Dean Armstrong - Dean's varied career includes ALPHAS,WRONG TURN 4,THE LISTENER, HAVEN, SAW 3D, 5 seasons on Showtime's Queer As Folk, the Host of the CBC 6 part mini-series TRIPLE SENSATION II and the spin off series Inspiration and Performance, as well as 2 years on Broadway starring in Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize + Tony Award winning musical RENT.
Director of Armstrong Acting Studios, Dean is one of North America's most sought after episodic and feature film preproduction and on set acting coaches. Credits include: BEAT THE WORLD, (BTW PRODUCTIONS), THE BEST YEARS (The N Network), MEDIUM RAW (BLACK WALK/DEFIANT), PURE DESIGN (HGTV), CUPID'S CAFE (CBC), MR. FRIDAY (TEMPLE STREET PRODUCTIONS), BREAKING POINT, NATURAL WONDERS and 10 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET (DISCOVERY CHANNEL US/IMPOSSIBLE PICTURES UK), DA KINK IN MY HAIR (GLOBAL), the CBC pilot STUMP, HOW SHE MOVE (PARAMOUNT PICTURES), FUGITIVE PIECES (SERENDIPITY POINT FILMS), DARCY'S WILD LIFE (NBC), SAINT RALPH (ALLIANCE/ATLANTIS/AMAZE FILM + TV), RENEGADEPRESS.COM (GLOBAL), THE LIFE AND HARD TIMES OF GUY TERRIFICO (DARIUS FILMS) and Showtime's QUEER AS FOLK. Some of his alumni include teen sensation Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries), Devon Bostick (Diary of a Wimpy Kid), Miriam McDonald (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (The Bold and the Beautiful) and Brittany Allen (All My Children).
Dean is also the Founder and Executive Producer of APPULSE FILMS. The company's first feature entitled VERONA, directed by Laurie Lynd (BREAKFAST WITH SCOT), is scheduled for release in 2011 and recently screened at the Toronto Inside Out Film Festival.
Dean is a graduate of Queen's University with degrees in both Theater Arts and Education.
