
Brent Hirose is an actor, writer, director, singer and voice over artist based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Brent
is an active member of the Winnipeg arts scene: A founding member of Theatre
by the River,
a board member of the Manitoba
Association of Playwrights,
a company member of Funny
Box Theatre,
one third of th improv troupe The
Horrible Friends and a performer in various projects with companies all over the
city.
As an actor career highlights include Habitat, Billy
Bishop Goes To War (Theatre
by the River), Neighbours, Bloodless (White Rabbit Produtions), Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (Theatre
Incarnate), Miss
Saigon (Rainbow
Stage)
and Disconnections (Restorative
Theatre Productions).
Directing credits include Joseph Aragon’s Book
of Changes and
Shawn Kowalke’s Paper
Jack.
Brent
has written several plays, most notably the one man shows “Jesus
Christ, I’m Sorry”,
“Life
in a Box”
and “When
the Killer Mutant Lizards Attack”. "The History of Theatre" (with Mel Marginet and Matthew
Tenbruggencate) was nominated for the 2007 Harry Rintoul award. Brent
is a three time winner of the Carol Shields Festival of New Works
Instaplay competition and has been a member of the Young Emerging
Playwrights Program (mentored by Rick Chafe) and Manitoba Theatre For
Young People's Workshop Series on Writing For Young People (led by
Herbie Barnes).
As a voice over artist Brent has led his voice
to several projects, most notably the cartoon series Noonbory
and the Super Seven (now
seen Saturday mornings on CBS) and Kung
Fu Dino Posse (currently in production).
He is also a regular panel guest with Richard Cloutier on CJOB 680
AM.
