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James Bulliard

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James Bulliard (born August 23, 1978)[1] is a Canadian actor known for his roles in On The Line, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, That Was Then, and others.

Early life and education

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Born in Bern, Switzerland, he moved to Canada at the age of three and began his career on a radio program called Not the History of Rock and Roll at the age of six (for which he received an ACTRA award nomination.) While attending Trinity College, Toronto,[2] he won the college's award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Sir John Barrymore in a production of Paul Rudnick's I Hate Hamlet.

Career

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Bulliard's first role in a feature film occurred in 1993, when he appeared in the movie Ordinary Magic, starring Glenn Headly and Ryan Reynolds.

Although his work has been concentrated mainly in Canada and consisted of guest roles on such series as Tekwar, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo and Real Kids, Real Adventures, his first big break occurred in 2001, when he was cast as "Randy" in On The Line.[3]

The movie was a relative flop at the box office, but soon after it garnered Bulliard some attention from south of the border, and he was cast as the lead character in the now-defunct 2002 ABC drama That Was Then. The show lasted only two weeks before being pulled from the network lineup, due to poor ratings.

After the cancellation of That Was Then, Bulliard picked up a few sparse guest roles on such series as Mutant X, Relic Hunter and NYPD Blue, but for the most part his career fizzled out after his short-lived success with That Was Then. In July 2006, he was interviewed by Los Angeles writer Tim Coyne on "The Hollywood Podcast";[4] during this interview he narrated the events of his life both before and after the collapse of the show.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Ordinary Magic Mick
2001 Full Disclosure Randy
2001 On the Line Randy Francis
2007 Women on Top Ken Simons

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 TekWar Luke Grey Episode: "Killer Instinct"
1995 The Great Defender 1st Student Episode: "Def Poets Society"
1998 The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo Kyle Episode: "The Yearbook Mystery"
1999 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Tom Episode: "Competitive Spirit"
1999 Earth: Final Conflict Darren Vorhees Episode: "Déjà Vu"
2000 Psi Factor Dave Episode: "Tyler/Tim"
2001 Blue Murder Glen Coulis Episode: "Black Sheep"
2001 Relic Hunter Dan Bernstein Episode: "Eyes of Toklamanee"
2001 Sanctuary Bobby Television film
2001 A Glimpse of Hell Tim Sykes
2001 Acceptable Risk Billy
2001 Leap Years Bartender Episode: "Pilot"
2002 Guilt by Association Mark Television film
2002 That Was Then Travis Glass 7 episodes
2003 Mutant X Burke Episode: "The Hand of God"
2004 NYPD Blue Andy Manooghian Episode: "The Vision Thing"
2009 24 Patrick Episode: "Day 7: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m."

References

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  1. ^ "James Bulliard". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved February 6, 2007.
  2. ^ "Trinity College at the University of Toronto". Trinity College. Retrieved April 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "Lance Bass' On the Line at 20". The Spool. October 26, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "Overnight Success Pt 1: That Was Then". The Hollywood Podcast. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2007.