Ennis Esmer

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**Ennis Esmer** (born December 29, 1978) is a Turkish-Canadian actor and comedian. He is most notable for his role as Rich Dotcom on the American television show *Blindspot*.

## Early life

Esmer was born in Ankara, Turkey, before moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 3. He is a graduate of the fine arts program at Earl Haig Secondary School, and studied theatre and acting at York University.

## Career

Esmer first came to prominence as the host of Toronto 1's short-lived variety series *The Toronto Show* in 2003. He has had roles in television series such as *The Listener*, *Wipeout Canada*, *Covert Affairs*, *Billable Hours*, *The L.A. Complex*, *Blindspot* and *Red Oaks*, as well as films such as *Young People Fucking*.

Currently, Esmer can be seen in season two of *Private Eyes* as a series regular portraying Detective Kurtis "Maz" Mazhari.
Esmer also recently guest starred on *Schitt's Creek* as a traveling blogger.

## References

1. ↑ "The Listener : Cast : Ennis Esmer", CTV (21 May 2014). Retrieved on 1 November 2015. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "On the Cover: The Listener's Ennis Esmer on being best friends with a telepathic crime solver and how he honed his craft at Earl Haig". http://www.postcity.com/Eat-Shop-Do/Do/July-2014/Ennis-Esmer-The-Listener-star-on-being-best-friends-with-a-telepathic-crime-solver-and-how-he-honed-his-craft-at-Earl-Haig/. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ennis Esmer talks about ‘The Listener’ (Includes interview)". 25 May 2012. http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/325487. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Actor Ennis Esmer Talks Gord Enver/Rich Dotcom In 'Blindspot' Episode 18 On NBC! [Interview"]. 19 April 2016. http://mstarsnews.musictimes.com/articles/112173/20160419/actor-ennis-esmer-gord-enver-rich-dotcom-blindspot-episode-18-interview.htm. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
5. ↑ "2014 Canadian Comedy Awards nominees announced". http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/blogs/2014/06/cca-2014-nominees. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
6. ↑ "Canadian Film Fest". http://www.canfilmfest.ca/. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
7. ↑ "awards database". http://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=person&step=1&byp-award-v=0&byp-winners-v=False&byp-name-v=Ennis+Esmer. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
8. ↑ "2010 nominees". Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170101231654/http://www.agamdarshi.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2010CCANomineesFinal\_.pdf. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
9. ↑ Mooney, Sam (10 June 2011). "Canadian Comedy Awards Nominees Announced". http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2011/06/10/canadian-comedy-awards-nominees-announced/. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
10. ↑ "Golden Maple Awards Nominees Unveiled". http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/golden-maple-awards-nominees-unveiled-894363. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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