Matthew Ferguson is a Canadian former actor. He is known for his roles in On My Own (1991), Love and Human Remains (1993), Lilies (1996), and La Femme Nikita (1997–2001).
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Life and career
Ferguson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the Claude Watson School for the Arts and studied film production at Ryerson University. He is an actor, screen writer, theatre and film producer.
Ferguson made his debut in theatre as "Morgan Moreen" in Geometry in Venice (1989), which garnered him a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination as Best Featured Actor, then on screen as Simon Henderson in On My Own.
He is best known as "Seymour Birkoff", from the TV series La Femme Nikita (1997–2001).
His dramatic roles in movies such as Love and Human Remains (1993), Eclipse (1994) and Lilies (1996) gave him nominations at the Genie Awards in the 1990s. In 2002 his lead role in Sarah Polley's "I Shout Love" earned him an ACTRA Award nomination. Also in 2002, Ferguson was part of the ensemble cast of "An American In Canada" which won the Canadian Screen Award for best Comedy Series.
Selected filmography
Film
On My Own (1992) as Simon Henderson
Love and Human Remains (1993) as Kane
I Love a Man in Uniform (1993) as Edward Nichols
The Club (1994) as Darren Spenser
Life with Billy (1994) as Allan Whynot
Lives of Girls and Women (1994) as Jerry Storey
Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994)
Billy Madison (1995) as Tenth Grader
Eclipse (1994) as Angelo
Harrison Bergeron (1995) as Garth Bergeron
The Deliverance of Elaine (1996)
Lilies (1996) as Young Bilodeau
The English Patient (1996) as Young Canadian Soldier
Uncut (1997) as Peter Cort
The Wall as (1998) Buelton
Giving Up the Ghost (1998) as Matthew "Bulldog" Phelps
I Shout Love (2001) as Bobby
Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) as Max Reisler
Three and a Half (2002) as Sasha the Director
Owning Mahowny (2003) as Martin
TV
Street Legal (1992) as Mark (2 episodes)
La Femme Nikita (1997–2001) as Seymour Birkoff/Jason Crawford (90 episodes)
An American in Canada (2002–2004) as Derrick (5 episodes)
Odd Job Jack (2003–2007) as Bobby Lee (voice) (52 episodes)
Top Cops (1991) as Mouthy Teenager ("Domingo Rico")
Selected bibliography
Heyn, Christopher. "A Conversation with Matthew Ferguson." Inside Section One: Creating and Producing TV's La Femme Nikita. Introduction by Peta Wilson. Los Angeles: Persistence of Vision Press, 2006. 94–99. ISBN 0-9787625-0-9. In-depth conversation with Matthew Ferguson about his role as Birkoff on La Femme Nikita, as well as his early acting experiences.
Nominations
2003 - ACTRA Toronto Awards: Outstanding Performance - Male for I Shout Love
1998 - Gemini Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series for La Femme Nikita
1996 - Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Lilies
1996 - Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Eclipse
1994 - Genie Awards: Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Love & Human Remains
1993 - Australian Film Institute : Best Actor in a Leading Role for On My Own