Feore, Colm 1958–

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FEORE, Colm 1958–

PERSONAL

First name is pronounced "column"; born August 22, 1958, in Boston, MA; raised in Canada; married Sidonie Boll (an actress; divorced); married Donna (an actress and choreographer); children: Anna, Jack, Thomas. Education: Ridley College, graduated; National Theatre School of Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, graduated, 1980.


Addresses: Agent—J. Michael Bloom & Associates, 8826 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA 90211; Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; Oscars Abrams Zimel & Associates, 438 Queen Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 1T4, Canada.


Career: Actor. Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, associate director, beginning 1981, and performer. Appeared as Colonel John McCrae in "In Flanders Fields," Heritage Minute, part of a series of short spots broadcast on Canadian television, c. 1997.

Awards, Honors: Gemini Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best guest performance in a series, 1989, for Friday the 13th; Jutra Award, best supporting actor, 1999, for Le violon rouge; Saturn Award nomination, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, best genre television supporting actor, 2000, for Storm of the Century; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a featured supporting role, 2001, for Haven; Genie Award nomination, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best performance by an actor in a leading role, 2001, for The Perfect Son; Gemini Award, best performance by an actor in a leading role, and Golden Nymph Award, Monte–Carlo TV Festival, best performance by an actor, both 2002, for Trudeau; honorary doctorate of humanities, University of Windsor, 2002; Broadcast Film Critics Association Award (with others), best acting ensemble, Screen Actors Guild Award (with others), outstanding performance by the cast of a theatrical motion picture, and Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination (with others), best acting ensemble, all 2003, for Chicago.


CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Yuri, Iron Eagle II (also known as Iron Eagle II: The Battle beyond the Flag and L'aigle de fer II), TriStar, 1988.

Chester Rice, Bethune (also known as Dr. Bethune and Bethune, l'etoffe d'un heros), Tara Releasing, 1990.

Dr. Maurice Bucke, Beautiful Dreamers, Hemdale Releasing, 1990.

Glenn Gould, Thirty–Two Short Films about Glenn Gould (also known as Glenn Gould—32 lyhytelokuvaa, 32 curtas metragens sobre Glenn Gould, and Trente–deux films brefs sur Glenn Gould), Samuel Goldwyn, 1993.

Narrator, The Champagne Safari, First Run Features, 1995.

Gruzdev, The Boor, 1996.

Derek, The Lesser Evil, Orion Home Video, 1997.

Dr. Malcolm Walsh, Face/Off, Buena Vista, 1997.

Elihu Harrison, Night Falls on Manhattan, Paramount, 1997.

The killer, The Wrong Guy, Lions Gate Films, 1997.

Narrator, Louisbourg under Siege, National Film Board of Canada, 1997.

Wilson, Critical Care, LIVE Entertainment, 1997.

Auctioneer, Le violon rouge (also known as The Red Violin and Il violino rosso), Lions Gate Films, 1998.

Erling Porsild, The Herd, 1998.

Jordan, City of Angels (also known as Stadt der Engel), Warner Bros., 1998.

Marcus, Titus, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1999.

Richard Scruggs, The Insider, Buena Vista, 1999.

Ryan Taylor, The Perfect Son (also known as A Perfect Son and Secret de famille), Oasis International, 2000.

Voice of Toby, Thomas and the Magic Railroad (live action and animated), Destination Films, 2000.

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001.

David Leppenraub, The Caveman's Valentine (also known as The Sign of the Killer), MCA/Universal, 2001.

General Joel MacAteer, Ignition (also known as Mise a feu), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Mike, Lola, Blackwatch Releasing, 2001.

Sebastian, Century Hotel, TVA International/Velocity Home Entertainment, 2001.

Assistant district attorney Martin Harrison, Chicago (musical), Miramax, 2002.

The baron, The Baroness and the Pig, Wide Angle, 2002.

Olson, The Sum of All Fears (also known as Der Anschlag), Paramount, 2002.

Detective Frank McDuff, National Security, Columbia, 2003.

Fargo, Highwaymen, New Line Cinema, 2003.

John Wolfe, Paycheck, Paramount, 2003.

Hank Weiss, The Deal, Myriad Pictures, 2004.

Lord Marshal, The Chronicles of Riddick, Universal, 2004, director's cut released The Chronicles of Riddick: The Director's Cut.

Karl Gunderson, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Columbia/TriStar, 2005.


Television Appearances; Series:

Tibor, Foreign Objects, CBC, 2001.


Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Deacon Albert Fletcher, Night Sins, CBS, 1997.

Admiral Aaron Richland, Creature (also known as Peter Benchley's "Creature"), ABC, 1998.

Andre Linoge, Storm of the Century (also known as Stephen King's "Storm of the Century"), ABC, 1999.

Rudolf Hoess, Nuremberg, TNT, 2000.

Bruno, Haven, CBS, 2001.

Narrator, Benjamin Franklin, PBS, 2002.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau (title role), Trudeau, CBC, 2002.

Stein, Widows, ABC, 2002.

Voice, Napoleon, Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

Caesar (some sources cite Cassius), Empire, ABC, 2005.


Television Appearances; Movies:

Michael Jimson, A Nest of Singing Birds, [Canada], 1987.

Blades of Courage (also known as Skate!), [Canada], 1988.

Mel Gilbert, Personals, USA Network, 1990.

Evan Trummel, The Spider and the Fly, USA Network, 1994.

Charlie Ross, Truman, HBO, 1995.

Kevin Hanover, Where's the Money, Noreen?, USA Network, 1995.

Phillip Conlon, Friends at Last, CBS, 1995.

Hickman, The Escape, The Movie Channel, 1997.

Pshenichoy, Hostile Waters (also known as Im Fahrwasser des Todes and Peril en mer), HBO, 1997.

Albert, Forget Me Never (also known as Au coeur du labyrinthe), CBS, 1999.

Linus, Striking Poses, Cinemax, 1999.

Ron Simpson, Airborne (also known as L'avion de la terreur), Cinemax, 1999.

Ed Hanson, Trapped in a Purple Haze, ABC, 2000.

Trampas, The Virginian, TNT, 2000.

Caspar Weinberger, The Day Reagan Was Shot, Showtime, 2001.

Paul Battaglia, Final Jeopardy, ABC, 2001.

Dalton Strong, Sins of the Father, FX Channel, 2002.

Mike Matassa, Point of Origin, HBO, 2002.

D. W. Griffith, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, HBO, 2003.

Lucas, Lies My Mother Told Me, Lifetime, 2005.


Television Appearances; Specials:

Antipholus of Ephesus, The Boys from Syracuse (musical), 1987.

Petruchio and Sly, The Taming of the Shrew, 1988.

Agostino Tassi, Artemisia (documentary), CBC, 1992.

Mercutio, Romeo & Juliet, 1993.

Narrator, Mars on Earth: Preparing for Life on the Red Planet (documentary), 2000.

Narrator, The Big Show (also known as The Big Show: Toronto International Film Festival), CBC, 2001.

Himself, The Chronicles of Riddick: The Lowdown (documentary), Sci–Fi Channel, 2004.

Himself, From Hong Kong to Hollywood: The Making of John Woo (documentary), 2004.

Himself, Remembering the Future: Paycheck & the Worlds of Philip K. Dick (documentary), 2004.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

"When the Wind Blows," Diamonds, CBS, 1988.

Anton Pascola, "The Maestro," Friday the 13th (also known as Friday's Curse and Friday the 13th: The Series), syndicated, 1989.

Argochev, "The Last Supper," War of the Worlds, syndicated, 1989.

Alex Dent, "Mightier Than the Sword," Friday the 13th (also known as Friday's Curse and Friday the 13th: The Series), syndicated, 1990.

Nikita, "Totally Real," War of the Worlds, syndicated, 1990.

Kyle Thompson, "November," Street Legal, CBC, 1992.

Voice of sorcerer, "Master of Darkness," Beyond Reality, USA Network and Canada, 1992.

Mason Driscoll, "Dead Air," Beyond Reality, USA Network and Canada, 1993.

Selinger, "Cruise Missiles," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1995.

Walken, "Blood Money," Forever Knight, syndicated, 1995.

Carver, "The Duel," Due South (also known as Due South: The Series, Direction: Sud, and Un tandem de choc), CTV and CBS, 1996.

Major Mackie, "The Heist," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1996.

"Blackout," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1996.

Alexander Hamilton, LIBERTY! The American Revolution, PBS, 1997.

Voice of Brutus, "Last Night," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 1998.

George Guber, "Chapter Seven," Boston Public, Fox, 2000.

Leon, "Hell Hath No Fury," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network, 2000.

Tad Whitney, "Galileo," The West Wing, NBC, 2000.

Baskerville, "Of All the Luck," Cyberchase (live action and animated), PBS, 2002.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, 2002.

Owen Sawyer (member of Parliament), "Eden," The Eleventh Hour, CTV, 2004.


Television Appearances; Pilots:

Cassius, Empire, ABC, 2005.


Stage Appearances:

Title role, Cyrano de Bergerac, Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1994.

Claudius and ghost of the king, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York City, 1999–2000.

Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady (musical), Stratford Festival of Canada, 2002.

Cassius, Julius Caesar, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 2005.


Appeared as the title role, Hamlet, as Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, as the title role, Richard III, and as Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, all productions at the Stratford Festival of Canada; appeared as Petruchio, The Taming of the Shrew. Appeared in other productions, including appearances with the National Arts Centre, beginning c. 1980.


RECORDINGS

Videos:

The Making of "Titus," Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.