Bruce Dow

USA/Canada, Actor/Singer, Bruce Dow (Non-Binary, All Pronouns Welcome), is best known for his 5 Featured Roles on Broadway; 12 Seasons in Leading Roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada; his award-winning work in Toronto and Washington, DC; and some very memorable Cartoon work (Total Drama Island, Thomas and Friends, Redwall). During the pandemic, Bruce went back to school at the University of Toronto for a Masters Degree in InterCultural Psychotherapy and Multi-Faith Pscyhospiritual Care and is now a practicing Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) specializing in the needs of performing artists. Bruce received his classical training as an actor at the University of British Columbia where he received both a BFA in Acting and an MFA in Directing, minor Theatre History. He also studied at The Banff Centre School of Fine Arts, and privately with Micheal Shurtliffe (Audtion) and John Barton (Playing Shakespeare, RSC), among others. Born in Seattle, raised in Vancouver, Bruce is a citizen of both the USA and Canada. He is the recipient of 4 nominations and 2 Dora Mavor Moore Awards [Best Actor and Best Actor Musical] for his work with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Company (Toronto) -- the world's oldest and longest running LGBTQ2IA+ Theatre; Helen Hayes Award nominations (D.C.) for his work with the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Studio Theatre; and is the recipient of a Toronto Theatre Critics Association Award. In expression of his commitment to change and betterment in our profession, he is a member of outACTRAto (the LBGTQ2IA advisory council for Canada's Film union), AACE (The Association for Acting Coaches and Educators -- which adheres to the highest levels of behavior in professional coaching and training), and MACNyc (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs). His solo recordings are available on Apple Music and Spotify. He lives in New York and Toronto with his brilliant and beautiful husband.