Matthew Ferguson

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Matthew Ferguson
Born	April 3, 1973 (1973-04-03) (age 38) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Matthew Ferguson is an actor born on 3 April 1973 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.

Performances

Ferguson made his debut in theatre as "Morgan Moreen" in Geometry in Venice (1989), which garnered him a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination as Best Featured Actor, then on screen as Simon Henderson in On My Own.

He is best known as "Birkoff" from the TV series La Femme Nikita (1997–2001).

His roles in movies such as Love and Human Remains (1993), Eclipse (1994) and Lilies (1996) gave him nominations at the Genie Awards in the 1990s.

Filmography

• On My Own (1992) as Simon Henderson
• Love and Human Remains (1993) as Kane
• I Love a Man in Uniform (1993) as Edward Nichols
• The Club (1994) as Darren Spenser
• Life with Billy (1994) as Allan Whynot
• Lives of Girls and Women (1994) as Jerry Storey
• Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994)
• Billy Madison (1995) as Tenth Grader
• Eclipse (1994) as Angelo
• Harrison Bergeron (1995) as Garth Bergeron
• The Deliverance of Elaine (1996)
• Lilies (1996) as Young Bilodeau
• The English Patient (1996) as Young Canadian Soldier
• Uncut (1997) as Peter Cort
• The Wall as (1998) Buelton
• Giving Up the Ghost (1998) as Matthew 'Bulldog' Phelps
• I Shout Love (2001) as Bobby
• Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) as Max Reisler
• Three and a Half (2002) as Sasha the Director
• Owning Mahowny (2003) as Martin

TV

• Street Legal (1992) as Mark (2 episodes)
• La Femme Nikita (1997–2001) as Seymour Birkoff/Jason Crawford (90 episodes)
• An American in Canada (2002–2004) as Derrick (5 episodes)
• Odd Job Jack (2003–2007) as Bobby Lee (voice) (52 episodes)

Selected bibliography

• Heyn, Christopher. "A Conversation with Matthew Ferguson." Inside Section One: Creating and Producing TV's La Femme Nikita. Introduction by Peta Wilson. Los Angeles: Persistence of Vision Press, 2006. 94-99. ISBN 0-9787625-0-9. In-depth conversation with Matthew Ferguson about his role as Birkoff on La Femme Nikita, as well as his early acting experiences.

Nominations

• 1998 - Gemini Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series for La Femme Nikita
• 1996 - 17th Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Lilies
• 1996 - 16th Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Eclipse
• 1994 - 15th Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Love and Human Remains
• 1993 - Australian Film Institute : Best Actor in a Leading Role for On My Own

External links

• Matthew Ferguson Official Website
• All About Matthew Ferguson
• Matthew Ferguson at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Ferguson, Matthew
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Date of birth	3 April 1973
Place of birth	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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