Graham Abbey
Graham Abbey is a Canadian film, television and stage actor, who is best known for his role as Gray Jackson in TV drama The Border.
Early life and education
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. 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".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.
Career
In 1997, he rejoined the Stratford Festival with a leading role, a supporting role,'' and an ensemble role. 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, ''''Personal life
In August 2008, he married former Stratford colleague Michelle Giroux.Credits
Film and television
As You Like It, based on the 1983 production at the Stratford Festival of Canada—PageJohn Woo's Once a Thief — Special Agent Elk Diller in episode "The Director Files"Offstage, Onstage: Inside the Stratford Festival, the National Film Board behind-the-scenes at the Stratford Festival of Canada's 49th season — himselfThe Madness of King Richard, interviews with members of the theatre community, regarding the Stratford Festival of Canada under artistic director Richard Monette — himself'Til Death Do Us Part — Slade in episode "Funeral Parlour Murder"The Jane Show — Richard in episode "Who's Got Spirit?"Billable Hours — Scott in episode "Monopoly Man, the Second"Heartland — Steve Redding in episode "Coming Home"Degrassi: The Next Generation — Glen MartinThe Border — Gray JacksonOthello: The Tragedy of the Moor — Michael CassioA Wake - TylerStealing Paradise TV film - Steven CollierRepublic of Doyle — GeorgeKing John — King PhilipAngels and Ornaments - DaveFrontier - MacLaughlanStay the Night Black Phone 2 - KennethStratford Festival
- Much Ado About Nothing -- Benedick
- "Coriolanus" -- Tullus Aufidius
- "Tartuffe" -- OrgonKing John (play) -- Philip the BastardOthello -- IagoCoriolanus -- Tullus AufidiusThe Lark -- Warwick, Earl of BeauchampAs You Like It -- JacquesKing Henry VIII (All is True) -- King Henry VIII
- Macbeth -- Macbeth
- Love's Labour's Lost -- Berowne
- The Taming of the Shrew -- Petruchio
- Richard III, Reign of Terror -- King Henry VII, Earl of Richmond
- The Scarlet Pimpernel -- Lambert
- Romeo and Juliet -- Romeo
- Henry V -- King Henry V
- Henry IV, Part 2 -- Henry, Prince of Wales
- Henry IV, Part 1 -- Henry, Prince of Wales
- The Three Musketeers -- D'Artagnan
- The Importance of Being Earnest -- Algernon Montford
- Hamlet -- Laertes
- The School for Scandal -- Sir Toby Bumper
- The Tempest -- Ferdinand
- A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Lysander
- Two Gentlemen of Verona -- Valentine
- The Winter's Tale -- Florizel
- A Man for All Seasons -- William Roper
- Oedipus Rex -- Chorus
- Death of a Salesman -- Happy Loman
- Romeo and Juliet -- Paris
- As You Like It -- Page
- Macbeth -- Young Macduff
- A Midsummer Night's Dream -- Appears in
- The Merry Wives of Windsor -- Forest Gnome
Other theatre
- The Pessimist, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto -- Philip
- Long Day's Journey Into Night, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg -- Jamie
- Death of a Salesman, Theatre Aquarius -- Biff Loman
- The Molière Comedies, Shubert Theatre, Chicago -- Valère
- Robin Hood: The Merry Family Musical, Elgin Theatre, Toronto -- Robin Hood
- Snow White and the Magnificent Seven, Elgin Theatre, Toronto -- Prince Don "Squeeze the" Charming
- Proposals, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg/Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto -- Ray Dolenz
- Hello, Dolly!, York Minstrels, Toronto -- 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
In the news
- "", The Globe and Mail, June 17, 2023
- "", The Toronto Star, September 27, 2008
- "", The Kingston Whig-Standard, January 26, 2008
- "", The Windsor Star, January 7, 2008
- "", Metro Canada, January 7, 2008
- "", The Globe and Mail, January 5, 2008
- "", St. Catharines Standard, December 13, 2007
- "", The Toronto Star, April 22, 2007