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YANNICK BISSON Actor, Director, Husband & Father-Murdoch Mysteries

BY JAY COOPER

A lot of people have asked me, ‘When are you going to have a feature on Yannick Bisson (Detective William Murdoch)? The fact is, he is a very busy man with a schedule that is over the top. He and his wife Shantelle graciously invited me to their marina (Shantilly’s Place) to have a chat and give our readers a look into the man himself. Actor, Director, Renovator, Husband and father he truly is an amazing individual - From Hockey Night, High Tide, Casino Jack to Murdoch Mysteries and of course the Intact Insurance commercials to name a few.

JAY COOPER (ATOTK): Thank you for taking the time on your lunch break. Just wolfing some food down like the movie you were in, Wolf Cop (laughs).

YANNICK BISSON (YB): (laughs) Well there you go. No worries, I was dragging on so I thought I’d better catch a bite.

ATOTK: You’re always so busy. What’s it like to be so in demand?

YB: Well I’m extremely grateful that we’ve traveled this far down the road and people still want to watch the show and gobble it up around the world.

ATOTK: You were born in Montreal but moved a lot through out your youth?

YB: Yes, I was traveling because of my father’s work or between households as my parents had broken u

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Yannick Bisson Biography

Date of Birth:
May 16, 1969Birth Place:
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Biography

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Yannick Bisson

Canadian film and television actor

Yannick Bisson
Bisson in 2011
Born	Yannick Denis Bisson (1969-05-16) May 16, 1969 (age 55) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1984–present
Known for	Murdoch Mysteries
Spouse	Shantelle Bisson (aka Chantal Craig) (m. 1990)
Children	3

Yannick Denis Bisson^[1] (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and television actor and director. He is famous for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series Murdoch Mysteries for over 15 years, since 2008.^[2]

Early life

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Bisson was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is of French and English ancestry.^[3] He moved to Toronto, Ontario, as a teenager and his acting career began when he was still in high school. His father, noting his son's interest in acting, encouraged him to reply to a newspaper advertisement seeking "child actors".^[4]

Career

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Bisson's first major role was in the 1984 CBC movie of the week Hockey Night, alongside Megan Follows and Rick Moranis. He starred in the Canadian television series Learning the Ropes from 1988 through 1989. From 1994 through 1997, he starred in the syndica