# Maurice Godin (actor)

Maurice Godin is a Canadian actor, who has appeared in several films and television shows.

## Early life and education

Godin trained with international teachers and coaches at the Stratford Festival.

## Career

Godin's theatre career has taken him from coast to coast across Canada where he has appeared in the major theaters of almost every province, including the Shaw Festival and the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, where he garnered critical acclaim for his portrayal of Arturo Ui in Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. Some of his numerous theatre credits include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, Constantin in The Seagull, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rochester in Jane Eyre.
Godin has also performed extensively in musical theatre most notably in the roles of the Emcee in Cabaret, the Master in Godspell, Joey Evans in Pal Joey, Herschel Blackwell in Fire and in an award-winning performance of Screamin' John in John Gray's Rock and Roll. He also portrayed Edmund in King Lear, starring Christopher Plummer. He was a cast member of the Broadway show, The Farnsworth Invention, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Des MacNuff.
Among his many television credits, Godin has guest-starred on Still Standing, The Practice, Ally McBeal, Friends, The Outer Limits and Seinfeld. He has also played recurring characters on Poltergeist: The Legacy, 3rd Rock from the Sun, First Monday and Spin City. He has been a series regular on Café Americain, Life with Roger, and Working. His feature film work includes such Canadian films as White Room, Salt Water Moose, and Double Take. He played the flamboyant role of Hector in the film Boat Trip (2003), followed by guest roles on Medical Investigation, House, Las Vegas as well as a comic turn as Wesley the bumbling burglar in the film Chestnut (Hero of Central Park). He has also portrayed the French composer Georges Bizet in Bizet's Dream.
He also guest starred in Disney Channel shows Wizards of Waverly Place as Ronald Longcape Sr. and Good Luck Charlie as Mr. Walsh.
Godin is working on a novel inspired by a childhood raised in an Acadian household.
Godin is on faculty at California State University, Northridge, where he teaches performance technique and opera scene study in the opera division of the music department. He is also the director of the annual spring or fall operas.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1990 | Where the Heart Is | Stock Exchange Dealer |
| 1990 | White Room | Norm |
| 1996 | Salt Water Moose | Richard |
| 1997 | Double Take | Fritz |
| 2002 | Boat Trip | Hector |
| 2004 | Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Wesley |
| 2009 | Sniff: The Dog Movie | Derek |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Star Wars: Droids | Voice | 5 episodes |
| 1988–1994 | Street Legal | Various roles | 7 episodes |
| 1990 | The Campbells | Mr. Phillips | Episode: "Back to School" |
| 1990 | Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean | Mark | Television film |
| 1990 | Bordertown | Jamie McLeod | Episode: "Sons of Thunder" |
| 1990 | Katts and Dog | Joe | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | E.N.G. | Neil Curtis | Episode: "In the Blood" |
| 1993 | Secret Service | Andy | Episode: "Larceny Inc./Reach Out and Rob Someone/Jet Threat" |
| 1993 | Catwalk | Father James | Episode: "Downtown" |
| 1993 | Matrix | Derek Scoll | Episode: "Blindside" |
| 1993–1994 | Café Americain | Marcel Coutard | 18 episodes |
| 1994 | Bizet's Dream | Georges Bizet | Television film |
| 1994 | RoboCop | Adam Roland | Episode: "Illusions" |
| 1994 | Forever Knight | David Constantine | Episode: "Father's Day" |
| 1994 | Seinfeld | Misha | Episode: "The Gymnast" |
| 1994 | Ready or Not | John | Episode: "The New Deal" |
| 1995 | Vanished | Charles Delaunay | Television film |
| 1995 | Wings | Dominic | Episode: "Et Tu, Antonio?" |
| 1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Jason T. Mayzik | Episode: "And the Answer Is..." |
| 1995 | TekWar | Artie | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| 1995 | The Awakening | Nigel Bowers | Television film |
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Mr. Matthews | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story | Michael Copeland | Television film |
| 1996 | Traders | O.S.C. Agent Morgan | 2 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Life with Roger | Jason Clark | 20 episodes |
| 1997 | When Secrets Kill | Lt. Larry | Television film |
| 1997 | The Practice | John Aikman | Episode: "Make the Mule" |
| 1997, 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Jeffrey Starr | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1999 | Working | Tim Deale | 39 episodes |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Dr. Noah Phillips | Episode: "The Balance of Nature" |
| 1999 | It's Like, You Know... | Zach | Episode: "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" |
| 2000 | Spin City | Trevor Wolfe | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | The Geena Davis Show | Jonah | Episode: "Jealousy" |
| 2000 | The Fearing Mind | Frank K. Isaac | Episode: "Come to Papa" |
| 2001 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Marty | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | First Years | Emmanuel McDougal | Episode: "There's No Place Like Homo" |
| 2001 | Ally McBeal | Mr. Kensington | Episode: "Queen Bee" |
| 2001 | Alias | SD-6 Agent Fisher | Episode: "Reckoning" |
| 2002 | The Chronicle | Dumont | Episode: "Hot from the Oven" |
| 2002 | Friends | Sid | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Still Standing | Paul | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004 | Medical Investigation | Dr. John Bender | Episode: "Price of Pleasure" |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Steindorf | Episode: "Sperm Whales and Spearmint Rhinos" |
| 2005 | Monk | Pierre LaCoste | Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" |
| 2005–2006 | Threshold | Ed Whitaker | 3 episodes |
| 2005–2011 | House | Dr. Hourani | 4 episodes |
| 2006 | Malcolm in the Middle | Car Dealer | Episode: "Hal Grieves" |
| 2007 | Jericho | Interviewer | Episode: "The Day Before" |
| 2007 | The ½ Hour News Hour | Liquor Store Owner | Episode #1.9 |
| 2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | — | Episode #1.3 |
| 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Ronald Longcape, Sr. | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Nurse Jeffrey: Bitch Tapes | Dr. Hourani | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Den Brother | Professor Pearson | Television film |
| 2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Paul Walsh | Episode: "Charlie Goes Viral" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Mark Duffy | Episode: "Ballona Creek" |
| 2011 | Suits | George | Episode: "Errors and Omissions" |
| 2016 | Modern Family | Lester | Episode: "Grab It" |