Most people see Hollywood celebrities and automatically think they’re American. Not so. Some of the biggest names in Hollywood actors and actresses are Canadian. Here’s a shout out to the fine Canadian celebrities, and more specifically, famous Canadian actors. As they broke into Hollywood over the years, it’s easy to forget they aren’t actually American. Instead, they are our friendly neighbors to the north .
Even we were shocked to see some of these names appearing on this famous Canadian actors list. Take a look…
Famous Canadian Actors
Seth Rogan
(The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, The Interview, Steve Jobs) Vancover, British Columbia
Matthew Perry
(Friends, 17 Again)
Caroline Rhea
(The Perfect Man) from Montreal, Quebec.
Christopher Plummer
(Up), from Toronto, Ontario
Molly Parker
(The Road, Deadwood), from Maple Ridge, British Columbia
Anna Paquin
(The Piano), from Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ellen Page
(Inception), from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sandra Oh
(Sideways) Ottawa, Ontario
Leslie Nielsen
(The Naked Gun), from Regina, Saskatchewan
Catherine O’Hara
(Home Alone, SCTV, Schitt’s Creek), from Toronto, Ontario
Mike Myers
(Saturday Night Live, Austin Powers), from Toronto, Ontario
Norm MacDonald
(Saturday Night Live), from Quebec City, Quebec
Howie Mandel
(Let’s Make a Deal, America’s Got Talent, Howie) Toronto, Ontario
Eric McCormack
(Will & Grace, Free Enterprise), from Toronto, Ontario
Rachel McAdams
(Sherlock Holmes), from London, Ontario
Eugene Levy
(American Pie, SCTV, Finding Dory, Schitt’s Creek) Hamilton, Ontario
Keanu Reeves
(The Matrix, Speed, John Wick, The Bad Batch), from Toronto, Ontario
Margot Kidder
(Superman), Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Taylor Kitsh
(Friday Night Lights), from Kelowna, British Columbia
Phil Hartman
(Saturday Night Live, Jingle All the Way) from Brantford, Ontario
Bruce Greenwood
(Star Trek) Noranda, Quebec
Lorne Greene
(Bonanza), from Ottawa, Ontario
Ryan Gosling
(Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Notebook) from London, Ontario
Hayden Christensen
(Star Wars Episode III), from Vancouver, British Columbia
Jim Carey
(Ace Ventura, The Mask, The Truman Show, Dumb and Dumber) Newmarket, Ontario
John Candy
(Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, SCTV) Newmarket, Ontario
Dan Aykroyd
(Saturday Night Live, Ghostbusters), Ottawa, Ontario
Will Arnett
(The Lego Movie), from Toronto, Ontario
Pamela (Lee) Anderson
(Bay Watch, Scary Movie 3), from Ladysmith, British Columbia
Nathan Fillion
(Castle, Serenity), from Edmonton, Alberta
Michael J. Fox
(Family Ties, Back to the Future), from Edmonton, Alberta
Michael Ironside
(The Machinist), from Toronto, Ontario
Barry Pepper
(The Maze Runner, The Kennedys), from Campbell River, British Columbia
Jason Priestley
(Beverly Hills 90210, Tombstone), from Victoria, British Columbia
Will Sasso
(Movie 43, MADtv, Family Guy) , from Ladner British Columbia
Martin Short
(SCTV, Saturday Night Live, Father of the Bride) from, Hamilton, Ontario
William Shatner
(Star Trek, TJ Hooker), from Montreal, Quebec
Cobie Smulders
(How I Met Your Mother), from Vancouver, British Columbia
Donald Sutherland
(The Italian Job, The Hunger Games), from Saint John, New Brunswick
Alan Thicke
(The Alan Thicke Show), from Kirkland Lake, Ontario
Shannon Tweed
(Ex-Wives of Rock, Days of Our Lives) St. John’s, Newfoundland
Neve Campbell
(Scream, Walter), from Guelph, Ontario
Jill Hennessy
(Wild Hogs, Madam Secretary), from Edmonton, Alberta
Natasha Henstridge
(The Whole Nine Yards), from Springdale, Newfoundland
Thank you Canada for giving us all this talent and, in many cases, beautiful people. FYI, this list is in no particular order–we appreciate all of them equally.
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