# Allan Hawco

Allan Hawco is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer from Bell Island, Newfoundland. He is best known for his roles in the series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Republic of Doyle, and The Book of Negroes, and the television limited series Caught.

## Early and personal life

Hawco was born on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, as the youngest of four children and moved to Goulds at a young age. His father Michael worked on the Bell Island Ferry, and his mother Mary was an elementary school teacher and former nun. He studied business at Memorial University of Newfoundland but dropped out in favour of the National Theatre School of Canada. One of his brothers is a composer, and has composed for Republic of Doyle, while his father has also worked on the show and his mother has appeared as a background performer. Hawco is the youngest of four; he has two older sisters.
Hawco married CBC anchor Carolyn Stokes in 2012 in the midst of working on Republic of Doyle.

## Career

Hawco's first role was in the Shakespeare by the Sea production of Macbeth, which was directed by Aiden Flynn. From there, director Danielle Irvine encouraged the young actor to audition for the National Theatre School where he was one of 13 selected from thousands of applicants that year.
After graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada in 2000, Hawco worked in many of the major theatres in Canada. In 2005, motivated by the want for greater creative control, he started his own production company the Company Theatre with Philip Riccio. The company's inaugural production, A Whistle in the Dark, brought Hawco critical acclaim. Their 2009 production of Festen won him three Dora Awards, including Outstanding Production of a Play.
Some of Hawco's earlier movie roles include Canadian productions such as Making Love in Saint Pierre, Above and Beyond, and Love and Savagery, the latest of which won him an ACTRA nomination for Outstanding Male Performance. His career took off with the launch of his own TV series Republic of Doyle, which premiered in 2010. Hawco is co-creator with Perry Chafe and Malcolm MacRury, executive producer, lead actor, head writer as well as the show's showrunner. The show has been sold to over 90 countries, and maintained over a million viewers a week on CBC television in Canada.
In 2010, Hawco was nominated for the ACTRA Toronto award for Outstanding Performance – Male for his performance in Love and Savagery. He was also nominated that year for two Gemini Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role and Best Dramatic Series for his work as actor, co-creator, writer and executive producer of Republic of Doyle.
In 2011, Hawco was the recipient of the National Theatre School's prestigious Gascon-Thomas Award.
Also in 2011, Hawco was presented with the Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame's Outstanding Achievement Award.
In 2016, Hawco's production company in Newfoundland produced the Netflix original series: Frontier, starring Jason Momoa. Hawco also stars in the series as well as functioning as an executive producer on the show.
In 2018, Hawco served as executive producer, writer/showrunner and starred in the CBC adaptation of Lisa Moore's novel Caught. The series received a number of CSA nominations including best series and a best actor nod for Hawco. Caught's other screen writers include Hawco's writing partner Perry Chafe, John Krizanc, Julia Cohan, and Adriana Maggs. Caught is distributed by eOne entertainment, and eOne exec Tecca Crosby was the inspiration behind the making of the limited series according to interviews with Hawco on the topic.
In 2019, Hawco starred as "Coyote" in the Amazon Prime TV series Jack Ryan alongside John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce. Jack Ryan was written by Lost creator Carlton Cuse. Filming took place in Colombia. Also in 2019, Hawco featured as Captain Donovan in the British-Canadian suspense drama Departure.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | When Ponds Freeze Over | Young Paddy | Short film |
| 2002 | Apartment Story | Ramone | TV movie |
| 2004 | Making Love in St. Pierre | Sebastian | |
| 2004 | Wilby Wonderful | Radio Announcer | Voice only |
| 2005 | Snapshots for Henry | Pent | Short film |
| 2006 | The Secret Miracle | Ryan Kilpatrick | Short film |
| 2007 | The Third Eye | Ryan | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | Peter Etty | |
| 2009 | Love and Savagery | Michael | |
| 2009 | Quiet at Dawn | Manning | Short film |
| 2015 | Hyena Road | MCpl. Travis Davidson | |
| 2016 | Weirdos | Dave | |
| 2017 | The Child Remains | Liam | |
| 2022 | The Breach | John Hawkins | |
| 2023 | Quicksand | Josh | |
| TBD | In Cold Light | Bob Whyte | Filming |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Mitch | Episode: "The Heist" |
| 2003 | Mutant X | Scientist | Episode: "Under the Cloak of War" |
| 2003 | The Eleventh Hour | Linus | Episode: "Hall of Mirrors" |
| 2004 | Bliss | Andrew | Episode: "Steph's Life" |
| 2004 | H$_2$O | Christie Berger | Mini-series |
| 2005 | Heritage Minutes | Evers | Episode: "Home from the Wars" |
| 2006 | Slings and Arrows | Mr. Waugh | Episode: The Promised End? |
| 2006 | Above and Beyond | Nathan Burgess | Mini-series |
| 2008 | The Trojan Horse | Christie Berger | Mini-series |
| 2009 | ZOS: Zone of Separation | Captain Mick Graham | Mini-series |
| 2010-2014 | Republic of Doyle | Jake Doyle | Series lead; also co-creator, writer, director and producer |
| 2010 | This Hour has 22 Minutes | Jake Doyle | 1 episode skit |
| 2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | Jacob Doyle | Episode: "Republic of Murdoch" |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes | Solomon Lindo | Mini-series |
| 2016-2018 | Frontier | Douglas Brown | Main cast |
| 2018 | Caught | David Slaney | Also writer and producer |
| 2019 | Street Legal | Cole Haney | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Departure | Captain Donovan | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan | Coyote | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | The Detectives | Detective Garry Belliveau | 1 episode |
| 2021 | Hudson and Rex | Danny | Episode: Manhunt |
| 2021 | Another Life | Gabriel | Episode: Will to Power |
| 2021-2023 | Moonshine | Gale Favreau | 11 episodes |
| 2023 | Sullivan's Crossing | Andrew Mathews | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Saint-Pierre | Donny "Fitz" Fitzpatrick |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Belleville | Zach | The Company Theatre, director: Jason Byrne |
| 2008 | Festen | Michael | The Company Theatre, director: Jason Byrne |
| 2005 | A Whistle in the Dark | Harry | The Company Theatre, director: Jason Byrne |
| 2004 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Nick | Manitoba Theatre Centre, director: Michael Shamata |
| 2003 | Richard III | Richard III | LSPU Hall-Resource Centre for the Arts, director: Aiden Flynn |
| 2002 | Shape of Things | Adam | Canadian Stage, director: James Guedo |
| 2002 | Macbeth | Malduff | Festival of Classics, director: Michael Shamata |
| 2002 | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Bartley | Centaur Theatre, director: Ben Barnes |
| 2001 | Salt-Water Moon | Jacob | Saidye Bronfman Centre, director: Chris Abraham |
| 2001 | You Are Here | Paul/Justin | Theatre Passe-Muraille, director: Daniel MacIvor |
| 2001 | La Ronde | Young Gentleman | Soulpepper Theatre Company, director: Herbert Olschok |
| 2001 | Present Laughter | Fred | Soulpepper Theatre Company, director: Joseph Ziegler |
| 2001 | Triumph of Love | Agis | Pleiades Theatre, director: John Van Burek |
| 2001 | Macbeth | Malcolm | The Grand Theatre Company, director: Susan Ferley |
| 2000 | Twelfth Night | Sebastian | Resurgence Theatre Company, director: Chris Abraham |
| 1999 | The Return of the Curse of the Mummy's Revenge! | The Mummy/Milhouse | LSPU Hall-Resource Centre for the Arts, director: Danielle Irvine |
| 1998 | Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) | Romeo | LSPU Hall-Resource Centre for the Arts, director: Danielle Irvine |
| 1998 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | Shakespeare by the Sea-First Light Productions, director: Jillian Keiley |
| 1997 | Place of First Light: The Bell Island Experience | Billy Swain/Nish Jackman | First Light Productions, director: Danielle Irvine |
| 1996 | Macbeth | | Shakespeare by the Sea-First Light Productions,First Light Productions, director: Danielle Irvine |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Film/play | Result |
| 2005 | Birdland Young Actor Award | | A Whistle in the Dark | Won |
| 2010 | ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Male Performance | Love & Savagery | Nominated |
| 2010 | Gemini Awards | Best Dramatic Series | Republic of Doyle | Nominated |
| 2010 | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Republic of Doyle | Nominated |
| 2011 | Gascon Thomas Award-National Theatre School | Achievement given by National Theatre School for “exceptional contribution to the growth of theatre,” | | Won |
| 2011 | Outstanding Achievement Award | Playback’s Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame | | Won |
| 2018 | Canadian Screen Awards | Limited Series or Program | Caught | Nominated |
| 2018 | Canadian Screen Awards | Lead actor, drama program or limited series | Caught | Nominated |