Diego Matamoros is a Canadian actor who has performed in theatre, television, film, radio, and voice animation, both across Canada and in the United States. In 1998, he voiced the character, William Birkin, in the video game, Resident Evil 2, and won a Gemini Award for his performance as Dr. Goldman in CBC Television's miniseries, The Sleep Room. Other film credits include: "Montreal Vu Par" directed by Denys Arcand (1990) and the film adaptation of Anne Michaels' award-winning novel, Fugitive Pieces, directed by Jeremy Podeswa (2007). In 1998 he co-founded the Soulpepper Theatre Company with 11 other actors and has, since then, appeared in every season with the company, with more than 70 roles over 22 seasons.
Career In 2006, he co-founded and taught Soulpepper's advanced actors' year-round training program: The Soulpepper Academy. He has taught and directed at the National Theatre School of Canada, Ryerson University, George Brown Theatre School, and the University of Toronto. He had also received the Dora Mavor Moore Award multiple times for his stage performances, which include The Fool in King Lear (2006), Clov in Samuel Beckett's Endgame (1999 and 2015), the title role in "Uncle Vanya" (2000, 2001 and 2008), George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (2014) and Roy Cohn in Angels in America (2013 and 2014). He also co-created and performed two original works for the company: an eponymous adaptation of The Aleph (2011)Robert Cushman, Theatre Review: Diego Matamoros dazzles again in The Aleph,The National Post, 21 May 2011, Retrieved 3 March 2024 and "Cage" (2017), which was also performed as part of Soulpepper's summer residency at the Signature Theatre, 55th Street, in New York City.Catherine Kustanczy, Spotlight: Diego Matamoros, Intermission Magazine, Retrieved Nov 20, 2016Brad Wheeler, Actor Diego Matamoros on Molière and on success, The Globe and Mail, August 14, 2014, Retrieved November 20, 2016Diego Matamoros, Encyclopedia.com He is also known for voicing Cluny the Scourge and Badrang the Tyrant in Redwall.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1987 The Big Town Sid 1991 Montreal Stories Homme au verre de vin (segment "Vue d'ailleurs")1998 Resident Evil 2 William Birkin video game1998 The Sleep Room Dr. Goldman 1998 Bone Daddy Baxter 1999 Redwall Cluny the Scourge (voice) TV series2001 Martin the Warrior: A Tale of Redwall Badrang The Tyrant (voice) TV series2003 The Gospel of John Nicodemus 2007 Fugitive Pieces Jozef
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