Biography
Pierre is an ACTRA and Rideau Award-winning bilingual actor, also nominated for Gémeaux and Dora Awards (Toronto's equivalent of the Tonys). For over 25 years, his captivating performances in both of Canada's official languages have made him a sought-after stage and screen actor nationwide.
Originally from Welland, Ontario, Pierre is the proud son of public school teachers Clara and Stewart Simpson and a graduate of the University of Ottawa’s bilingual Theatre Department.
His film work includes Rosie (featured in Canada’s Top Ten at TIFF), Last Patrol, The Rarebit Fiend, and Let the Daylight into the Swamp (NFB, TIFF).
On television, Pierre has appeared in Law & Order Toronto (CityTV), Three Pines (Amazon), Transplant, Hannibal (NBC), Paris Paris, The Detectives, Murdoch Mysteries, The Border (CBC), 12 Monkeys, Fugitive at 17 (Showcase), Reign, Nikita (CW), Makinium, Mehdi & Val, Motel Monstre (Radio-Canada), Météo+, and Le Rêve de Champlain (TFO), as well as numerous bilingual training videos and live event hosting.
His voice acting credits include Night of the Zoopocalypse (Copperheart/House of Cool), Red Ketchup (Adult Swim & Télétoon), Globies, Let’s Go Luna! (PBS), and Hyper Scape (Ubisoft).
Pierre’s English theatre roles feature A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Canadian Stage), When It Rains (2b Theatre International Tour: Edinburgh, Mumbai), Strawberries in January (Great Canadian Theatre Company), It’s a Wonderful Life (Theatre New Brunswick), The Bookshop, a reading of Look Back in Anger (National Arts Centre), Dangerous Liaisons (Third Wall Theatre), and A Thought in Three Parts (SummerWorks).
In French theatre, his credits include La Cantatrice chauve, Dom Juan, Les Médecins de Molière (Rideau Award, Dora nomination for Outstanding Performance), L’Emmerdeur, Le Dîner de Cons, and Le Misanthrope (Théâtre français de Toronto). He has also adapted and directed La plus grosse poutine du monde and Les Zinspirés 1, 2.0, and 3D, earning nominations for the Pauline McGibbon and John Hirsch Awards for Emerging Directors. His adaptation of Au grand jour (Outside) by Paul Dunn toured British Columbia and was produced as an audiodrama on Théâtrophone.
