Tom McCamus (born July 25, 1955) is an award-winning film and theatre actor who is most widely known for his work on the science-fiction television show Mutant X. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Mutant X can refer to: Mutant X (comics) - a Marvel Comics graphic novel. ...

McCamus was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but was brought up in London, Ontario from the age of 10 when his family moved across country. While attending London's Oakridge Secondary school, McCamus became intrigued with the theatre, and went on to graduate from the University of Windsor's school of dramatic art. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Location. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ... London is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada on the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of about 447,286; the city proper has a population of about 351,267 (2004). ... The University of Windsor is a mid-sized university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ...

His film debut came in director Paul Donovan's quirky time-travel comedy Norman's Awesome Experience, otherwise known as A Switch in Time (1989). In 1991 McCamus gained critical acclaim for his role as a mental patient in the historical drama Beautiful Dreamers.

McCamus' most famous film role is that of struggling actor Henry Adler in I Love A Man In Uniform (1993), directed by David Wellington. As a result of the role, he won the Genie Award for Best Actor. McCamus has been nominated for the Genie Award on two occasions since, for Long Day's Journey Into Night (1996), also directed by Wellington, in which Tom reprised his successful performance as Edmund Tyrone from the Stratford Festival, and for the Oscar-nominated The Sweet Hereafter (1997), directed by Atom Egoyan. The Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian films and television, by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. ... Long Days Journey Into Night is a dramatic play in four acts by Eugene ONeill, widely considered to be his masterwork. ... The Stratford Festival of Canada is a summer-long celebration of theatre. ... The Sweet Hereafter is a novel (1991) written by U.S. author Russell Banks; and an award-winning film (1997) by Canadian director Atom Egoyan, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Atom Egoyan (born July 19, 1960) is a critically acclaimed Canadian filmmaker of Armenian descent. ...

Recently McCamus has come to the attention of a wider audience, playing the villainous Mason Eckhart in the Marvel TV series Mutant X. Although McCamus proved so popular with fans that he appeared in every episode of the first season, something that was not originally planned, he quit the show to star as Richard III and Mack The Knife at the Stratford Festival. He only returned to Mutant X to make occasional appearances in the second and third seasons. Mason Eckhart is the main recurring bad guy character in the superhero science-fiction series Mutant X. The character was played by actor Tom McCamus in all three seasons of the show. ... Mutant X can refer to: Mutant X (comics) - a Marvel Comics graphic novel. ... Richard III may refer to: King Richard III of England Richard III, a play by William Shakespeare about the king Richard III may also refer to motion pictures based on the Shakespeare play: Richard III, 1995 (UK/USA), starring Ian McKellen Richard III, 1986 (Soviet Union) Richard III, 1980 (France... Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, was composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, Threepenny Opera. ... Mutant X can refer to: Mutant X (comics) - a Marvel Comics graphic novel. ...

Currently McCamus is dividing his time between theatre and film work, and has just been cast in the CBC film Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story as famous hockey dad Walter Gretzky. CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ...

McCamus is married to theatre and occasional TV actress Chick Reid. They live in Warkworth, Ontario. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ...

Trivia

McCamus got the role of Mason Eckhart in Mutant X after being spotted by executives of the Fireworks production company playing a bleached-blond genetic scientist in Trinity (film). Mason Eckhart is the main recurring bad guy character in the superhero science-fiction series Mutant X. The character was played by actor Tom McCamus in all three seasons of the show. ... Mutant X can refer to: Mutant X (comics) - a Marvel Comics graphic novel. ...

Selected Filmography

• Norman's Awesome Experience (1989)
• Beautiful Dreamers (1990)
• I Love a Man in Uniform (1993)
• Long Day's Journey Into Night (1996)
• The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
• Possible Worlds (2000)
• Foreign Objects (2000)
• Mutant X (2001-2003)
• The Newsroom (2004)

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External links

• Tom McCamus: Ground Control, official site. (http://www.tommccamus.cjb.net)
• IMDB filmography. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564805/)