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Rob Tinkler Biography

Birth Name:Robert Tinkler

Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Profession Actor, Writer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Met future sketch comedy collaborators Mike Beaver, Jason Jones and Stacey Depass at Ryerson University, where he earned his BFA in Theater
  • When he was a teenager, he got involved in Toronto, Ontario's community theater scene and began performing in plays and musicals
  • Often writes for animated series, including "Wayside," "Pandalian" and "Almost Naked Animals․"
  • Discovered his love for voice work when acting work was hard to come by, and voiced characters on such video games as "Superman Returns" and "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" as well as television series like "Beyblade: Metal Fusion․"
  • Honed his trade doing sketch comedy, starting out on a comedy variety show and eventually forming his own comedy troop and writing his own sketch comedy series, "The Bobroom․"
  • Voices the pilot in "Dino Crisis," a 1999 video game released for the PlayStation
  • Has advertised for Body Smarts, Glossette, Rub A535, Future Shop and John McCain

Awards

  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding New Approaches - Daytime Children's: nominated
  • 2016Canadian Screen Award-Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series: nominated
  • 2022ACTRA Toronto Award-Outstanding Performance - Gender Non-Conforming or Male Voice: nominated