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About Me


I am primarily an actor. I have done tons of small theatre in Toronto, Peterborough and Hamilton, Ontario. I have also starred in several indie films such as "Fluff", which has played at film festivals all over the world and on tv in Toronto and New Zealand, "Most Guys Today" (written by Steve Hutton) and "Abortion is Fun" (written and directed by Durango Miller) which played in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 and at the Montreal Underground Film Festival in May 2007.I also had a great role in the indie flick "Of Urban Myths and Other Stories", plus good parts in "Intimate Moments" (directed by Ken Gass), "Metal Messiah", (directed by Tibor Takacs), the tv series "Game Attics", the short film "Transparent" and very many short student films made at York U, Sheridan College, Humber College, Niagara College and Ryerson University.I write plays, performance-pieces, short stories and poetry. I have performed my own work in festivals, cafes and theatres all over Toronto.I am also a visual artist having recently had a one-man exhibition at Artcetera Gallery in Toronto plus numerous other solo and group shows in Toronto and Edmonton. You can check out my drawings and writing at www.room101.net/philipcairns/menu.htm.I'm a Reiki Master, read Tarot cards and I have curated numerous art exhibitions in Toronto art galleries.But, first and foremost, I am an actor.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Intelligent people who are into the arts. Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, Joni Mitchell, Shirley MacLaine, Lois Nettleton, Julie Andrews, Gena Rowlands, Woody Allen, Queen Elizabeth, James Dean, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Emily Carr, Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Jesus, Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Tennessee Williams, Philip Seymour Hoffmann, Meryl Streep, Anne Bancroft, Tuesday Weld, Tab Hunter, Divine, John Waters, Ron Howard, Steven Speilberg, Jack Nicholson, Carol Kane, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Mary Pickford, Vincent Van Gogh, Salvador Dali, Rembrandt, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Doro Merande, Arnold Stang, Lucille Ball, Ernest Hemingway, Elmer Bernstein, Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Dorothy Malone, Rock Hudson, Mae West, Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Carrie Snodgress, Kim Novak, Thelma Ritter, Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Betsy Blair, Carole Pope, Dory Previn, Janis Joplin, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone

My Blog

Channeling and Salome Bey

Last night, I went to see Krin Zook, a channeler. She holds a group session about once a month. There were about 15 people, there, sitting in a circle. I asked her about my legal problems and she said...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:30:00 GMT

Busy Boy

Sorry I haven't posted for a while. I've been busy. Been going to auditions for TV commercials and theatre. (Haven't landed any gigs, yet.) Been reading my poetry around town at open mics. Been writin...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:09:00 GMT

Natasha Richardson

Like so many other people, I am shocked and saddened by the death of Natasha Richardson, this week. Her mother, Vanesssa Redgrave, has been my favourite actress for decades. I have seen so many of her...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:58:00 GMT

Auditions, Readings and Film

Last night, I was invited to a test screening of a new Canadian film, "Son of the Sunshine", directed by Ryan Ward. It was excellent. Very moving. Great acting. I'd never been to this screening room, ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:54:00 GMT

Readings and Auditions

Well, I haven't written in a few weeks. I've been busy auditioning for TV commercials, writing poetry and reading it around town.I read at the Free Times Cafe, the Regal Beagel and at Paddy's Playhous...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:29:00 GMT

Auditions, Art and Writing

Lots has been happening. I went to 2 auditions, this week. One was for a reading series at Fraser Studios and the other was for a print/Internet ad. Both went well. I also submitted a play I wrote to ...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:04:00 GMT

Hot Sauced Words

Last night, I went to Hot Sauced Words at the Black Swan and read some of my poetry at the open mic. I also took part in the Poetry Challenge. You get a file card and you write a poem, right there, ...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:46:00 GMT

More Art and Auditions

I had another audition, yesterday. It was for a commercial that shoots in Chile in February. That would be great. I would love to go there and I always love to work.I've been doing more coloured penci...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:23:00 GMT

Happy New Year to Everyone

Happy New Year to everyone. I hope your holidays have been going well, however you choose to celebrate them.I've been doing lots of coloured pencil drawings and writing poetry and posting the poems on...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:58:00 GMT

Writing and Drawing

Last Friday, I went gallery hopping on Queen Street West. There was a fabulous painting show on at The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art plus archive material from Art Metropole.I ended up at The Gl...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:25:00 GMT