Joseph Ziegler (actor)

Joseph Patrick Ziegler (born November 7, 1953) is a Canadian actor and theatre director,Anne Nothof, [https://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Ziegler%2C%20Joseph "Ziegler, Joseph"]. Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, August 29, 2016. most noted as one of the founders of the Soulpepper theatre company.David Gardner, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ziegler-joseph-patrick "Joseph Patrick Ziegler"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 19, 2012.

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ziegler studied theatre at the University of Minnesota before moving to Canada to continue his education at the National Theatre School of Canada. After graduating in 1979, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, where he had acting roles for various theatre companies including Theatre Passe Muraille, Tarragon Theatre, the Shaw Festival and the Stratford Festival, before becoming a member of the founding Soulpepper collective in 1988.Keith Garebian, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/soulpepper-theatre "Soulpepper Theatre"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 4, 2010.

Over his career he has also had some film and television roles, most notably regular roles as Dr. Jim Barker in Side EffectsTony Atherton, "CBC gets gritty with new medical show:". Calgary Herald, October 14, 1994. and Len Hubbard in Black Harbour.Richard Helm, "CBC's finest hour of drama in years; Black Harbour extends sudden hot streak". Edmonton Journal, December 4, 1996.

He is a two-time Dora Mavor Moore Award winner for Best Leading Actor, General Theatre, in 2008 for The Time of Your Life,Michael Posner, "Canstage shines at the Dora Awards". The Globe and Mail, July 1, 2008. and in 2011 for Death of a Salesman.J. Kelly Nestruck, "Wainwright, Lepage, Blasted win big at the Doras". The Globe and Mail, June 28, 2011. He was also a nominee in 2001 for The School for Wives,Robert Crew, "Opera leads Dora Awards nominees ; Hot Mamma Mia! wins 5 nominations". Toronto Star, May 19, 2001. and in 2017 for The Last Wife.Robert Cushman, "Exploring the Doras; The best of this season's Toronto theatre". National Post, June 26, 2017. He has also been a two-time Dora nominee for Best Direction, General Theatre, receiving nods in 2005 for Hamlet"2005 Dora Award nominees". Toronto Star, June 9, 2005. and in 2006 for Our Town.Kamal Al-Solaylee, "Odd couple lead the Dora pack". The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2006.

He is married to actress Nancy Palk, alongside whom he has acted in several shows including Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey Into Night and A Tender Thing, a play by Ben Power which reimagines William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as an elderly couple confronting mortality.Martin Morrow, "A story of even greater woe: an aging Juliet and Romeo". The Globe and Mail, August 23, 2014.