Brent Carver (born November 17, 1951) is a Canadian actor best known for his performances on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman as Molina, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993, Fiddler on the Roof, and Parade as Leo Frank.
It's all about the three big C's... There's confidence, which can always be fleeting, and then there's courage and compassion.
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Fact
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Currently starring as Gandalf in the world premiere of the 3 1/2 hour stage adaptation of Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. [February 2006]
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Dedicated his 1993 Tony award "to Susan" - actress Susan Wright - who died in a house fire two years earlier. At the end of Carver's acceptance speech, he held his award high in defiance proclaiming "death be not proud" in reference, quoting a poem by John Donne. Wright was staying at Carvers own home in Stratford, Ontario (Carver was not present at the time) when a fire broke out that resulted in her death.
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Won Broadway's 1993 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for a "Kiss of the Spider Woman--The Musical." He was also nominated in the same category in 1999 for, "Parade."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Leo and Me
1978
TV Series
Leo
One Night Stand
1978
TV Movie
Rafe
Inside Canada
1974
TV Series
The Beachcombers
1972
TV Series
The Whale
2014/I
Short
Ryley Crewson
Romeo and Juliet
2014/I
Friar Laurence
As You Like It
2010
TV Short
Jaques
Lightchasers
2007
Short
Man
Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
2006
TV Mini-Series
Secretary Balsam
This Is Wonderland
2005
TV Series
Elizabeth Rex
2004
TV Movie
Ned Lowenscroft
The Event
2003
Brian Knight
Ararat
2002
Philip
Deeply
2000
Porter
Twice in a Lifetime
2000
TV Series
Harry
The City
2000
TV Series
Sam
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1999
TV Movie
Ichabod Crane
Leonardo: A Dream of Flight
1998
TV Movie
Leonardo DaVinci
L'histoire de l'Oie
1998
TV Movie
Maurice
Balls Up
1997
TV Movie
Geoff
Due South
1997
TV Series
Bruce Spender
Whiskers
1997
TV Movie
Whiskers
Margie Gillis: Wild Hearts in Strange Times
1996
Singer / Dancer
Lilies - Les feluettes
1996
Countess de Tilly
The Song Spinner
1995
TV Movie
Selmo
Street Legal
1989-1994
TV Series
Scott Farrow #2 / Arthur Fraticelli
The Shower
1992
Kevin
The Hidden Room
1991
TV Series
Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
1989
TV Movie
Tony Merchant
Millennium
1989
Coventry
War of the Worlds
1989
TV Series
Jesse
The Twilight Zone
1989
TV Series
Josef
Shadow Dancing
1988
Alexei
Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs
1988
TV Movie
Gunther
Much Ado About Nothing
1987
TV Movie
Don John
Adderly
1987
TV Series
The Pirates of Penzance
1985
TV Movie
Pirate King
Love & Larceny
1985
TV Movie
Charles Chadwick
All for One
1985
TV Movie
Anne's Story
1984
TV Movie
Cross Country
1983
John Forrest
The Wars
1983
Robert Ross
Crossbar
1979
TV Movie
Aaron Kornylo
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Twice in a Lifetime
2000
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards
1999
TV Special performer: "This Is Not Over Yet"
The 47th Annual Tony Awards
1993
TV Special performer: "Where You Are"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Stories We Tell
2012
Documentary archival footage and photos courtesy of
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Brent Carver: Home Through the Night
2014
Documentary short
Himself
40 Years of One Night Stands
2008
TV Movie documentary
Narrator (voice)
The World's a Stage with John Neville
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Hamlet (Solo)
2007
Documentary
Himself - Interviewee
The 53rd Annual Tony Awards
1999
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Musical
The 1996 Gemini Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself
The 47th Annual Tony Awards
1993
TV Special
Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2004
ACTRA Toronto Award
ACTRA Awards
Outstanding Performance - Male
Elizabeth Rex (2004)
2004
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Elizabeth Rex (2004)
1998
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series
Due South (1994)
1996
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
Street Legal (1987)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2000
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999)
2000
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series