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At the then [[Stratford Festival of Canada]], the eleven-year-old Graham Abbey took up small parts in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''. In the following season, he returned with roles in ''[[As You Like It]]'' and ''[[Macbeth]]''.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/article/506247 "Border star steady with sword as well as gun"]</ref> His first role was as a forest gnome at the Festival Theatre, and he explained his interest as: "there was a room full of doughnuts and I got to get out of school".<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080105.ABBEY05/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Television/ "From the Bard to Border Guard"]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK_i6wAtHtE "As You Like It, Stratford 1983]</ref> |
At the then [[Stratford Festival of Canada]], the eleven-year-old Graham Abbey took up small parts in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' and ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''. In the following season, he returned with roles in ''[[As You Like It]]'' and ''[[Macbeth]]''.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/article/506247 "Border star steady with sword as well as gun"]</ref> His first role was as a forest gnome at the Festival Theatre, and he explained his interest as: "there was a room full of doughnuts and I got to get out of school".<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080105.ABBEY05/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Television/ "From the Bard to Border Guard"]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK_i6wAtHtE "As You Like It, Stratford 1983]</ref> |
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After two years at Stratford, he gave up acting. He left [[Stratford Central Secondary School]], moved to [[Kingston, Ontario]], and in 1994, graduated from [[Queen's University]] with a degree in political science. |
After two years at Stratford, he gave up acting. He left [[Stratford Central Secondary School]], moved to [[Kingston, Ontario]], and in 1994, graduated from [[Queen's University at Kingston|Queen's University]] with a degree in political science. |
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In 1997, he rejoined the Stratford Festival with a leading role (Happy Loman in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''), a supporting role (Paris in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]),'' and an ensemble role (the Chorus in ''[[Oedipus Rex]]''). He has performed in over 30 productions at the Festival, and continues to be a part of the company as of 2016, during which season he debuted his adaptation of Shakespeare's Henriad, ''[https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Breath-of-Kings-Rebellion Breath of Kings]'' |
In 1997, he rejoined the Stratford Festival with a leading role (Happy Loman in ''[[Death of a Salesman]]''), a supporting role (Paris in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]),'' and an ensemble role (the Chorus in ''[[Oedipus Rex]]''). He has performed in over 30 productions at the Festival, and continues to be a part of the company as of 2016, during which season he debuted his adaptation of Shakespeare's Henriad, ''[https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Breath-of-Kings-Rebellion Breath of Kings]'' |
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* ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'' (2008) — Gray Jackson |
* ''[[The Border (TV series)|The Border]]'' (2008) — Gray Jackson |
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* ''Othello: The Tragedy of the Moor'' (2008) — Michael Cassio |
* ''Othello: The Tragedy of the Moor'' (2008) — Michael Cassio |
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* ''[[A Wake (film)|A Wake]]'' (2009) - Tyler |
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* ''Stealing Paradise'' TV film (2011) - Steven Collier |
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* ''[[Republic of Doyle]]'' (2012) — George |
* ''[[Republic of Doyle]]'' (2012) — George |
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* ''[[King John (2015 film)|King John]]'' (2015) — King Philip |
* ''[[King John (2015 film)|King John]]'' (2015) — King Philip |
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* ''[[Angels and Ornaments]]'' (2014) - Dave |
* ''[[Angels and Ornaments]]'' (2014) - Dave |
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* ''[[Frontier (2016 TV series)|Frontier]]'' (2016) - MacLaughlan |
* ''[[Frontier (2016 TV series)|Frontier]]'' (2016) - MacLaughlan |
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* ''[[Stay the Night (2022 film)|Stay the Night]]'' (2022) |
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=== Stratford Festival credits === |
=== Stratford Festival credits === |
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*''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' (2023) -- Benedick |
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* "Coriolanus" (2018) -- Tullus Aufidius |
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* "Tartuffe" (2017) -- Orgon |
* "Tartuffe" (2017) -- Orgon |
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* ''[[King John (play)]]'' (2014) -- Philip the Bastard |
* ''[[King John (play)]]'' (2014) -- Philip the Bastard |
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*''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' (1998) -- Valentine |
*''[[Two Gentlemen of Verona]]'' (1998) -- Valentine |
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*''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' (1998) -- Florizel |
*''[[The Winter's Tale]]'' (1998) -- Florizel |
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*''[[A Man for All Seasons (play)|A Man for All Seasons]]'' (1998) -- William Roper |
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*''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' (1997) -- Chorus |
*''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' (1997) -- Chorus |
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*''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (1997) -- Happy Loman |
*''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' (1997) -- Happy Loman |
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*{{Official website|http://grahamabbey.com/}} |
*{{Official website|http://grahamabbey.com/}} |
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*{{IMDb name | id=2449744| name=Graham Abbey}} |
*{{IMDb name | id=2449744| name=Graham Abbey}} |
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*Abbey speaking on "[[CBC Radio]]: Q The Podcast" [http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail-episode/433211/q-the-podcast-for-monday-january-8th-2008 episode for Monday, January 7, 2008] |
*Abbey speaking on "[[CBC Radio]]: Q The Podcast" [https://web.archive.org/web/20081203034026/http://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail-episode/433211/q-the-podcast-for-monday-january-8th-2008 episode for Monday, January 7, 2008] |
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*[http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/about/company.aspx?id=16939 Stratford Theatre Festival biography] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130611165211/http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/about/company.aspx?id=16939 Stratford Theatre Festival biography] |
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=== In the news === |
=== In the news === |
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*"[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/reviews/article-stratford-festival-much-ado-about-nothing-is-really-something-else/ Stratford Festival: Much Ado About Nothing is really something else with a little Shields added to the Shakespeare]", ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', June 17, 2023 |
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*"[https://www.thestar.com/article/506247 Border star steady with sword as well as gun]", ''[[Toronto Star|The Toronto Star]]'', September 27, 2008 |
*"[https://www.thestar.com/article/506247 Border star steady with sword as well as gun]", ''[[Toronto Star|The Toronto Star]]'', September 27, 2008 |
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*"[http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=875784 Graham Abbey makes a run for The Border]", ''[[Kingston Whig-Standard|The Kingston Whig-Standard]]'', January 26, 2008 |
*"[http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=875784 Graham Abbey makes a run for The Border]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", ''[[Kingston Whig-Standard|The Kingston Whig-Standard]]'', January 26, 2008 |
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*"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090404090757/http://www2.canada.com/windsorstar/news/entertainment/story.html?id=9bed5698-120f-4cac-8f02-cb74d2097680&k=2114 Crossing those acting borders]", ''[[The Windsor Star]]'', January 7, 2008 |
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*"[http://www.metronews.ca/column.aspx?id=99878 Investigating The Border]", ''Metro Canada'', January 7, 2008 |
*"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110522145948/http://www.metronews.ca/column.aspx?id=99878 Investigating The Border]", ''Metro Canada'', January 7, 2008 |
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*"[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080105.ABBEY05/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Television From the Bard to Border guard]", ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 5, 2008 |
*"[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080105.ABBEY05/TPStory/TPEntertainment/Television From the Bard to Border guard]", ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 5, 2008 |
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*"[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=816990&auth=LORI+LITTLETON The Border's Niagara connection]", [[St. Catharines Standard]], December 13, 2007 |
*"[http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=816990&auth=LORI+LITTLETON The Border's Niagara connection]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}", [[St. Catharines Standard]], December 13, 2007 |
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*"[https://www.thestar.com/article/205840 Abbey not pessimistic as he leaves Stratford]", ''The Toronto Star'', April 22, 2007 |
*"[https://www.thestar.com/article/205840 Abbey not pessimistic as he leaves Stratford]", ''The Toronto Star'', April 22, 2007 |
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Latest revision as of 14:54, 24 October 2023
Graham Abbey | |
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Born | Graham Robert Thomson Abbey March 24, 1971 |
Years active | 1983-present |
Spouse | Michelle Giroux |
Graham Abbey (born Graham Robert Thomson Abbey, March 24, 1971) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor, who is best known for his role as Gray Jackson in TV drama The Border.
History
[edit]At the then Stratford Festival of Canada, the eleven-year-old Graham Abbey took up small parts in A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor. In the following season, he returned with roles in As You Like It and Macbeth.[1] His first role was as a forest gnome at the Festival Theatre, and he explained his interest as: "there was a room full of doughnuts and I got to get out of school".[2][3]
After two years at Stratford, he gave up acting. He left Stratford Central Secondary School, moved to Kingston, Ontario, and in 1994, graduated from Queen's University with a degree in political science.
In 1997, he rejoined the Stratford Festival with a leading role (Happy Loman in Death of a Salesman), a supporting role (Paris in Romeo and Juliet), and an ensemble role (the Chorus in Oedipus Rex). He has performed in over 30 productions at the Festival, and continues to be a part of the company as of 2016, during which season he debuted his adaptation of Shakespeare's Henriad, Breath of Kings
In August 2008, he married former Stratford colleague Michelle Giroux.[4]
Credits
[edit]Film and television credits
[edit]- As You Like It (1984), based on the 1983 production at the Stratford Festival of Canada—Page
- John Woo's Once a Thief (1998) — Special Agent Elk Diller in episode "The Director Files"
- Offstage, Onstage: Inside the Stratford Festival (2002), the National Film Board behind-the-scenes at the Stratford Festival of Canada's 49th season — himself
- The Madness of King Richard (2003), interviews with members of the theatre community, regarding the Stratford Festival of Canada under artistic director Richard Monette — himself
- 'Til Death Do Us Part (2007) — Slade in episode "Funeral Parlour Murder"
- The Jane Show (2007) — Richard in episode "Who's Got Spirit?"
- Billable Hours (2007) — Scott in episode "Monopoly Man, the Second"
- Heartland (2007) — Steve Redding in episode "Coming Home"
- Degrassi: The Next Generation — Glen Martin
- The Border (2008) — Gray Jackson
- Othello: The Tragedy of the Moor (2008) — Michael Cassio
- A Wake (2009) - Tyler
- Stealing Paradise TV film (2011) - Steven Collier
- Republic of Doyle (2012) — George
- King John (2015) — King Philip
- Angels and Ornaments (2014) - Dave
- Frontier (2016) - MacLaughlan
- Stay the Night (2022)
Stratford Festival credits
[edit]- Much Ado About Nothing (2023) -- Benedick
- "Coriolanus" (2018) -- Tullus Aufidius
- "Tartuffe" (2017) -- Orgon
- King John (play) (2014) -- Philip the Bastard
- Othello (2013) -- Iago
- Coriolanus (2006) -- Tullus Aufidius
- The Lark (2005) -- Warwick, Earl of Beauchamp
- As You Like It (2005) -- Jacques
- King Henry VIII (All is True) (2004) -- King Henry VIII
- Macbeth (2004) -- Macbeth
- Love's Labour's Lost (2003) -- Berowne
- The Taming of the Shrew (2003) -- Petruchio
- Richard III, Reign of Terror (2002) -- King Henry VII, Earl of Richmond
- The Scarlet Pimpernel (2002) -- Lambert
- Romeo and Juliet (2002) -- Romeo
- Henry V (2001) -- King Henry V
- Henry IV, Part 2 (2001) -- Henry, Prince of Wales
- Henry IV, Part 1 (2001) -- Henry, Prince of Wales
- The Three Musketeers (2000) -- D'Artagnan
- The Importance of Being Earnest (2000) -- Algernon Montford
- Hamlet (2000) -- Laertes
- The School for Scandal (1999) -- Sir Toby Bumper
- The Tempest (1999) -- Ferdinand
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) -- Lysander
- Two Gentlemen of Verona (1998) -- Valentine
- The Winter's Tale (1998) -- Florizel
- A Man for All Seasons (1998) -- William Roper
- Oedipus Rex (1997) -- Chorus
- Death of a Salesman (1997) -- Happy Loman
- Romeo and Juliet (1997) -- Paris
- As You Like It (1983) -- Page
- Macbeth (1983) -- Young Macduff (understudy)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982) -- Appears in
- The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982) -- Forest Gnome
Other theatre credits
[edit]- The Pessimist, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto (2007) -- Philip
- Long Day's Journey Into Night, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg (2005) -- Jamie
- Death of a Salesman, Theatre Aquarius (2004) -- Biff Loman
- The Molière Comedies, Shubert Theatre, Chicago (2003) -- Valère
- Robin Hood: The Merry Family Musical, Elgin Theatre, Toronto (2002) -- Robin Hood
- Snow White and the Magnificent Seven, Elgin Theatre, Toronto (2001) -- Prince Don "Squeeze the" Charming
- Proposals, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg/Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto (1998) -- Ray Dolenz
- Hello, Dolly!, York Minstrels, Toronto (1995) -- Cornelius Hackl
- The School for Scandal, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre—Charles Surface
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Festival of Classics, Toronto—Demetrius
- The Baker's Wife, Equity Showcase, Toronto—Antoine
- A Streetcar Named Desire, Firehall Theatre, Gananoque, Ontario—Stanley Kowalski
- Guys and Dolls, Grand Theatre, Kingston, Ontario—Nicely-Nicely
- Fiddler on the Roof, Grand Theatre, Kingston, Ontario—Motel the Tailor
References
[edit]- ^ "Border star steady with sword as well as gun"
- ^ "From the Bard to Border Guard"
- ^ "As You Like It, Stratford 1983
- ^ OUZOUNIAN, Richard (2008-09-27). "Border star steady with sword as well as gun". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Graham Abbey at IMDb
- Abbey speaking on "CBC Radio: Q The Podcast" episode for Monday, January 7, 2008
- Stratford Theatre Festival biography
In the news
[edit]- "Stratford Festival: Much Ado About Nothing is really something else with a little Shields added to the Shakespeare", The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2023
- "Border star steady with sword as well as gun", The Toronto Star, September 27, 2008
- "Graham Abbey makes a run for The Border[permanent dead link ]", The Kingston Whig-Standard, January 26, 2008
- "Crossing those acting borders", The Windsor Star, January 7, 2008
- "Investigating The Border", Metro Canada, January 7, 2008
- "From the Bard to Border guard", The Globe and Mail, January 5, 2008
- "The Border's Niagara connection[permanent dead link ]", St. Catharines Standard, December 13, 2007
- "Abbey not pessimistic as he leaves Stratford", The Toronto Star, April 22, 2007