{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{use dmy|date= April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Michael Therriault | image = Michael Therriault (14452569355).jpg | alt = | caption = Photography by: Tom Sandler, 2014 | birth_date = November 29, 1977 | birth_place = [[Oakville, Ontario]], Canada<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.northernstars.ca/therriault_michael/ |title= Michael Therriault |website= northernstars.ca |date= |access-date= }}</ref> | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actor }} '''Michael Therriault''' (born November 29, 1977) is a Canadian actor.
==Early life, family and education== {{expand-section|date= April 2026}} Therriault graduated from [[Etobicoke School of the Arts]] in [[Toronto]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.esainfo.ca/shine-gala-introducing-guest-artistalumni-michael-therriault/ |title= 'Shine' Gala – introducing guest artist/alumni Michael Therriault! |website= esainfo.ca |publisher= Etobicoke School of the Arts |author= MusicTheatre2 |date= April 7, 2015|access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> He also attended [[Sheridan College]] in [[Oakville, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/its-showtime/article20410090/ |last= Posner |first= Michael |title= It's showtime |work= [[The Globe and Mail]] |date= March 22, 2006 |url-status= live |url-access= subscription | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20230218001357/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/its-showtime/article20410090/| archivedate= 2023-02-18 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> He was a member of the inaugural season of the [[Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre Training]] in [[Stratford, Ontario]].{{cn|date= April 2026}}
==Career== After spending seven seasons at the [[Stratford Festival]],<ref>{{cite news |url= https://variety.com/2004/legit/reviews/the-producers-11-1200537180/ |last= Ouzounian |first= Richard |title= The Producers |work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= January 5, 2004 |quote= Michael Therriault, a seven-season veteran of the Stratford Festival, makes an engagingly genuine Leo Bloom. |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> Therriault left the classical repertoire theatre for musical theatre, starring as Leopold Bloom in the short-lived Toronto production of ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2009/08/29/small_actor_in_big_demand.html |last= Ouzounian |first= Richard |title= Small actor in big demand |work= [[Toronto Star]] |date= 2009-08-29 |url-status= live |url-access= subscription | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20210227052609/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2009/08/29/small_actor_in_big_demand.html| archivedate= 2021-02-27 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> For the performance Therriault won a [[Dora Mavor Moore Award|Dora Award]] for Principal Actor in a Musical.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tapa.ca/doras/past_winners |title= Doras |website= tapa.ca |publisher= Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts |date= |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202041509/http://www.tapa.ca/doras/past_winners |archive-date= 2008-12-02 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-producers-lost-at-box-office-but-wins-big-at-dora-awards/article4123255/ |last= Al-Solaylee |first= Kamal |title= The Producers lost at box office but wins big at Dora awards |work= The Globe and Mail |date= June 29, 2004| access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref>
In 2006, Therriault portrayed [[Tommy Douglas]] in the [[CBC Television]] special ''[[Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story]]'' which earned him a nomination for a [[Gemini Award]] for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. The show received a total of nine nominations, including Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series and Best Dramatic Mini-Series. However, it was also heavily criticised for its historical inaccuracies, leading the CBC to pull it from future broadcasts.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://northernblue.ca/cblog/index.php?%2Farchives%2F603-CBC-Pulls-Tommy-Douglas-Movie.html |title= CBC Pulls Tommy Douglas Movie |website= northernblue.ca |date= 2006-06-12 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061010121840/http://northernblue.ca/cblog/index.php?%2Farchives%2F603-CBC-Pulls-Tommy-Douglas-Movie.html |archive-date= 2006-10-10 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref>
While on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in a revival of ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', Therriault got news that he had secured the role of [[Gollum]] in the [[Toronto]] premiere of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (musical)|The Lord of the Rings: The Musical]]''. He received his second Dora<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tapa.ca/doras/past_winners |title= Doras |website= tapa.ca |publisher= Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts |date= |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081202041509/http://www.tapa.ca/doras/past_winners |archive-date= 2008-12-02 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> for the performance.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/gollum-to-follow-rings-to-london/article18166797/ |last= Dixon |first= Guy |title= Gollum to follow Rings to London |work= The Globe and Mail |date= July 1, 2006 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> When it closed, he returned to Saskatchewan to film the made-for-television adaptation of [[Guy Vanderhaeghe]]'s ''[[The Englishman's Boy]]''. It aired in two parts on March 2 and 9, 2008, and was later available on DVD. In May 2007, ''The Lord of the Rings'' moved to London, with Therriault reprising the role he originated. The production closed on July 19, 2008, after 492 performances.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/summer-curtain-for-lord-of-the-rings-musical-in-london-1.770460 |title= Summer curtain for Lord of the Rings musical in London |work= CBC.ca |date= March 14, 2008 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref>
On October 20, 2008, Therriault took part in a tribute to the late [[Richard Monette]], former artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/actors-artists-to-pay-tribute-to-stratford-s-richard-monette-1.720157 |title= Actors, artists to pay tribute to Stratford's Richard Monette| website= CBC.ca |date = 2 October 2008| access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> Therriault performed in ''The Sound of Silence'', a tribute to [[Paul Simon]] at the [[Bathurst Street Theatre]] in Toronto on April 20, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web| url= http://www.torontoartsonline.org/content/view/full/24071/|title= NAN Member Events – Arts Events in Toronto - Neighbourhood Arts Network| website= torontoartsonline.org| url-status= dead| date= | access-date= }}</ref>
On April 27, 2009, it was announced that Therriault would appear as [[Irving Berlin]], alongside [[Michael Boatman]] as [[Scott Joplin]], in ''The Tin Pan Alley Rag'',<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/therriault-to-star-in-white-christmas-in-hamilton/article1204034/ |last= Nestruck |first= J. Kelly |title= Therriault to star in White Christmas in Hamilton |work= The Globe and Mail |date= 2009-10-27 |url-status= live |url-access= subscription |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> which centers around the imagined meeting of the two great musicians. ''The Tin Pan Alley Rag'' is presented by [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] in New York, June 12 to September 6, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128669.html |title= Therriault, Boatman, Speros, McCormick, Fellner Will Star in Tin Pan Alley Rag Off-Broadway |first= Kenneth | last= Jones| date= 27 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090430105202/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128669.html |archivedate=2009-04-30 |accessdate= 2026-04-16}}</ref>
Therriault has been a recurring actor in the ''[[Chucky (TV series)|Chucky]]'' franchise, having played the main human villain in the 7th film ''[[Cult of Chucky]]'' and two separate characters on episodes of the TV series ''Chucky''.
He appeared as Dr. Doheny in the 2023 film ''[[Fitting In]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/bloody-hell-review-1235554331 |last= Harvey |first= Dennis |title= ''Bloody Hell'' Review: A Teen Sex Comedy Thrown a Curveball by Mother Nature |work= Variety |date= 2023-03-14 |access-date= }}</ref>
==Credits== ===Stratford Shakespeare Festival=== {{div col|colwidth=26em}} *''[[Peter Pan (play and novel)|Peter Pan]]'' (2010)—Peter Pan<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/nestruck-on-theatre/stratford-shakespeare-festival-the-return-of-michael-therriault-evan-buliung-and-nikki-m-james/article612816/ |last= Nestruck |first= J. Kelly |title= Stratford Shakespeare Festival: The return of Michael Therriault, Evan Buliung and... Nikki M. James? |work= The Globe and Mail |date= |access-date= }}</ref> *''Quiet in the Land'' (2003)—Yock Bauman *''[[Pericles, Prince of Tyre]]'' (2003)—Boult *''[[The Hunchback of Notre-Dame]]'' (2003)—Jehan *''[[The Two Noble Kinsmen]]'' (2002)—Doctor/Schoolmaster/Speaker *''[[Henry VI, Part 1|King Henry VI, Reign of Terror]]'' (2002)—King Henry VI *''[[Henry VI, Part 2|King Henry VI, Revolt in England]]'' (2002)—King Henry VI *''[[Henry VI, Part 3|King Henry VI, Revenge in France]]'' (2002)—King Henry VI *''[[The Seagull]]'' (2001)—Konstantin' *''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'' (2001)—Montjoy *''[[Twelfth Night (play)|Twelfth Night]]'' (2001)—Sir Andrew Aguecheek *''[[As You Like It]]'' (2000)—Silvius *''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' (2000)—Motel<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Oscar%20Remembered |title= Oscar Remembered |website= Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia |date= |via= canadiantheatre.com |access-date= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2005/legit/reviews/fiddler-on-the-roof-7-1200521019/ |last= Rooney |first= David |title= Fiddler on the Roof |format= Review |website= Variety |date= October 13, 2005 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> *''Oscar Remembered'' (2000)—Lord Alfred Douglas *''[[The Alchemist (play)|The Alchemist]]'' (1999)—Drugger *''[[The Tempest]]'' (1999)—Ariel *''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' (1999)—Francis Flute *''[[The Miser]]'' (1998)—Cleante *''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' (1998)—George Seacole *''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' (1998)—Lucius *''[[Filumena]]'' (1997)—Umbreto *''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' (1997)—Pietro *''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'' (1997)—Mordred {{div col end}}
===Other=== {{div col|colwidth=26em}} *''[[Fitting In]]'' (2023) - Dr. Doheny *''[[Chucky (TV series)|Chucky]]'' (2021) - Nathan Cross (Season 1), Vice President Spencer Rhodes (Season 3) *''[[Cult of Chucky]]'' (2017) - Dr. Foley *''Me and My Girl'', [[Shaw Festival]] (2017) - Bill Snibson<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/shaw-festivals-tim-carroll-attracts-major-talent-from-stratford-festival/article32656947/ |last= Nestruck |first= J. Kelly |title= Shaw Festival’s Tim Carroll poaches major talent from Stratford Festival |work= The Globe and Mail |date= 2016-11-03 |access-date= 2026-04-16}}</ref> * ''[[The Bagel and Becky Show]]'' — Mayor Torgo, Old Man Jenkinsbot, Cyril (2016–2017) * ''[[Halcyon (TV series)|Halcyon]]'' — Blake Creighton (2016) * ''[[Reign (TV series)|Reign]]'' – Lord Castleroy, 2013–2017 *''Parade'', The Canadian Stage Company (2011) - Leo Frank *''Tin Pan Alley Rag'', Roundabout Theatre Company (2009)—Irving Berlin *''Jitters'', [[Manitoba Theatre Centre]] (2009)—George Ellsworth *''[[The Englishman's Boy]]'', [[CBC Television]] (2008)—Harry Vincent *''[[The Lord of the Rings (musical)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], London (2007)—Gollum *''The Lord of the Rings'', [[Princess of Wales Theatre]], Toronto (2006)—Gollum *''[[Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story]]'', CBC Television (2006)—Tommy Douglas *''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'', Canon Theatre, Toronto (2003) — [[List of The Producers characters#Leopold "Leo" Bloom|Leo Bloom]] * ''[[Murdoch Mysteries]]'', [[List of Murdoch Mysteries episodes#Season 6 (2013)|Murdoch in Ladies Wear]] (2013) — [[John Craig Eaton]] {{div col end}}
==See also== *[[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]]
==References== {{reflist|2}}
*{{cite magazine |url= http://www.viarail.ca/pdf/destinations/aou_sep_2006_11.pdf |title= Michael Therriault: Playing for Keeps: À tour de rôles |website= [[Via Rail|Via]] Destinations |date= 2006-08-01 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20061209005254/http://www.viarail.ca/pdf/destinations/aou_sep_2006_11.pdf| archivedate= 2006-12-09 |access-date= 2026-04-16}} *{{cite magazine |url= http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-03-16/cover_story.php |title= Michael Therriault: He's played a producer, the greatest canadian and fiddled on broadway. now he's going for gold as Gollum.| first= Glenn| last= Sumi |website= [[Now (newspaper)|Now Magazine]] |date= 2006-03-16 | volume= 25 |number= 29|url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070316194105/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-03-16/cover_story.php |archive-date= 2007-03-16 |via= nowtoronto.com |access-date= 2026-04-16}} * {{cite web |url= http://www.star-tv.com/vault/bio.asp?artist=861 |title= Michael Therriault |website= Star! |date= |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061117201555/http://www.star-tv.com/vault/bio.asp?artist=861 |archive-date= 2006-11-17 |via= star-tv.com |access-date= 2026-04-16}} * {{cite news |url= http://web.playbill.com/news/article/81472.html |title= Bialystock, Eh? Canadian Cast of The Producers Announced; Performances Start Nov. 21 in Toronto| first= Kenneth |last= Jones |work= Playbill |date= 2003-09-04 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070930182819/http://web.playbill.com/news/article/81472.html |archive-date= 2007-09-30 |access-date= 2026-04-16}} * {{cite web |url= http://www.nfb.ca/webextension/stratford/film.html |title= ''Offstage, Onstage: Inside the Stratford Festival'': The film |website= nfb.ca| publisher= [[National Film Board of Canada]] |date= |access-date= }}, a documentary made over the course of the 2001 Season
==External links== *{{IMDb name|857576|Michael Therriault}} *{{IBDB name}} *{{iobdb name|37728}}
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