ADRIAN A GORRISSEN - ACTRA, - CAEA

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Represented by:

AMI Artist Mgmt. (ON) (416) 363-7450 / (416) 363-7473(fax)

FILM

Sync

Supporting

Towering Moments/D. Garabedian

Deep

Lead

HamOnt Films/S. Geofroy

Patient

Supporting

HamOnt Films/B. Van Shaik

Patch Town

Supporting

Popcorn Films/C. Goodwill

The Group

Supporting

MojoPro/J. Robbins

The Waiting Room

Lead

Raging Hindu Prod./R. Hu

Patch Town (TIFF 2011 short)

Supporting

Creative Culture./C. Goodwill

TELEVISION

The Handmaids Tale

Co Star

Hulu/D.G. Erguven

Fellow Travelers

Co Star

Paramount+/U. Briesewitz

In The Dark

Co Star

CW Network/B. Dannelly

COMMERCIALS

List Available Upon Request

THEATRE

Annie

Warbucks

RTOP Theatre/M. Todd

The Full Monty

Dave

Theatre Ancaster/B. Carle

Mercury Man: The Last Performance of Orson Welles

John Houseman

Hamilton Fringe/S. Fernando

Chicago

Amos Hart

August Productions/S. Acheson

Cats - The Confidential Project

Bustopher Jones / Gus The Theatre Cat

CMTP/M. Abbott

Assassins - The Confidential Project

Charles J. Guiteau

CMTP/M. Abbott

Shrek The Musical

Shrek

Theatre Ancaster/N. Gokhale

The Producers

Max Bialystock

Theatre Ancaster/S. Frisk

Jekyll and Hyde - The Confidential Project

Poole

CMTP/M. Abbott

The Kalamazoo Diaries

Medievalist/Clive/The Monk

Hamilton Fringe/LJ Nelles

The Full Monty

Dave Bukatinsky

Persephone Theatre/P.Jorgensen

Tom, Dick and Harry

Dick

Hamilton Fringe/B. McKim

Clouds Over TO

Fergus

Guild Festival/S. Eirik

Waiting For Godot

Pozzo

Piccadilly Prod./G. Smith

Cinderella (Pantomime)

Euthanasia Hardup

Sanderson Centre/D. Rouse

Lucky Stiff

Luigi Gaudi

Sheridan College/R. Maxwell

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Twimble/Womper/Book Voice

Sheridan College/B. Hill

The Taming Of The Shrew

Biondello

Sheridan College/R. Cameron

TRAINING

Acting:

Ron Cameron-Lewis

Shakespeare

Jane Carnwath

Scene Study

Kelly McEvenue (Stratford Festival)

Alexander Technique

David Switzer (Sears and Switzer)

Creating A Character

Dance:

Stephen Greig, Carrol Forrest

Tap

Derek Sangster (Urban Movement)

Jazz

Stephan Beckon, Natalie Daoust

Ballet

Singing:

Various

Sheridan College

Broadway Artists Alliance (New York

Adult Masterclass

Bill Vincent

Voices and Company

On Camera:

Marvin Hinz

Pro Actors' Lab

Gloria Mann

Commercial Audition Workshop

Lynne Cormack

The Audition Lab

Circus Arts:

Juggling

Main Space of Circus Arts

Clown

Mimi Mekler

Improvisation:

Second City

Second City Toronto

SPECIAL SKILLS

Valid Canadian Passport (Apr 2029)

Valid Ontario Driver's License (G)

Bilingual (English/French)

Character Accents (Various)

Driving (Automatic and Standard)

Intermediate Piano

Juggler (incl. torches and knives)

Martial Arts (Karate)

Stage Combat (Intermediate)

Badminton

Baseball

Basketball

Cartoon Voices

Swimming (Bronze Medallion)

Adrian Gorrissen is a Canadian stage and screen actor with a warm presence, sharp comic instincts and a knack for finding the humanity in every character. A Sheridan Music Theatre graduate, he moves comfortably between comedy, drama and musical theatre. From commanding authority figures to lovable oddballs and complicated men with something to hide, Adrian brings heart, humour and specificity to the work—and is always ready to work.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 6'3"

Weight: 300 lbs

Archery, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Bowling, Boxing, Canoeing, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Cycling - Mountain Biking, Fencing, Fishing, Frisbee, Hackey Sack, Handball, Jump Rope, Martial Arts, Pogo Stick, Racquetball, Roller Skating, Rollerblading, Running - General, Scuba Diving, Shooting - Revolver/Automatic, Shooting - Rifle, Snorkeling, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Tennis, Track & Field, Trampoline, Volleyball, Water Skiing, Wrestling, Bongos, Dance Jazz, Dance Swing, Dance Tap, Drums, Ear Prompter, Firearms, Improvisation, Juggler, Licensed Driver, Percussion, Piano, Singer, Teleprompter, Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor, Vocal Range: Baritone, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, American - Boston Accent, American - Minnesota Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, Australian Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Birmingham Accent, British - Cockney Accent, British - Scouse/Liverpool Accent, British - Yorkshire Accent, Canadian Accent, Dutch Accent, Eastern European Accent, French Accent, German Accent, Hungarian Accent, Irish Accent, Italian Accent, Jamaican Accent, Jewish/Yiddish Accent, New Zealand Accent, Puerto Rican Accent, Quebecois Accent, Russian Accent, Scottish Accent, Spanish Accent, Swedish Accent, Welsh Accent, Fluent French, Fluent French Canadian