Dan Chameroy

**Dan Chameroy** (born 12th November 1970 in Edmonton) is a Canadian actor.

## Personal life

Raised by French parents in Edmonton, Dan started his career competing in vocal competitions in Canada and America. He is married to actress Christine Donato. They met in 1991 in the production of Les Miserables. They have one daughter.

## Theatre credits

He made his Toronto stage debut in 1991 as part of the Canadian cast of Les Miserables at The Royal Alexandra Theatre. He is a Dora Award winner for his performance of Gaston in Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Princess of Wales Theatre. Part of the Pre Broadway cast of The Drowsy Chaperone at the Winter Garden Theatre (Toronto). Has appeared in seven Ross Petty Pantomimes as his comic creation Plumbum at the Elgin Theatre (Toronto). Spent 12 seasons at The Stratford Festival playing a variety of roles. Has been a member of Soulpepper and The Shaw Festival ensembles and has worked across Canada and the United States. He appeared as Bobby in a production of Stephen Sondhiem's "Company" directed by Gary Griffin with a cast that included Brent Carver, Louise Pitre, Nia Vardalos and may other Canadian theatre luminaries. He played Agatha Trunchbull in the Toronto and US National tour of Matilda the Musical and received a Toronto Theatre Critics Award. In 2013, he played the title character in the Soulpepper Theatre Company's adaptation of The Barber of Seville.

In 2017, Dan played Miss Trunchbull in the North American Tour of Matilda the Musical.

In 2018, Dan returned to Stratford and played Dr. Frank-n-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. The run was extended three times and completed its final performance on 2 December 2018, making it the longest running show in Stratford Festival history. In 2019 he appears as Jackie Elliot in Billy Elliot and Orin Scrivello the dentist in Little Shop of Horrors. For the 2020 season, he is scheduled to play Billy Flynn in Chicago and Walker in Here’s What It Takes, music and lyrics by Steven Page and book by Daniel MacIvor.

### Television and film

Dan appeared in two seasons of *Little Men* on PaxTV as Laurie Lawrence, a philanthropist and husband to Amy March (Amy Price Francis) in the continuing stories of Louisa May Alcott's *Little Women*. He has had several reoccurring roles on television most recently the CW's *Reign* as Lord Lionel Byrd.

Dan has been active in voice work. Credits include *DNAce*, *Go Away Unicorn!*, *PAW Patrol*, *Ranger Rob*, *Rusty Rivets*, *Norman Picklestripes*, *Fangbone!*, *The ZhuZhus*, *Ollie's Pack*, *Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion*, *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs*, *Looped*, *Babar and the Adventures of Badou*, *The Day My Butt Went Psycho*, *Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go* as Beresford in the US, *Hotel Transylvania: The Series* as Aunt Lydia, Fluffy in *Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe* & *Let's Go Luna!* as Sam Hopper. He is also on *Maggie and the Ferocious Beast* as Reggie.

### Other work

Other Theatre: 13 seasons with Stratford, including Outside Looking In, Wanderlust, The Winter's Tale, A Funny Thing Happened..., Pentecost, Oklahoma, Palmer Park, Cymbeline, Camelot, The Arsonists (Canadian Stage Company); The Magic Fire, High Society (Shaw); The Drowsy Chaperone, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables (Mirvish). Nightwood, Theatre Aquarius, Citadel Theatre, Talk is Free, MTC, Theatre Calgary, and Neptune Theatre. Dan recently completed his 5th pantomime at The Elgin Theatre.

Other: Dora Award recipient and nominee, Stratford Conservatory, Founding Artist of Theatre 20.

## Nominations

Three time (Canadian Screen Award) Nominee for his performances in the animated series Hotel Transylvania and Oh No! It’s an Alien Invasion

Nominated for (Dora Awards) for his performances in Life After, Matilda, The Wild Party and Into the Woods.

### Asides

He released a CD of Broadway show tunes entitles "me" in 2003 and can be heard in the cast recording of Tristan.

## Voices

### US

* Peppa-Mint (Kindi Kids) (*fifth series onwards*)
* Beresford (AEG)