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David Cormican (born December 22 1981 in Lethbridge, Alberta), is a professional actor (ACTRA & Canadian Actors Equity) and producer who currently makes his home in Regina, Saskatchewan.

David has performed extensively throughout both Alberta & British Columbia, as well in Toronto, Montreal, New York & Dublin. His education and training has taken him across the globe: From musical theatre in Edmonton at Grant MacEwan College (Theatre Arts). To Ireland's national theatre school in Dublin, The Gaiety School of Acting. And studying film at the New York Film Academy.

He is also one of the seven founding members of the Canadian Comedy Company (C3), an off-shoot of the Chicago Comedy Company. In addition to C3, David Cormican founded Year of the Skunk Productions in 2004 and since then, created the prestigious Canadian Short Screenplay Competition in 2008.

Later that year, Cormican was scouted by long-time film & television industry veteran producer Kevin DeWalt of Minds Eye Entertainment, and hired as the company’s Head of Development, where he currently oversees the development, financing and production of over 30 projects, including feature films and mini-series, lifestyle and scripted series, with budgets ranging from $500,000 to $50 Million.

Outside of his role with Minds Eye Entertainment, Mr. Cormican has developed several other productions with such prominent producing partners as Just For Laughs, Muse Entertainment, Dante Media Group, Facilitator Films, Fire Escape Records and Bucket List Moving Picture Company.

Look for his uproariously funny 1/2 hr scripted comedy series, which he created, Committed, to air in 2010. Other co-creation achievements include the series Playful Pups, The Pack McCann and Aquaria for The Pet Network. David is also collaborating with director Helen Hatzis and design celebrity Dvira Ovadia on two new docu-series concepts.

“The camera also loves Cormican who really has a great physical presence on-screen that will only develop more as he continues his career” (AltLondon.org)

Cormican is best known for his performing work opposite David Alpay in the Doug Karr film Ten For Grandpa (which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival) and his starring role in the videophile indie cult classic Drop Box, where FilmChair.com declared him a “staggering comedic talent with a Jim Carrey-like talent for acting and comedy”.

He has been honoured with three nominations and one win (Calgary Fringe Film Festival) as Best Actor for his work in Gabrielle Nadeau’s highly-political French-English drama Quebec, Quebec. Additionally, Mr. Cormican has received multiple Best Actor and Best Character nominations (After Dark Film Festival, et al.) for his portrayal of Tom in the Carasolous Brothers’ slacker comedy Drop Box.

Recently, David produced and starred in the chilling 34 minute thriller Endless Night, shot in both German and English, in addition to producing the anti-dating violence PSA docu-drama, Good Intentions, for the Thames Valley District School Board.

David Cormican is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT), The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), Canadian Actor’s Equity (CAEA), the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association (SMPIA), an ambassador for Raindance Canada and is a board member on the Regina Downtown Business Improvement District. He lives in downtown Regina, SK, with his beautiful daughter.

Trivia

 * - David is a citizen of both Canada & Ireland


 * - His father (Michael Cormican) was the Liberal Party candidate for the constituency of Lethbridge in both the 39th & 40th Canadian General Federal Elections


 * - In 2004, he created the word: Ipron


 * - Played the role of Artie in the Canadian Premiere of Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night


 * - Appeared as Florizel in the Canadian Premiere & Cast Recording of Chris Wynters' (of Captain Tractor) & Bridget Ryan's The Winters Tale Project

--Cormstar 11:59, 29 December 2005 (UTC)