Kristopher Turner, a graduate of the University of Winnipeg, is pictured above in a CBC publicity still and is probably best known for his role as Oliver Lawson on two seasons of the CBC series This Life. Both a stage and screen actor, he received a Gemini nomination for his work on the 2006 made-for-TV movie Me and Luke. Turner also received a Gemini nomination for his work on the mini-series Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures. On stage, Turner starred in the North American premiere of the play That Face with Canadian Stage, as well as the world premiere of In Gabriel’s Kitchen with Buddies in Bad Times, along with Two Weeks, Twice a Year at Young People’s Theatre, for which he was nominated for a Dora Award.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Fancy, Fancy Being Rich (TV-2002, short)
Everybody’s Doing It (TV-2002)
The Brotherhood III: Young Demons (VR-2003)
The King of Siam (2006, short)
Me and Luke (TV-2006)
In God’s Country (TV-2007)
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008)
Without a Paddle: Nature’s Calling (VR-2009)
A Wake (2009)
The Triumph of Dingus McGraw: Village Idiot (2010)
An Old Fashioned Christmas (TV-2010)
A Little Bit Zombie (2012)
Best, April (2013, short)
Issues (2013, short)
Cold Feet (2014, short)
Love by the Book (TV-2014)
Wingman Inc. (2015)
First Response (TV-2015)
Timber (2015, short)
Alison (2016, short)
Hard Close (2016, short)
Golden Boys (2016, short)
Held (VR-2018, short)
Stuck (2018, short)
Bradley Borgen ~ The Actor Who Could Not Cry (TV-2018)
In My Bones (2019, short)
Flowers of the Field (2020)
TV Series – Cast:
Instant Star (2004-2008)
Dark Oracle (2005-2006)
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures (2010, mini-series)
The L.A.Complex (2012)
Saving Hope (2012-2014)
This Life (2015-2016)
TV Series – Guest appearances:
2030 CE (2002)
Renegadepress.com (2004)
Murdoch Mysteries (2009, 2017)
Being Erica (2010)
Rookie Blue (2011)
Lost Girl (2011)
The Listener (2011, 2012)
Beauty and the Beast (2013)
Off2Kali Comedy (2013)
Falling Water (2018)
Good Witch (2018)
Ransom (2019)
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