John Hemphill (actor)

John Hemphill (born 1953) is a Canadian comic actor, writer and producer.

Career
A longtime player with The Second City troupe's Toronto cast, Hemphill was a writer for Second City Television and appeared in supporting character roles such as Happy Marsden, Wesley Wilks, Willem DeCooney and Dr. Ryne Thurman.

Hemphill has appeared in the television series RoboRoach, The Jane Show, Little Mosque on the Prairie and Maniac Mansion, and the television films Hostage for a Day and Sodbusters. He was also the co-writer, with Eugene Levy, of Sodbusters. Hemphill appeared in Adventures in Babysitting in 1987. In 2003, he began directing the comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed, composed of Second City alumnae Debra McGrath, Robin Duke, Jayne Eastwood, Teresa Pavlinek and Kathy Greenwood.

Hemphill portrayed Bob Currie on Schitt's Creek from 2015 to 2020. For his performance, he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.

He received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Program for Sodbusters at the 9th Gemini Awards in 1995.