Ross Hull (born August 25, 1975) is a Canadian actor, meteorologist and television personality. He is known for his role as Chris Sheppard on Canadian sitcom Student Bodies and as Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society, on the television series Are You Afraid of the Dark?.

Ross Hull
Born (1975-08-25) August 25, 1975 (age 49)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
EducationCertificate in Broadcast Meteorology & Bachelor's degree of Radio and Television arts
Alma materMississippi State University & Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)
Occupation(s)Actor
Weather anchor
Years active1987–present

Early life and acting career

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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Hull began his acting career in 1987 with the film Nowhere to Hide. Hull also appeared in other shows, including Ready or Not and Are You Afraid of the Dark?. and then landed the role of Chris Sheppard in Student Bodies. He made an appearance on Stargate Atlantis in the episode Suspicion.

Weather anchor career

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In January 2005, Hull became a weather personality on Canada's The Weather Network, after completing the Meteorology Program from Mississippi State University and graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson University in Toronto.[1]

In April 2007, Ross became a temporary reporter for the Vancouver area, replacing Oga Nwobosi while she was on maternity leave.

On December 15, 2008, Hull left The Weather Network and became a reporter for Citytv Calgary.

On September 8, 2010, Hull became the weather anchor for A London, in London, Ontario, where he forecasted the weather for London and the entire region of Southwestern Ontario.

In June 2011, Hull became a weather anchor for CTV Kitchener.

In early 2013, he appeared as the weather anchor for CBC Ottawa and CBC News Network. He subsequently became weather anchor for CBC Toronto until the end of June, 2014. He is now a meteorologist with Global Toronto.

Currently, Ross Hull is a multi-market meteorologist for Global News. He works in Toronto but produces forecasts for Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and New Brunswick on weekdays with the addition of Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon on the weekends.

Personal life

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Ross is openly gay.[2] He explains, "As for being 'out,' I think that's all a part of being comfortable with who you are and that ultimately helps you in all aspects of life. It's not always easy to get to that point though, which is why a supportive community always helps as well as knowing that others have taken that path (with success) before you."[2]

Filmography

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Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1987 Nowhere to Hide Tory Bollinger
1988 Malarek Young Victor Malarek
1990 Eric's World Jeff TV series
1991 Haute Tension Jimmy Episode: "Frontière du crime"
1991–96 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Gary 65 episodes
1994 The Mighty Jungle Chester Episode: "Take My Daddy, Please"
1994–95 Ready or Not Danny Masters 4 episodes
1995 Iron Eagle IV Malcolm Porter
1996 Beyond the Call Teen Dwayne TV movie
1996 Swiss Family Robinson Video movie
1997 Due South Keith Warren Episode: "Seeing Is Believing"
1997–2000 Student Bodies Chris Sheppard 65 episodes
1999 Fearless TV movie
2000 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Gary 3 episodes
2001 Mutant X Daniel Benedict Episode: "Russian Roulette"
2004 Stargate: Atlantis Dr. Corrigan Episode: "Suspicion"

References

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  1. ^ "Ross Hull CTV Southwestern Ontario". Kitchener.ctvnews.ca. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
  2. ^ a b "'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' Star Ross Hull Discusses What It's Like To Be 'The Guy From That Show'". Headline & Global News. October 31, 2014. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
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