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Andrew Binks
Novelist, playwright/screenwriter; poet; non-fiction.  Stage and film/TV actor.
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Publications—Andrew Binks

Upcoming:
The Summer Between,
Novel, Nightwood Editions, Publication, April 2009

Fiction:
A Line of Credit,
This Magazine, 3rd Place, Great Cdn Literary Hunt, Nov/Dec 2008
The Bullfight,
Galleon, Issue 2, summer 2008
Sophie’s Man,
Bent-Magazine, Issue 4, fall 2007
Georges,
Harrington Gay Men’s Literary Quarterly, November 2006
The Moth Eaten Migration of Dorothy Dormouse,
Chameleon, Spring 2006
Johnny Rocket,
Prism International, Winter 2003

Non-Ficiton:
The Naked Truth,
Fugue Magazine, Spring 2008
The Gym Garden
, Finalist, Writer’s Union of Canada Short Prose Competition 2006
The Timeline of Immigrant’s Lives,
Toronto Globe and Mail, March 22, 2005
Harjit’s Timeline,
Queen’s Alumni Review, Winter 2005
Arts Feature Contributor
to Xtra (Toronto) and Xtra-West (Vancouver)

Poetry:
Trans Canada,
Honourable Mention, Queen’s Alumni Review, 2008 Poetry Competition
Son of a Bitch Muscle,
Velvet Avalanche Anthology, 2006
Jacques,
Quill’s “Lust” issue, Volume One, 2004

Plays:
A Charitable Contribution,
Brave New PlayRites, UBC 2005

 

Andrew Binks, Actor

Unions: ACTRA, CAEA, UBCP
Height: 6' 0" Weight: 185 lbs; Hair: Dark Blond; Eyes: Blue

FILM & TELEVISION

The L Word , Darren/Principal, Showtime/Jessica Sharzer
Da Vinci's Inquest, Head Nurse/Principal, Dir. Charles M. Smith
’til Dad Do Us Part, Maitre d’/ Principal, Bei Dad Prod/Randall Miller
Smallville, various/ Actor, Dir. Thomas Wright
Caesar's Sacrifice, Tom/Actor, Animal Miracles/Gord Carson
Fatal Error, Actor, MOW, Armand Mastroianni
Millennium, Actor, TCFT/Fox Television
Red Scorpion II, Actor, Destiny Films/Michael Kennedy
The Campbells, Principal, Settler Films/Sturla Gunnarson
Heavenly Bodies, Principal, Movie Corp viii/Robert Lantos
Maudlin Of The Night, Principal, SCTV Channel/John Blanchard
Scandals, Principal, First Choice/Rob Iscove
Office Girls, Principal, First Choice/Lewis Chesler

COMMERCIALS

Extensive List Available On Request

THEATRE

The Love of The Nightingale, Captain, Frederick Wood Theatre/R. Dunsmore
Spring Awakening, Various, Frederick Wood Theatre/D. Garnhum
Total Eclipse, Verlaine, Tsp Studio Karimal Prod./S. Arima
Tickle Me, Alex, 4 Play, Tmp/John Michaelson/Larry Fineberg
Strip-One Man Play, The Man, Rhubarb/Fringe Tour/Elliot Hayes
Shoemaker's Holiday, Doodle, Stratford Festival/David William
Merchant of Venice, Arragon Tutor, Stratford Festival/Michael Langham
Richard III, Messenger, Stratford Festival/Brian Rintoul
All's Well That Ends Well, The Fourth Lord, Stratford Festival/Peter Moss
The Postman Rings Once, Andrew, Buddies in Bad Times/Sky Gilbert
Semmelweiss, Chiari, Equity Showcase/Robin Phillips
The Cherry Orchard, Pischik, LAMDA/Pamela Barnard
The Pillars of Society, Rummel, LAMDA/Mervyn Willis
King Lear, Gloucester, LAMDA/Rodney Cottier
School for Scandal, Sir Oliver Surface, LAMDA/Pamela Barnard
Titus Andronicus, Bassianus/Aemilius, New Vic/Toronto/Kevin Ewert
Camino Real, Lobo, Equity Showcase/Virginia Reh
All Men Are Whores, Sam, Ritz Cafe Theatre/Len Hosios
Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Simeon, Leah Posluns Theatre/Bob Ainslie
My Fair Lady, Footman/Coster Monger, Stratford Festival/Donald Saddler
Kiss Me Kate, Ensemble, Stratford Festival/Donald Saddler
The Sound of Music, Admiral Von Schreiber, Huron Country Playhouse/Ron Ulrich
Anne of Green Gables, Charlie Sloan, Huron Country Playhouse/Ron Ulrich
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way, Protean, University of Toronto/Alan Nashman
South Pacific, Corporal Johnston, Huron Country Playhouse/Ron Ulrich
Fruit Cocktail, The Perfect Boy, Ryerson Theatre/Jim Sarr
Romeo And Juliet, Friar Laurence/Dk. Verona, RWB/Rudi VanDantzig

TRAINING

Scene Study: Iris Quinn, Deanne Henry (Vancouver)
•Classical Acting Diploma: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts; BA Drama: Queen's University
•Equity Showcase classes: Bill Davis, Neil Munro; Workshops: Carol Rosenfelt, Larry Moss, Kathleen Weiss (UBC), Michael Shurtleff, Karen Hazzard, Maria Armstrong, Marsha Chesley, Liz Ramos
•Voice Workshops: Gayle Murphy, Patsy Rodemberg, David Smuckler, Dorothy Ward

SPECIAL SKILLS

•Competitive Swimmer; Ice Skating (intermediate); Skiing; Water Skiing (slalom)
•In-Line Skating (beginner); Dance (ballet, jazz) (7yrs.)