Scott Bellis


Scott Bellis is a Vancouver based actor, director and theatre instructor. He has been working out of Vancouver since 1987. He was appointed as President of Canadian Actors' Equity Association in November 2017, having served as Councillor since 2012.
He is a founding member and Artistic Associate at Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival.
His television appearances have included Vancouver-based series such as The X-Files, The Dead Zone and MacGyver.

Training

Bellis attended Studio 58 at Langara College in January 1985, graduating in 1987. He now teaches Scene Study and Acting Fundamentals at Studio 58, and is currently the lead instructor for the Arts Club's annual Actor's Intensive.

Bard on the Beach

Scott Bellis first joined Bard on the Beach for their inaugural season in 1990, as an actor and supporter. He is considered one of the original founding members and has been involved in over 40 productions with the company. He became an Artistic Associate of Bard in 2004.

Productions

Scott Bellis has been involved in over 130 productions across the country. Select companies include Bard on the Beach, Arts Club Theatre, Carousel Theater, Ruby Slippers, The Virtual Stage, Touchstone Theatre, Blackbird Theatre, Persephone Theatre, Western Canada Theatre, Canadian Stage, Vertigo, and Manitoba Theatre Centre.
PlayRoleCompanyYear
The RivalsLucius O'TriggerBlackbird2015
King LearFoolBard on the Beach / Theatre Calgary2015
Midsummer Night's DreamBottomBard on the Beach2006/2014
Avenue QArts Club2013/2015
HamletHamletBard on the Beach1995
Bat Boy: The MusicalPatrick Street2010
Art of MurderJackVertigo2009
Aprés MoiRuby Slippers2015
Hotel BethlehemRuby Slippers2013
James and the Giant PeachCarousel2015
St. JoanArts Club2014
Educating RitaArts Club2014
EquivocationPersephone2014
God of CarnagePersephone2011
Tear the Curtain!Electric Company2010
Pride and PrejudiceArts Club2016
Good PeopleArts Club2016
As You Like ItTouchstoneBard on the Beach2005
Julius CaesarBrutusBard on the Beach2007
Taming of the ShrewPetruchioBard on the Beach2001
Henry VHenry VBard on the Beach2002
King JohnKing JohnBard on the Beach2012
Merry Wives of WindsorMaster Ford/Dr. Caius Bard on the Beach1994/
2004/
2012/
2016
MacbethDuncanBard on the Beach2018
Romeo and JulietFriar LawrenceBard on the Beach2016
Comedy of ErrorsEgeonBard on the Beach2015
The TempestAlonsoBard on the Beach2014
Henry VIRichard Duke of YorkBard on the Beach2011
Richard IIIDuke of BuckinghamBard on the Beach2011
All's Well that Ends WellParollesBard on the Beach2009
Richard IINorthumberlandBard on the Beach2009
The Leisure SocietyRuby Slippers2006
True StoryEvolution
Cyrano de BergeracArts Club2008
Poster BoysArts Club2008
The OptimistsArts Club2007

Film Credits

Bellis has participated in many television series including The Outer Limits, Smallville, and The Dead Zone, television movies and feature films such as Little Women, Timecop, and Antitrust. His role in The X-Files was that of the alien abductee Max Fenig in the episodes of "Fallen Angel," "Tempus Fugit," and "Max."

Awards

Scott Bellis has been nominated for 20 Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. He has received awards for his performances in A Midsummer Night's Dream, All's Well that Ends Well, Avenue Q, Aprés Moi.