Robert Bockstael

Born in Winnipeg, Robert Bockstael is a Canadian actor, director and writer. He became known as Brian Fletcher, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer in the drama North of 60, and received Gemini Award nominations for the role in 1997 and 1998. His other television roles include Jim Flett in Wind at My Back, Jeremy Woodsworm in Snakes and Ladders, Roy McMurtry in Trudeau, Joey Stiglic in Our Hero and Mr. Dupree in The Famous Jett Jackson. He has voiced characters in animated series such as X-Men: The Animated Series, Babar and RoboCop. Stage work includes several George F. Walker plays, among them Beautiful City and Zastrozzi, as well as a solo show called Getting to Room Temperature performed across Canada. He served as co-artistic director at the New Theatre of Ottawa and as associate artistic director at the Great Canadian Theatre Company. He has directed, produced and written for screen, and his novel Willow's Run was published in 2022.