Rod Beattie
Stratford: Over 50 productions, including Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII, Francis Nurse in The Crucible, Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, York in Henry VI, Bolingbroke in Richard II, Glenn Gould in Glenn, title role in Macbeth, Pistol in Henry V, Malvolio in Twelfth Night and the first six Wingfield plays. Elsewhere: Rod has performed the Wingfield series (by Dan Needles) for 33 years, totalling almost 5,000 performances, as well as leading roles in most major Canadian theatres. Training: Master’s degree in English, University of Toronto. Awards: In 2017, Rod was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. He has also won Stratford’s Bronze Star Award, a Dora, a Sterling, a Gemini and the “Critic’s Award” (Sarasota).
