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Gavin Crawford Biography

Birth Name:Gavin Crawford

Birth Place:Taber, Alberta, Canada

Profession Actor, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

Won the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award for Outstanding Up-and-Coming Comedic Performer in 1998
Won eight awards for "This Hour Has 22 Minutes," including three Canadian Comedy Awards, three Canadian Screenwriting Awards, and two Gemini Awards
Graduated from the Acting Program at the University of British Columbia
Was discovered by Toronto's Second City for his performances of character monologues and joined the cast in 1998
Best known as a comedian, host of "The Gavin Crawford Show," and writer of "This Hour Has 22 Minutes․"
Was a writer for "This Hour has 22 Minutes" for eight seasons, during which he created numerous original characters and often appeared in skits as Mark Jackson, a teenage news correspondent
Has performed live at a number of comedy festivals, including ones in Vancouver, Calgary, and Winnipeg, as well as Just For Laughs and the Aspen Comedy Festival

Awards

2001Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Writing - Series: nominated
2001Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Male Performance: nominated
2003Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Writing: nominated
2003Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Male Performance: winner
2004Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Performance - Male: nominated
2004Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Writing - Series: nominated
2004Gemini-Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: winner
2004Gemini-Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: nominated
2005Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Writing - Special or Episode: nominated
2005Canadian Comedy Award-Television - Pretty Funny Writing - Series: nominated
2005Gemini-Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: nominated
2005Gemini-Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series: nominated
2006Canadian Comedy Award-Best Performance by a Male - Television: nominated
2006Gemini-Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series: nominated
2006Gemini-Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: winner
2007Gemini-Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: nominated
2008Gemini-Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series: nominated
2008Gemini-Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series: nominated
2008Gemini-Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role, Dramatic Series: winner
2008WGC Award-Variety: winner
2008WGC Award-Variety: nominated
2010Canadian Comedy Award-Best Performance by a Male - Television: nominated
2012Canadian Comedy Award-Best Performance by a Male - Film: nominated
2015ACTRA Toronto Award-Outstanding Performance - Male: winner