Biography
Nicholas Campbell is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. Born on 24 March 1952 in Toronto, he studied at Queen's University in Kingston before training at the Drama Studio London and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in England. He began his career on stage with the York Theatre Royal Repertory Company and made his screen debut in the mid-1970s.
Campbell is known for his collaborations with director David Cronenberg, appearing in The Brood (1979), The Dead Zone (1983) and Naked Lunch (1991), in which he played Hank. He gained prominence on television as coroner Dominic Da Vinci in the series Da Vinci's Inquest (1998–2005) and its spin-off Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006). He has also appeared in films including Cinderella Man (2005) and Goon (2011).
A four-time Gemini Award winner, Campbell has received additional nominations for Genie and Canadian Screen Awards. He has directed episodes of Da Vinci's Inquest and the documentary Stepping Razor: Red X (1993).
