Tom Rack (actra, caea & uda/s)

Tom Rack is a physically striking actor whose presence seldom goes unnoticed. He began his career in Montréal on the Saidye Bronfman stage in the title role of Galileo. Tom also spent his early days as an actor developping a history with the National Film Board (NFB), studying and then working on character voices for the NFB's animation. All the while acting on stages of the Phoenix Theatre, Laurentian Theatre, Théâtre du Rideau Vert and Centaur.

Tom has played many leading and supporting roles, in animation and theatre, film and television. Some of his most memorable roles include: Oppenheimer in Ron Cohen's production Race To The Bomb, which tells the story of how the A-bomb was developed by an international team of super-scientists, under the code name Manhattan Project. In If Looks Could Kill, he co-stars with Linda Hunt and Roger Rees, portraying a villainous secret agent out to kill a high school student (Richard Grieco) he believes to be an enemy spy. Finally, in The Case of The Whitechapel Vampire, Tom portrays a psychotic priest,Brother Abel, who has been the source of many mysterious murders under investigation by Sherlock Holmes. Otherhighlights are: Jésus de Montreal, The Blue Man and The Sleep Room.

Throughout his long career, Tom has worked with the likes of Denys Arcand, Yves Simoneau, George Mihalka, Jean-Claude Lord, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bill Paxton, Roger Spottiswoode, Allan Eastman, and Robert Benton. His work seldom goes unnoticed by directors and producers, as he is a meticulous and dedicated performer, whose screen presence is just as striking as his ability to personify any character thrown his way.