Matthew Ferguson
Matthew Ferguson is a Canadian former actor. He is known for his roles in On My Own, Love and Human Remains, Lilies, and La Femme Nikita.
Life and career
Ferguson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the Claude [Watson School for the Arts] and studied film production at Ryerson University. He is an actor, screen writer, theatre and film producer.Ferguson made his debut in theatre as "Morgan Moreen" in Geometry in Venice, which garnered him a Dora [Mavor Moore Award] nomination as Best Featured Actor, then on screen as Simon Henderson in On My Own.
He is best known as "Seymour Birkoff", from the TV series La Femme Nikita.
His dramatic roles in movies such as Love and Human Remains, Eclipse and Lilies gave him nominations at the Genie Awards in the 1990s. In 2002 his lead role in Sarah Polley's "I Shout Love" earned him an ACTRA Award nomination. Also in 2002, Ferguson was part of the ensemble cast of "An American In Canada" which won the Canadian Screen Award for best Comedy Series.
Selected filmography
Film
- On My Own as Simon Henderson
- Love and Human Remains as Kane
- I Love a Man in Uniform as Edward Nichols
- The Club as Darren Spenser
- Life with Billy as Allan Whynot
- Lives of Girls and Women as Jerry Storey
- Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes
- Billy Madison as Tenth Grader
- Eclipse as Angelo
- Harrison Bergeron as Garth Bergeron
- The Deliverance of Elaine
- Lilies as Young Bilodeau
- The [English Patient (film)|The English Patient] as Young Canadian Soldier
- Uncut as Peter Cort
- The Wall as Buelton
- Giving Up the Ghost as Matthew "Bulldog" Phelps
- I Shout Love as Bobby
- Cube 2: Hypercube as Max Reisler
- Three and a Half as Sasha the Director
- Owning Mahowny as Martin
TV
- Street Legal as Mark
- La Femme Nikita as Seymour Birkoff/Jason Crawford
- An American in Canada as Derrick
- Odd Job Jack as Bobby Lee
- Top Cops as Mouthy Teenager
Selected bibliography
- Heyn, Christopher. "A Conversation with Matthew Ferguson." Inside Section One: Creating and Producing TV's La Femme Nikita. Introduction by Peta Wilson. Los Angeles: , 2006. 94–99.. In-depth conversation with Matthew Ferguson about his role as Birkoff on La Femme Nikita, as well as his early acting experiences.
Nominations
- 2003 - ACTRA Toronto Awards: Outstanding Performance - Male for I Shout Love
- 1998 - Gemini Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series for La Femme Nikita
- 1996 - Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Lilies
- 1996 - Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Eclipse
- 1994 - Genie Awards: Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Love & Human Remains
- 1993 - Australian [Film Institute Awards|Australian Film Institute] : Best Actor in a Leading Role for ''On My Own''