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| Born | November 17, 1951 Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
Brent Carver (born November 17, 1951, Cranbrook, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor.
Carver is known for a variety of stage and film roles, including The Wars, Kronborg: 1582, Lilies, Larry's Party, Elizabeth Rex, Millennium, Shadow Dancing, and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love. Internationally, he is best known for his performances on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993, Fiddler on the Roof and Parade. Carver originated the role of Gandalf in the stage production of The Lord of the Rings and has appeared in several Soulpepper Theatre Company productions such as The Wild Duck, Don Carlos and the Pirate King in the 1985 production of The Pirates of Penzance.
Carver played the character Leo in CBC television series Leo and Me, which aired two seasons from 1977 to 1978.
In 1993, Brent Carver won a Tony Award which he dedicated to the late Canadian actress Susan Wright with the quote "Death be not proud" from John Donne. Two years earlier, Wright had died in a house fire in Stratford, Ontario. He portrayed Ichabod Crane in the 1999 TV film The Legend of Sleepy Hollow which aired on Odyssey. He played the title role in the "The Trouble With Harry"; an episode of the television series "Twice In A Lifetime" directed by David Winning. He was Leonardo da Vinci in "Leonardo: A Dream of Flight" in 2002 by Devine Entertainment.
External links
- Brent Carver at the Internet Broadway Database
- Brent Carver at the Internet Movie Database
- Brent Carver fansite
- Brent Carver article Toronto Star
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