years_active birth_place nationality birth_date article_title name occupation
1995-present halifax , nova scotia , canada canadian 05 december 1971 rejean cournoyer
 réjean j. cournoyer actor , singer
rejean cournoyer

réjean cournoyer -lrb- born december 5 , 1971 , halifax , nova scotia -rrb- is a canadian actor and singer , and was raised in a bilingual , mormon home .
after graduating from mount saint vincent university with a degree in public relations , and leaving mormonism , he began working at the charlottetown festival , then made his way to toronto in 1995 to pursue his acting career .
he had a recurring role in the short-lived situation comedy `` rideau hall '' on the canadian broadcasting corporation in 2001 , was awarded an actra award for his role in thom fitzgerald 's feature film `` the event '' in 2003 and was nominated for a dora mavor moore award in toronto in 2004 for originating the role of joseph beausoleil in the musical epic `` pélagie '' .
after releasing a bilingual recording of french art songs and jazz standards in 2007 , cournoyer left his home in halifax , after accepting an invitation from the canadian stage company in toronto .
he has starred in `` les misérables '' at the arts club theatre company -lrb- jessie award nomination -rrb- , is well known for his turn as sweeney todd in '' '' -lrb- elizabeth sterling haynes award nomination -rrb- , and as mr. darcy in `` pride and prejudice '' at the citadel theatre in edmonton , alberta .
he played `` the beast '' in `` beauty and the beast '' at theatre calgary and the citadel theatre , and played `` gaston '' in the neptune theatre production .
