precious-stuff-lord-of-the-rings-wins-seven-dora-awards-in-toronto-com-133433 |website=Playbill |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=27 June 2006}}</ref> |- | 2013 | Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Musical | ''Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare'' |{{nom}} | |- | 2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Limited Series | ''The Adventures of Pericles'' |{{nom}} | |- | 2018 | Dora Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Musical | ''Fun Home'' |{{won}} |<ref name="2018Doras">{{cite web |last1=Leung |first1=Wayne |title=2018 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners |url=https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2018/06/26/announcement-2018-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners-with-links-to-mot-reviews/ |website=Mooney on Theatre |access-date=15 July 2024 |date=26 June 2018}}</ref> |- | 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | ''Departure'' |{{nom}} | |- | 2024 | Dora Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Individual in a Musical | ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' |{{nom}} |<ref name="2024Doras">{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=Aisling |title=TAPA announces 2024 Dora Award nominees |url=https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/news/dora-noms-2024/ |website=Intermission Magazine |date=28 May 2024 |access-date=15 July 2024}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist|2}} Mirvish Productions. (2025, July 26). Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812. [Playbill]. Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
GG Agency. (2025, July 26). Evan Buliung. Retrieved July 26, 2025, from https://ggagency.ca/buliung/
==External links== * {{imdb name|2420615}}
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