ACTRA/CAEA

Heather Allin is appearing in Small Town Murder Songs, by acclaimed Director Ed Gass-Donnelly, and in let him be as the supporting character Babs Barker. Allin is also in George Romero’s Survival of the Dead, she’s shot episodes of: Dan for Mayor, Flashpoint, The Ron James Show and has just shot an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation, with Charlotte Arnold and Stephen Brogren.

“It’s breathing life into an paper being and building her from scratch, bringing her to life, that interests me most as a performer.” 

She has worked with such stars as Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Michael Cram, Charlotte Arnold, Ron James, Peter Stormare, Aaron Poole, Fred Ewanuick, Paul Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Ray Romano, Gene Hackman, Rip Torn, Elizabeth Perkins, Scott Bakula, Athena Karkanis, Tom Selleck, Kate Levering, Elizabeth Peňa, Caroline Dhavernas, and Kathleen Munroe.

Her Film and TV Credits include: Degrassi: The Next Generation; Small Town Murder Songs; Flashpoint; Dan For Mayor; The Ron James Show; George Romero’s Survival of the Dead; Stone Cold; Wonderfalls; What Girls Learn; Suburban Madness; Welcome to Mooseport; Kevin Hill; Witchblade; The Fugitive Kind; Eu·tha·na·sia; and her supporting role as Babs Baker in the feature film let him be.

Theatrically, Allin has just performed the role of Barbara in the new Canadian play Goodnight Amherst; and previously helped develop the role of Stella in the new Canadian play Asleep at the Wheel by Jordan Hall. To date, she has work-shopped to performance, six new Canadian plays.

Allin’s stage credits include: Lucy, Lying on the Escarpment; Clarence and Queen Elizabeth, Richard III; Amelia, Comedy of Errors, Lady Capulet, Romeo & Juliet, and Aggie Rose, Boiler Room Suite.

Born in Toronto where she continues to make the city her home, she has been acting professionally for over 17 years. Allin is a proud supporter of Canadian Artists, their creativity, generosity, and dedication to the work. She is deeply involved in the Campaign for Canadian Drama. As President of ACTRA Toronto, she oversees an Actor’s union serving over 13,000 members; she is on the board of ACTRA National and PRS/SRD, with 21,000 members. She is both board and founding member of the Creative Arts Savings and Credit Union; a member of the ROI board; the Advisory Board for the Seneca Drama program; a former board member of Green Screen Toronto; a former board member of Shakespeare in the Rough, a visual artist and an avid skier.

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