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A graduate of Queen's University with degrees in Education and the Performing Arts (1997), Dean moved to New York City in 2000 to join the Broadway Company of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning Musical RENT - the same year he began his first of 5 Seasons on Showtime's QUEER AS FOLK (2000 - 2005).
After a 2 year run on Broadway, Dean returned to Toronto for his last theatrical engagement in the title role of Jonathan Larson, in the Canadian Premier of TICK, TICK, BOOM!
Founder of Armstrong Acting Studios (1997) and one of North America's most respected pre-production and on-set coaches, Dean continues to maintain a commitment to the development of some of today's most notable film and television stars. Some of his clients include Miley Cyrus, Nina Dobrev, Kevin O'Leary, Devon Bostick, Joceyln Hudon, Jake Manley, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, Brittany Allen, Riele Downs, Saara Chaudry, Sean Fox and his own daughter, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, to name a few.
As an actor, Dean continues to work in leading and recurring roles in film and television having amassed a fan base in the horror genre starring in cult franchises including WRONG TURN, JOY RIDE, SAW, SUPERNATURAL and Stephen King's limited series CHAPELWAITE, alongside Adrien Brody.
In 2020, Dean formed 16/11 Films partnering with Red Hill Entertainment to co-produce his first full length feature horror, SHE CAME BACK, starring Amybeth McNulty and directed by Megan Follows.
Dean resides in Los Angeles and can currently be seen on The CW in SULLIVAN'S CROSSING, opposite SCOTT PATTERSON and CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY.- Actress
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Actress Jessica Cameron was born and raised in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada and moved to Toronto to initially study fashion at Ryerson University. After finishing her degree, she moved to Ohio in order to work as a fashion designer, though after taking an acting class, and being bitten hard by that bug, Cameron decided to make acting her full-time career.
Relocating to Hollywood, CA, Cameron In the last few years has been cast in more than fifty projects including music videos, TV shows and feature films, and n 2010 won an industry award for being a Rising Movie Star. Some of her favorite recent performances include playing Princess Areola in the film Potpourri directed by Elliot Diviney, and her turn in the feature Mr. Hush, in which she starred alongside horror icon Steven Geoffreys. She also had the chance to work with legendary director Jim Wynorski on the Syfy channel film "Camel Spiders", and with established horror director Jeff Burr on Resurrection. Cameron was also thrilled to play screen legend Marilyn Monroe in The Black Dahlia Haunting, having been a fan of the Hollywood icon for many years.
2013 was the first year in which Cameron stepped behind the camera to direct and produce Truth Or Dare, a torture film that she co-wrote. Truth Or Dare would screen nearly 50 times all over the world and win 34 awards. Cameron would direct several short films in 2013 including a segment for a Blood Drive PSA. She would produce 2 more feature films in 2015 (Utero and Save Yourself) before embarking on her most ambitious project yet - filming 3 movies while traveling across the USA in a motor home with a small group of crew and cast members. The team shot 2 narrative features (Lilith and Mania) and the documentary surrounding the process called Kill The Production Assistant. Mania would mark Cameron's 2nd time directing a feature film. Mania would win 28 awards and screen at over 37 festivals. Her third film, An Ending, is in post production in 2019.
Jessica Cameron is still a busy working actress and film maker today, some of her notable credits includes a part in director Steven C. Miller's fan-favorite horror feature Silent Night, the classic holiday horror film All Through the House, the gore filled American Guinea Pig : Song of Solomon, the cult classic The Sleeper, the action packed Run Like Hell and the documentary Haunters in which she speaks about her love for extreme haunts.- Additional Crew
- Actress
Cheryl Hickey was born on 8 January 1976 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress, known for Lost Girl (2010), Private Eyes (2016) and Bomb Girls (2012). She has been married to Kevin Foley since 19 October 2008. They have two children.- Ryan DeBoer was born on 21 December 1985 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Dreamcatcher (2003), The X-Files (1993) and The Sentinel (1996).
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Paul Griffin was born on 18 August 1960 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and director, known for Deep Blue Sea (1999), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) and King Kong (2005). He has been married to Laurie Doughty since 15 August 1981. They have three children.- Director
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Jeremy J. has ventured down many different paths over the years. A former white collar criminal, Jeremy rehabilitated himself and after many entrepreneurial attempts, he succeeded to become the Founder/CEO of a fledgling tech company and the creator of the world's largest domesticated animal database. It's these life experiences, and all those in between, which have gifted him with such a unique perspective on the many facets of human society. Jeremy J. has chosen to using his unique perspective to create media, with the intent to define the human experience. Now is the time we must define ourselves, as we all face an uncertain future, the challenges of which must be met together as a united species.- Editorial Department
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Robert Yates was born on 22 February 1971 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. He is an editor and director, known for Cautionary Tales for Children (1996), Poisson bleu (1998) and Aliendog: Life as It Is (2000).- William Avery 'Billy' Bishop was born on 8 February 1894 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, to William and Margaret Bishop.
He was the middle of three children.
Billy had a tough time of it in school as he had a slight lisp and preferred swimming, horse riding and the company of young ladies to team sports and academics.
In 1911, at the age of 17, he was enrolled in the Royal Military College at Kingston, Ontario, as his parents felt he might not be admitted to the University of Toronto due to his mediocre grades. He was not an academic and found the entrance examination to be difficult, despite the aid of a tutor.
Life at the military school was hard as he was expected to do well in his studies, to do well in team sports, and to follow instructions without question.
His elder brother, Worth Bishop, was known to have been the highest achieving cadet ever to attend the college.
He failed his first year, though was allowed to enter the second year of studies only on the basis that he stay longer at college to make up for what he missed in that first year. However, his second year was better and he received good passing grades. Then his third year was nearly his downfall as he was caught using crib notes on the May 1914 final examination, when he inadvertently handed them in along with his completed exam paper. A final decision on his expulsion was delayed into the late summer, though the beginnings of World War I cut short his education and thusly eliminated the problem.
Due to his prowess on a horse he was commissioned into the Mississauga Horse of Toronto, a cavalry detachment of the 2nd Canadian Division. However, he was hospitalized with pneumonia when this unit was sent to England along with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, so he was then assigned to the 14th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, formed out of London, Ontario.
At about the eve of their embarking for England he proposed to his long-time lady friend, Margaret Burden, one of the granddaughters of Timothy Eaton, founder of the greatest Canadian department store, and was considered to be quite a "catch" for him.
Life in their camp was unbearable in the mud mixed with manure and he became depressed at the prospects of remaining in a cavalry unit in a trench war, so he then decided to transfer to the Royal Flying Corps.
He found out that if he wanted to join the RFC he could do so by applying as an Observer as a transfer would be done immediately. He took the offer to his commanding officer who recommended that he take it, which Billy did, and was transferred over.
The first aircraft he flew in was the Farman Series 11 'Shorthorn', which had started the war as a training and reconnaissance aircraft, then was discovered to be seriously underpowered for any job in France so was relegated to training and Zeppelin interceptions.
Upon receiving the "Flying O" badge of an Observer, his first assignment was to No. 21 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, where they received their first 'modern' aircraft, the Reconnaissance Experimental 7, made by the Royal Aircraft Factory.
When loaded with a pilot, observer, machine gun and camera, it could barely maintain a speed of 70 mph as a top speed, and could reach an altitude of only about 5000 feet after 30 minutes of flying.
Altogether he spent only four months as an observer due to some further stays in hospital due to various accidents and illnesses, which led to his return to Canada for almost a year where he may have remained, however in September 1916 he returned to England.
A series of medical examinations nearly spelled the end of all flying for him as doctors repeatedly found him unfit for duty, until an influential friend enabled him to be given a cursory examination and passed as fit for duty.
By November 1916, he was in training as a pilot.
The novice pilots were basically on their own as they were not taught aerial combat manoeuvers, spin control or any form of evasive tactics.
He was then posted to Home Defense Squadron 37 doing night flying as a deterrent to Zeppelins, so he then spent many hours night flying around southern England which improved his flying skills which were always considered to be lesser than greater.
Then in February 1917 he was posted to No. 60 Squadron, RFC, station in France, the hottest area of the war, where the aircraft being flown was the Nieuport 17.
Across the trenches from their base was the famous 'Flying Circus' of Baron Manfred von Richtofen.
His first dogfight took place on 25 March 1917 when he shot down a German Albatros, and his squadron commander promoted him to be flight commander.
Having suffered some initial losses of other pilots he quickly adopted aerial tactics along the lines of those of Albert Ball, and many of the other top air aces and these tactics were to gain the upper hand through surprise and altitude, fight with the sun at your back, never give the other pilot any opportunity, kill quickly and evade, circle and kill again. He perfected the deflection shot, which is leading aircraft in front so that bullets and the enemy meet in space and time.
He also had what almost every other ace had, an excellent sense of situational awareness, in knowing where you are in relation to the enemy, the ground and allies in four dimensions, and how to exploit the situation to your advantage.
He was awarded his initial gallantry decoration, the Military Cross, on 7 April 1917. By the end of the month he was the Squadron's leading Ace with 17 aircraft downed.
This was followed shortly thereafter by an award of the Distinguished Service Order.
Only 'The Red Baron' bettered his score, having downed 21 British aircraft that month.
The closest he came to death was while on a routine patrol, when he was flying close to the ground and had a hit in the fuel tank by German ground fire, so with the aircraft on fire, he just made it back into Allied territory when he crashed into a tree and was suspended upside down. The fire was all around him when it began to rain, extinquishing the flames in the nick of time, so he remained uninjured.
On the morning of 2 June 1917, his single-handed attack against a German aerodrome on the Arras front earned him the Victoria Cross, making him the first Canadian aviator to receive this honor.
He returned to aerial action on 27 May 1918 flying the S.E. 5, when he shot down a twin-seater near Passchendaele. Then over the next two weeks he downed 17 further aircraft bringing his total up to 70.
Then, on his last day over the front, he had his second best day of fighting by downing five aircraft, although he could be credited with only three.
The First World War ended on 11 November 1918 and he then returned home.
He was the recipient of the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Service Order and Bar, the Military Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, Officer of the Legion of Honour of France and the Croix de Guerre of France.
Early in World War II he was approached by the Canadian Government, offered the rank of Air Marshal and made their director of recruitment for the Royal Canadian Air Force, utilizing his glamour as Canada's premier ace of World War I in drawing recruits to the air force.
He was made for this job as he was more than successful, being a tireless campaigner for recruiting, being so successful that after a time applicants had to be turned away to the other military branches.
He travelled widely selling war bonds, making speeches, making inspections, and was on hand for many presentations to new pilots of their wings.
For his dedication he was later made a Companion of the Order of the Bath and was awarded the Canadian Efficiency Decoration.
Following World War II he went into semi-retirement, while remaining director of some businesses and died on 11 September 1956 while vactioning in Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of just 62.
His remains were cremated and interred in the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Ontario. - Chris Minard was born on 18 November 1981 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.
- Helen Horsey was born on 7 December 1901 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, known for Pride and Prejudice (1938), Lady Precious Stream (1938) and The Wind and the Rain (1938). She was married to Desmond Keith. She died on 6 October 1992 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- Munroe Scott was born in 1927 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and director, known for One Canadian: The Political Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker (1976), Hatch's Mill (1967) and R.C.M.P. (1959). He died on 15 September 2019 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
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Jeff Martin was born on 26 July 1979 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for The Shade Shepherd (2019), Elsewhere (2009) and Sand Castles (2014).- Editorial Department
Karyn Little was born on 9 September 1994 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. She is known for A Royal Deception (2018).- Joan Barfoot was born on 17 May 1946 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. She is a writer, known for Dancing in the Dark (1986) and Canada A.M. (1972).
- At a young age Allan was drawn to drama club and would grow up taking on roles in school and Church plays. As a child of the 80's he became fascinated with Cinema and the constant ground breaking blockbusters that created a never ending curiosity into how these worlds had been created. He would watch VHS tapes of his favorite films until they would become worn out. Allan grew up with a strong desire to be apart of creating fantastical stories however living in a small isolated City in Ontario, Canada during the 90's it seemed to be an impossible dream and he focused on a carrier in retail management as a means to make a living. It wasn't until in his late 30's that by happenstance an opportunity to play a small part in a feature film would rekindle his youthful passion and lead him to pursue Acting as a way to live out his childhood dream.
- Mike Dodd was born on 20 October 1981 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for A Voice from the Dark (2019), Dragged In (2013) and Nostalgia Critic (2007). He has been married to Blaire Dodd since 23 July 2011.