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Stewart Arnott // Instructor

Stewart Arnott has been an actor on stage and screen, a director and a teacher for almost 35 years.  His many television credits include recent principal appearances in THE KENNEDYS; THE LISTENER; FLASHPOINT; COMMITTED; FRENEMIES, as well as a series lead in the CBC soap opera RIVERDALE.  Film credits include LESLIE, MY NAME IS EVIL; LOVE, SEX & EATING THE BONES; ABSOLON; and the acclaimed shorts TRAILING ARBUTUS and THE OLD WAYS (TIFF).
As a director, Stewart’s work includes VINCENT RIVER (Tarragon Extra Space); the world premiere of POBBY & DINGAN on the mainstage at YPT (Toronto); MASTER HAROLD & THE BOYS; KILT and STRAWBERRIES IN JANUARY at Prairie Theatre Exchange (Winnipeg); AMADEUS and THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP at Theatre Aquarius (Hamilton); and PATIENCE; UNITY(1918) and DEMOCRACY at The Great Canadian Theatre Co. (Ottawa). He has also directed at George Brown Theatre School, Ryerson Theatre School and Theatre Humber.                     
Recent acting highlights onstage include ELORA GORGE (Suumerworks); LADY IN THE RED DRESS (fu-GEN Theatre Co.); HALLAJ and WAITING FOR GODOT (Modern Times Theatre Co.); the lead in THE CARD TRICK (THE GLADSTONE VARIATIONS) at the Gladstone Hotel; starring with Dixie Seatle in the Canadian premiere of Edward Albee’s THE GOAT ( GCTC); and the premiere production of THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT (Birdland Theatre).
Stewart has taught acting at George Brown Theatre School, The Players Academy, Teatro Escambray (Cuba), The Actors Workshop, and C.A.S.T.  He is also a busy private coach.