David Jansen

David is an actor, director, and educator. 

As an actor, he’s performed in theatres across Canada and the U.K., including the Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Drayton Festival, Canadian Stage, Tarragon, Mirvish Productions, Soulpepper, and The Peter Hall Company. He has also appeared in numerous TV series, including the upcoming Amazon Prime/MGM series The Greatest.

He recently directed Bakkhai at York University, in addition to directing digital productions of Tabia Lau’s The Antigone Play and Aaron Jan’s HAGS at York. He adapted/directed The Oresteia at Randolph College, and has directed at Thousand Islands Playhouse, George Brown Theatre School, TMU, Summerworks, and for BeMe Theatre in Munich.

David has also taught across all levels of actor training at York University, Randolph College, George Brown, and the University of Toronto. He is currently teaching at Brock University and TMU.

He lives in Toronto with his wonderful partner Alix and is a proud dad.