Canadian Bacon

Canadian, (back) bacon is a lean cut of meat that includes the loin from the back. It may also include a portion of the belly in the same cut. It is usually much leaner than side bacon and is made ready to eat.

Every Canada Day I try to choose a Canadian film or actor to spotlight.  This year, I'm returning back to an actor I've featured several times before on the site.  Yes, actor Shawn Roberts is a beautiful slice of Canadian bacon, especially his back bacon, which we've been fortunate to have seen on screen several times.  Shawn is also one of the hardest working actors in the business, one's who has been working steadily in all genres of the industry for almost three decades. 

'I was 12 years old, so auditioning for a TV show was something I didn't even think really happened. The next thing you know, I ended up booking the gig and I did four seasons on 'Emily of New Moon.' I got to learn on the job and kept going from there.'

Roberts began in the business in the early 90's when he was just 10 years old.  His first roles were on Canadian television shows including appearances on;  Goosebumps, Sirens, La Femme Nikita and Earth: Final Conflict.  It wasn't long before the Stratford Ontario born actor was appearing on the big screen with small roles in X-Men,  (2000) and Get Over It. (2001)

Throughout his late teens and his twenties, Roberts continued to weave seamlessly between roles on television and on films.  Some of his most memorable turns included roles in At Home at the End of the World,  Cheaper by the Dozen II, and National Lampoons, Going The Distance.  Shawn was just 19 when he appeared naked, tied to the bed and.. humm, invaded, in 2004's Going The Distance.

During the early 2000's, Roberts also appeared on several episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation, and the Chad Allen gay themed film A Shock To The System.   Robert's has easily moved between film and television and also between genres.  He's appeared on screen in LBGTQ roles, and then easily hopped onto Hallmark as the romantic lead. 

Throughout the 2000's and 2010's, Roberts continued to move between television appearances, (Supernatural, Flashpoint, Being Erica) to roles in mainstream films including; Jumper, I Love You Beth Cooper, and as Albert Wesker in the Resident Evil franchise. 

Given his buff bod, Roberts is often required to be shirtless, and on a few occasions, pantless as well....  Check out Roberts on-screen nude resume in my Actors & SKIN series featuring caps and clips HERE: & HERE:

Shock to the System (2006)

Shawn Roberts on Instagram

Being Erica (2011)