Yannick D. Bisson (born May 16, 1969) is a Canadian film and
television actor and director best known to international audiences
for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series Murdoch
Mysteries.Bisson was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is of French and
English ancestry. 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".Bisson's first major
role was in the CBC's critically acclaimed 1984 movie of the week
Hockey Night, alongside Megan Follows and Rick Moranis. He starred in
the Canadian television series Learning the Ropes from 1988-89. From
1994-97, he starred in the syndicated action series High Tide,
co-starring Rick Springfield. He moved back from Los Angeles to
Vancouver, British Columbia in 1998 when he was cast as the lead in
CBC'S Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. From 2000-04, he had a recurring
role as attorney Brian Tedrow on the Showtime drama Soul Food.
television actor and director best known to international audiences
for playing Detective William Murdoch on the series Murdoch
Mysteries.Bisson was born in Montreal, Quebec, and is of French and
English ancestry. 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".Bisson's first major
role was in the CBC's critically acclaimed 1984 movie of the week
Hockey Night, alongside Megan Follows and Rick Moranis. He starred in
the Canadian television series Learning the Ropes from 1988-89. From
1994-97, he starred in the syndicated action series High Tide,
co-starring Rick Springfield. He moved back from Los Angeles to
Vancouver, British Columbia in 1998 when he was cast as the lead in
CBC'S Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy. From 2000-04, he had a recurring
role as attorney Brian Tedrow on the Showtime drama Soul Food.
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