| Thom Allison | |
| Birth Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Alma Mater: | Ryerson Theatre School |
| Occupation: | Actor · singer · director |
| Years Active: | 1990s–present |
Thom Allison is a Canadian actor.[1] He is best known for his regular recurring role as Pree in the television series Killjoys,[2] for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.[3]
Allison was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba as the son of a Black Nova Scotian father and a Mennonite mother.[4]
Allison graduated from the acting program offered at Ryerson Theatre School .[5] Beginning his career in the early 1990s, Allison eventually went on to act for film, television and theatre alike.[6]
Primarily a stage actor, he first attained prominence for his performance as Robin Turner in Canadian Stage's 2000 stage adaptation of Outrageous!, for which he received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role – Musical in 2001.[7] He has also frequently appeared in productions at the Shaw Festival and the Stratford Festival, and in touring productions of Rent and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,[8] and appeared as drag queen Therese in the first episode of Kim's Convenience.[9]
In 2003, Allison produced a solo CD A Whole Lotta Sunshine covering famous songs including "Moon River" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow".[10]
In 2019, Allison and Micah Barnes collaborated on Knishes 'n Grits, a stage show in which they explored the links between Jewish music and African American music.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Leaving Metropolis | Shannon | Film Debut Role | |
| 2003 | One Last Dance | Babysitter | ||
| 2008 | Repo! The Genetic Opera | Gossip Journalist | ||
| 2017 | Miss Odette's Modern Handbook to Manners | Ian | Short Film | |
| 2018 | 22 Chaser | Teeny | ||
| 2019 | Canadian Strain | Gary | ||
| 2022 | Junior's Giant | Leo | ||
| 2023 | Queen Tut |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | data-sort-value="Road to Christmas, The" | The Road to Christmas | Michele | TV movie |
| Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy | Queen from Queens | TV movie | ||
| 2007 | I Me Wed | Bill | TV movie | |
| 2015–2019 | Killjoys | Pree | Recurring Role; 39 EpisodesWon Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
| 2016 | Private Eyes | Gil Schmit | 1 Episode | |
| Kim's Convenience | Therese | 1 Episode | ||
| Murdoch Mysteries | Oscar Ducharme | 1 Episode | ||
| 2017 | Odd Squad | Chef | 1 Episode | |
| Your All Time Classic Hit Parade | 5 Episodes | |||
| 2021 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Roger LeBlanc | 1 Episode | |
| Canada's Drag Race | Guest mentor | 1 Episode | ||
| 2022-present | Pinecone & Pony | Greymoon (voice) | Recurring Role; 8 Episodes | |
| 2022-present | Coroner | Dr. Elijah Thompson | Main Role; 10 Episodes | |
| 2023 | Slasher | Georges Rondeau | Main Role; 8 Episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1995 | Miss Saigon | Ensemble | The Princess of Wales Theatre | Mirvish ProductionsNational Premiere | [12] | ||
| 1995 | data-sort-value="Who's Tommy, The" | The Who's Tommy | HawkerEnsemble | Elgin Theatre | Mirvish ProductionsNational Premiere | ||
| 2002 | My Fair Lady | Costermonger | Festival Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | |||
| data-sort-value="Threepenny Opera, The" | The Threepenny Opera | Street SingerCrookfinger Jake | Avon Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | |||
| 2003 | Evita | Che | Max Bell Theatre | Theatre Calgary | |||
| data-sort-value="King and I, The" | The King and I | The Kralahome | Festival Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | |||
| data-sort-value="Adventures of Pericles, The" | The Adventures of Pericles | Lord Gentleman | Festival Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | |||
| 2004 | Macbeth | Donalbain | Festival Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | |||
| King Henry VIII (All is True) | Duke of Suffolk | Festival Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | ||||
| 2005 | Take Me Out | Darren Lemming | Bluma Appel | CanStage | |||
| Into the Woods | The WolfCinderella's Prince | Avon Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | ||||
| Hello, Dolly! | Rudolph Reisenweber | Festival Theatre | Stratford Festival of Canada | ||||
| 2007 | Elegies: A Song Cycle | Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs | Acting Up Stage Theatre Company | ||||
| 2008 | Wonderful Town | Chick Clark | Festival Theatre | Shaw Festival | |||
| 2009 | data-sort-value="New Brain, A" | A New Brain | Roger Delli-Bovi | Berkeley Street Theatre Upstairs | Acting Up Stage Theatre Company | ||
| data-sort-value="Drowsy Chaperone, The" | The Drowsy Chaperone | Aldopho | Shoctor Theare | Citadel Theatre | |||
| 2011 | Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical | The Princess of Wales Theatre | |||||
| 2011–2012 | Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical | EnsembleUnderstudy for Bernadette, Miss Understanding, Jimmy | Palace Theatre | Broadway | |||
| 2012 | Ragtime | Coalhouse Walker, Jr. | Festival Theatre | Shaw Festival | |||
| 2012 | His Girl Friday | Diamond Louie | Festival Theatre | Shaw Festival | |||
| 2014 | Elegies: A Song Cycle | Daniels Spectrum Aki Studio Theatre | Acting Up Stage Theatre Company | ||||
| 2020 | data-sort-value="Louder We Get, The" | The Louder We Get | Lonnie Wynn | Max Bell Theatre | Theatre Calgary |
Allison won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Pree in the television series Killjoys. He was also the recipient of two Tyrone Guthrie Awards presented by the Stratford Festival Company.
Over the course of his career, Allison was nominated for various Canadian Theatre Awards including three Dora awards, two Bettys, two Jessies, an Ovation, and a Sterling.