Randy Hughson Explained

Randy Hughson (born 1961) is a Canadian actor from Kingston, Ontario.^[1] Most prominently a stage actor, he has also had some film and television roles.

He is a 1984 graduate of the theatre program at Ryerson University.^[2] He married actress Waneta Storms in 1999.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	data-sort-value="Feeler, The"	The Feeler	Danny
	Rude	Caller
1996	Shoemaker	Carey
1998	Stolen Heart	Buchanan
2000	Washed Up	Surfer
2002	Touch	Lover
2003	Luck	Bill
2011	Getting Past the Bull	Frank

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	T. and T.	Stark	One episode
1989	Katts and Dog		One episode
1992	data-sort-value="Valour and the Horror, The"	The Valour and the Horror	Laurie Mackay
1993	Side Effects	Hank Wilson	One episode
		Greg
1995		Gavin	One episode
1996	Little Criminals	Vince
1999	Summer's End	Rainey
		Jonathan Yeo	One episode
		Fr. Malachy Reilly	One episode
2002	Blue Murder	Charles Grady	One episode
2005-08	Delilah & Julius		31 episodes
2015	CBC Presents the Stratford Festival "Antony and Cleopatra"	Lepidus
2018	CBC Presents the Stratford Festival "Romeo and Juliet"	Lord Capulet
2020	CBC Presents the Stratford Festival "The Merry Wives of Windsor"	Pistol

Awards

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref
Dora Mavor Moore Awards	1991	Best Leading Actor, General Theatre	The Crackwalker		^[4]
	1994	Outstanding Performance by a Male, Midsize Theatre	Scheherezade		^[5]
	1996		High Life		^[6]
	1997	Best Actor, Small Theatre	Possible Worlds		^[7]
	1999	Best Supporting Actor, General Theatre	The Memory of Water (Tarragon Theatre)		^[8]
	2000		The Memory of Water (Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres)		^[9]
	2001	Best Leading Actor, General Theatre	Earshot		^[10]
		Best Supporting Actor, General Theatre	Zadie's Shoes
Gemini Awards	2002	Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series	Blue Murder
Jessie Richardson Theatre Award	1994	Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role	Whale Riding Weather		^[11]
	1996		The Crucible		^[12]
	2003		Earshot		^[13]

Notes and References

1. Greg Burliuk, "Skill keeps actor on the road". Kingston Whig-Standard, June 1, 1996.
2. Robert Cushman, "'A level of intensity': Randy Hughson: A performer who seems to 'act with the whites of his eyes'". National Post, December 22, 2001.
3. "Actor never had to play waitering game". Toronto Star, January 16, 2000.
4. H.J. Kirchhoff, "That Scatterbrain Booky and Lilies pace Dora race: Each production picks up eight nominations". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1991.
5. "Dora nominations list". Toronto Star, May 18, 1994.
6. Geoff Chapman, "Canadian Stage, Tarragon lead Dora nominations". Toronto Star, May 17, 1996.
7. Dierdre Kelly, "Hit musical captures seven awards. A great time for Ragtime". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 1997.
8. "Dora nominations: General Theatre". Toronto Star, May 28, 1999.
9. "Mirvishes up for 25 Doras". The Globe and Mail, May 20, 2000.
10. "Canadian Stage leads Toronto companies with 13 Dora Award nominations". National Post, May 19, 2001.
11. "Jesse Richardson award nominees". Vancouver Sun, May 11, 1994.
12. Chris Dafoe, "Show Boat, Vigil top list for Jessie nominations". The Globe and Mail, May 15, 1996.
13. Peter Birnie, "Twelfth Night leads Jessie nominations". Vancouver Sun, May 23, 2003.