Wayne Best

Known for

Acting

Birthplace

New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

Wayne Best is a veteran Canadian actor originally from New Brunswick who is highly respected for his extensive work on stage and screen. He is perhaps most recognized for his long-standing association with the Stratford Festival, where he has performed for over 25 years in various Shakespearean and classical roles.

Best known work

Suits

2011

Anne with an E

2017

Driven

2001

Sea of Love

1989

Short Circuit 2

1988

Mayday

2003

La Femme Nikita

1997

Hudson & Rex

2019

Mutant X

2001

SurrealEstate

2021

Filmography

2024
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal IntentTV
as Nell's Father (1 episode)
2023
Richard III
as King Edward IV, Christopher Urswick
2023
All's Well That Ends Well
as Lafew
2022
SkyMedTV
as Buzz (1 episode)
2021
SurrealEstateTV
as Magnus Clifford (1 episode)
2019
The Tempest
as Master
2019
Coriolanus
as Host / Doctor / Father / Sentinel #1
2019
Hudson & RexTV
as Mac MacLennon (1 episode)
2019
Henry VIII
as Duke of Suffolk
2018
Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
2017
Anne with an ETV
as John Blythe (2 episodes)
2016
The Adventures of Pericles
as Antiochus / Simonides / Mytilene Gentleman
2015
Stratford Festival: King John
as Hubert
2011
SuitsTV
as Robert Stamos (2 episodes)
2010
Republic of DoyleTV
as Staff Sergeant Banfield (1 episode)
2005
Ambulance Girl
as Ed
2005
Our Fathers
as Father Doyle
2005
Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince
as Colonel
2004
Gracie's Choice
as English Teacher
2003
MaydayTV
as Captain Allan (1 episode)
2001
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as FBI Agent Kirkus
2001
Mutant XTV
as John Bishop (1 episode)
2001
The Little Bear Movie
as Mountain Lion
2001
Driven
as Target Manager
2001
A Nero Wolfe MysteryTV
as Attorney Albert Irby (2 episodes), as Agent Morrison (1 episode), as Frank Edey (1 episode), as D.A. Mandelbaum (1 episode)