Reaction To The Ultimate List of Famous Canadian Actors 

Kiefer Sutherland is Donald Sutherland’s son. His grandfather is Tommy Douglas who is a Canadian Hero for his role in being responsible for our national health insurance programme.

Pretty good list. Some notable missing names are Tommy Chong, Nathan Fillion, Jay Baruchel, Christopher Plummer, Phil Hartman, Elliott Page, Corey Haim, Tom Green, Cobie Smulders. Victor Garber and Mary Pickford.

I know others have mentioned him, but he is one of my all-time favourite actors. Christopher Plummer is the only Canadian to have received an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards. He has also received a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Since 1959, he was in 115+ movies (10+ for voice, 1 documentary and 2 shorts), 50+ TV shows, and 20+ theatre productions. On top of all that Christopher Plummer has been in 4 video games.

This list left out all the great First Nation actors such as, Adam Beach-Wind Talkers, Graham Green & Tantoo Cardinal- Dances with Wolves, Tom Jackson Actor & singer - North of 60, Gordon Tootoosis- Legends of the Fall just to name a few .

From my region of Canada a couple of old time actors who were missed are Raymond Burr who was a well known Canadian actor best known for playing the title role in the TV series Perry Mason, and Chief Dan George who was a 1971 Academy Award nominee for best supporting actor in Little Big Man.

I’ve always found it funny that AGT is hosted by a Canadian, a German, a Colombian And a Brit.

William Shatner grew up in Montreal and is very vocal about being Canadian. I remember your reaction to the Molson Canadian commercials and that the "I AM CANADIAN" rant, was a favourite of yours. William Shatner performed his own "I AM CANADIAN" rant at the "Just For Laughs" Festival in Montreal. It's fantastic! I think you'd enjoy it!

How could they forget Christopher Plummer? And Donald Sutherland has had long career and was in several great movies in the 1970s: Klute, Don't Look Now etc. Paul Gross from Due South is Canadian. Fitting that he played a Mountie on the show. And if you go back to the silent film era, Mary Pickford was from Toronto. She was known as 'America's Sweetheart. She was also one of the founders of United Artists film studio.

Us Canadians adore Ryan Reynolds. He does a lot for charities here.

The video also missed the likes of Graham Greene, one of a number of First Nations actors. You might remember him from the _Red Green Show_ as Edgar, the guy who was always blowing things up. He has had a long career with roles in such films as _Dances with Wolves, Maverick, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Grey Owl, The Green Mile, Twilight Saga: New Moon,_ and _Wind River._ Lauren Holly is an American-born actress who was married to Jim Carrey for one year and to a Canadian investment banker for 13. She took Canadian citizenship in 2008 and lives in Ontario. She was in the films _Dumb and Dumber, Sabrina,_ and _Turbelence,_ and in such TV series as _Picket Fences_ and _NCIS._ There are twin brothers Shawn Ashmore and Aaron Ashmore. Shawn was Iceman in four _X-men_ movies. Aaron was in the likes of _Smallville_ and the science fiction series _Killjoys._

You have to watch Schitt’s creek if haven’t already. It’s so good. Completely filmed in Canada too

Pamela Anderson was born in Ladysmith, BC, here on Vancouver Island. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were both born in London, Ontario. There are some actors/actresses omitted because they didn’t have quite the huge type of profile in the movie industry but were busy actors with impressive lists of credits nonetheless, ie. the late Christopher Plummer, the late Donnelly Rhodes, Nicholas Campbell, Ian Tracey, Anna Paquin, Joshua Jackson, Andrea Martin, Wendy Crewson etc. What many non-Canadians may not realise is how many Canadians work in the US film industry and entertainment business. There are thousands of Canadians working for a variety of US film and television production companies as well as freelancing.

Keifer Sutherland is Donald Sutherland's son. His mum was also an actress named Shirley Douglas. HIs grandfather (Shirley's dad) was Tommy Douglas, who was responsible for introducing publicly-funded healthcare to Canada.

Scotty, "James Dohan" is also a decorated Canadian war hero wounded on D day, of all days. He is missing a finger as a result and has almost always managed to hide it in filming. Thank you for your service!!! I know this because I am a Canadian military history buff and my first name happens to be Scott so when ever anyone would say to me " BEAM ME UP "which now seems like a gazillion times lol. I would share with them this story. Oh and I don't know, because I have never seen the stupid movie.

Michael Cera and Wll Arnett were both brilliant in Arrested Development, one of the best tv Series ever made. ( The original run, not the attempted 10-years later reboot). If you haven't seen Schitts Creek, that's also brilliant..

Donald Sutherland is a Canadian icon. Kiefer is his son. His mother was Shirley Douglas, a Canadian actress. She was the daughter of Tommy Douglas ( former premier of Saskatchewan ). The man who was responsible for bringing Canada universal health care!

The look on your face when you learned Pam Anderson was Canadian was priceless.

Simu Liu was in a tv show Kim's Convenience. Rae Dawn is Tommy Chong's daughter. Kim Catrell was in the first Police Academy movie. Kiefer is Donald's son, (Kiefer's grandfather was Canadian politician Tommy Douglas "father of healthcare". Elisha Cuthbert was on Popular Mechanics for Kids with Jay Baruchel when they were like 12 years old. A few missing Joshua Jackson, Victor Garber, Gordon Pinsent, Christopher Plummer, Phil Hartman, Nathan Fillion.

Yesterday I saw a magazine about the Barbie movie at the store checkout. I saw the movie and I loved it, but this (American) magazine listed both Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu as "all American". They're both Canadian. This is constantly frustrating to us, like having a talented Scottish actor listed as "English".

Graham Greene, probably one of the more successful Indigenous Actors, he was nominated for an Academy Award for "Dances with Wolves". Paul Gross is tremendously talented as actor, director, producer... saw him this year in Stratford, Ontario stage production of King Lear, he was amazing.

They missed quite a few, like Christopher Plummer, Fay Wray, Mary Pickford, Ivan Reitman even The Rock is Canadian. If you are Canadian, you know Canadian actors and musicians you like. You look them up, and when they do Canadian interviews, they alway proudly proclaim their Canadian identity. Donald Sutherland spent much of time in England acting instead of going to Hollywood, and from England, he ended up acting in Hollywood. He has had an amazing career and is a legend.😊

One thing I've noticed is that Canadian humour is really appreciated in movies.

LOVE Ryan Reynolds. You should look up the video for the song "Canada Loves You Back" that Steven Page wrote and sang when Ryan Reynolds was awarded the Governor General's Performing Arts Award.

One oh so obvious one which was missed was Steve Smith - star of the Red Green Show !!! Also Gordon Pinsent who passed away last year

Surprised they missed Christopher Plummer and Eliot Page. There were some of the younger female actors who I didn’t know at all. I think they were in shows I haven’t seen.

I knew most of them. Gordon pinsent was a good Canadian actor. He played in The Shipping News with Kevin Spacey. Christopher Plummer also.

Margot Kidder was in Amityville Horror. Lorne Green was also in Bonanza. Allan Thicke was also in Growing Pains and is Robin Thicke's dad. Catherine O'hara is also in Schitt's Creek.

I’m a hit confused as to why Graham Greene is not on the list? I think he has over 100 credits? He is on Canadas walk of fame, he has Gemini awards, at least one Grammy and was Oscar nominated for one of the biggest movies of its decade. I doubt there are many countries where he wouldn’t be recognized. Tantoo Cardinal also has a huge list of credits and is a member of the Order of Canada for her contribution to the performing arts.

Hahah I love your reaction Mert. All Canadians know this, but it’s so wonderful to be reminded. I’m so proud of our Canadian talent. We are well represented south of the boarder, just not well acknowledged.

Pamela Anderson lives in Ladysmith, BC on Vancouver Island....Lady smith, exactly.

Going back to the 1960’s…..Raymond Burr in “Perry Mason”, followed by his series “Ironside” in the 70’s. I expect I’m one of the few who remember him, but at the time he was one of a very few Canadians on tv.

Rae Dawn Chong is Cheech and Chongs Tommy Chongs daughter. Keifer is Donalds son and grew up in Nova Scotia. Scott Speedman should be on that list as should the unofficial King of Newfoundland himself Gordon Pinsent

Ryan Reynolds is hilarious! His "feud" with Hugh Jackman is epic...I just watched their "Truce" video, and snort-laughed.

Great clip...thankyou for sharing. The hit the mark pretty good this time...but missed the ICONIC Christopher Plummer...the dad in The Sound Of Music. Cpt. von Trapp!!❤❤❤

Lorne Greene was Commander Adama in the original _Battlestar Galactica_ that first aired in 1978. He is probably more famous for being Ben Cartwright in the western series _Bonanza_ which ran for 14 seasons between Sep 1959 to Jan 1973 and had 431 episodes. Tricia Helfer was in the much superior remake of _Battlestar Galactica,_ playing the Cylon known as Number Six.

James Doohan not only stormed the beaches of Normandy, but then went on to star in one of the most successful sci-fi series in television history, which was funded and pushed forward by none other than Lucile Ball.

I would HIGHLY recommend you watch Schitt’s Creek!!! Eugene Levy and his son Dan (an absolute gem!) and his daughter is in it too! and Catharine O’Hara … need I say more! It is fantastic! I cried when the series ended.

Three additional names to point out that I was surprised were not on this list: 1. As many people have point out in the comments, there is a number of Indigenous actors that did not make the list, and one name I would add among them is Chief Dan George. He was in many older Westerns, like "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Little Big Man" He was also a real Chief. 2. Eliiot Page (formerly known as Ellen Paige prior to his transition). He hasn't done any acting as far as I know as Elliot, but as Ellen he was in "Inception" and "Juno" among many other roles. 3. Tatiana Maslany. She was on "Orphan Black" and "Heartland", but most recently starred as "She-Hulk". P.S. I absolutely love and respect Ryan Reynolds.

Good list. Still a lot of Canadian actors missing but it would easily take a day to get to them all.

That list is missing some renowned Canadian actors such as Christopher Plummer (Sound of Music), Raymond Burr (Perry Mason -- Series and Movie), Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves), Chief Dan George, and many more.

So many I didn’t know that were Canadian! Then again I haven’t had cable vision or watched TV in about 20 years. ALSO SO NICE not to have the list numbered. They are all truly amazing! Ha they are Canadian after all!! 🤣🇨🇦🤣

If you like Michael Cera, then you'd love Arrested Development. It's where he became famous. One of the funniest tv series ever.

one notable actor they left off this list is the great Christopher Plummer 🇨🇦 . Crazy since he was one of the most remarkable actors of his time . Love your videos keep up the good work.

This Canadian is extremely proud of Ryan Reynolds. He truly cares about his family, country and more. He's done a lot for many charities! I had to edit this because i was just thinking that you looked like Michael Cera when you asked!

Leslie Nielsen's brother, Erik Nielsen, was a Member of Parliament and Deputy Prime MInister of Canada in the 80's.

Simu Liu did a great 'I am Canadian' speech at the 2022 Juno Awards. It was a take on the ' I am Joe, I am Canadian' Molson Canadian beer commercial.

Donald Sutherland's filmography is matched by few other actors. He has played leading roles in many, many movies.

tatiana maslany should have made the list! she’s so talented!!

I’m surprised Elliott Page wasn’t on the list. They’re Canadian and amazingly talented. They deserve it more than a few people on the list imo

Pamela Anderson is famous for being Canadian. When she was a teenager, she was on the screen at a Canadian football game because she was so cute. A talent scout was at the game and tracked her down. She made 2 posters for a Canadian beer. From there, she got a bit part on a sitcom, then to Playboy, then to superstardom with Baywatch. There are a few Native actors who aren't on this list.

You should do a list of TV shows and movies made in Canada. You'd be blown away.

Lorne Greene was in the old Battlestar Galactica he used to have a nature program and was on bonanza with Michael Landen

Hi Mert, here are some missing from the list (to name a few) : - Donald Sutherland (father of Kiefer) - Christopher Plummer - Jay Baruchel - Elliot Page - Phil Hartman - Tommy Chong - Aaron and Shawn Ashmore - Corey Haim - Roy Dupuis - Joshua Jackson - Dan Levy (son of Eugene) - Nathan Fillion

Lorne Greene was "Pa" (the father)on the TV show Bonanza!

They missed Mary Pickford, Raymond Burr, Tommy Chong, Neve Campbell, Phil Hartman, Tom Green, Graham Greene, Anna Paquin, Elliot Page, Christopher Plumber and a bunch more..

Gosling and Reynolds!! We've got the Ryan's...lol. Love your reactions to some of the people that you didn't realize were Canadian. I've heard so many things about how sweet and kind Keanu Reeves is. Love him!! This is a great list with a lot of talented actors/actresses.

Donald Sutherland is Keifer's father. Tommy Chong is Rae Dawn Chongs Father. Yeah, we as Canadians know pretty much who our artists are. Donald Sutherland = Legend. Leslie Neilson=Legend. Pam Anderson is from British Columbia. I don't see Shannon Tweed = Gene Simmons (KISS) wife, B list actress. Playboy Model from Newfoundland. Cap't Kirk = William Shatner. If we didn't know about him he would let us know! Hey , he's 92 and looks ageless.

I’m Canadian and proud of all of these folks… even the annoying ones like Seth Rogen and Will Arnett, lol! There were only 2 younger female actors that I didn’t recognize. Also yes, the Sutherland’s are father/son. Was hoping for a bigger reaction to both John Candy and Lorne Greene but I guess the host just doesn’t know them like I did. There are so many more that didn’t make the list, SCTV’ers Joe Flaherty and Dave Thomas immediately come to mind. Fun list and video!

I am feeling proud of our rich talent bank of Canadians! 🍁🇨🇦

Dan Aykroyd and John Candy are my favourites on this list.

Donald Sutherland is Kiefer Sutherland's dad. His mom is Shirley Douglas, also a famous actress. His grandfather was Tommy Douglas, who brought in Canada's famous healthcare system, and there is a statue in his honour in Saskatchewan, and Kiefer attended the unveiling of it. Lorne Greene was in the original Battlestar Galatctica, not the remake, but he is best known for Bonanza. And believe it or not, Tom Cruise spent some of his childhood here in Ottawa where I live. He went to school here. People talk about it sometimes, though I'm sure he doesn't. They missed Christopher Plummer (The Sound of Music), Gordon Pinsent (Away From Her, The Shippin News), Donal Logue (Gotham), Raymond Burr (Perry Mason), Hume Cronyn (Cocoon), Nathan Fillion (Firefly), Matt Frewer (Max Headroom), Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves),, Bruce Greenwood (a zillion moives... like Star Trek), Paul Gross (Due South, Slings and Arrows), Corey Haim, Phil Hartman, Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother). I know there are more, but my brain won't spit them out right now.

Eugene Levy and his son Dan played two of the lead roles in Schitts Creek. In the show, Eugene's character is the father of Dan's character

Bless your soul for your lovely comments about the character of our Canadian actors/performers. Love listening to your commentary...my Mom was born in Belfast ❤

Keifer Sutherland is Donald’s son… Pamela Anderson is from B/C too. Good list of talent!

Yes Donald Sutherland is Keifer Sutherland's dad. If Elisha Cuthbert played his daughter in 24, then yes, both leading roles were played by Canadians. Also, Carrie Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves are Canadian which means both the leading actor in the Matrix are Canadian. Actors and comedians are one of Canada's major exports

Raymond Burr, Phil Hartman, Victor Garber, Nathan Fillion, Corey Haim, Gil Bellows, Dave Thomas, Conrad Bain,. On the show 24, there were MANY Canadians in the cast as well as the main director

We love our Ryan's!

They are missing Nathan fillion and Christopher plummer. Probably more but those 2 are coming to mind.

Leslie Neilsen was a comedic genius who loved anything to do with farts. His tombstone even has "Let er Rip " on it. His brother was a 30 year member of parliament and the Deputy Prime Minister from 1984 to 1986). Two brothers, drastically different career paths.

Yup, Pamela Anderson just lives down the road a bit from me in Ladysmith. She is currently renovating her home that she inherited from her grandparents on the waterfront here. She is a sweetheart and has already contributed her (and her ex-husband's) time to local animal shelters in the neighbourhood. P.S. Schitt's Creek is something you should definitely put on your Must-Watch List! There is a reason it swept all the awards, even in the USA...

That's a pretty good list but there are a ton of people omitted. Very surprised the list missed someone who is arguable the most awarded Canadian actor: Mr. Christopher Plummer (the only Canadian winner of the Triple Crown of Acting) But, going way back to even the non-talking movies, there have been many famous actors and actresses. Whether Americans knew these people were Canadian, probably not. Here's a small list: Mary Pickford (known as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent picture era) Norma Shearer (The Divorcee) Yvonne DeCarlo (The 10 Commandments) Raymond Massey (Arsnic and Old Lace) Barbara Parkins (Valley of the Dolls) Walter Pidgeon (Mrs Miniver) Glenn Ford (Gilda) John Ireland (All the King's Men) Girdon Pinset (The Shipping News) Raymond Burr (Perry Mason) Michael Sarrazin (They Shoot Horses Don't They?) Anna Paquin (The Piano) Arthur Hill (The Andromeda Strain) Victor Garber (Argo) John Vernon (Dirty Harry) John Colicos (The Changling) Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix) Sarah Polley (My Life Without Me) Tommy Chong (Up in Smoke, Cheech & Chong) And so many, many more ...

Bruce Greenwood has appeared in many films and TV series. He portrayed president John F. Kennedy in Thirteen Days. He played Captain Christopher Pike in J. J. Abrams's Star Trek reboot series. He even was the main character in Nowhere Man, a one season TV program. You'd probably recognize Lorne Cardinal if you looked up his photo. He's been in so many things. You might have seen Tantoo Cardinal in Dances With Wolves and Legends of the Fall among other productions.

As Shatner, elegantly put it, "And yes, i have been where no man has gone before BUT...i was in Mexico and her father gave me permission! My name is William Shatner, and I am Canadian!"

Pam Anderson is from British Columbia. She was discovered on the Jumbo-tron at a BC Lions(Canadian Football League) game.

Chistopher Plummer, Chief Dan George, Mary Pickford, Michael Ironside, Graham Greene, Glenn Ford, Yvonne De Carlo, Walter Huston, Conrad Bain, Fay Wray, Raymond Burr, John Ireland, Walter Pidgeon, Raymond Massey, Hume Cronyn, John Vernon, Victor Jory, Michael Sarrazin, Gordon Pinsent, Gene Lockhart.....

*A funny story about Keanu Reeves. That is his acting name - not his given name at birth. He has said that when selecting his name, he considered the name "Chuck Spadina" (Chuck from Chuck Norris and Spadina is a major street name in Toronto). Ultimately he decided on Keanu Reeves, because of the original movie Superman, Christopher Reeves.*

I'm from Canada and I recognise every single one of these actors. Very proud Canadian here!!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Ryan Reynolds and Catherine O'Hara ( most known for the Mom on Home Alone) recently were awarded Governor General Awards, some of our highest civilian honours. Each were also honoured with their own song. Ryan : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nXulsCU1geg.html Catherine : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vOWn4CUsFak.html.

If nobody else has mentioned it, Rae Dawn Chong is the daughter of Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong fame. Her first big role was 'Quest for Fire" and she was also in "The Color Purple".

Rick Moranis did not retire, he stepped away when his wife was ill, as his children were still fairly young, he was doing some voice over work. Leslie Nielsen's brother was a MP. Rae Dawn Chong is Tommy Chong's daughter Tommy is of course from Cheech and Chong, James Doohan was also a Canadian WW2 vet. I could go on I love our Canadian celebs. So John Candy Eugen Levy, Martin Short, Rick Moranis, and Catherine O'Hara were all members of SCTV, one of the biggest name in TV entertainment is Lorne Michaels, who produces SNL and Kids in the Hall. And film would have to be James Cameron, Titanic and Avatar.

Schitts Creek is such a great show (with amazing Canadian actors). You should definitely react to that 😊

I’d say Ryan Reynolds is beloved in Canada because his flaunts the fact he was born here. Missing from the list is Katheryn Winnick. She played Lagertha in the early seasons of The Vikings. She speaks multiple languages (including Ukrainian) and has black belts in Taekwondo and Karate.

you have to watch Schitts Creek. PERIOD

As mentioned below, this is probably half the list. The amount of American shows filmed in Toronto and Vancouver over the years provide dozens, at least, of Canadian actors who have been on US TV. Brent Butt, had a couple of movies, was a coroner on the X-Files, Gabrielle Miller was arrested as the prime suspect in a murder on NCIS, to name one. Not sure who compiled the list, but there are giants in this industry missing, household names. Graham Greene, Tom Jackson and Christopher Plummer not being included is a tremendous oversight.

I must say I am quite proud of our amazing actors/actresses. We have some amazingly great talents from our country. Thanks to every actor who still gushes about our beautiful country and sharing their roots with the world. And sharing thier pride for Canada still. Many may have moved to other countries over the years, but they always remember where they came from. And never shy from saying they are Canadian. We love all you actors. Thanks for putting the fun into our lives and allowing us to enjoy adventures through your visions.

Colin Firth awesome Canadian actor.

I didn't know Rae Dawn Chong was Canadian - but you must have seen her if you watched Arnold's movie Commando as she was the co-star

Leo B Mayer, Mary Pickford, Walter Huston, Walter Pigeon, and Raymond Massey are missed and I'm sure I missed a lot. If you watch a lot of British TV from the sixties and seventies you will notice they tended to use Canadian actors when they needed to portray an American.

Carrie Anne Moss was in the movie Memento. Awesome movie!

Hey Mert, thanks for another great video, keep them coming. I do see a resemblance to Michael Cera, I've heard he's really nice, most Canadians are. You can certainly tell a Canadian on a talk show, they're more down-to-earth and friendlier. Schitts Creek is a great show, I think you should react to it, would love to see what you think. A lot of great actors/actresses there, but yes Christopher Plummer may he R.I.P. was an amazing actor, a lot of great movies.

I love your response to Pamela Anderson being Canadian. She was discovered at a football game. She was shown on the jumbotron. You look like Liam Neeson.

Canadians know which actors/actresses are Canadian - it's our pride.

Elisha Cuthbert started in Popular Mechanics For Kids. That's how a lot of Canadians who lived through the 90s has known her from. Howie Mandel created and voiced acted Bobby's World.

Joshua Jackson, Jay Baruchel, Nathan Filion, Martin Short, Phil Hartman, John Candy, Anna Paquin, Victor Garber, Will Arnett, Lorne Michaels

Kim Coates, Barry Pepper, Bruce Greenwood, Colm Feore, Robbie & Stephen Amell, Shawn & Aaron Ashmore, Patrick J. Adams, Michael Ironside, Joshua Jackson, Stana Katic, Nathan Fillion, Elias Koteas, Alexander Ludwig, Sarah Polley, Saul Rubinek, Tracy Spiridakos, Serinda Swan, Michael Wincott, Katheryn Winnick, Taylor Kitsch ........etc. Just to name a few

Great show thanks loved it.

I haven't gotten to the end yet but Garry Chalk the voice of Optimist Prime and Optimist Primal as well as Colonel Chekov in Stargate SG1 needs to be on the list. As well Grace Park who played Kono on Hawaii 50.

They missed Christopher Plummer. His last movie was the first Knives Out. He was a great stage and screen actor.

Some I didn't know of, not many though. Thanks Mert.

They are Canadian and you’ll find them and other Canadian celebrities (such as Keanu Reeves, Michael J Fox, Rachel McAdams, John Candy etc..) are known to be the most friendly and humble celebrities known.