R.H. Thomson

Biography

R. H. Thomson is a Canadian actor of stage, film and television who has been a steady presence on Canadian screens for five decades. Born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, he trained at the National Theatre School and the University of Toronto before building a career that has brought him numerous awards. He has played a long list of historical figures, among them Samuel Lount, Edsel Ford, Frederick Banting and James Cross. His television work earned Gemini Awards for Glory Enough for All and If You Could See What You Hear, and he won a Canadian Screen Award for his supporting role as Matthew Cuthbert in Anne with an E, which he appeared in from 2017 to 2019. He wrote the play The Lost Boys, staged in 2000 and 2002, hosted CBC radio and television programming, and received the Order of Canada in 2010 and a Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2015.

79years old

Turns 80 on September 24in 318 days

Born September 24, 1947Richmond Hill
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Also credited as Robert Holmes Thomson

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 36 years1985 to 2021

Genres

Drama58%, 7 films
Thriller33%, 4 films
Comedy25%, 3 films
Horror25%, 3 films
Romance25%, 3 films

First and latest

R.H. Thomson movies on Netflix

Charlotte2021IMDb rating 6.3as Mr. Schmidt
Clara2018IMDb rating 6.7as Dr. John Rickman
Love's Complicated2016IMDb rating 6.5as Senator
Chloe2009IMDb rating 6.2as Frank
Population 4362006IMDb rating 5.7as Sheriff Jim Calcutt
Bugs2003IMDb rating 3.8as Reynolds
Full-Court Miracle2003IMDb rating 5.7as Rabbi Lewis
The Battle of Mary Kay2002IMDb rating 5.8as Richard Rogers
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace2000IMDb rating 6.3as Knobloch
Bone Daddy1998IMDb rating 5.3as Stone
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs1997IMDb rating 5.8as Dr. Issac Solti
Vision Quest1985IMDb rating 6.7as Kevin

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Chloe2009 Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Frank
IMDb rating 6.284K votes
Population 4362006 Drama, Horror, Mysteryas Sheriff Jim Calcutt
IMDb rating 5.714K votes
Clara2018as Dr. John Rickman
IMDb rating 6.76.6K votes
Bone Daddy1998as Stone
IMDb rating 5.31.6K votes
Full-Court Miracle2003as Rabbi Lewis
IMDb rating 5.71.3K votes
Vision Quest1985as Kevin
IMDb rating 6.712K votes
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs1997as Dr. Issac Solti
IMDb rating 5.81.0K votes
The Battle of Mary Kay2002as Richard Rogers
IMDb rating 5.8500 votes

Worked with

R.H. Thomson shares two films with Blu Mankuma, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Blu Mankuma

Marina Stephenson Kerr

Liam Neeson

Jim Broadbent

Forest Whitaker

Julianne Moore

Atom EgoyanDirector, 1 film Michelle MacLarenDirector, 1 film Harold BeckerDirector, 1 film

Films together

Blu Mankuma2 films together, 1998 to 2000
Blu Mankuma's page
- Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace2000IMDb rating 6.3Thomson as KnoblochMankuma as Frank Fischer
- Bone Daddy1998IMDb rating 5.3Thomson as StoneMankuma as Trent
Marina Stephenson Kerr2 films together, 2002 to 2006
Marina Stephenson Kerr's page
- Population 4362006IMDb rating 5.7Thomson as Sheriff Jim CalcuttKerr as Ruby Flynn
- The Battle of Mary Kay2002IMDb rating 5.8Thomson as Richard RogersKerr as Chris
Liam Neeson1 film together, 2009
Liam Neeson's page
- Chloe2009IMDb rating 6.2Thomson as FrankNeeson as David Stewart
Jim Broadbent1 film together, 2021
Jim Broadbent's page
- Charlotte2021IMDb rating 6.3Thomson as Mr. SchmidtBroadbent as Grosspapa
Forest Whitaker1 film together, 1985
Forest Whitaker's page
- Vision Quest1985IMDb rating 6.7Thomson as KevinWhitaker as Balldozer
Julianne Moore1 film together, 2009
Julianne Moore's page
- Chloe2009IMDb rating 6.2Thomson as FrankMoore as Catherine Stewart
Atom EgoyanDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Atom Egoyan
- Chloe2009IMDb rating 6.2Thomson as Frank
Michelle MacLarenDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by Michelle MacLaren
- Population 4362006IMDb rating 5.7Thomson as Sheriff Jim Calcutt
Harold BeckerDirector, 1 film, 1985
All films by Harold Becker
- Vision Quest1985IMDb rating 6.7Thomson as Kevin

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1983 to 2015.

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R.H. Thomson's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2015	Governor General's Performing Arts Award		Won
2010	Member of the Order of Canada		Won
2010	Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation		Won
1983	Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor	If You Could See What I Hear	Won
	Dora Mavor Moore Awards		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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