Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia
Thomson, RH
Born in 1947, Robert Holmes Thomson studied at the University of Toronto, Ontario , the National Theatre School fo Canada and in England. He is now one of the Canada's most accomplished film, television and stage actors.
He has played lead roles in many of the country's major venues including Canadian Stage (Oleanna, Inexpressible Island ); Theatre Passe Muraille (The Little Years); Manitoba Theatre Centre (Death and the Maiden); Tarragon Theatre (Daylight Saving); Toronto Free Theatre (Hamlet); Toronto Workshop Productions/TWP (The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs); Stratford Festival (Julius Caesar, Merry Wives of Windsor, Mary Stuart); Theatre New Brunswick (Waiting for Godot) and Bastion Theatre (Comedians). More recently he appeared in David Young 's Clout at the National Arts Centre (January, 2001); and in Sharon Pollock 's Doc at Soulpepper Theatre Company (2010).
RH Thomson has also directed at Neptune Theatre , Theatre Plus , Bard on the Beach , Ship's Company Theatre ( David French 's Salt-Water Moon , and Theatre in the Park. His own play, The Lost Boys, (a solo in which he performs) was presented at Great Canadian Theatre Company in March, 2000 and at Canadian Stage in February, 2002. For the 1991-92 season he was Artistic Director of Harbourfront's World Stage Festival in Toronto.
He has been awarded numerous Canadian film and theatre awards, including a Dora Mavor Moore Award (Hand to Hand, Toronto Free Theatre, 1983, and the 1992 Toronto Drama Bench Award for his outstanding body of work. In 1996 he was honoured by the National Theatre School with the Gascon-Thomas Award in recogntion of his career and activism in the arts.
His performances are marked by an emotional intensity that is absolutely dry, and an obvious intelligence.
Gaetan Charlesbois. Additional information provided by Christopher Hoile.
Last updated 2010-07-16
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