Paul Hopkins (actor) explained

Birth Date:12 July 1968
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Years Active:1994–present

Paul Hopkins (born July 12, 1968) is a Canadian actor. He is also a theatre producer and director.[1]

Career

As an actor, he is known for his portrayal of Michael "Mouse" Tolliver in the TV miniseries More Tales of the City (1998)[2] and its follow-up Further Tales of the City (2001).[3] These miniseries were sequels to Tales of the City (1993), which starred Marcus D'Amico in the role of Mouse. Paul is also known for his portrayal of Karl in the Canadian TV series Vampire High (2001–2002) and Jim Bouchard on 19-2.

Between 2004 and 2005, Hopkins spent two seasons with the Stratford Festival of Canada, where he was a member of the Birmingham Conservatory of Classical Theatre Training.

In 2007, he became the artistic director and producer of Repercussion Theatre, Montreal's touring Shakespeare-in-the-Park company,[4] [5] a position he held until 2015. During his tenure he oversaw over 200 presentations seen by over 70,000 people throughout Greater Montreal and the province of Quebec. These presentations included seven Shakespeare-in-the-Park tours, two co-productions with the Montreal Baroque Festival (Macbeth in Hell: A Cabaret! and Henry Purcell's The Fairy Queen), Shakespeare Unplugged,[6] and, in collaboration with Centaur Theatre's Wildside Festival, Repercussion Theatre presented Raoul Bhaneja's Hamlet Solo and Teaching Hamlet by Keir Cutler.

While at Repercussion Theatre, Hopkins conceived innovative ways to create strong community ties and loyal audiences. Since 2010, approximately 100 local youth were featured in cameo roles in the summer productions and children's workshops were added, resulting in pre-show vignettes performed by the young participants that were introduced to Shakespeare and live theatre in a fun, interactive way. Repercussion Theatre also became a research partner in a five-year project called Early Modern Conversions, Religions, Cultures, Cognitive Ecologies led by McGill University’s Institute for the Public Life of Arts and Ideas (IPLAI).

In 2013, Hopkins' efforts were recognized when he was named one of three finalists for the Christopher Plummer Award of Excellence in Classical Theatre[7] by the Shakespeare Globe Centre of Canada.

Filmography

TitleYearEpisodeCharacter
Are You Afraid of the Dark?1994The Tale of Long Ago Locket (1994)Lt. William
1994Tommy
1995Ken Lunny
Snowboard Academy1996Paul Barry
1996
data-sort-value="Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A" A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court1996Sir Galahad
Captive1998Paul Summers
data-sort-value="Hunger, The" The Hunger1998–2000Hidebound (1998) – I'm Very Dangerous Tonight (2000)Colin King / Henry Seecam
More Tales of the City1998Michael "Mouse" Tolliver
Who Gets the House?1999Hoss' Son
data-sort-value="Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The" The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (TV movie)1999Knickerbocker
data-sort-value="Great Gatsby, The" The Great Gatsby (2000 film)2000Police Detective
Are You Afraid of the Dark?2000The Tale of the Last DanceLurker
Nuremberg (2000 film)2000Capt. Kiley
Island of the Dead2000Rodger Mackloe
data-sort-value="Art of War, The" The Art of War2000Ray, FBI Agent
Big Wolf on Campus1999–2001Stormy Weather (2001); The Wolf is Out There (1999)Chris Cutler / Stormfront
Vampire High2001–2002Karl Todman
Further Tales of the City2001Michael "Mouse" Tolliver
Aftermath (2002 film)2002Agent Burton
Bliss (TV series)2002In Praise of Drunkenness and FornicationJohn
Tracker (TV series)2002Remember When; Back into the Breach; BreachRamel / Wes Furley / Kres
Mambo Italiano (film)2003Hunky Pilot
Alien Tracker (video)2003
My First Wedding (2006 film)2006Andre
data-sort-value="Covenant, The" The Covenant2006Fireman
Thrill of the Kill2006Hank
Still Life2007Henry Lemon
Stephen King's Dead Zone2007OutcomeAndrew
data-sort-value="Perfect Assistant, The" The Perfect Assistant2008John Price
data-sort-value="Double Life of Eleanor Kendall, The" The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall2008McGuire – Dave
Die2010Cop #1
Being Human2011Some Thing to Watch Over MeOfficer Garrity'
Jack of Diamonds2011Vance Vartan
Nanny's revenge2012Mark Wright
Assassin's Creed III2012Benedict Arnold (voice)
Shockwave2013Paul
Red 22013Funeral Director
Charming Christmas2015Daniel Botchwick
19-22015–2016Recurring RoleJim Bouchard
Zombies2018Disney Channel Original MovieDale

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.stage-door.com/3/news/2022-News/Entries/2022/8/toronto-civilized-plays-the-red-sandcastle-theatre-september-30-october-8-1.html "Toronto: “Civilized” plays the Red Sandcastle Theatre September 30-October 8"
  2. https://ew.com/article/1998/06/05/armistead-maupins-more-tales-city/ "Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City"
  3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-05-ca-59561-story.html "‘Further Tales of the City’ Has Much That’s Familiar"
  4. https://www.cbc.ca/breakaway/rachelle-solomon/2014/07/30/shakespeare-in-the-park-in-quebec-city/ Shakespeare in the Park in Quebec City
  5. https://montrealgazette.com/news/world/shakespeare-in-the-park-comes-to-the-west-island "Shakespeare-in-the-Park comes to the West Island at montreal"
  6. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/william-shakespeare-in-excerpt-shakespeare-unplugged-her-infinite-variety "William Shakespeare in Excerpt: Shakespeare Unplugged, Her Infinite Variety"
  7. Web site: Christopher Plummer to give $20,000 prize to Canadian theatre artist. The Globe and Mail. March 16, 2016.