Tyrone Benskin has been a significant presence in theatre, film, television and music for over 30 years amassing an impressive resume of varied and acclaimed work. His numerous theatre credits include appearances on the celebrated stages across Canada.
Most recently he is co-starring in the Pulitzer nominated play Marjorie Prime for which he garnered the 2018 META for Outstanding Supporting Performance Male.
His over 100 film and television credits include co-starring with Tori Spelling in the
Mind over Murder (Lifetime) and co-starring in the international hit sci-fi series
Charlie Jade (Space, SyFy, Prime). His most recent TV credits include Channel Zero: Butchers Block (SyFy),
Fargo (FX),
The Detectives (CBC) and
Real Detectives (Netflix).
Tyrone’s Numerous feature films include blockbuster Frank Miller’s 300 and most
recently Birthmarked, Bad Santa II and the soon to be released Chaos Walking.
Tyrone’s voice is also recognizable from both commercials and animation having played such characters as Kobalt in Flash Gordon and the pre-school series Whimzie’s House, as well as video games including Splinter Cell: Conviction, Far Cry and Deus Ex.
In addition to being a published songwriter and composer; a director and writer. Tyrone served as Artistic Director of Black Theatre Workshop, Canada’s oldest Black theatre company as well as National Vice President of ACTRA, Canada’s film and television actors union.
Elected to the Canadian Parliament, Tyrone served as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons from 2011 to 2015. A strong and vocal advocate of Arts and Culture especially the importance of support the next wave of artists, Tyrone currently serves as a Councilor on the ACTRA Montreal Board and several other arts advocacy organizations.