{{Short description|Canadian actor and playwright}} {{infobox person |name=Gord Rand |image = Gord Rand at 2025 Toronto International Film Festival 2.jpg |alma_mater=University of Toronto |occupation={{flatlist| *Actor *playwright }} |spouse=Jeanie Calleja |children=2 }} '''Gord Rand''' is a Canadian actor and playwright.<ref>Eric Volmers, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/man-running-a-marathon-film-shoot-for-actor-gord-rand "Man Running a marathon film shoot for actor Gord Rand"]. ''Calgary Herald'', April 5, 2019.</ref> He is most noted for his recurring role as Det. Marty Duko in the television series ''Orphan Black'', for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017.<ref>[https://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>
He has also been a two-time ACTRA Award nominee, receiving nods in 2017 for ''Orphan Black''<ref>"The 15th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto nominees". ''Canada NewsWire'', January 18, 2017.</ref> and in 2019 for the film ''Man Running'',<ref>"The 17th Annual ACTRA Awards In Toronto Nominees". ''Canada NewsWire'', January 15, 2019.</ref> and was a Dora Mavor Moore Award winner in 2006 for his performance in the Royal Alexandra Theatre's production of Michael Healey's ''The Innocent Eye Test''.<ref>J. Kelly Nestruck, "Ring is king at Toronto theatre awards: Dora winners announced". ''National Post'', June 27, 2006.</ref>
Rand is married to actress Jeanie Calleja. The couple have two children.
His other credits have included the television series ''Everest '82'', ''Durham County'', ''Combat Hospital'', ''Cardinal'', ''Pure'' and ''Chapelwaite'', the films ''Maps to the Stars'', ''The Definites'', ''Mayerthorpe'', ''An Audience of Chairs'', ''Home Free'' and ''Peak Everything (Amour Apocalypse)'', and on stage in productions of William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' for Necessary Angel Theatre,<ref>Robert Cushman, "We'd go mad too if we were involved with him; Gord Rand is so tortured, he's terrific as Hamlet". ''National Post'', November 28, 2009.</ref> Maria Milisavljevic's ''Abyss'' for Tarragon Theatre,<ref name=caton>Hilary Caton, [https://www.toronto.com/news-story/5321331-actor-gord-rand-takes-roles-that-scare-him/ "Actor Gord Rand takes roles that scare him"]. ''Toronto.com'', February 4, 2015.</ref> ''Oedipus Rex'' for the Stratford Festival,<ref>Jackie Sharkey, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/gord-rand-bares-all-in-extended-nude-scene-at-stratford-festival-1.3182979 "Gord Rand bares all in an extended nude scene at Stratford Festival"]. CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo, August 10, 2015.</ref> and Christopher Morris's ''The Runner'' for Theatre Passe Muraille.<ref>Carly Maga, "Gord Rand's co-star in 'The Runner' keeps him on his toes: it's a treadmill". ''Toronto Star'', March 10, 2020.</ref> In 2021, he was announced as joining the cast of the television series ''Transplant'' in its second season.<ref>Greg David, [https://www.tv-eh.com/2021/12/10/award-winning-ctv-original-drama-transplant-returns-for-season-2-january-3/ "Award-winning CTV original drama Transplant returns for Season 2 January 3"]. ''TV, eh?'', December 10, 2021.</ref>
As a writer, his plays have included ''Orgy in the Lighthouse'' and ''The Trouble with Mr. Adams''.<ref>Richard Ouzonian, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/10/26/playwright-gord-rand-takes-on-the-midlife-crisis.html "Playwright Gord Rand takes on the midlife crisis"]. ''Toronto Star'', October 26, 2015.</ref>
He is a graduate of the theatre program at the University of Toronto.<ref name=caton/>
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