Yannick Bisson
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Bisson in 2011
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Yannick D. Bisson May 16, 1969 Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Chantal Craig |
Yannick D. Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director best known to international audiences for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series Murdoch Mysteries.
Bisson was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is of French and English ancestry. He moved to Toronto, Ontario, as a teenager and his acting career began when he was still in high school. His father, noting his son's interest in acting, encouraged him to reply to a newspaper advertisement seeking "child actors".
Bisson's first major role was in the CBC's critically acclaimed 1984 movie of the week Hockey Night, alongside Megan Follows and Rick Moranis. He starred in the Canadian television series Learning the Ropes from 1988-89. From 1994-97, he gained national exposure in the syndicated action series, High Tide co-starring Rick Springfield. From 2000-04, he had a recurring role as attorney Brian Tedrow on the Showtime drama Soul Food.
He starred as the F.B.I agent Jack Hudson, in the PAX TV series Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye and in the short-lived CBC drama Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy.
He appeared on Falcon Beach in season two, as well as several Lifetime cable movies, such as Crazy for Christmas and I do (but I don't), and the Disney Channel movie Genius. Bisson was a guest star on Flashpoint and starred in the television movies Brothers by Choice and Keshan. He appeared in all of the Roxy Hunter movies to date as Jon. Bisson is featured in a series of commercials for CIBC. He starred in the 2001 TV movie Loves Music, Loves to Dance, based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. He provided the voice of Ferdie in the children's animated series Maxie's World.
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