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PHILIP CAIRNS is a Toronto-based actor/writer/visual artist. He began going to auditions at age 11. Philip started acting classes in Toronto with Jack Medhurst at age 13 then began acting in children’s theatre. After studying Theatre Arts in high school and doing school shows, Philip became a professional actor at age 21. He’s been doing small theatre (in Toronto, Peterborough, London and Hamilton), independent films, TV commercials and TV shows, ever since.
PHILIP CAIRNS exhibited his colourful acrylic paintings and coloured pencil drawings in the solo show, "Colours of the City", at Arcadia Art Gallery in Toronto. The works on view ranged from landscapes and abstracts on paper or wood to figurative works on paper.
In 2014, Cairns co-wrote, with David Bateman, the satirical short play, "What Ida Said", which he performed, with Peter Lynch, at the HamilTEN Festival in Hamilton and the Gay Play Day festival in Toronto. He also played Mr. Holt, the Principal of James Dean's high school, in the feature film, "Life", starring Robert Pattinson.