{{Short description|Canadian film and television actor}} {{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Yannick Bisson | image = Yannick Bisson at the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) Annual BBQ (detail).jpg | alt = | caption = Bisson in 2011 | birth_name = Yannick Denis Bisson | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|05|16}} | birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor, director | yearsactive = 1984–present | spouse = {{marriage|Shantelle Bisson (aka Chantal Craig)|1990}} | children = 3 | known_for = ''Murdoch Mysteries'' }}
'''Yannick Denis Bisson'''<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=yannick_bisson |number=332203847038693377 |title=What does the D stand for in your middle name}}</ref> (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director. He is known for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' since 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Yannick Bisson Reflects on 16 Incredible Seasons of Murdoch |url=https://www.thefandomentals.com/yannick-bisson-murdoch-mysteries-interview/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=www.thefandomentals.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life== Bisson was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is of French and English ancestry.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |first=Rita |last=Zekas |title=All-Canadian Guy Trades Skates for Horse |work=Toronto Star |date=December 29, 1991 |page=C2}}</ref> He moved to Toronto, Ontario, as a teenager and his acting career began, when he was still in high school. His father, noting his son's interest in acting, encouraged him to reply to a newspaper advertisement seeking "child actors".<ref>{{cite news |first=David |last=Wesley |title=Yannick Bisson: The Next Michael J. Fox? |work=Montreal Gazette|date=May 17, 1986|page=T8}}</ref>
==Career== Bisson's first major role was in the 1984 CBC movie of the week ''Hockey Night'', alongside Megan Follows and Rick Moranis. He starred in the Canadian television series ''Learning the Ropes'' from 1988 through 1989. From 1994 through 1997, he starred in the syndicated action series ''High Tide'', co-starring Rick Springfield. He moved back from Los Angeles to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1998 when he was cast as the lead in CBC'S ''Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy''. From 2000 though 2004, he had a recurring role as attorney Brian Tedrow on the Showtime drama ''Soul Food''.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
He starred as FBI agent Jack Hudson in the PAX TV series ''Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye''<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Yannick Bisson by Kees Boer|url=http://www.positive-entertainment.com/interviews/yannickbisson/|website=www.positive-entertainment.com|access-date=September 30, 2016|archive-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509052316/http://www.positive-entertainment.com/interviews/yannickbisson/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first1=Karen A|last1=Romanko|title=Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters: 600 Characters and Shows, 1950s to the Present|date=March 2016|publisher=Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub|isbn=978-0786496372|pages=204|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7y26CwAAQBAJ&q=Yannick+Bisson+Sue+Thomas%3A+F.B.Eye&pg=PA204|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> and in the short-lived CBC drama ''Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy – TV Show, Episode Guide & Schedule|url=http://tv.twcc.com/tv/nothing-too-good-for-a-cowboy/1671189|website=TWC Central|access-date=September 30, 2016|archive-date=March 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304172546/http://tv.twcc.com/tv/nothing-too-good-for-a-cowboy/1671189|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He appeared on ''Falcon Beach'' in Season 2 as well as in several Lifetime cable movies, such as ''Crazy for Christmas'' and ''I do (but I don't)'', and the Disney Channel movie ''Genius''.<ref>{{cite web|title=16 Questions I Had After Rewatching The Disney Channel Original Movie Genius|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2896280/genius-disney-channel-original-movie-questions/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624223628/http://www.mtv.com/news/2896280/genius-disney-channel-original-movie-questions/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2016|website=mtv.com|first=Stacey |last=Grant| date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> Bisson was a guest star on ''Flashpoint''<ref>{{cite web|title=Flashpoint: Jumping At Shadows|url=http://coneycat.livejournal.com/1114590.html|website=The Great Dark Wonder|access-date=September 30, 2016|date=September 13, 2010}}</ref> and starred in the television movies ''Brothers by Choice'' and ''Keshan''. He appeared as Jon in all of the ''Roxy Hunter'' movies to date. Bisson is featured in a series of commercials for CIBC. He starred in the 2001 TV movie ''Loves Music, Loves to Dance'' based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. He provided the voice of Ferdie in the children's animated series ''Maxie's World''.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
Bisson plays the lead in the CBC Television drama series ''Murdoch Mysteries''<ref>{{cite news|title=Yannick Bisson on the staying power of 'Murdoch Mysteries'|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2016/03/20/yannick-bisson-on-murdoch-mysteries-staying-power|newspaper=Toronto Sun|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> and made his directorial debut with the show's fourth-season episode "Buffalo Shuffle".<ref name="mm">{{cite web|url=http://tvguide.ca/TVNews/articles/100728_murdoch_mysteries_spoilers_GD.htm|title='Murdoch' mysteries revealed|website=tvguide.ca|access-date=January 29, 2011|date=July 28, 2010|archive-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181849/http://tvguide.ca/TVNews/articles/100728_murdoch_mysteries_spoilers_GD.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Starting on December 30, 2013, Bisson starred as a preschool teacher in ''The Adventures of Napkin Man'' on CBC Television.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/parents/2013/11/new-show-napkin-man-is-coming-next-month.html|title=New Show! Napkin Man is Coming Next Month – CBC Parents|website=Cbc.ca|date=November 19, 2013|access-date=January 21, 2014}}</ref>
Bisson played Martin Bartell in Hallmark Channel's ''Aurora Teagarden Mysteries''. He is introduced in "Three Bedrooms, One Corpse" as a CIA agent Bartell who moves to town, falls in love with Teagarden, and later dates her. Bisson left the series in 2018 as his character does not feature in the later novels.
==Awards== Bisson was awarded the Fan's Choice Award at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards on March 13, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/canadian-screen-awards-2016_n_9461994|title=Canadian Screen Awards 2016: Murdoch Mysteries' Yannick Bisson Is The Fan's Choice |website=HuffPost Canada|date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref> ''Murdoch Mysteries'' has been awarded several Canadian Screen Award Golden Screen Awards in 2017, 2018, and 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/murdoch-mysteries|title=Murdoch Mysteries|last=Frey|first=Erin|date= May 29, 2020|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416054258/https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/murdoch-mysteries|archive-date=April 16, 2023|access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref>
Bisson received the ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence in 2017 for his lifetime of work.<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Award of Excellence {{!}} ACTRA Toronto|url=http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-award-of-excellence/|website=www.actratoronto.com|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=July 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708221914/http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-award-of-excellence/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribute.ca/news/yannick-bisson-receives-actra-award-of-excellence/2017/02/26/|title=Yannick Bisson receives ACTRA Award of Excellence|date=February 26, 2017|website=tribute.ca}}</ref>
Bisson was the host of Discovery Canada Channel's ''Star Racer'' reality show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/discovery-channel-goes-full-throttle-with-star-racer-search-for-canadas-best-racer-takes-to-the-track-oct-24|title=Discovery Channel Goes Full Throttle with Star Racer – Search for Canada's Best Racer Takes to the Track Oct. 24|date=September 21, 2006|website=bce.ca|access-date=January 6, 2018|archive-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106173116/http://www.bce.ca/news-and-media/releases/show/discovery-channel-goes-full-throttle-with-star-racer-search-for-canadas-best-racer-takes-to-the-track-oct-24|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/star-racer/|title=Star Racer|access-date=January 6, 2017|website=tv.com|archive-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106120408/http://www.tv.com/shows/star-racer/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bisson is married to Chantal Craig,<ref>{{cite web |website=Parents Canada |date=April 11, 2012 |url=http://www.parentscanada.com/family-life/yannick-bisson-and-his-wife-tackle-raising-3-teenage-daughters|title=Yannick Bisson and His Wife Tackle Raising 3 Teenage Daughters}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Rita |last=Zekas |title=F.B. Eye Spy Who Came Up from the Warm |work=Toronto Star |date=December 28, 2002 |page=J8}}</ref> a former actress, model, Toronto Argonauts Cheerleader, and fitness instructor who currently works as a television content creator and writer.<ref>{{cite news |first=Rita |last=Zekas |title=At Home With the Man of Mystery |work=Toronto Star |date=August 30, 2014 |page=H1}}</ref>
The couple met in high school and married in 1990.<ref name="auto"/> They have three daughters: Brianna, Dominique, and Mikaela.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/yannick-bisson.html#.U2zl2SjN6r0|title=Yannick Bisson biodata|website=Cbc.ca|date=March 21, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/life/homes/2014/08/29/at_home_with_the_man_of_mystery.html|title=At home with the man of mystery|date=August 29, 2014|website=thestar.com|publisher=Toronto Star}}</ref> Craig made guest appearances on two of Bisson's television series, ''Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' and ''Murdoch Mysteries''. Their daughter played "Penny Renton" in an episode of ''Murdoch Mysteries'' entitled "Love and Human Remains." Dominique Bisson had a part as Gloria Abercrombie in an episode of ''Murdoch Mysteries'', season 2, entitled "Snakes and Ladders". Craig is now known as Shantelle Bisson, a producer, author, parenting expert, and regular contributor to ''Zoomer Magazine''. She is the owner of Shantilly's Place, a marina in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
Bisson is also an avid bicyclist and bicycle collector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyclingmagazine.ca/profile/murdoch-mysteries-star-yannick-bisson-sends-it|title=Murdoch Mysteries star Yannick Bisson sends it – |work=Canadian Cycling Magazine|date=April 6, 2014|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> He formerly worked as a builder between acting jobs to support his family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/architecture/at-home-with-detective-murdoch/article14272766/|title=Peek Inside the Home of TV's Detective Murdoch|date=September 19, 2013|first=Dave |last=Leblanc|work=The Globe & Mail|access-date=January 29, 2014}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1984 | ''Hockey Night'' | Spear Kozak | |- | rowspan="3"|1986 | ''Toby McTeague'' | Toby | |- | ''My Pet Monster'' | Rod | Video |- | ''Where's Pete'' | Pete | Short |- | 1999 | ''Velocity Trap'' | Franklin J. Robinson | |- | 2004 | ''Some Things That Stay'' | Dr. Ostrum | |- | 2005 | ''Crazy For Christmas'' | Peter Archer | |- | rowspan="2"|2008 | ''Animal 2'' | Dillen | |- | ''Nothing Really Matters'' | Leo | |- | 2010 | ''Casino Jack'' | Oscar Carillo | |- | 2012 | ''Your Side of the Bed'' | Steve | |- | rowspan="3"|2016 | ''Static'' | Billy | Short |- | ''Year by the Sea'' | Cahoon | |- | ''Another WolfCop'' | Swallows | |- | 2018 | ''Hellmington'' | Professor Freeborn | |- | rowspan="2"|2020 | ''Anything for Jackson'' | Rory | |- | data-sort-value="Perfect Plan, A" | ''A Perfect Plan'' | Gerry | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1984 | ''Hockey Night'' | Spear Kozak | rowspan="2"|TV film |- | 1986 | ''Brothers by Choice'' | Scott |- | 1986–88 | ''Danger Bay'' | Larry / Todd | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=3|1987 | ''First Offender'' | Jeff | TV film |- | ''Night Heat'' | Regan | Episode: "The Kid" |- | ''Maxie's World'' | Ferdie (voice) | |- | rowspan=2|1988 | ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' | Ty | Episode: "Twisted Sisters" |- | ''Learning the Ropes'' | Mark Randall | Main role, 13 episodes |- | rowspan=3|1989 | ''Pray for Me, Paul Henderson'' | Mike Stanoulis | |- | ''Rookies'' | Corey | |- | ''Street Legal'' | Lennie Smith | Episode: "Complex Offer" |- | rowspan=5|1991 | ''Gold: The World's Play'' | rowspan="5"|Johnny | rowspan="5"|TV film |- | ''Gold: The Merchants of Venice'' |- | ''Gold: The Dynamiters'' |- | ''Gold: Frenchie's Gold'' |- | ''Gold: A Fistful of Gold'' |- | 1991–93 | ''{{sortname|The|Hidden Room|nolink=1}}'' | John / Glenn | 2 episodes |- | rowspan=3|1992 | ''Tropical Heat'' | Harry Jr. | Episode: "Double Fault" |- | ''{{sortname|The|Ray Bradbury Theater}}'' | Roger (ages 18–22) | Episode: "Some Live Like Lazarus" |- | ''Catwalk'' | Nick | Episode: "Here Today" |- | rowspan=2|1993 | ''Matrix'' | Rick Beals | Episode: "Blindside" |- | ''Top Cops'' | Mike Sheehan | Episode: "Craig Gravel and Jerry Jones/Mike Sheehan and Stephen Davis" |- | 1994 | ''{{sortname|The|Forget-Me-Not Murders|nolink=1}}'' | Greg Gale | TV film |- | 1994–97 | ''High Tide'' | Joey Barrett | Main role, 63 episodes |- | 1995 | ''Young at Heart'' | Joey | rowspan="2"|TV film |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | ''Genius'' | Mike MacGregor |- | ''Relic Hunter'' | Stavros Vordalos | Episode: "Myth of the Maze" |- | 1999–2000 | ''Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy'' | Richmond P. Hobson Jr. | Main role, 26 episodes |- | 2000 | ''{{sortname|The|Moving of Sophia Myles|nolink=1}}'' | Rev. Young | TV film |- | 2000–04 | ''Soul Food'' | Brian Tedrow | Recurring role, 14 episodes |- | rowspan=6|2001 | ''{{sortname|The|Pretender 2001}}'' | NSA Agent Edward Ballinger | TV film |- | ''Twice in a Lifetime'' | Julian Fanshaw | Episode: "Mama Mia" |- | ''Mutant X'' | Richard Saunders | Episode: "Fool for Love" |- | ''Undergrads'' | Kruger / Stoner Dave (voice) | Recurring role, 10 episodes |- | ''Loves Music, Loves to Dance'' | Charley / Paul Nash |rowspan=2| TV film |- | ''{{sortname|The|Day Reagan Was Shot}}'' | Buddy Stein |- | 2002–05 | ''Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' | Jack Hudson | Main role, 56 episodes |- | rowspan=3|2003 | ''See Jane Date'' | Max Garrett | TV film |- | ''Missing'' | Bruce Skeller | Episode: "Thin Air" |- | ''Playmakers'' | Police Detective | Episode: "Choice: Part 1" |- | 2004 | ''I Do (But I Don't)'' | James "Jay" Corina | TV film |- | rowspan=2|2005 | ''Kevin Hill'' | Austin Brooks | Episode: "Sacrificial Lambs" |- | ''Crazy for Christmas'' | Peter Archer |rowspan=2| TV film |- | 2006 | ''{{sortname|The|Secrets of Comfort House|nolink=1}}'' | Curtis |- | rowspan=3|2007 | ''Falcon Beach'' | Michael Prescott | 4 episodes |- | ''{{sortname|The|Dresden Files|The Dresden Files (TV series)}}'' | Sergeant Darren Munzer | Episode: "Second City" |- | ''Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost'' | rowspan=4|Jon Steadman |rowspan=4| TV film |- | rowspan=4|2008 | ''Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman'' |- | ''Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid'' |- | ''Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween'' |- | ''Urban Vermin'' | No-neck | 2 episodes |- | 2008–present | ''Murdoch Mysteries'' | Det. William Murdoch | Main role, 155 episodes<br>Produced 75 episodes<br>Directed six episodes<br>Nominated {{ndash}} ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance – Ensemble (2017)<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 ACTRA Awards in Toronto Nominees {{!}} ACTRA Toronto|url=http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/|website=www.actratoronto.com|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=February 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220015746/http://www.actratoronto.com/performers/community/the-actra-awards-in-toronto/2017-actra-awards-in-toronto-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2009 | ''Too Late to Say Goodbye'' | Bobby Corbin | TV film |- | 2010 | ''Flashpoint'' | Philip Sobol | Episode: "Jumping at Shadows" |- | 2011 | ''{{sortname|The|Listener|The Listener (TV series)}}'' | Keith Shelton | Episode: "Vanished" |- | rowspan=3|2012 | ''My Mother's Secret'' | Dennis Coulson | TV film |- | ''Beauty and the Beast'' | Alex Webster | Episode: "Pilot" |- | ''Royal Canadian Air Farce'' | Det. William Murdoch | Episode: "Air Farce New Year's Eve 2012" |- | 2013 | ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' | Himself | Guest host<br/> Season 20 episode 18 |- | 2013–14 | ''{{sortname|The|Adventures of Napkin Man!}}'' | Napkin Man<br>Mister Anthony<br>Mister Newman | Main role, 52 episodes<br>Co-executive produced 14 episodes<br>Won {{ndash}} Canadian Screen Award for Best Host in a Pre-School, Children's or Youth Program or Series (2015)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eng|first1=David|title=2015 Canadian Screen Awards – Winners in Drama, Children's or Youth, Comedy and Variety|url=http://www.chinokino.com/2015/02/2015-canadian-screen-awards-winners-in_25.html|website=chinokino.com|access-date=February 28, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2014 | ''Republic of Doyle'' | Det. Bill Murdoch | Episode: "If the Shoe Fits" |- | rowspan=2|2016 | ''Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery'' |rowspan="5"| Martin Bartell | rowspan="5"|TV film |- | ''{{sortname|The|Julius House: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery|nolink=1}}'' |- | rowspan=2|2017 | ''Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery'' |- | data-sort-value="Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery, A" | ''A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery'' |- | 2018 | ''Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery'' |}
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