Aaron Willis

Aaron Willis

ACTRA/CAEA     Height: 5’8″     Weight: 165 lbs.     Hair: Brown     Eyes: Blue     Voice: Tenor

 

SELECTED THEATRE:
Shakespeare in High Park: A Midsummer Night’s DreamBottomCanadian Stage; Dir: Jamie Robinson
The Cherry OrchardTrofimovModern Times Stage Company; Dir: Soheil Parsa
One BlockEnsembleUnspun Theatre/Harbourfront’s Hatch; Dir: Chris Hanratty
YICHUD (Seclusion)Chaim BermanTheatre Passe Muraille/ A. Willis, R. Greenblatt
The Incredible Speediness

of Jamie Cavanaugh

MaxRoseneath Theatre; Dir: Richard Greenblatt
Zadie’s ShoesBenjaminGCTC; Dir: Lise Ann Johnson
AbbatoirJacobKaeja d’Dance; Dir: Allen Kaeja
The Russian PlayPiotrFactory Theatre; Dir: Natasha Mytnowych
AutoShowAutoHost CEOConvergence Theatre; Dirs: R. Benson, A. Willis
*WreckedLyleRoseneath Theatre; Dir: Richard Greenblatt
The Merchant of VeniceLorenzo/Prince of ArragonShakespeare in the Rough; Dir: Sanjay Talwar
The Complete Works of William ShakespeareAdamGayety Theatre; Dir: Dean Hollin
E-dentityEnsembleTheatre Gargantua; Dir: Jacquie Thomas
SpainJaredSummerworks Festival; Dir: Michael Rubenfeld
Waiting for LeftySid/Young Actor/AgateThe Co.; Dir: Dean Gabourie
(Nod)Young BrotherTheatre Gargantua; Dir: Jacquie Thomas
Excess Unwanted GrowthGusSummerworks 2003; Dir: Rebecca Benson
Awake & SingRalphThe Co.; Dir: Dean Gabourie
Well,WillieTarragon Theatre; Dir: Chris Abraham
The PiperTotNecessary Angel; Dir: Richard Rose
The Emperor’s New ClothesRoyal AdvisorShrimp Magnet Theatre; Dir; Kate Keenan
*Dora Nomination – Outstanding Performance (Theatre for Young Audiences) – 2006
*Dora Award – Outstanding Production (Theatre for Young Audiences) – 2006
 
MEDIA/FILM & TELEVISION:
Gentlemen Only (short film)PrincipalTelescope Productions Inc.; Dir: Sébastien Duguay
Private EyesPrincipalGlobal/ EOne; Dir: Shawn Piller
ReignPrincipalCW; Dir: Mike Rohl
FlashpointPrincipalCTV/CBS; Dir: David Frazee
Snowballs in HellPrincipalQuiet Noises Productions; Dir: Stacy King
Room for FivePrincipalThe Image Works; Dir: Doug Cole
 
VOICE:
The Lure of Their GravesDimitriPenguin Random House
The Sins on Their BonesDimitriPenguin Random House
 
TRAINING:
National Voice Intensive in 2015
Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction (Stratford Festival 2010)
George Brown Theatre School (1998-2001)
BA Honours in Drama, University of Alberta (1994 – 1998)
 
SKILLS AND INTERESTS:
Dialects: British RP, Cockney, German, Irish, Scottish, Romanian, French-Canadian
Languages: French, Introductory German
Other: Guitar, Juggling, Piano, International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
Class G Driver’s License
No demo reel available.