Catherine Bruhier

Background

Catherine Bruhier was born in Belize, Central America (formerly British Honduras). Her mother and father were both born and raised in Belize.

Education

A graduate of the George Brown College Theatre Program, she also attended York University. She studied in Los Angeles with coach/director and Los Angeles Film School instructor Jim Pasternak.

Career

As an actor she’s performed in both Canada and the United States. Her family moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, when she was an infant. She has a sister Emily Bruhier. After graduating from Saint John High School and winning a scholarship and an artistic award she moved to Toronto to pursue her acting career.

She took his Art & Technique of Film Directing and Private Consulting & Coaching Workshops.

Being a minority as the female lead, the play was considered untraditional casting. Based on her experience in Salt-Water Moon she wrote an article called "Darkness Visible" published in September "90 issue of Theatrum Magazine.

The article went on to be republished in part by Prentice Hall Canada as an inspirational piece for grades 7 to 9 in a school textbook entitled Play making Magazine. She was one of eight directors in Canada chosen to attend the 2010 Women in the Directors Chair at the Banff Arts Centre.

3 seasons as Elaine Besbriss on the Paul Haggis created Gemini awarded Columbia Broadcasting System/Alliance series Due South.

The show aired in 62 countries rating ‘top pick’ on the United Kingdom’s British Broadcasting Corporation and continues to air in syndication. Most visible to young audiences she co-hosted two seasons of the children's program The Polka Dot Door, which also aired around the world. Other screen credits include: Rookie Blue (American Broadcasting Company), Flashpoint (CTV/Columbia Broadcasting System), Soulfood (Showtime), Yes Dear (Columbia Broadcasting System), Frasier (National Broadcasting Company), Angela’s Eyes & Missing for (Lifetime), Forever Knight (United States of America/Columbia Broadcasting System) – and recurring on the American Broadcasting Company soap Portuguese Charles.

Bruhier recently played the supporting role in the Universal Studios sequel The Best Manitoba Holiday as Doctor Perkins directed by Malcolm Doctorate. Lee.

Achievements

• One of Bruhier’s earlier achievements was on the main-stage of Theatre New Brunswick: in David French’s two-cast member equity play (which ran at Theatre New Brunswick"s main stage) Salt-Water Moon directed by playwright Sharon Pollock, co-starring Eric McCormack from Will & Grace fame. To date the film has screened at 12 festivals and has won four awards. While living in Toronto, she was one of the 2011 grant recipients of the Ontario Art Councils Emerging s Grant to direct her 2nd short film Clean Teeth Wednesdays which has screened at seven festivals and the young lead actress was nominated for a 2014 Young Artist Award.

Membership

Bruhier was an invited jury member of the Canadian Academy Of Cinema And Television choosing the performers to be nominated for the 1995 Gemini Awards. She is a member of C.A.E.A. (Canadian Actors Equity Association), A.C.T.R.A (Alliance of Canadian Television and Radio Artists), Screen Actors Guild-American Federation TV and Radio Artists (Screen Actors Guild) and previously a member of Women in Film Toronto and L.I.F.T (the Liaison of Independent s of Toronto).