Marvin Ishmael

Represented by Celia Chassels

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Height: 6’     Weight: 175 lbs.     Hair: Black     Eyes: Brown     ACTRA/CAEA    

 

SELECTED FILM & TELEVISION:

Republic of Doyle

Dr. Natche

CBC; Dir: Mike Clattenburg

Single White Spenny

Dr. Dinkar

Showcase/Breakthrough; Dir: David Steinberg

The Border

Deevesh Silva

White Pine Pictures; Dir: John Fawcett

Testees

Marcell

Showcase/FX Network; Dir: Various

Degrassi: The Next Generation

Mr. Bhandari

Epitome Pictures; Dir: Marnie Banack

Chili & Cheese

Desmond

Spruce Street Pictures; Dir: Joe Pingue

Sold

Hotel Clerk

CTV/Miracle Prods; Dir: Peter Wellington

ReGenesis

Dr. Singh

Shaftesbury; Dir: Jerry Ciccoritti

Nature of the Beast

Dr. Ben McKenna

ABC Family; Dir: Rodman Flender

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Mosque Guy

CBC; Dir: Paul Fox

Celine

Surgeon

Barna Alpa/CBC; Dir: Jeff Woolnough

This Beautiful City

Bill

Resolute/3 Legged Dog; Dir: Ed Gass Donnelly

Shake Hands with the Devil

Chinmaya Gharekhan

Barna Alpa; Dir: Roger Spottiswoode

11 Cameras

Dinesh

Shaftesbury; Dir: Various

Let It Snow

Jitu

Lifetime; Dir: Mark Jean

The Hades Factor

Moderator

CBS; Dir: Mick Jackson

Under My Skin

Omar

R.D Card Productions; Dir: Mike Cerrone

Puppets Who Kill

Sensu Mali

Comedy Network

Queer As Folk

Dr. Hong

Showtime; Dir: Alex Chapple

Wild Card

Principal

Lifetime; Dir: George Bloomfield

The Sun Room

Pediatrician

Akits Films; Dir: Alex Thompson

Nanobots

Principal

Viacom; Dir: Rob Lieberman

Blue Murder

Professor

Alliance/Atlantis; Dir: TW Peacocke

The Ride

Ganesh

Showcase; Dir: Steve DiMarco

La Femme Nakita

Principal

WBTV - USA Network

Relic Hunter

Guardian Monk

CTV/ Grosso - Jacobson

Joe Torre Story

Dr.Lewis

CBS

Inspired by Bach

Andrew

Rhombus Media; Dir: Atom Egoyan

Kassai & Luk(26 Eps./Dub)

Luk

Lacewood Productions

Night Heat

Rajid

Alliance; Dir: Clay Borris

Nancy Drew

Raymond

Nelvana; Prod.; Dir: Patrick Loubert

National Lampoon Senior Trip

Ish

Alliance; Prod.; Dir: W.Grean

Due South

Niffug

CBS; Prod: Paul Haggis

 

SELECTED THEATRE:

Bombay Dreams

Lead

Broadway

Matka King

Gantal

Arts Club Vancouver

Nutmeg Princess

Dad

YPT; Dir: Maja Arjdal

End of Season

Harjit

Theatre Direct/Grand Theatre; Dir: John Van Burek

Odd Couple

Felix

We Are One Theatre

Oliver and Trini

Trini

US Tour - 1996-97

A Christmas Carol

XMAS Present

YPT; Dir: Maya Arjdal

More Sweet Pan

Caddy

We Are One; Dir: D.Bacquie

Othello

Othello

Shakespeare in the Park; Dir: K.McKendrick

Playboy of the West Indies

Stanley

We Are One Theatre Prod.; Dir: Andrei/Ishmael

Baal

Baal

Banff Centre; Dir: Uta Birnbaum

A Map of the World

Victor Metha

Canadian Stage/NAC; Dir: Damir Andrei

Midsummer Night's Dream

Oberon/Theseus

Skylight Theatre; Dir: Lewis Baumander

Smile Orange

Mr.O'Keefe

La Plaza Theatre; Dir: Charles Hyatt

The Tempest

Caliban

Skylight Theatre; Dir: Lewis Baumander

A Taste of Honey

The Boy

Shaw Festival; Dir: Laurie Freeman

Man and Superman/Don Juan in Hell

Brigand/Officer

Shaw Festival; Dir: Tony Van Bridge

 

SPECIAL SKILLS & INTERESTS:

Guitar, Bongos, Table Tennis, Cricket, Football, Tae Kwon Do (Black Belt), Choreography, Calypso & Reggae Singing