| Height: 5’10” Weight: 180 lbs. Hair: Black Eyes: Brown ACTRA
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| SELECTED FILM AND TELEVISION: | ||
| Maestro Chef Wes | Producer/Host | Bell Media |
| Race Against The Tide | Host | CBC/Marblemedia |
| Happy FKN Sunshine | Featured | Independent; Dir: Derek Diorio |
| In Contempt | Guest Star | BET; Dir: David Sudz Sutherland |
| The Listener | Guest Star | CTV; Dir: Farhad Mann |
| Transporter | Guest Star | HBO/Cinemax; Dir: Bruce MacDonald |
| Mr. D (8 Seasons) | Recurring Guest Star | CBC; Dir: Various |
| Eagleheart (Pilot) | Lead | Cartoon Network/Dakota Films; Dir: Jason Woliner |
| Crash & Burn | Recurring | Showcase/Whizbang; Prods: P. Gross, F. Siracusa, M. MacRury |
| The Line (2 Seasons) | Series Lead | HBO Canada; Prod: George F. Walker |
| Poor Boy’s Game | Featured | Conquering Lion; Dir: Clement Virgo |
| Instant Star (4 Seasons) | Series Regular | Noggin/CTV; Prod: Epitome Pictures |
| Amma | Lead | FNB Films; Dir: Andrew Trottman |
| Four Brothers | Featured | Paramount; Dir: John Singleton |
| Zed | Recurring Host | CBC; Dir: McLean Greaves |
| Metropia (3 Seasons) | Series Lead | Omni TV/ Protocol Entertainment |
| Jake 2.0 | Guest Lead | UPN; Dir: Adam Davidson |
| Redemption | Featured | Fox TV/ FX Channel; Dir: Vondie Curtis Hall |
| Blue Murder | Featured | Global/Barna Alper; Dir: Steve DiMarco |
| Soul Food | Featured | Showtime |
| Platinum | Recurring | UPN/MTV; Dir: Kevin Bray |
| Bugs | Featured | Sci-Fi Channel; Dir: Joe Conti |
| Honey | Featured | Universal Pictures; Dir: Billie Woodruff |
| Blue Murder | Recurring | Global/Barna Alper; Dir: T.W. Peacocke |
| Conviction | Featured | Paramount/Sagia Prods.; Dir: Kevin R. Sullivan |
| Paid In Full | Featured | Miramax; Dir: Charles Stone III |
| Drop The Beat | Guest Lead | CBC |
| The Symphony (Independent Short) | Lead | I Wish It Was Always Summer Prods; Dir: B. Mcjovski |
| Jack’s House (Feature) | Guest Cameo | John Hiltz/Naomi Hiltz |
| Raising Kain | Guest Cameo | BFVN; Dir: Alison Duke |
| AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
2025 King Charles III Coronation Medal 2024 Governor General Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award for Performing Arts 2024 Honorary Doctorate – St. Francis Xavier University 2024 Inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame (First Hip-Hop Artist Inducted) |
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| 2009 Gemini Nomination (Canadian version of Emmy Award) – Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series for THE LINE | ||
| 3 – Juno Awards (Canadian version of Grammy Awards) | ||
| 14 – Juno Nominations | ||
| 4 – Much Music Awards (People’s Choice) | ||
| First Canadian Rap Artist to go Gold (Album & Single) | ||
| First Canadian Hip Hop Single to go Gold | ||
| Platinum Album – Best Selling Hip Hop Artist in Canadian History | ||
| UMAC Pioneer Award – 1998 | ||
| 2002 – Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in Arts | ||
| 2002 – UMAC Special Achievement Award | ||
| 2003 – REEL World Film Festival Trailblazer Award | ||
| 2006 – Inductee to The Scarborough Walk of Fame | ||
| WEBSITE: | ||
| maestrofreshwes.net | ||
