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.
WWW matthewferguson.ca

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 HendersonLove and Human Remains as KaneI Love a Man in Uniform as Edward NicholsThe Club as Darren SpenserLife with Billy as Allan WhynotLives of Girls and Women as Jerry StoreySpenser: Pale Kings and Princes Billy Madison as Tenth GraderEclipse as AngeloHarrison Bergeron as Garth BergeronThe Deliverance of Elaine Lilies as Young BilodeauThe English Patient as Young Canadian SoldierUncut as Peter CortThe Wall as BueltonGiving Up the Ghost as Matthew "Bulldog" PhelpsI Shout Love as BobbyCube 2: Hypercube as Max ReislerThree and a Half as Sasha the DirectorOwning 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