Maurice Godin

Maurice Godin is a Canadian actor whose work spans theatre, film, and television. He received his training through international teachers and coaches at the Stratford Festival.

Godin's stage career has extended across Canada, with appearances at major theatres in nearly every province, including the Shaw Festival and the Stratford Shakespearean Festival. His Canadian theatre credits encompass a wide range of classical and contemporary roles, among them Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, Constantin in The Seagull, and Rochester in Jane Eyre. He received critical recognition for his portrayal of Arturo Ui in Bertolt Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, and he played Edmund opposite Christopher Plummer in King Lear. His musical theatre work includes the Emcee in Cabaret, the Master in Godspell, Joey Evans in Pal Joey, Herschel Blackwell in Fire, and an award-winning performance as Screamin' John in John Gray's Rock and Roll.

In 2007, Godin joined the Broadway cast of The Farnsworth Invention, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Des MacNuff.

On television, Godin has accumulated an extensive list of credits. He served as a series regular on Café Americain, Life with Roger, and Working, and held recurring roles on Poltergeist: The Legacy, 3rd Rock from the Sun, First Monday, and Spin City. His guest appearances include Seinfeld, Friends, Ally McBeal, The Practice, Still Standing, The Outer Limits, House, Las Vegas, Medical Investigation, and the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place, where he played Ronald Longcape Sr., and Good Luck Charlie, in which he appeared as Mr. Walsh. His film work includes the Canadian productions White Room, Salt Water Moose, and Double Take, as well as Boat Trip, in which he played Hector, Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, and Bizet's Dream, in which he portrayed the French composer Georges Bizet.

Godin is a faculty member at California State University, Northridge, where he teaches performance technique and opera scene study in the opera division of the music department and directs the annual spring or fall operas. He is also working on a novel inspired by his upbringing in an Acadian household.