
Wayne Best
Known for Acting · 45 credits
- Place of birth
- New Brunswick, Canada
Biography
Wayne Best is a veteran Canadian actor originally from New Brunswick who is highly respected for his extensive work on stage and screen. He is perhaps most recognized for his long-standing association with the Stratford Festival, where he has performed for over 25 years in various Shakespearean and classical roles.
Known For
TV Shows (16)

Suits
2011
as Robert Stamos

Mayday
2003
as Captain Allan

Hudson & Rex
2019
as Mac MacLennon

Earth: Final Conflict
1997
as Mark Rusk

Due South
1994
as Hall

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Spindle Cook / Mark Taylor

Anne with an E
2017
as John Blythe

Republic of Doyle
2010
as Staff Sergeant Banfield

Mutant X
2001
as John Bishop

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
2024
as Nell's Father

SurrealEstate
2021
as Magnus Clifford

A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Attorney Albert Irby / Agent Morrison / Frank Edey / D.A. Mandelbaum

The Littlest Hobo
1979

Once a Thief
1996

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
1987
as Commander Lorek

Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
2001
as George Smathers
Movies (29)

Driven
2001
as Target Manager

Sea of Love
1989
as Hallway Cop

Short Circuit 2
1988
as Officer O'Malley

Gracie's Choice
2004
as English Teacher

Our Fathers
2005
as Father Doyle

Christmas Eve
1986
as Harley

The Little Bear Movie
2001
as Mountain Lion

Tribulation
2000
as Morgan

Summer of the Monkeys
1998
as Mr. Patterson

The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985
as Byron Sloane

The Day Reagan Was Shot
2001
as FBI Agent Kirkus

Bone Daddy
1998
as Rodman

The Tempest
2019
as Master

Ambulance Girl
2005
as Ed

Romeo and Juliet
2018
as Friar Laurence

Cougar
1984

The Battle of Vimy Ridge
1999
as Claude Williams

Coriolanus
2019
as Host / Doctor / Father / Sentinel #1

The High Price of Passion
1986
as Keefe

Richard III
2023
as King Edward IV, Christopher Urswick

Heartsounds
1984
as Intern 'Lover'

Stratford Festival: King John
2015
as Hubert

The Adventures of Pericles
2016
as Antiochus / Simonides / Mytilene Gentleman

Summer's Children
1979
as Bob

Winslow Homer: An American Original
1999

Life in a Day
1999
as Detective Ed Carlisle

Henry VIII
2019
as Duke of Suffolk

Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince
2005
as Colonel

All's Well That Ends Well
2023
as Lafew
About Wayne Best
Wayne Best is a veteran Canadian actor originally from New Brunswick who is highly respected for his extensive work on stage and screen. He is perhaps most recognized for his long-standing association with the Stratford Festival, where he has performed for over 25 years in various Shakespearean and classical roles. With 45 credits spanning from 1979 to 2024, Wayne Best has appeared in 29 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Wayne Best Movies
- Driven (2001) — as Target Manager
- Sea of Love (1989) — as Hallway Cop
- Short Circuit 2 (1988) — as Officer O'Malley
- Gracie's Choice (2004) — as English Teacher
- Our Fathers (2005) — as Father Doyle
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