Maurice Godin
Award-winning actor
Maurice Godin was a series regular on the comedy series
Cafe Americain, starring opposite
Valerie Bertinelli. He has also guest-starred on the hit series
Seinfeld,
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and
Wings. Additional credits include the series
Tek Wars,
Forever Night and
Robocop, as well as the television movie
Vanished and the film
Bizet's Dream. Godin began his musical training at the world renowned St. Michael's Cathedral Choir School in Toronto and later learned to play French horn, trumpet and piano. Upon graduating from Toronto's Ryerson Polytechnical University with a degree in drama, Godin spent his apprenticeship at the Shaw Festival. He has played leading roles in nearly every major theater across Canada, including two seasons at the acclaimed Stratford Festival in Ontario where he received critical acclaim playing the title role in
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Among the numerous productions he has starred in are
Lend Me a Tenor,
Fire,
Lilies,
Jane Eyre,
Pal Joey,
Romeo and Juliet and
The Italian American reconciliation. He has also won a Jesse Richardson Award for Best Musical Performance in a Supporting Role for his performance in
Rock and Roll. The youngest of three sons, Godin was raised in a bilingual French/English household in Toronto. Godin and his wife, choreographer and psychotherapist Paula Thomson, currently divide their time between Toronto and Los Angeles. He enjoys drawing, painting, woodworking, gardening, cooking and writing his own music.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2003.
Maurice Godin Facts
Selected Filmography
| Mr. Monk Gets Drunk |
| Detox |
| Alone |
| Threshold |
| Boat Trip |
| Save the Mule |
| The Day Before |
| Danielle Steel's Vanished |
| Bizet's Dream |
| The Awakening |
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