# Gord Rand > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gord_Rand > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gord_Rand.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gord_Rand > Source revision: 1341445756 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/University_of_Toronto) |occupation={{flatlist| *Actor *playwright }} |spouse=Jeanie Calleja |children=2 }} '''Gord Rand''' is a Canadian actor and playwright.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](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', April 5, 2019. He is most noted for his recurring role as Det. Marty Duko in the television series ''[Orphan Black](/source/Orphan_Black)'', for which he was a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nominee for Best Performance in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series at the [5th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/5th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2017.[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](/source/CBC_News), January 17, 2017. He has also been a two-time [ACTRA Award](/source/ACTRA_Award) nominee, receiving nods in 2017 for ''Orphan Black''"The 15th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto nominees". ''[Canada NewsWire](/source/Canada_NewsWire)'', January 18, 2017. and in 2019 for the film ''[Man Running](/source/Man_Running_(film))'',"The 17th Annual ACTRA Awards In Toronto Nominees". ''[Canada NewsWire](/source/Canada_NewsWire)'', January 15, 2019. and was a [Dora Mavor Moore Award](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award) winner in 2006 for his performance in the [Royal Alexandra Theatre](/source/Royal_Alexandra_Theatre)'s production of [Michael Healey](/source/Michael_Healey)'s ''The Innocent Eye Test''.[J. Kelly Nestruck](/source/J._Kelly_Nestruck), "Ring is king at Toronto theatre awards: Dora winners announced". ''[National Post](/source/National_Post)'', June 27, 2006. Rand is married to actress Jeanie Calleja. The couple have two children. His other credits have included the television series ''[Everest '82](/source/Everest_'82)'', ''[Durham County](/source/Durham_County_(TV_series))'', ''[Combat Hospital](/source/Combat_Hospital)'', ''[Cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(TV_series))'', ''[Pure](/source/Pure_(Canadian_TV_series))'' and ''[Chapelwaite](/source/Chapelwaite)'', the films ''[Maps to the Stars](/source/Maps_to_the_Stars)'', ''The Definites'', ''[Mayerthorpe](/source/Mayerthorpe_(film))'', ''[An Audience of Chairs](/source/An_Audience_of_Chairs)'', ''[Home Free](/source/Home_Free_(2024_film))'' and ''[Peak Everything](/source/Peak_Everything_(film)) (Amour Apocalypse)'', and on stage in productions of [William Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare)'s ''[Hamlet](/source/Hamlet)'' for Necessary Angel Theatre,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](/source/National_Post)'', November 28, 2009. Maria Milisavljevic's ''Abyss'' for [Tarragon Theatre](/source/Tarragon_Theatre),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](/source/Toronto.com)'', February 4, 2015. ''[Oedipus Rex](/source/Oedipus_Rex)'' for the [Stratford Festival](/source/Stratford_Festival),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](/source/CBC_News) Kitchener-Waterloo, August 10, 2015. and Christopher Morris's ''The Runner'' for [Theatre Passe Muraille](/source/Theatre_Passe_Muraille).Carly Maga, "Gord Rand's co-star in 'The Runner' keeps him on his toes: it's a treadmill". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', March 10, 2020. In 2021, he was announced as joining the cast of the television series ''[Transplant](/source/Transplant_(TV_series))'' in its second season.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. As a writer, his plays have included ''Orgy in the Lighthouse'' and ''The Trouble with Mr. Adams''.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](/source/Toronto_Star)'', October 26, 2015. He is a graduate of the theatre program at the [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto). ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|1658533}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rand, Gord}} Category:21st-century Canadian male actors Category:21st-century Canadian dramatists and playwrights Category:21st-century Canadian male writers Category:Canadian male film actors Category:Canadian male television actors Category:Canadian male stage actors Category:Canadian male Shakespearean actors Category:Canadian male dramatists and playwrights Category:Male actors from Toronto Category:Writers from Toronto Category:University of Toronto alumni Category:Living people Category:Dora Mavor Moore Award winners Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gord Rand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gord_Rand) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gord_Rand?action=history)). 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