ACTOR • WRITER • DANCER • FILMMAKER • ARTS EDUCATOR
Jeremy Proulx
CAEA, ACTRA
ABOUT
Jeremy Proulx is an award-winning actor, writer, and filmmaker of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) and Haudenosaunee (Oneida) descent, originally from Neyaashiinigmiing—simply translated from Ojibwe as "point of land surrounded on three sides by water." He has been based in Tkaronto (Toronto) for the past 27 years, and has worked, taught, and performed across Canada, the United States, and internationally, including in the UK, Brazil, Poland, Italy, Macedonia, and Greece.Jeremy is a proud member of both the Canadian Actors' Equity Association (CAEA) and Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours in Film from York University, and trained at the Centre for Indigenous Theatre's full-time conservatory program. He is Artistic Director of ab-ORIGINAL Productions and a former Artistic Associate with Olivier Award-nominated Belarus Free Theatre."I would like to be remembered as someone who always led with integrity, kindness, empathy and compassion in whatever project I was a part of."
CURRENT NEWS
BEAUTIFUL SCARS is Returning to the Stage - September 10-19, 2026
Jeremy returns to the role of Bear this September in Beautiful Scars, remounting at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. He originated the role in the show's world premiere at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton in 2024. Watch the stage production trailer to the right. Information about the cast, creatives and how to purchase tickets can be found by clicking on the 'MORE INFO' link below.
UPCOMING NEWS
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST in Melbourne, Australia - From November 13, 2026!
Jeremy will be making his Australian stage debut opposite stage, tv and music star Jason Donovan in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne, Australia this Fall 2026. Information about the cast, creatives and how to purchase tickets can be found by clicking on the 'MORE INFO' link below. Watch a special behind-the-scenes promo video with actor Jason Donovan on the right.
ACCLAIM
"...as Bear, Wilson’s guiding spirit and sometimes belligerent comrade, [Jeremy Proulx] is magnificent. A catalyst for much of Wilson’s thinking, he binds this show together, a kind of conjure man and relentless inner voice, maybe even a nagging conscience." — Gary Smith, Hamilton Spectator"...a standout performance," "...magnetic"
— Arifa Akbar, The Guardian (UK)"...finds the perfect balance between comedy and tenderness that tugs at the old heart strings."
— Robyn Grant-Moran, Hamilton Spectator
"...commanding," "...a mesmerizing watch"
— Karl Hornsey, Yorkshire Magazine (UK)"...a larger-than-life [performance]..."
— Ben Waldman, Winnipeg Free Press"Proulx's talent is a rare one, indeed... bursts with an emotional power guaranteed to haunt you."
— Chris Elston, Missouri theatre critic"...[Proulx's performance] provides much of the show’s warmth, his performance balancing charm and weariness without tipping into sentimentality." — Hunter Weaymouth, Intermission Magazine
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Sheffield Theatre)
In The Shadow Beyond The Pines (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre)
Beautiful Scars (Theatre Aquarius)
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CREDITS
Select Canadian Theatre
++upcoming Spring 2028 - The Children of the Bear dir. Mitchell Cushman (Outside The March / National Arts Centre)In The Shadow Beyond The Pines dir. Jimmy Blais (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre)Mischief dir. Mike Payette (Neptune Theatre / Tarragon Theatre)The Secret To Good Tea dir. Renae Morriseau (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre / Grand Theatre / National Arts Centre)Beautiful Scars dir. Mary Francis Moore - National Arts Centre / Theatre Aquarius (originating cast, world premiere 2024)Salt Baby dir. Carmen Alvis (Theatre Aquarius) and dir. Natalie Robitaille (Magnus Theatre)Bent Boy / Bannock Republic dir. Ed Roy (Centre for Indigenous Theatre / Aki Studio Theatre)Crazy Dave Goes To Town dir. Ed Roy (Tarragon Theatre / Centre for Indigenous Theatre)Cottagers and Indians dir. Jennifer Dawn Bishop (Persephone Theatre) and dir. Kevin John Atawakon Saylor (Thousand Islands Playhouse)Feather Gardens dir. Dean Patrick Fleming (Hudson Village Theatre) **META nomination for Outstanding Ensemble; won META for Outstanding New TextThe Ecstasy of Rita Joe dir. Yvette Nolan (Western Canada Theatre / National Arts Centre)King Lear dir. Peter Hinton (National Arts Centre)Where the Blood Mixes dir. Lib Spry (Teesri Duniya Theatre)Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth / A Christmas Carol dir. Thom Currie (Magnus Theatre)An Aboriginal Journey with Brecht dir. Uta Birnbaum and Stefan Scheuz (Margaret Greenham Theatre, Banff Centre)
International Theatre
++upcoming Fall 2026 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — Athenaeum Theatre (Melbourne, Australia)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest — Crucible Theatre, dir. Javaad Alipoor (Sheffield Theatre, UK); Cardinal Stage Company (Bloomington, IN); Flint Repertory Theatre (Flint, MI) **Wilde Award, Best Supporting Actor; Alliance Theatre, dir. Susan Booth (Atlanta, GA) **BroadwayWorld.com Award, Best Actor in a PlayOf Mice and Men — Maples Repertory Theatre (Macon, MO)Red Forest — Belarus Free Theatre — The Young Vic (London, England), Teatro Vascello (Rome), Teatro Ermanno Fabbi (Modena), MOT International Theatre Festival (Skopje, Macedonia)
Dance
BONES: An Aboriginal Dance Opera dir. Alejandro Ronceria and Sadie Buck (Eric Harvie Theatre, Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival)Miinigooweziwin...The Gift dir. Georgina Martinez (Margaret Greenham Theatre, Banff Centre)From the Atzlan to the Zulaco dir. Carlos Rivera (Margaret Greenham Theatre, Banff Centre)
Film & Television
Just Another Dead Indian— feature length documentary (dir. Pam Matthews, Thunderbird Productions)Along the Wabash — TV documentary (dir. Susanne Schwibs, PBS Films)In the Beginning Was Water and Sky — short film (dir. Ryan Ward, Heart Shaped Movies)
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