Juan Chioran
Juan Chioran is a Canadian actor.
Career
Stage
Chioran is especially associated with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he is based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. To date he has appeared in 18 seasons at the Festival, performing in comedies, Gilbert and Sullivan operattas,musicals and, of course, Shakespeare. Chioran appears in filmed performances of several Stratford productions, including two of Richard Monette's productions of Shakespeare's plays, which were performed and shot on-stage, produced by Norman Campbell of CBC Television, and released as television movies. In addition to non-televised stage roles, he played a Servant in The Taming of the Shrew, and the Spanish Merchant in The Comedy of Errors, which were his earliest screen appearances.Screen
Chioran has had numerous film and television roles. One of his earliest screen roles occurred in 1993, portraying Nicky, an art forger who gets caught up in a murder committed by his patron Eve, on the Canadian crime-fighting series Counterstrike in the episode, "French Twist." He played Laurie in the theatrical film The Perfect Son. Chioran's television roles include Dr. Christian Vezza, the corrupt and criminal personal physician to billionaire gangster "Dale the Whale" in the 2002 Monk episode, "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale." He played the role of Francobollo Garibaldi, the father of Raven-Symoné's character in the Disney Channel original television movie, The Cheetah Girls.More recently he appeared in the 2024 film Mother Father Sister Brother Frank as Frank.
Voice acting
Chioran is known for his voice acting roles, such as Lance Boil on Grossology, King Caradoc in Jane and the Dragon, Barry Bullevardo in the animated series Iggy Arbuckle, and Doji in Beyblade: Metal Fusion.In Totally Spies!, he voiced the uncredited role of Ice Cream Man in the 2006 episode "Evil Ice Cream Man Much?"
He was Snow Miser in the 2008 movie A Miser Brothers' Christmas, and Mr. Mansour in Miss BG. He voiced Nero the Animal Hero in Cyberchase, Raimundo the Ringmaster on the CGI series PAW Patrol, Art Wurst on Detentionaire, and Venomous Drool in Fangbone!.
More recently, he voices Señor Tapir, a Mexican-born musical tapir who appears in Elinor Wonders Why.
Awards and nominations
Chioran won a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series in 2000 for a televised showing of his portrayal of Count Dracula in Dracula: A Chamber Musical. He was nominated for a 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for The Three Musketeers at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.Credits
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Chioran has played the following roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.- The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi — Father
- The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan — Poo-Bah
- Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman — Don Quixote
- The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare — Polixenes
- Dracula: A Chamber Musical — Count Dracula
- A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare — Oberon
- As You Like It by William Shakespeare — Jaques
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare — Gravedigger
- All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare — Parolles
- Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson — Zeal-of-the-land Busy
- The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov — Solyony
- Evita by Arthur Laurents — Juan Perón
- Kiss Me, Kate based on a play by William Shakespeare — Fred Graham
- The Misanthrope by Molière — Philinte
- Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare — Fabian
- Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare — Don Pedro
- Henry V by William Shakespeare — Montjoy
Filmography
Film
- 2000: The Perfect Son – Laurie
- 2000: Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie – Green Knight
- 2002: Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun – Wally Jollie
- 2003: Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase – Willy Jolly
- 2005: Heidi – Sebastian
- 2008: Finn on the Fly – Pablo Reyes
- 2011: Daisy, a Hen Into the Wild – Rooster
- 2017: Love's Labour's Lost – Don Adriano de Armado
- 2021: Around the World in 80 Days – Juan Frog de Leon / Bank Manager
- 2022: Sneakerella – Gustavo
- 2023: Mother of All Shows – Bradberry
- 2024: Mother Father Sister Brother Frank – Frank
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1988 | The Taming of the Shrew | Servant | TV movie. Richard Monette's Stratford production. | |
| 1989 | The Comedy of Errors | Spanish Merchant | TV movie. Richard Monette's Stratford production. | |
| 1993 | Counterstrike | Nicky | Episode: "French Twist" | |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Hornet | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Traders | 1 episode | ||
| 1997 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Prof. Frederick Roberts | 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Blazing Dragons | Sir Loungelot | 13 episodes | |
| 1998 | Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business | Mel | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Naked City: A Killer Christmas | Miguel Sierra Blanca | TV movie | |
| 1999–2000 | Blaster's Universe | MEL | 13 episodes | |
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Ennio Anjou | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Raleigh St. Claire | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | Monk | Dr. Christian Vezza | Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale" | |
| 2003 | The Music Man | Salesman #3 | TV movie | |
| 2003 | The Cheetah Girls | Francobollo | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Adventure Inc. | Josef Alvaro | 1 episode | |
| 2005, 2006 | Time Warp Trio | King Nebuchadnezzar / Governor | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–2007 | Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs | Sid / Mr. Bodine | 18 episodes | |
| 2006 | Jane and the Dragon | King Caradoc | 26 episodes | |
| 2006 | Skyland | Oslo | 26 episodes | |
| 2006–2008 | Growing Up Creepie | Dr. Pappas | 15 episodes | |
| 2006–2008 | Captain Flamingo | The Warrior Monkey / The Mirror | 7 episodes | |
| 2006–2009 | Grossology | Lance Boil | 12 episodes | |
| 2007 | Iggy Arbuckle | Barry Bullevardo | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Buzz / Wilver | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween | Vlad | TV movie | |
| 2008 | A Miser Brothers' Christmas | Snow Miser / Flakes | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Erky Perky | Pablobo | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | Beyblade: Metal Fusion | Doji | 19 episodes | |
| 2009–2011 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Rudolpho / Additional | 10 episodes | |
| 2009 | Spliced | Aperitif | 1 episode | |
| 2010–2018 | Arthur | Mr. Molina | 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Chuck and Friends | Sigmund | 1 episode | |
| 2013 | PAW Patrol | Raimundo | 4 episodes | |
| 2014 | Detentionaire | Art Wurst | 8 episodes | |
| 2014–2016 | Fangbone! | Venomous Drool / One-Eye | 4 episodes | |
| 2015, 2017 | Inspector Gadget | El Pacho / Jose Noe / MAD Henchman #2 | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Reign | Archbishop Ridolfi | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | Wishfart | Gum King | 1 episode | |
| 2019–2020 | D.N. Ace | Mendel | Regular cast | |
| 2020–2024 | Elinor Wonders Why | Señor Tapir | 22 episodes | |
| 2021 | An Ice Wine Christmas | Roberto | TV movie | |
| 2021 | A Christmas Proposal | Charles | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Undercover Holiday | Joaquin | TV movie |