Ted Atherton

Canadian actor

Ted Atherton

Born|

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Alma mater| University of Toronto
University of Calgary
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1997–present

Ted Atherton is a Canadian television and film actor, as well as an accomplished stage actor. His list of stage credits include major roles in Death of a Salesman and The Lion King at the Royal Alexandra, The Cryptogram at the Tarragon Theatre, Hay Fever at the Canadian Stage and The Last Comedy at the Banff Centre. An experienced Shakespearean actor, he has played principal roles in As You Like It at the Du Maurier World Stage, Much Ado About Nothing at the Theatre Calgary, as well as Richard III and All Well That Ends Well at the Stratford Festival.[1] He is best known as Myles Leland III in the TV series Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye.[2]

## Early life

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He moved with his family to Scarborough, Ontario when he was 13. He went to the University of Toronto and obtained a bachelor's degree in English and Drama.[3] He was also a member of the advanced actors workshop at the Banff Centre for three years.[4]

## Career

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Atherton acted in the movie and television series Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy in 1998.[5][6] He also starred in the Prairie Theatre Exchange's comedic production, Bingo! in 2011.[7][8]

## Filmography

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### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1997  | Traders |  | 1 episode
1998  | Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy | Panhandle Phillips  | TV movie
1998  | La Femme Nikita | Ray Leeds  | 1 episode
1998  | Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families | SS Soldier #1  | TV movie
1998-2000  | Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy | Panhandle Phillips  | 26 episodes
1999  | Joan of Arc | Jean d'Estivet (fr) | Miniseries
1999  | The City | Barns  | 1 episode
1999  | Switching Goals | Mitch  | TV movie
2000  | Santa Who? | George  | TV movie
2001  | The Associates | Ned Waterston  | 1 episode
2001-2004  | Blue Murder | Pete Milbourne / P.C. Gerald Passmore  | 2 episodes
2002  | Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story | James Robinson  | TV movie
2002  | Street Time | Larry Atwood  | 2 episodes
2002-2005  | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Myles Leland III  | Main role
2004  | A Bear Named Winnie | Captain Elliot  | TV movie
2004  | Ace Lightning | Kilobyte (voice)  | 11 episodes
2005  | Time Warp Trio | Meriwether Lewis (voice)  | 1 episode
2006  | Tangled Webs | Older Man at Bar  |
2006  | This Is Wonderland | Paul Tiernay  | 1 episode
2006  | Find | Professor  | Short
2006  | Candles on Bay Street | Ross  | TV movie
2007  | The Company | Frank Wisner  | Miniseries
2007  | 'Til Death Do Us Part (Love You to Death)  | Matthew  | 1 episode
2007  | Everest '82 | Eric Paxton  | Miniseries
2007-2012  | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Randall Edwards  | 10 episodes
2008  | Degrassi Spring Break Movie | Randall Edwards  | TV movie
2008  | An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving | Mr. Hopkins  | TV movie
2008  | XIII: The Conspiracy | Wally Sheridan  | Miniseries
2008  | The Andromeda Strain | Edward "Ed" Dewitt  | Miniseries
2008-2010  | The Border | Clifford Holland  | 16 episodes
2009  | 'Da Kink in My Hair | Executive #2  | 1 episode
2009  | The National Tree | Aaron  | TV movie
2009-2010  | Cra$h & Burn | Stan/Sam  | 2 episodes
2009, 2017 & 2024  | Murdoch Mysteries | Professor Albert Godfrey/Preacher Jimmy Wilde  | 3 episodes
2010  | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? | Detective John Ryan  | TV movie
2010  | Pure Pwnage | Doug's Lawyer  | 1 episode
2010  | The Santa Suit | Bryce Hunter  | TV movie
2010-2011  | Blue Mountain State | Dean Simon  | 4 episodes
2011  | King | Dr. John Telsun  | 1 episode
2011  | XIII: The Series | Wally Sheridan  | 1 season
2011  | Haven | Ben Keegan  | 1 episode
2011  | John A.: Birth of a Country | Governor General Charles Monck  | TV movie
2012  | Fairly Legal | Jerry Blankstein  | 1 episode
2012  | An Officer and a Murderer | Minister Shaw  | TV movie
2012  | Zac & Penny | Thelonious (voice)  | TV movie
2012-2016  | Fugget About It | Special Agent Strait McCool / Juan Carlos (voice)  | Main role
2013  | Transporter: The Series | Stanwick  | 1 episode
2013  | Lost Girl | Bob Hamelin  | 1 episode
2013  | Bomb Girls | Detective Prentiss  | 1 episode
2013  | Suits | Judge Henderson  | 1 episode
2014  | Reign | Lord Hugo  | 2 episodes
2014  | The Good Witch's Wonder | Adam  | TV movie
2015  | Good Witch | Darryl Blankenship  | 1 episode
2015-2016  | Rogue | Robert Richmond / Robert Holdsworth / Bob Richmond  | 5 episodes
2016  | The Package | Pick-Up Guy  | Short
2017  | The Kennedys: After Camelot | Ted Sorensen  | Miniseries
2017  | Killjoys | Gander  | 7 episodes[9]
2017  | Heartland | Nathan Stockwell  | 1 episode
2017  | Christmas Wedding Planner | Tim  | TV movie
2017-2018  | The Expanse | Lawrence Strickland  | 10 episodes
2018  | Max Voltage |  | Voice
2019  | Diggstown | Judge Ballard  | 1 episode
2019  | Ransom | Travis Beaton  | 1 episode
2019  | Departure | Commander Foster  | 2 episodes
2019  | Anne with an E | Mr. Rose  | 2 episodes
2019  | Hudson & Rex | Dr. Reginald Meade  | 1 episode
2019  | V-Wars | Senator Smythe  | 4 episodes
2019  | Grounded for Christmas | Bert  | TV movie

### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2006  | Hollywoodland | Detective Doug Johnson  |
2006  | Tangled Webs | Older Man at Bar  |
2007  | The Stone Angel | Reverend Troy  |
2008  | Max Payne | Detective Shipman  |
2008  | An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving | Mr. Hopkins  |
2010  | Arctic Blast | Randall  |
2014  | Guidance | The Real Roland Brown  |
2015  | River | Patrick Reardon  |
2016  | Standoff | The Priest  | Credited as Tim Atherton
2017  | Trench 11 | Major Jennings  | [10]
2019  | Goalie | Louis Sawchuk  |
2019  | Rabid | Dr. William Burroughs  |
2021  | Crisis | University Lawyer  |
2022  | The Fight Machine | Jack Harris  |

### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2018  | Far Cry 5 | Zip Kupka (voice)  |
Starlink: Battle for Atlas | Victor St. Grand (voice)  |

## References

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1. ^ Ted Atherton's bio at www.northernstars.ca
2. ^ "F.B. Eye spy who came up from the warm" by Rita Zekas, Toronto Star (28 Dec, 2002) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 438546763
3. ^ "A star is born ... at last: J.J. Atherton was larger than life, always wanting to be the star. J.J. never quite made it, but his nephew, Ted, is one of the leads in a new CBC series." by Tony Atherton, The Ottawa Citizen (13 Feb, 1999) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 240241816
4. ^ "Bio". Tedatherton.com.
5. ^ " Mystery surrounds Lunchbox Theatre's 'Time Present'". By Louis Hobson, Calgary Sun, May 31, 2015
6. ^ "On set: Nothing Too Good For A Cowboy" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca
7. ^ "MacIvor lights up the board with boozy Bingo!". PAT ST. GERMAIN, The Globe and Mail, Oct. 17, 2011
8. ^ "Theatre Review: Fun watching adults regress to awkward boys and girls in "Bingo!". by Joff Schmidt, CBC  October 14, 2011
9. ^ "Cameras roll on Killjoys season three" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca
10. ^ "Cameras roll on WWI thriller Trench 11" by Regan Reid at playbackonline.ca

## External links

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* Ted Atherton at IMDb

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