James McDougall

Biography

James McDougall is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He was raised in the small town of Cobourg Ontario, the son of Gail McDougall, a prison manager, and John McDougall, an English teacher. Throughout elementary and high school, acting and filmmaking were always a passion for James. Whether it was performing in local plays, school theater, or filming his own home movies with friends. This led him to major in drama at Canterbury Arts High School and he went on to York University to study theater for one year. James then moved back to Ottawa to begin performing on stage in musicals and dramatic p…