Allan Hawco
{{short description|Newfoundland writer, actor and producer (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Allan Hawco
| image = Allan Wawco (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|07|28|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| education = National Theatre School of Canada
| occupation = Actor, writer, producer
| spouse = {{marriage|Carolyn Stokes|2012}}
| years_active = 1996–present
}}
Allan Hawco is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer from Bell Island, Newfoundland. He is best known for his roles in the series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Republic of Doyle, and The Book of Negroes, and the television limited series Caught.
Early and personal life
Hawco was born on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, as the youngest of four children and moved to Goulds at a young age.{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/article-this-year-its-time-to-come-home-to-newfoundland-and-labrador/ | title=This year, it's time to come home to Newfoundland and Labrador | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | date=16 May 2022 }} His father Michael worked on the Bell Island Ferry, and his mother Mary was an elementary school teacher and former nun.{{cite web|url=http://www.themontrealeronline.com/2012/03/allan-hawco/|title=Allan Hawco - creator, lead writer, executive producer and star of Republic of Doyle|date=March 1, 2012|publisher=The Montrealer|accessdate=February 15, 2013}}"Allan Hawco says goodbye to Jake Doyle". Q, December 10, 2014. He studied business at Memorial University of Newfoundland but dropped out in favour of the National Theatre School of Canada. One of his brothers is a composer, and has composed for Republic of Doyle, while his father has also worked on the show and his mother has appeared as a background performer. Hawco is the youngest of four; he has two older sisters.
Hawco married CBC anchor Carolyn Stokes in 2012 in the midst of working on Republic of Doyle.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atlanticbusinessmagazine.net/article/in-the-spotlight-5/|title=Home|access-date=2015-07-28|archive-date=2016-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711084702/http://www.atlanticbusinessmagazine.net/article/in-the-spotlight-5/|url-status=dead}}
Career
Hawco's first role was in the Shakespeare by the Sea production of Macbeth, which was directed by Aiden Flynn. From there, director Danielle Irvine encouraged the young actor to audition for the National Theatre School where he was one of 13 selected from thousands of applicants that year.
After graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada in 2000,{{cite web|url=http://www.ent-nts.ca/en/alumni/all/acting/2000.aspx |title=Alumni, Acting: 2000-2009 |publisher=National Theatre School of Canada |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512204107/http://www.ent-nts.ca/en/alumni/all/acting/2000.aspx |archivedate=2012-05-12 }} Hawco worked in many of the major theatres in Canada. In 2005, motivated by the want for greater creative control, he started his own production company the Company Theatre with Philip Riccio.Ouzounian, Richard. "The Bay (and lake) boy: Newfoundland television starAllan Hawco returns to the stage in Toronto after five years away". Toronto Star, 10 April 2010. The company's inaugural production, A Whistle in the Dark, brought Hawco critical acclaim. Their 2009 production of Festen won him three Dora Awards, including Outstanding Production of a Play.
Some of Hawco's earlier movie roles include Canadian productions such as Making Love in Saint Pierre, Above and Beyond, and Love and Savagery,{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/love-and-savagery/article792641/|title=Boy meets girl but God, science and art get in the way|date=November 12, 2009|author=Rick Groen|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=February 15, 2013}} the latest of which won him an ACTRA nomination for Outstanding Male Performance. His career took off with the launch of his own TV series Republic of Doyle, which premiered in 2010. Hawco is co-creator with Perry Chafe and Malcolm MacRury, executive producer, lead actor, head writer as well as the show's showrunner.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/01/04/allan-hawco-republic-of-doyle-season-4-interview_n_2410625.html|title=Allan Hawco, 'Republic of Doyle' star, on season 4 surprises and guest stars|date=January 4, 2013|author=Annette Bordeau|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=February 15, 2013}} The show has been sold to over 90 countries, and maintained over a million viewers a week on CBC television in Canada.
In 2010, Hawco was nominated for the ACTRA Toronto award for Outstanding Performance – Male for his performance in Love and Savagery. He was also nominated that year for two Gemini Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role and Best Dramatic Series for his work as actor, co-creator, writer and executive producer of Republic of Doyle.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0369935/awards|title=Allan Hawco Awards|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=May 11, 2018}}
In 2011, Hawco was the recipient of the National Theatre School's prestigious Gascon-Thomas Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.ent-nts.ca/en/events/awards/2011.aspx|title=Allan Hawco and Claude Poissant: recipients of the 2011 Gascon-Thomas Award|publisher=National Theatre School of Canada|accessdate=February 15, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407141348/http://www.ent-nts.ca/en/events/awards/2011.aspx|archive-date=2013-04-07|url-status=dead}}
Also in 2011, Hawco was presented with the Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame's Outstanding Achievement Award.
In 2016, Hawco's production company in Newfoundland produced the Netflix original series: Frontier, starring Jason Momoa. Hawco also stars in the series as well as functioning as an executive producer on the show.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2016/11/07/allan-hawcos-new-frontier.html "Allan Hawco's new Frontier"]. Toronto Star, Tony Wong, Nov. 7, 2016
In 2018, Hawco served as executive producer, writer/showrunner and starred in the CBC adaptation of Lisa Moore's novel Caught. The series received a number of CSA nominations including best series and a best actor nod for Hawco.[http://www.cbc.ca/books/here-s-your-first-look-at-the-cbc-adaptation-of-lisa-moore-s-caught-1.4489188 "Here's your first look at the CBC adaptation of Lisa Moore's Caught"]. CBC Books, January 16, 2018. Caught{{'s}} other screen writers include Hawco's writing partner Perry Chafe, John Krizanc, Julia Cohan, and Adriana Maggs. Caught is distributed by eOne entertainment, and eOne exec Tecca Crosby was the inspiration behind the making of the limited series according to interviews with Hawco on the topic.{{cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20180227/281621010827219 |title=Hawco hits the screen again |date=February 27, 2018 |via=PressReader}}
In 2019, Hawco starred as "Coyote" in the Amazon Prime TV series Jack Ryan alongside John Krasinski and Wendell Pierce. Jack Ryan was written by Lost creator Carlton Cuse.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0369935|title = Allan Hawco| website=IMDb }} Filming took place in Colombia.{{cite tweet|number=1179405370936250368|user=allanhawco|title=Very true. We shot it last summer in Colombia. Looking forward to watching this season as much as season 1. Season… |date=2 October 2019}} Also in 2019, Hawco featured as Captain Donovan in the British-Canadian suspense drama Departure.
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| Young Paddy | Short film |
| 2002
| Apartment Story | Ramone | TV movie |
| 2004
| Making Love in St. Pierre | Sebastian | |
| 2004
| Radio Announcer | Voice only |
| 2005
| Pent | Short film |
| 2006
| data-sort-value="Secret Miracle, The" | The Secret Miracle | Ryan Kilpatrick | Short film |
| 2007
| data-sort-value="Third Eye, The" | The Third Eye | Ryan | |
| 2007
| Peter Etty | |
| 2009
| Michael | |
| 2009
| Quiet at Dawn | Manning | Short film |
| 2015
| MCpl. Travis Davidson | |
| 2016
| Weirdos | Dave | |
| 2017
| data-sort-value="Child Remains, The" | The Child Remains | Liam | |
| 2022
| data-sort-value="Breach, The" | The Breach | John Hawkins | |
| 2023
|Quicksand | Josh | |
| 2025
| {{Pending film|In Cold Light}} | Bob Whyte | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2002
| Mitch | Episode: "The Heist" |
| 2003
| Mutant X | Scientist | Episode: "Under the Cloak of War" |
| 2003
| data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" | The Eleventh Hour | Linus | Episode: "Hall of Mirrors" |
| 2004
| Bliss | Andrew | Episode: "Steph's Life" |
| 2004
| H2O | Christie Berger | Mini-series |
| 2005
| Evers | Episode: "Home from the Wars" |
| 2006
| Mr. Waugh | Episode: The Promised End? |
| 2006
| Nathan Burgess | Mini-series |
| 2008
| data-sort-value="Trojan Horse, The" | The Trojan Horse | Christie Berger | Mini-series |
| 2009
| Captain Mick Graham | Mini-series |
| 2010-2014
| Jake Doyle | Series lead; also co-creator, writer, director and producer |
| 2010
| Jake Doyle | 1 episode skit |
| 2013
| Jacob Doyle | Episode: "Republic of Murdoch" |
| 2015
| data-sort-value="Book of Negroes, The" | The Book of Negroes | Solomon Lindo | Mini-series |
| 2016-2018
| Frontier | Douglas Brown | Main cast |
| 2018
| Caught | David Slaney | Also writer and producer |
| 2019
| Cole Haney | 2 episodes |
| 2019
| Captain Donovan | 6 episodes |
| 2019
| Coyote | 6 episodes |
| 2020
| data-sort-value="Detectives, The" | The Detectives | Detective Garry Belliveau | 1 episode |
| 2021
| Danny | Episode: Manhunt |
| 2021
| Gabriel | Episode: Will to Power |
| 2021-2023
| Gale Favreau | 11 episodes |
| 2023
| Andrew Mathews | 3 episodes |
| 2025
| Donny "Fitz" Fitzpatrick |
=Theatre=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2014
|Belleville |Zach |The Company Theatre, director: Jason Byrne |
| 2008
|Michael |The Company Theatre, director: Jason Byrne |
| 2005
|data-sort-value="Whistle in the Dark, A" | A Whistle in the Dark |Harry |The Company Theatre, director: Jason Byrne |
| 2004
|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |Nick |Manitoba Theatre Centre, director: Michael Shamata |
| 2003
|Richard III |LSPU Hall-Resource Centre for the Arts, director: Aiden Flynn |
| 2002
|Shape of Things |Adam |Canadian Stage, director: James Guedo |
| 2002
|Malduff |Festival of Classics, director: Michael Shamata |
| 2002
|data-sort-value="Cripple of Inishmaan, The" | The Cripple of Inishmaan |Bartley |Centaur Theatre, director: Ben Barnes |
| 2001
|Jacob |Saidye Bronfman Centre, director: Chris Abraham |
| 2001
|Paul/Justin |Theatre Passe-Muraille, director: Daniel MacIvor |
| 2001
|Young Gentleman |Soulpepper Theatre Company, director: Herbert Olschok |
| 2001
|Fred |Soulpepper Theatre Company, director: Joseph Ziegler |
| 2001
|Agis |Pleiades Theatre, director: John Van Burek |
| 2001
|Malcolm |The Grand Theatre Company, director: Susan Ferley |
| 2000
|Sebastian |Resurgence Theatre Company, director: Chris Abraham |
| 1999
|data-sort-value="Return of the Curse of the Mummy's Revenge!, The" | The Return of the Curse of the Mummy's Revenge! |The Mummy/Milhouse |LSPU Hall-Resource Centre for the Arts, director: Danielle Irvine |
| 1998
|Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) |Romeo |LSPU Hall-Resource Centre for the Arts, director: Danielle Irvine |
| 1998
|data-sort-value="Midsummer Night's Dream, A" | A Midsummer Night's Dream |Demetrius |Shakespeare by the Sea-First Light Productions, director: Jillian Keiley |
| 1997
|Place of First Light: The Bell Island Experience |Billy Swain/Nish Jackman |First Light Productions, director: Danielle Irvine |
| 1996
|Macbeth | |Shakespeare by the Sea-First Light Productions,First Light Productions, director: Danielle Irvine |
Awards
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Award ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Category ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film/play ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Result |
| 2005
|Birdland Young Actor Award | |A Whistle in the Dark |{{Won}} |
| 2010
|ACTRA Awards |Outstanding Male Performance |Love & Savagery |{{Nominated}} |
| 2010
|Gemini Awards |Best Dramatic Series |Republic of Doyle |{{Nominated}} |
| 2010
|Gemini Awards |Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role |Republic of Doyle |{{Nominated}} |
| 2011
|Gascon Thomas Award-National Theatre School |Achievement given by National Theatre School for “exceptional contribution to the growth of theatre,” | |{{Won}} |
| 2011
|Outstanding Achievement Award |Playback’s Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame | |{{Won}} |
| 2018
|Canadian Screen Awards |Limited Series or Program |Caught |{{Nominated}} |
| 2018
|Canadian Screen Awards |Lead actor, drama program or limited series |Caught |{{Nominated}} |
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0369935}}
- [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/allan-aw-hawco Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca]
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