Ted Dykstra is a Canadian film, radio, television and theatre actor as well as playwright, screenwriter, director, producer and composer. He was born in Chatham-Kent, Ontario in 1961 and grew up in St. Albert, Alberta.
Dykstra started playing piano at the age of 6. He became a professional actor at 15 in nearby Edmonton. He is one of Canada's leading theatre artists, having acted, directed, written, produced and composed for every major stage in the country. He is a founding member of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company and with his wife Diana Bentley founded and runs The Coal Mine Theatre in Toronto.
His writing credits include Two Pianos Four Hands, Dorian, and Evangeline. His acting performances include Bach in Bach's Fight for Freedom and Ed Broadbent in Mulroney: The Opera, as well as some voice work. Dykstra voices Dad Tiger in Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood and Reg in RoboRoach.
In 2003, he formed an independent record label Actorboy Records with Gary Sinise.
Dykstra has received 6 Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada's Tonys) for acting, musical direction and producing, as well as a Gemini Award for acting, a Chalmers Award for writing, a Merritt Award for directing and a Sterling Award for Musical Direction.
