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EDWARD YANKIE

Edward Yankie is an American-born actor living and working in Montreal (mostly) for almost two
decades. When time allows he writes fiction and composes music. You can hear one of his
compositions on this website, and can find his novella, Ducktown, here.

Yankie work-shopped his one-man Shakespeare show, E. Y.'s R2, at The Badhuis Theatre in Amsterdam
while living in Holland for two years, and has performed it in Montreal, most recently at Place des
Arts.

Edward Yankie also performed in The John Cage Tribute at The Hague. New York credits include
Alceste in The Misanthrope, Talthybius in The Trojan Women, Death in Everyman, Garcin in No Exit,
and Ben Stark in Rocket to The Moon. In Canada, he played eight different roles in the rock musical
Cyberia at The National Arts Centre. He also appeared in the English language premiere of Fast Lane
at the NAC, and in the world premiere of 2000 at The Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa. In
Montreal, card-shark Carl in Dealer's Choice at Mainline Theatre. Film credits include Dead Awake,
Press Run, Eternal Revenge, The Immortals, and Punisher: War Zone. TV credits include The Sign of
Four, The Tournament, Moose TV, Tales From The Neverending Story, The Stork Derby, Final Verdict,
and The Disappearance on CTV. Additional acting credits could be found here.

An environmental and social justice advocate, he lives in Notre Dame de Grace with his parrot Echo.