Richard Clarkin is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the 2017 film The Drawer Boy, for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[1]

Career

Clarkin's other roles include Andrew Jackson in the television mini-series War of 1812, Paul in Finn's Girl, Rich Cook in Ordinary Days,[2] Inspector Davis in Murdoch Mysteries, Gord Ogilvey in Goon and Goon: Last of the Enforcers, Ben in Easy Land, Walter Hawthorne in Naturally, Sadie, and Dick Dunphy in Son of a Critch.

He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Play (Large Theatre) in 2018 for his performance in Confederation & Riel. He also played Jacob Mercer in the premiere production of David French's Salt-Water Moon in 1984.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Five Senses Raymond
1999 Teenage Space Vampires Davers
2000 City of Fear Venco Direct-to-video
2004 Sisters in the Wilderness: The Lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill John Moodie
2005 Land of the Dead Steele
2007 The Third Eye Michael Miller
2007 Finn's Girl Paul
2008 Production Office Dick
2010 You Are Here Hal
2010 Casino Jack Partner #1
2011 Goon Gord Ogilvey
2013 Molly Maxwell Raymond
2013 Solo Fred
2014 The Anniversary Paul Miller
2017 Goon: Last of the Enforcers Gord Ogilvey
2017 Great Great Great David Paolini
2017 The Drawer Boy Morgan
2017 Ordinary Days Rich Cook
2018 Extracurricular Dave Lauderback
2019 Easy Land Ben
2020 Learning to Love Again Joe
2020 Stardust Mickelson
2021 Carmen Tom

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993, 1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Bonaduce / Pearce 2 episodes
1997 La Femme Nikita Gabriel Tyler Episode: "Mercy"
1997 F/X: The Series Pistone Episode: "Shooting Mickey"
1998 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples Simon Television film
1998 Mythic Warriors Hermes 2 episodes
1999 Psi Factor Earl Carpenter / Sid
1999 War of 1812 Andrew Jackson 4 episodes
1999 Monet: Shadow and Light Pierre-Auguste Renoir Television film
1999, 2002 Earth: Final Conflict Nason / Mitchell 2 episodes
2000 The Thin Blue Lie Scala Television film
2002 Queer as Folk Shepherd Frankel Episode: "...Wherever That Dream May Lead You"
2003 Penguins Behind Bars Charlie Abaloney Television short
2005–2007 Naturally, Sadie Walter Hawthorne 17 episodes
2006 Playing House Richard Television film
2007 Fire Serpent Kohler
2008 The Border Pavel Makarov Episode: "Compromising Positions"
2008 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends Holley Episode: "Night and Day/Cob Fog"
2009 Flashpoint Rafer Wilcox Episode: "One Wrong Move"
2010 Heartland Keith Episode: "One Day"
2010–2017 Murdoch Mysteries Jeffrey Davis 7 episodes
2011 Republic of Doyle Edward Episode: "Something Old, Someone New"
2011 The Listener Sasha Mirinov Episode: "The Brothers Volkov"
2012 Lost Girl Brother Douglas Episode: "Fae-nted Love"
2012 The Firm John Hannon Episode: "Chapter Ten"
2014 Forget and Forgive Clay Russo Television film
2014 Suits Jacob Walker Episode: "Moot Point"
2014 The Transporter Tommy Sands Episode: "Sixteen Hands"
2015 Bitten Dr. Randall Penner Episode: "Rabbit Hole"
2015 Killjoys Hogan Episode: "A Glitch in the System"
2015 Rogue ADA Fred Yunker Episode: "Beyond Judgement"
2015 Saving Hope Ralph Lively Episode: "Start Me Up"
2016 Ride Bill Episode: "We Need to Talk About Covington"
2018 Burden of Truth Nate Dawson 3 episodes
2020 Nurses Arlo Walker 4 episodes
2021 I Was Lorena Bobbitt Mr. Howard Television film
2022 Son of a Critch Dick Dunphy 5 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Les Québécois remportent plus de la moitié des trophées à l'avant-gala des prix Écrans canadiens". Ici Radio-Canada, March 31, 2019.
  2. ↑ "What to see at Canadian Film Fest and What The Film Festival". Now, March 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Stephen Godfrey, "Tale of two partners adds a new chapter with Mercers' return". The Globe and Mail, October 1, 1984.


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