Cedric Smith Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the Lifetime Achievement Award, known as The Earle Grey Award, from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television in 2011
• Won a Gemini Award in '93 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his part in "Road to Avonlea․"
• Has a son, Darcy Montgomery Smith, with Catherine Disher, who co-starred with him as Jean Grey in the "X-Men: The Animated Series․"
• Born in England before relocating to Canada at the age of 10
• Recognized for his roles as Alec King on TV's "Road to Avonlea" family adventure-drama and as Professor X in "X-Men: The Animated Series․"
• Dropped out of high school in 1961 to perform as a folk singer with the band Perth County Conspiracy
• Narrates for "Turning Points of History," a series on Canada's History Television