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Extraordinary Canadians (2011– )
TV Series | 30 min | Biography, History

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Extraordinary Canadians (2011– )

TV Series | 30 min | Biography, History

Biographies with a twist. Canada's greatest writers rediscover the lives of Extraordinary Canadians.

Seasons

2 | 1 See all

Directors

Karen Cho | Adrian Wills | Kenneth Hirsch (head director) | Helene Klodawsky & 4 more

Writers

Jefferson Lewis (narration by) | Helene Klodawsky (written by) | Sarah Beckett (narration by) (narration written by) | Tom Puchniak | Lewis Cohen (narration written by)

Producer

Kenneth Hirsch (producer)

Composer

Antoine Bustros

Cinematographers

Alain Julfayan (director of photography) | Bobby Shore (director of photography) | François Dagenais (director of photography) | Mario Janelle (director of photography) & 2 more

Editors

Chantal Lussier | Maxime Chalifoux | Susan Shanks | Hannele Halm & 2 more

Casting

Mike Migliara | Bruno Rosato

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 23, 2011

Release date (First episode)

Oct 23, 2011 (Canada)

Awards

4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
29 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
John Ralston Saul An introduction by An introduction by See fewer	17	The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)
Holly Uloth Narrator Narrator See fewer	17	Moment (II) (2019)
Guy Sprung Stephen Leacock (voice) Stephen Leacock (voice) See fewer	1	Heist (2001)
Catherine Kidd Emily Carr (voice) Emily Carr (voice) See fewer	1	For Honor (2017)
Sabrina Reeves Nellie McClung (voice) Nellie McClung (voice) See fewer	1	Arrival (II) (2016)
Paula Costain Lucy Maud Montgomery (voice) Lucy Maud Montgomery (voice) See fewer	1	Circle of Friends (2006)
Margaret MacMillan Self Self See fewer	1	Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix (2009)
Tyrone Tootoosis Big Bear (voice) Big Bear (voice) See fewer	1	DreamKeeper (2003)
Charlotte Gray Self Self See fewer	1	Klondike (2014)
Andrew Cohen Self Self See fewer	1	Triple Sensation: Inspiration & Performance (2009)
Lewis DeSoto Self Self See fewer	1	Art Thieves (2009)
Rudy Wiebe Self Self See fewer	1	Between the Stones and the Sea: A Portrait of Rudy Wiebe (2006)
Jane Urquhart Self Self See fewer	1	The Passerby (1995)
Karl Graboshas Robert Baldwin (voice) Robert Baldwin (voice) See fewer	1	Goon (2011)
Jean-Jacques Blanchet Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine (voice) Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine (voice) See fewer	1	Money (1991)
Nino Ricci Self Self See fewer	1	Lives of the Saints (2004)
M.G. Vassanji Self Self See fewer	1	Extraordinary Canadians (2011)
Mark Nuttall Young Marshall Young Marshall See fewer	1	Finding Rachel (2018)
Douglas Coupland Self Self See fewer	1	JPod (2008)
Daniel Poliquin Self Self See fewer	1	The Black Squirrel (1999)
Richard Comeau Gabriel Dumont Gabriel Dumont See fewer	1	QuanTom (2013)
Joseph Boyden Self Self See fewer	1	Through Black Spruce (2018)
Charles Foran Self Self See fewer	1	Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power (2019)
André Pratte Self Self See fewer	1	QUB radio (2022)
Vincent Lam Self Self See fewer	1	Extraordinary Canadians (2011)
Mark Kingwell Self Self See fewer	1	Suspect (2006)
Stéphane Allard Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine See fewer	1	Adoration (2008)
Alexandre Beaulieu Robert Baldwin Robert Baldwin See fewer	1	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
David Adams Richards Self Self See fewer		For Those Who Hunt the Wounded Down (1996)