Brendan Fraser’s dad was a Canadian travel executive who moved frequently. As a result the future actor spent time growing up in Ottawa, Indianapolis, Detroit, Seattle, London and Rome. He attended Upper Canada College in Toronto, the Actors’ Conservatory, and the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. He was given the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actor at the 1997 Seattle International Film Festival for his portrayal of Fletcher McBracken in the 1998 James F. Robinson film Still Breathing. Brendan Fraser maintains dual citizenship in Canada and the United States. He is pictured in a publicity still for the film Extraordinay Measures. He played the role of James Fletcher Chace in the series Trust, starring Donald Sutherland. He has won many awards for his starring role in The Whale including Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards, Best Actor from the Critics Choice Awards, the Hollywood Critics Association and a Best Actor Oscar® in 2023.
In August of 2022, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced that Brendan Fraser would be honoured with the TIFF Tribute Award for Performance at the TIFF Tribute Awards.
Also see: Canadians & the Oscars, 2023.
Official website.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Dogfight (1991)
Child of Darkness, Child of Light (TV-1991)
Guilty Until Proven Innocent (TV-1991)
School Ties (1992)
Encinco Man (1992)
Twenty Bucks (1993)
Son in Law (1993)
Younger and Younger (1993)
With Honors (1994)
In The Army Now (1994)
Airheads (1994)
The Scout (1994)
The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)
Now and Then (1995)
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
Glory Daze (1996)
George of the Jungle (1997)
The Twilight of the Gods (TV-1997)
Still Breathing (1998)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists (voice, 1999)
Blast from the Past (1999)
The Mummy (1999)
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
Bedazzled (2000)
Monkeybone (2000)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
The Quiet American (2002)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Crash (2004)
Beach Bunny (voice, 2005)
Journey to the End of Night (2006)
The Last Time (2006)
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Inkheart (2008)
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (2009)
Extraordinary Measures (2010)
Furry Vengeance (2010)
Whole Lotta Sole (2011)
HairBrained (2013)
Gimme Shelter (2013)
Split Decision (2013)
Escape from Planet Earth (2013, voice)
A Case of You (2013)
Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013)
The Nut Job (voice, 2014)
The Secret of Karma (2017)
The Field (2018)
Behind the Curtain of Night (2018)
Line of Descent (2019)
The Poison Rose (2019)
The Secret of Karma (2020) No Sudden Move (2021)
Behind the Curtain of Night (2022)
Batgirl (2022)
Brothers (2022)
The Whale (2022)
TV Series – Cast:
Texas Rising (2015, mini-series)
Trust (2018)
Doom Patrol (voice, 2019-)
Professionals (2020)
TV Series – Guest Appearances:
Scrubs (2002, 2004)
King of the Hill (2000, 2005)
The Fairly Odd Parents (2009)
The Affair (2016)
Nightcap (2017)
Condor (2018)
Titans (2018)
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