Ted Atherton
BornC.E.1962 (1962-01-08UTC16:47:48) (age 61)
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
University of Calgary
OccupationActor
Years active1997–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

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

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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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) TV mini-series
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 TV mini-series
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part (Love You to Death) Matthew 1 episode
2007 Everest '82 Eric Paxton TV mini-series
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 TV mini-series
2008 The Andromeda Strain Edward "Ed" Dewitt TV mini-series
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 Murdoch Mysteries Professor Albert Godfrey 2 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
2012-2013 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 TV mini-series
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 TV series (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

Year Title Role Notes
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
2023 Five Nights at Freddy's Golden Freddy (Voice)

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Far Cry 5 Zip Kupka (voice)
2018 Starlink: Battle for Atlas Victor St. Grand (voice)

References

  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


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