ABOUT JEREMY

Jeremy Proulx is an award-winning actor and multi-disciplined (actor, writer, filmmaker) First Nation artist of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and Haudenosaunee (Oneida) descent originally from the community of Neyaashiinigmiing, simply translated from Ojibwe as "point of land surrounded on three sides by water".

He has been based in the city of Toronto for the past decade but has also worked, taught and performed all across various parts of Canada and the United States. His acting career has also taken him globally to such countries as Brazil, United Kingdom, Poland, Italy, Macedonia and Greece.

Jeremy is a proud member of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association (CAEA) and holds both a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Film from York University and certificate of professional theatre training from the Centre for Indigenous Theatre's full-time conservatory program.  He is a former Artistic Associate with Belarus Free Theatre and Artistic Director of ab-ORIGINAL Productions.

Favorite theatre credits: BONES: An Aboriginal Dance Opera, An Aboriginal Journey with Brecht, Miinigooweziwin...The Gift and From the Aztlan to the Zocalo (Banff Centre), The Ecstasy of Rita Joe (Western Canada Theatre and the National Arts Centre), King Lear (National Arts Centre) and Where the Blood Mixes (Teesri Duniya Theatre), Only Drunks and Children Tell The Truth (Magnus Theatre).  International credits: Red Forest (The Young Vic in London, UK; Teatro Vascello in Rome, Italy and Teatro Ermanno Fabbi in Modena, Italy) for Belarus Free Theatre and the MOT International Theatre Festival in Skopje, Macedonia, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA) for which he won a BroadwayWorld.com award for Best Actor in a Play. The following year, Jeremy reprised his award-winning performance as Chief Bromden in an entirely new production with the Cardinal Stage Company in Bloomington, Indiana and most recently premiered the role internationally in the United Kingdom to great critical acclaim with Sheffield Theatres. Select television/film credits: feature documentary "Just Another Dead Indian" for Thunderbird Productions, TV documentary "Along the Wabash" produced and directed by Susanne Schwibs and the short film "In the Beginning was Water and Sky" directed by Genie-nominated writer/director, Ryan Ward, for Heart Shaped Movies. 

Jeremy was last seen performing with Magnus Theatre in their production of A Christmas Carol, portraying six different characters including Fred Scrooge, Jacob Marley and Mr. Fezziwig. Upcoming theatre: The world-premiere production of Crazy Dave Goes To Town (ARTS&SCIENCE) written by Daniel David Moses and adapted from the book "Crazy Dave" by late author, Basil Johnston.


CURRENT NEWS

~ OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ~
JEREMY JOINS THE REVIVAL PRODUCTION OF
'ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST'
MAY & JUNE 2020
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

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Jeremy is very excited to finally announce that he will be making his Australian theatre debut this coming May & June 2020 in a strictly limited engagement of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST at the historic Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne! Click on cuckoosnest.com.au/ for more information about the production including future announcements about the rest of the amazing cast and creative team. Also be sure to visit the Facebook promotional page at www.facebook.com/cuckoosnestau/ to see a quick actor promo for Jeremy as well as other promotional videos and photos.  An official trailer for the production will be hitting the internet and social media very soon, so stay tuned!!

This is the first major stage revival of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST in Australia and Jeremy is beyond humbled to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing creative team of Australian theatre artists and storytellers as well perform for audiences Down Under.  Jeremy has portrayed Chief Bromden on major theatrical stages all around the world including the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, United Kingdom and the Flint Repertory Theatre in Flint, Michigan. Throughout his long and rich history of performing this iconic role, Jeremy has received major accolades and recognition from both audiences and theatre critics everywhere. Here's to the next chapter in an already amazing career! See you all in Melbourne, Australia at Her Majesty's Theatre later this year!