Canadian actor
Evan Buliung is a Canadian actor and singer, who is best known for his work in musical theatre. In 2006, Buliung originated the role of Aragorn in the world premiere production of "Lord of the Rings", which played at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto. He also originated the role of Khashoggi in the Canadian premiere production of "We Will Rock You" in 2007. He also played Bruce Bechdel in a Toronto production of "Fun Home", for which he won a Dora Award. In 2019, Buliung originated the role of Larry Murphy in the Canadian premiere production of "Dear Evan Hansen", which played at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. In 2023, Buliung also originated the role of Pierre Bezukhov in the Canadian premiere production of "Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812".
Buliung has also appeared in several television shows and films. This included a main role in the television series "Holly Hobbie" (2018–2022), and recurring roles in Canadian drama series "The Best Years" (2007–2009) and "Departure" (2020).
Early life.
Buliung was born in Brantford, Ontario,on December 18, 1974 where he attended Brantford Collegiate Institute. He was involved in local community theatre organizations, such as Dufferin Players and Theatre Brantford. He also attended a summer theatre school ran by Theatre Aquarius, where he played Tony in a production of "West Side Story".
He graduated from the theatre program at George Brown College in 1996.
Career.
Buliung played the lead role of Joe Schofield in the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Canadian Stage production of "Chimerica" in 2016.
He has also had occasional supporting roles in film and television, most notably as Professor Warren in "The Best Years", Michael Braxton in "Bitten" and Robert Hobbie in "Holly Hobbie". Evan also gave his voice to various video game characters, his most famous work is portrayal of Holden Cross and his multiplayer counterpart Lawbringer in "For Honor" in 2017. He later reprised his role as a stand-alone DLC character, Gryphon, in 2020.
He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actor in a Musical in 2013 for "Bloodless", and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for CBC Television's film of "Pericles".
In 2018, he won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his performance as Bruce Bechdel in "Fun Home" at the Panasonic Theatre (2018).
In 2019, he played Larry Murphy in the Canada premiere of "Dear Evan Hansen", and in 2023, he starred as Pierre Bezukhov in the Canada premiere of "Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812".
Other roles he's played include Sky Masterson in "Guys and Dolls" at the Stratford Festival (2017) and Georges Seurat in "Sunday in the Park with George" with the Eclipse Theatre Company (2020).
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