Tim Progosh

Tim Progosh (born December 21, 1957) is a Canadian actor and the creator and original producer of the Canadian Comedy Awards,^[1][2] an annual awards presentation that celebrates Canadian comedy in a variety of media (TV, radio, film, the Internet, etc.) inaugurated in 2000.^[3][4]

Tim Progosh
Tim on set in 2005
Born	Timothy Jeffrey Progosh (1957-12-21) December 21, 1957 (age 67) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	University of Western Ontario (Political Science, Drama)
Occupation(s)	Actor, TV producer, creator of the Canadian Comedy Awards and Hall of Fame
Years active	1983–present

His most notable roles include Principal Bill Kremeza in the 2015 award-winning film Spotlight, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture^[5] with Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards (2016), and the ensemble cast character Firouz in the TV series The Adventures of Sinbad (1996–1998).

Tim graduated with a Double Honors degree in Political Science and Drama from the University of Western Ontario. His first job was as a lobbyist for the Canadian Federal Government, but switched permanently to acting and stand-up comedy in 1981. He studied screenwriting at Algonquin College^[6] in Ottawa and improvisational acting at The Second City^[7] in Toronto.

Filmography

Films/TV Films 1990: Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990) as Other Reporter 1990: Christmas in America (TV Movie) as Young Kenny Rogers (age 22) 1991: Thick as Thieves as Yuppie 1992: To Catch a Killer (TV Movie) Delta Squad Detective Jack Morris 1993: Life with Mikey as Lawyer Norman Feller 1994: Back in Action as Kasajian's assistant 1994: The Babymaker: The Dr. Cecil Jacobson Story (TV Movie) as Mr. Black 1995: Net Worth (TV Movie) as Player #3 1996: The Abduction (TV Movie) as Robert 1996: Remembrance (TV Movie) as Clem Stafford 1997: Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework as Jesse's Dad 1999: The Corruptor as Lackey 1999: A Touch of Hope (TV Movie) as Joshua Peterson 2000: A Tale of Two Bunnies (TV Movie) as Comedian 2000: The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (TV Movie) as Cecil Bateman 2001: Jet Jackson: The Movie (TV Movie) as Sylvester (uncredited) 2001: Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) as Young Micah 2003: The Gospel of John as The Master of the Feast 2004: I Downloaded a Ghost (TV Movie) as Walter Blackstone 2004: The Good Shepherd as Phillip Patterson 2005: Confession of an American Bride (TV Movie) (uncredited) 2012: Channelled Lives (Short) as Warren 2015: Spotlight as Principal Bill Kemeza 2018: eHero as Scotty Malloy 2019: Goalie as J.E. Norris 2020: Love at Look Lodge as Russel

Television Series 1987: Degrassi Junior High (1987) as Policeman 1990-1991: Street Legal as Reporter Tim 1994: Robocop: The Series (1994) as Mark McAdam 1995: The X-Files as Mr. Fielding 1996-1998: The Adventures of Sinbad as Firouz 1998-2001: First Wave as Dean Hormeth 1999: The Outer Limits as Walter Black 1999: Cold Squad as Father Geddes 1999: Twice in a Lifetime as Gary Ray 2000: Relic Hunter as Angus MacEvoy 2000: Code Name: Eternity as Scientist Cross 2001: Super Rupert as Sheriff Dave Patterson 2001: Within These Walls as Emily's Father 2003: Doc as Art Lang 2004: 1-800-Missing as Dr. Benson 2011: Covert Affairs as Doctor 2013: Murdoch Mysteries (2013) Mr. Edgar Leeman

As Producer 2000: The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2001: The 2nd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2002: The 3rd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (Video) (producer) 2002: Sketch Troop (TV Series) (producer) 2003: The Road to Funny (TV Movie documentary) (executive producer) / (producer) 2003: The 4th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2004: The 5th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2005: The 6th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2006: The 7th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2007: The Naughty Show (TV Special) (executive producer) 2007: The Nice Show (TV Special) (executive producer) 2007: The 8th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2008: The Canadian Comedy Awards: Best of the Fest 2007 (TV Special) (producer) 2008: The 9th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2009: The 10th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (executive producer) / (producer) 2010: The 11th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (producer) 2011: The 12th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) (executive producer) 2012: The 13h Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (executive producer) 2013: The 14th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (executive producer) 2014: The 15th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (executive producer) 2015: The 16th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (executive producer)

As Writer 2002: The 2nd Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) 2006: George Canyon's Christmas (TV Special) 2009: The 10th Annual Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special)