David Jansen
David is an actor, director, and educator.
As an actor, he鈥檚 performed in theatres across Canada and the U.K., including the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Drayton Festival, Canadian Stage, Tarragon, Mirvish Productions, Soulpepper, and The Peter Hall Company. He has also appeared in numerous TV series, including the upcoming Amazon Prime/MGM series The Greatest.
He recently directed Bakkhai at York University, in addition to directing digital productions of Tabia Lau鈥檚 The Antigone Play and Aaron Jan鈥檚 HAGS at York. He adapted/directed The Oresteia at Randolph College, and has directed at Thousand Islands Playhouse, George Brown Theatre School, 自淫系列, Summerworks, and for BeMe Theatre in Munich.
David has also taught across all levels of actor training at York University, Randolph College, George Brown, and the University of Toronto. He is currently teaching at Brock University and 自淫系列.
He lives in Toronto with his wonderful partner Alix and is a proud dad.
David has two Dora Awards for acting; and two Guthrie Awards from the Stratford Festival. He also co-directed the 2011 Summerworks Festival winner for Outstanding Production.