{{short description|Canadian actor and comedian|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | birth_name = Ryan Vernon Doucette | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|7|23}} | birth_place = Nova Scotia, Canada | occupation = {{flatlist| * Actor * comedian * writer * director}} | years_active = 2008–present }}
'''Ryan Doucette''' (born '''Ryan Vernon Doucette'''; 23 July 1983) is a Canadian actor, comedian, scriptwriter and director of Acadian descent. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Cloudburst'' and ''The Disappeared'', and the television series ''Forgive Me''.
His work in theatre includes ''Cloudburst'' for which he was nominated for a Robert Merritt Award,<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Merritt Award Nominations 2011|url=http://www.theatrens.ca/home/wp-content/uploads/Nominations-2011.pdf|website=Theatre Nova Scotia Official Website|publisher=Theatre Nova Scotia|accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref> ''Whale Riding Weather'' for which he was nominated for a second Robert Merritt Award,<ref>{{cite news|title=MacIvor, Stone plays top Merritt nominations|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/945958-macivor-stone-plays-top-merritt-nominations|accessdate=17 October 2017|work=The Chronicle Herald|publisher=The Chronicle Herald|date=11 March 2013}}</ref> and his one-man show ''Pourquois pas?''. He won the Merritt Award for his performance in ''His Greatness''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mary Poppins Top Merritt Awards Victor|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1276307-mary-poppins-top-merritt-awards-victor|accessdate=17 October 2017|work=The Chronicle Herald|publisher=The Chronicle Herald|date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
In 2019, he created and starred in the reality television series ''Le sens du punch'' on Unis TV and subsequently toured his comedy show ''Punch moi''. He then went on to write and direct the second and third season of this television series.<ref>{{ cite web | title=IMDB - Le sens du punch (TV Series 2019 - ) | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9075464/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast | accessdate=2021-01-18}}</ref>
==Biography== ===Early life=== He was raised in Clare, Nova Scotia, Canada. He obtained a B.A. in theatre at Université Sainte-Anne in Church Point, Nova Scotia.<ref>{{cite web | title=2020 Prix Grand-Pré Winner Announced | url=https://artsns.ca/sites/default/files/2020-10/Press%20Release%20-%20Ryan%20Doucette%20ENG%20FR.pdf | accessdate=2021-01-17}}</ref>
===Career=== Doucette began his career with the theatre troupe "Les Araignées du Boui-Boui" and by presenting mime sketches at the Café Bric-à-Brac at Université Sainte-Anne. These sketches formed the foundation for his first solo mime show ''Ryan Doucette: Première ronde (First Round)'' touring Canada, the United States and France.<ref>{{cite news|last=Knox|first=Carston|title=Debuting Doucette|url=http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/debuting-doucette/Content?oid=1726356|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=The Coast Weekly|date=15 July 2010}}</ref>
His English theatre debut was in ''Vimy'' at Eastern Front Theatre in 2008. He met with some acclaim for his performance in the original stage production of Thom Fitzgerald's ''Cloudburst'' in his native Nova Scotia, and was subsequently cast in the film version starring opposite Academy Award winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker. He subsequently starred in ''The Disappeared'' and in Ron Maxwell's ''Copperhead''. He appeared on stage again in ''Whale Riding Weather'' and ''His Greatness'' and had a recurring role on ''Forgive Me''.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Feature films |- ! Year ! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2008 | ''Nonsense Revolution'' | Cool guy who does dishes | |- | 2011 | ''Cloudburst'' | Prentice | |- | 2011 | ''Charlie Zone'' | Jean Guy | |- | 2012 | ''The Disappeared'' | Gib | |- | 2013 | ''Roaming'' | Neil | |- | 2013 | ''There's Been a Terrible Mistake'' (short) | Paul | |- | 2013 | ''Copperhead'' | Byron Truax | |- |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2012 | ''Ryan Doucette: Premiere ronde'' | various | CBC |- | 2013–2018 | ''Forgive Me'' | Sebastian | Super Channel |- | 2017 | ''Sex & Violence'' | Harry | OUTtv |- | 2019 | ''Conséquences'' | Maxime Doiron | ICI ARTV |- | 2019 | ''Le sens du punch'' | Himself | Unis TV |-
| 2020 | ''Les Newbies'' | Réjean Picard | Unis TV |- |}
==Awards and nominations== * Nominated: Robert Merritt Award, Theatre Nova Scotia, Best Supporting Actor (2013), ''Whale Riding Weather''<ref>{{cite news|last=Nemetz|first=Andrea|title=MacIvor, Stone plays top Merritt nominations|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/945958-macivor-stone-plays-top-merritt-nominations#awardnoms|accessdate=24 September 2013|newspaper=The Chronicle Herald|date=11 March 2013}}</ref> * Nominated: Robert Merritt Award, Theatre Nova Scotia, Best Supporting Actor (2011), ''Cloudburst''<ref>{{cite web|title=Theatre Nova Scotia Official Website|url=http://www.theatrens.ca/PDF/RobertMerrittAwardWinners.pdf|publisher=Theatre Nova Scotia|accessdate=24 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927150348/http://www.theatrens.ca/PDF/RobertMerrittAwardWinners.pdf|archivedate=27 September 2013}}</ref> * Robert Merritt Award, Theatre Nova Scotia, Best Supporting Actor (2011), ''His Greatness''<ref>{{cite news|title=Mary Poppins Top Merritt Awards Victor|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1276307-mary-poppins-top-merritt-awards-victor|accessdate=17 October 2017|work=The Chronicle Herald|publisher=The Chronicle Herald|date=24 March 2015}}</ref> * Prix Grand-Pré, Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council (2020) <ref>{{ cite web | title=Ryan Doucette Wins Prix Grand-Pré | url=http://artsns.ca/news/ryan-doucette-wins-prix-grand-pre#:~:text=RYAN%20DOUCETTE%20will%20receive%20the,this%20year's%20gala%20is%20GENERATIONS | date=2020-10-28 | accessdate=2021-01-17}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.ryandoucette.com/ Official Website - Ryan Doucette] * {{IMDb name|2854721}}
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