Evan Buliung is a Canadian actor.[1] He has played roles on stage and in musical theatre, including the role of Aragorn in the Toronto production of Lord of the Rings,[2] Khashoggi in We Will Rock You,[1] William Burke in Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare[3] and Pericles in the Stratford Festival's 2015 production of The Adventures of Pericles.[4] He won a Dora Award for his portrayal of Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home in 2018.
Buliung played the lead role of Joe Schofield in the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Canadian Stage production of Chimerica in 2016.[5]
He has also had occasional supporting roles in film and television, most notably as Professor Warren in The Best Years, Michael Braxton in Bitten and Robert Hobbie in Holly Hobbie. Evan also gave his voice to various video game characters, his most famous work is portrayal of Holden Cross and his multiplayer counterpart Lawbringer in For Honor in 2017. He later reprised his role as a stand-alone DLC character, Gryphon, in 2020.
He was a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominee for Best Actor in a Musical in 2013 for Bloodless,[6] and was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for CBC Television's film of Pericles.[7]
In 2018, he won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for his performance as Bruce Bechdel in Fun Home at the Panasonic Theatre (2018).
In 2019, he played Larry Murphy in the Canada premiere of Dear Evan Hansen, and in 2023, he starred as Pierre Bezukhov in the Canada premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.[8]
Other roles he's played include Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls at the Stratford Festival (2017) and Georges Seurat in Sunday in the Park with George with the Eclipse Theatre Company (2020).[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Skating to New York | Dr. David Janeau | |
| 2015 | King Lear | Edgar | |
| 2016 | Stratford Festival: The Adventures of Pericles | Pericles | |
| 2018 | Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio | |
| 2021 | The Wolf and the Lion | Allan | |
| 2024 | We Forgot to Break Up | Gary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Elizabeth Rex | Matt | Television film |
| 2007 | The Best Years | Professor Warren | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Warehouse 13 | Johann Steinbrück | Episode: "We All Fall Down" |
| 2012 | Nikita | Davis Kellog | Episode: "3.0" |
| 2012 | Copper | Edwin Booth | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Haven | Chaz | Episode: "Reunion" |
| 2013 | Dangerous Persuasions | Jim Ellison | Episode: "Highway to Hate" |
| 2013 | The Listener | Mark Douglas / Mike Sexton | Episode: "Cold Storage" |
| 2014 | Bitten | Michael Braxton | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Reign | Maurice Bisset | Episode: "Royal Blood" |
| 2016 | Saving Hope | Russ | Episode: "Not Fade Away" |
| 2016 | Gangland Undercover | Casey | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Damnation | Colby | Episode: "Sam Riley's Body" |
| 2018–2021 | Holly Hobbie | Robert / Peter Hobbie | 29 episodes |
| 2019 | Suits | Simon Lowe | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | A Very Country Wedding | Mike | Television film |
| 2019 | Departure | Derek | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Transplant | Adam | Episode: "Relapse" |
| 2021 | Hudson & Rex | Randy Sher | Episode: "All in the Litter" |
| 2022 | Ruby and the Well | Doug Byrne | Episode: "I Wish They Would Just Listen" |