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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 | Helene Klodawsky & 4 more

Writers

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

Producer

Kenneth Hirsch

Composer

Antoine Bustros

Cinematographers

Alain Julfayan | Bobby Shore | François Dagenais | Mario Janelle & 2 more

Editors

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

Casting Directors

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

Contacts

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Cast	+ Add Cast
29 cast members

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