Mark Forward
Mark Forward | |
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| Born | June 17, 1974 Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Website | www |
Mark Forward (born June 17, 1974)[1] is a Canadian comedian and actor from Oakville, Ontario.[2]
He is the winner of the 2005 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Newcomer. He also won the Homegrown Competition at the 2006 Just for Laughs festival. He has performed at the Halifax Comedy Festival, Hub Cap Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs,[3] opening for Craig Ferguson during his Hobo Fabulous tour.[4]
He has appeared in Letterkenny, Fargo, Mr. D, The Rocker, Breakfast with Scot, The Sean Cullen Show, The Newsroom and Degrassi.[3][5] Forward is also a writer and performer on The Jon Dore Television Show.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Standup Specials
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mark Forward Presents: Mark Forward | |
| 2019 | Mark Forward Wins All the Awards |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Escape from the Newsroom | The Cannibal | |
| 2006 | Night of Terror | Newlywed Man | |
| 2007 | I Me Wed | Jim | |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Snickering Businessman | |
| 2008 | The Rocker | Leon | |
| 2008 | True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet | Ice Cream Vendor | |
| 2009 | Puck Hogs | Jake Goldstein | |
| 2010 | Double Wedding | Mitch | |
| 2015 | No Stranger Than Love | Vernon Paulson | |
| 2016 | The Death (and Life) of Carl Naardlinger | Don Beamershmiddle; Carl Naardlinger | |
| 2020 | Getting to Know You | Kenny |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Doc | Jake | 1 episode |
| 2003 | The Seán Cullen Show | Seán's stand-in | |
| 2007 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Judge #1 | 1 episode |
| 2007-09 | The Jon Dore Television Show | Various | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Living in Your Car | 1 episode | |
| 2012-14 | Mr. D | Wayne Leung | 24 episodes; 1 episode in 2014 in the "webisodes" spinoff |
| 2015 | Spun Out | Ian Hayes | 1 episode |
| 2016-2023 | Letterkenny | Coach | 32 episodes |
| 2017 | Fargo | Donny Mashman | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Cupcake & Dino: General Services | Hugo (voice) | 13 episodes |
Personal life
[edit]Forward lives in Toronto. He is married and has a son.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mark Forward". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ a b Grignon, Denis (January 3, 2017). "Mark Forward is a nationalist of laughs". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ a b "Why Mark Forward believes Canadian comics should not move to the U.S." Q. July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Craig Ferguson Sony Centre, Toronto ON, October 2". exclaim.ca. October 3, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Wheeler, Brad (December 8, 2016). "Comedian Mark Forward on making a career in stand-up". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Banner, Victoria (May 4, 2016). "Toronto comedian Mark Forward keeps things authentic". beatroute.ca.
External links
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- Canadian male comedians
- Living people
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Canadian television writers
- Canadian stand-up comedians
- Canadian male television writers
- Canadian Comedy Award winners
- 1974 births
- Male actors from Oakville, Ontario
- Comedians from Ontario
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