Acting
Wayne Best
New Brunswick, Canada
Department: Acting
Biography
Wayne Best is a veteran Canadian actor originally from New Brunswick who is highly respected for his extensive work on stage and screen. He is perhaps most recognized for his long-standing association with the Stratford Festival, where he has performed for over 25 years in various Shakespearean and classical roles.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Wayne Best
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Suits
2011
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Anne with an E
2017
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Mayday
2003
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Driven
2001
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Sea of Love
1989
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Short Circuit 2
1988
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Due South
1994
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Hudson & Rex
2019
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La Femme Nikita
1997
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Earth: Final Conflict
1997
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (52 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent | Nell's Father | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Richard III | King Edward IV, Christopher Urswick | Movie | 2023 |
 | All's Well That Ends Well | Lafew | Movie | 2023 |
 | SkyMed | Buzz | TV Series | 2022 |
 | SurrealEstate | Magnus Clifford | TV Series | 2021 |
 | The Tempest | Master | Movie | 2019 |
 | Coriolanus | Host / Doctor / Father / Sentinel #1 | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hudson & Rex | Mac MacLennon | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Henry VIII | Duke of Suffolk | Movie | 2019 |
 | Romeo and Juliet | Friar Laurence | Movie | 2018 |
 | Anne with an E | John Blythe | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The Adventures of Pericles | Antiochus / Simonides / Mytilene Gentleman | Movie | 2016 |
 | Stratford Festival: King John | Hubert | Movie | 2015 |
 | Suits | Robert Stamos | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Republic of Doyle | Staff Sergeant Banfield | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Ambulance Girl | Ed | Movie | 2005 |
 | Our Fathers | Father Doyle | Movie | 2005 |
 | Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince | Colonel | Movie | 2005 |
 | Gracie's Choice | English Teacher | Movie | 2004 |
 | Mayday | Captain Allan | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Day Reagan Was Shot | FBI Agent Kirkus | Movie | 2001 |
 | Mutant X | John Bishop | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Little Bear Movie | Mountain Lion | Movie | 2001 |
 | Driven | Target Manager | Movie | 2001 |
 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Attorney Albert Irby | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Agent Morrison | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Frank Edey | TV Series | 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | D.A. Mandelbaum | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot | George Smathers | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Tribulation | Morgan | Movie | 2000 |
 | Winslow Homer: An American Original | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1999 |
 | Life in a Day | Detective Ed Carlisle | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Battle of Vimy Ridge | Claude Williams | Movie | 1999 |
 | Summer of the Monkeys | Mr. Patterson | Movie | 1998 |
 | Bone Daddy | Rodman | Movie | 1998 |
 | Earth: Final Conflict | Mark Rusk | TV Series | 1997 |
 | La Femme Nikita | John Wicke | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Once a Thief | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Due South | Hall | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Heritage Minutes | Le colonel | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Sea of Love | Hallway Cop | Movie | 1989 |
 | Short Circuit 2 | Officer O'Malley | Movie | 1988 |
 | Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future | Commander Lorek | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Christmas Eve | Harley | Movie | 1986 |
 | The High Price of Passion | Keefe | Movie | 1986 |
 | The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Spindle Cook | TV Series | 1985 |
| The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mark Taylor | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Hearst and Davies Affair | Byron Sloane | Movie | 1985 |
 | Heartsounds | Intern 'Lover' | Movie | 1984 |
 | Cougar | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Littlest Hobo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Summer's Children | Bob | Movie | 1979 |