Gavin Crawford
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