Wesley French is an actor best known for Einem Wilden Land, Skinwalkers, and Cashing In. He was born on 13th of April, 1979 and raised in London, Ontario, Canada. He is also the member of the Chippewas of the Thames 1st Nation reservation in Southwestern Ontario. Currently, he resides in Toronto, Canada. He and his family lived on the reserve, however at a very early stage in his life, he was sent to school off-reserve. He was an eager fan and player of minor league hockey as a young yet a harm had him rea s sess his aspiration to play hockey professionally. French said he was an introvert and unsure about himself in high school. His academic position also suffered a lot until his later years in secondary school where he ran for Vice-President of the Student Council and won, which help him to boost up his confidence to pursue post-secondary education.
In his senior year, he started involving with the drama department and got his first role as Donald in the school production of You Can't Take it With You. This was the place where French finally discovered himself and his niche. As his high school was coming to end he decided to pursue his career as an actor applied to Toronto's Ryerson Theater School. He was accepted by them to join the theatre.
He graduated in the year 2001, subsequent to performing in various plays, like The Grapes of Wrath and Emile Zola's Nana. Currently, French is enjoying filling the role of Justin Tommy on APTN's Cashing In, a half-hour comedy-drama set on the fictional Stonewalker First Nation in southern Manitoba. French plays the rich and ruined child of gambling club proprietor, Matthew Tommy.
Before casting in the sitcom Cashing In, he played a small role in the American-Canadian horror film "Skinwalkers" with Rhona Mitra and Jason Behr in 2006. He was also seen in the Canadian cinema drama "kissed by lightning". In 2013 he took the small part as Luke McCawley in the first season of the sci-fi series "Defiance" He also did a play named "In a Savage Land".
Currently, French is very busy in the shooting of Cashing In it is shot on a tight schedule in Winnipeg, leaving French to concentrate on another project as well. French resides in Toronto with his wife and young daughter. He spent most of his time with them after his shooting schedule. He has been married for a quite long time and has a beautiful daughter. Though he hasn't revealed much of their information he seemed very happy with his married life there are no such rumors of his extramarital affair.
He is one of the talented actors that industry has today. His performances are always loved by the audiences. He is working very hard to achieve his dreams. His pa s sion towards his profession has surely given a lot of love from his viewers, satisfactory salary and net worth.
by Pradeep, 15 Jun, 2016
