Briane Nasimok

Briane Nasimok is a Canadian writer, actor, and director. Nasimok appeared in films such as Gas, Tulips, Ticket to Heaven and Hi-Ballin, before turning to a career as a television writer and producer.

Nasimok graduated from the University of Toronto and began his career appearing with the Canadian Opera Company in non-singing roles. He later toured North America as the Other Servant in Così fan tutte, and the Head Waiter in La Boheme, performing 287 times without singing. Later, he performed the non-singing role Ambrogio in The Barber of Seville at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto before his retirement. His one-person show "Confessions of an Operatic Mute", premiered at the Toronto SouloTheatre Festival in 2013 and played that summer at Totnes England Theatre Festival. In 2014 the hour-long version will be playing at the Toronto, Winnipeg and Halifax Fringe Theatre Festivals.

He wrote for the Toronto Star and the Toronto Sun and was responsible for the guide book Making Out in Toronto (1980).

As a freelancer for United Press International, he covered the Toronto Blue Jays for ten years, including their back to back World Series wins.

Nasimok was the second feature act at Yuk Yuks Komedy Kabaret and appeared on A&E's "Evening at the Improv" and Showtime's "Spectacular Evening in Canada". He then moved to Theatresports Toronto and was a member of the 1993 Canadian Championship Team.

His theatre credits include "Dead Air" at the Charlottetown. In addition, Nasimok was the founder and artistic director of the Grafton Street Dinner Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Nasimok created NBA Dunk Street, Don't Lick the Pig and produced Uh Oh, and nanaLa' while writing for the YTV Achievement Awards and YAA to the M@x.

He is currently the Executive Producer of the Canadian Comedy Awards Festival, Projects Chair for the Forest Hill Lions Club and the President of the Board of Smile Theatre Company. In 2012 he received a "Gilda's Award" for his ten years of contribution to the "It's Always Something" annual fundraiser which we wrote and produced.