Jacob Ewaniuk
{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 2000)}}
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| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Jacob Ewaniuk (born September 1, 2000) is a Canadian actor well-known for voicing Nick in seasons 1 and 2 of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!.
He was discovered by Ford Models at age {{Fraction|9|1|2}} and began acting thereafter when he got his first role as Young Murdoch in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries.{{Cite web |date=11 September 2021 |title=Cat in the Hat Cartoon |url=https://www.pbs.org/parents/catinthehat/about_prog_meet_voice_talent.html |website=PBS}}
Life and career
Ewaniuk was born on September 1, 2000, in Edmonton, Alberta but raised in Toronto, Ontario. He has a younger sister, Sophia, who is also a child actress.[http://www.tv.com/people/jacob-ewaniuk/credits/ Jacob Ewaniuk. Credits] {{Dead link|date=November 2021}}
Ewaniuk is the voice of Nick in seasons 1 and 2 of The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! and Timmy Tibble in Arthur starting with season 16. He also voiced Hockey Math Monitor in Monster Math Squad, Jasper in Super Why! and Billy in The Adventures of Chuck and Friends. He voiced a dual role (Spotty Pig and Twin Pigs) in Wibbly Pig and has been one of the Wild Kratt Kids in Wild Kratts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2954651/|title=Jacob Ewaniuk|website=IMDb }} He also voiced Connor/Catboy in season 1 of PJ Masks and Spike in The Doozers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2269658/|title = Doozers (TV Series 2012– ) – IMDb| website=IMDb }} He landed a role in the premiere episode of Rookie Blue.
In 2011, at the 32nd Young Artist Awards, Ewaniuk was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Series for his role as a Guest Star in Rookie Blue and Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role in The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |title=32nd Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=May 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808150433/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms32.html |archive-date=August 8, 2013 }}
In 2012, at the 33rd Young Artist Awards, Ewaniuk was again nominated for Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role in The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |title=33rd Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=May 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html |archive-date=April 4, 2012 }}
He appeared in the films Servitude and Dead Before Dawn 3D.
In 2015, he provided the voice of Junior in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race.
Jacob is also one of the key characters in the Canadian web TV series Kid's Town where he plays Keith Lightfoot. He starred in 12 episodes that were made in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2635186/|title = Kid's Town (TV Series 2013– ) - IMDb| website=IMDb }}
As of 2023, Jacob is now pursuing a PhD in [https://www.queensu.ca/physics/people-search/jacob-ewaniuk Quantum Nanophotonics at Queen's university] and is currently the TA for a nanophotonics class. Jacob's experience in acting and voice overs has carried over to his teaching responsibilities very well and is considered to be a fantastic instructor barring the fact that he has avoided sharing his background as an actor.
Filmography
= Voice roles =
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! Year ! Title ! Role |
| 2010–2015
|data-sort-value="Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, The" | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! |Nick (seasons 1-2) |
| 2010–2011
|data-sort-value="Adventures of Chuck and Friends, The" | The Adventures of Chuck and Friends |Billy |
| 2011
|Jasper |
| 2011
|data-sort-value="Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas, The" | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas |Nick |
| 2011–2015
|Wild Kratt Kid |
| 2012
|Monster Math Squad |Hockey Math Monitor |
| 2012
|Wibbly Pig{{Cite web|url=https://imdb.com/title/tt1672591|title = Wibbly Pig (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb| website=IMDb }} |Spotty Pig, Twin Pig 1 and Twin Pig 2 (Canada) |
| 2012–2016
|Timmy Tibble |
| 2013–2014
|data-sort-value="Doozers, The" | The Doozers |Spike |
| 2014
|Jimmy Cruz |
| 2015
|Chirp{{Cite web|url=https://imdb.com/title/tt3523654/|title=Chirp (TV Series 2015–2016) – IMDb|website=IMDb }} |Chirp (Bird) |
| 2015
|Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race |Dwayne Jr. (Also known as Junior.) |
| 2015–2017
|Connor/Catboy (Season 1) |
Other activities
Ewaniuk also competes in several karting series in North America. In 2011 he competed in the Rotax Pan American Challenge and the SPORTALITY TRAK Championship.{{Cite web |title=Team News: Intrepid North America - Pan American Challenge Report |url=http://www.ekartingnews.com/news_info.php?n=19172 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504155952/http://www.ekartingnews.com/news_info.php?n=19172 |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |date=October 4, 2011 }}
References
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External links
- {{imdb name|2954651}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204223655/http://thesceneinto.com/2010/07/the-cat-in-the-hat-knows-a-lot-about-that/ The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That | TheSceneInTO]
- [http://servitudemovie.com/ Zervitude Movie]
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Category:Canadian male child actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
Category:Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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