Craig Lauzon Biography

Fast Facts

• Of Ojibwe descent on his father's side and British descent on his mother's side
• Started his career in sketch comedy in 1996
• Was nominated for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award in 1999
• Was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for his television comedy special Ham I Am (2001)
• Was a member of the comedy troupe Royal Canadian Air Farce from 2004 to 2019
• Michelle Latimer, writer and director for Trickster, contacted him directly to audition for the show because he previously told his agent not to send him out for native roles
• Founding member of Tonto's Nephews, a sketch comedy troupe with Native-Canadian roots