Rick Roberts

Rick Roberts

Richard Charles Roberts (born November 13, 1965) is a Canadian film, TV and stage actor. His most substantial role to date is as Donald D'Arby in the series Traders, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award. He moved briefly to Los Angeles in 1998 appearing in the CBS series L.A. Doctors alongside Ken Olin and Sheryl Lee. He returned to Canada to star in An American in Canada, which ran for two seasons. In 2012, he was tapped to play Jack Layton in the CBC biopic Jack, alongside Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow. His portrayal of Jack garnered him a Canadian Screen Award and an ACTRA Award for Best Actor. Other work includes guest starring roles on Saving Hope (CTV/NBC), Copper (BBC America), Cracked (CBC), Republic of Doyle (CBC), Murdoch Mysteries (CBC), Cra$h & Burn (Showcase), Haven (SyFy), ZOS (Whizbang Films), and was featured regularly in the hit CBC series, This is Wonderland. As a writer, his work Mimi (which he co-wrote with Allan Cole and Melody Johnson) premiered at The Tarragon Theatre and was nominated for a Dora Award. His play Kite premiered to critical acclaim earning numerous Dora Award nominations for writing and production. Other writing credits include Nod (Theatre Gargantua) and Fish/Wife (Tarragon Theatre).

  • Popularity : 4.061
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1965-11-13
  • Place of Birth : Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Rick Roberts Movies

  • 2007
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    The Note
    The Note

    6.3 2007 HD

    Following a tragic plane crash, newspaper columnist Peyton MacGruder happens upon a hastily-written note that was from one of the passengers onboard....

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  • 2009
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    Pontypool
    Pontypool

    6.5 2009 HD

    When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But...

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  • 2006
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    Man of the Year
    Man of the Year

    5.9 2006 HD

    The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he...

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  • 2001
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    A Town Without Christmas
    A Town Without Christmas

    6.1 2001 HD

    In the small town of Seacliff, Wash., a child's letter to Santa Claus captures the nation's attention. When the little boy, Chris, writes that he...

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  • 1994
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    Love & Human Remains
    Love & Human Remains

    5.8 1994 HD

    In a Canadian metropolis, failed actor David shares a place with the bookish Candy, whom he dated before coming out as gay. While David, who now...

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  • 2010
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    The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
    The Night Before the Night Before Christmas

    5.6 2010 HD

    When Santa sets off on his Christmas duties a day early, crashes into the Fox family's house, ends up with amnesia and loses his magic sack of...

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  • 2003
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    Student Seduction
    Student Seduction

    6.2 2003 HD

    Christie Dawson always wanted to be the "cool" teacher. But her world is shaken up after a pupil's crush spirals out of control and he sexually...

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  • 2013
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    Foxfire
    Foxfire

    5.7 2013 HD

    Set in the 1950s, a a group of young girls in upstate New York form their own gang.

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  • 2007
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    Jonestown: Paradise Lost
    Jonestown: Paradise Lost

    6.7 2007 HD

    Jonestown: Paradise Lost is a documentary on the final days of Jonestown, the Peoples Temple, and Jim Jones. From eyewitness and survivor accounts,...

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  • 2012
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    Still Mine
    Still Mine

    6.8 2012 HD

    Craig, a fiercely determined New Brunswick farmer, sets out to build a more suitable house for his ailing wife, Irene, despite their children's...

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  • 2005
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    More Sex & the Single Mom
    More Sex & the Single Mom

    7.3 2005 HD

    Single, divorced lawyer Jess Gradwell returns in this sequel as she tries to raise her new three-year-old son, Jake, while dealing with her teenage...

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  • 2007
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    Matters of Life & Dating
    Matters of Life & Dating

    5 2007 HD

    Linda Dackman has been diagnosed with breast cancer, but this does not prevent her from seeing the positive side of life and continuing her quest for...

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  • 2006
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    Night Of Terror
    Night Of Terror

    5.1 2006 HD

    A bonding family weekend turns sinister in a storm.

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  • 2005
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    Descent
    Descent

    4.7 2005 HD

    When cracks in the Earth's crust large enough to swallow a city block appear, a team of scientists must go deep into the Earth to find a way to stop...

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  • 2013
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    Jack
    Jack

    7 2013 HD

    NDP Leader Jack Layton was fluently bilingual, glib, sometimes flashy, full of energy and always media-friendly. He loved to entertain and uplift his...

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  • 2013
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    Relax, I'm From The Future
    Relax, I'm From The Future

    1 2013 HD

    Percy Sullivan's suicide attempt gets interrupted by a man claiming to be from the future.

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  • 2005
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    Haunting Sarah
    Haunting Sarah

    5.5 2005 HD

    A mother dealing with the death of her young son learns that her niece is in contact with his spirit.

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  • 2022
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    North of Albany
    North of Albany

    6 2022 HD

    Annie frantically flees Montreal for the US with her young son, Felix and teenage daughter, Sarah, fearing the repercussions after Sarah severely...

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  • 2008
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    Phantom Punch
    Phantom Punch

    5.2 2008 HD

    From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which...

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  • 2011
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    Salem Falls
    Salem Falls

    5.4 2011 HD

    A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.

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  • 2012
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    Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
    Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

    8.5 2012 HD

    Stephen Leacock recounts his growing up period in the small town of Mariposa, Ontario, located on the shores of Lake Wissanotti with its notoriously...

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  • 2013
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    Pete's Christmas
    Pete's Christmas

    5.7 2013 HD

    An overlooked middle child finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes his family's terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the...

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  • 1995
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    The Man in the Attic
    The Man in the Attic

    4.9 1995 HD

    Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and...

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  • 1996
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    The Haunting of Lisa
    The Haunting of Lisa

    5.5 1996 HD

    A precocious youngster's visions of a mysterious woman and a series of child murders leads her mom to seek help from the authorities.

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  • 2015
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    Killer Crush
    Killer Crush

    5 2015 HD

    Paige's crush on her professor takes a twisted turn when she is hired to be the caregiver for his wife who has Multiple Sclerosis.

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  • 2015
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    Zoom
    Zoom

    5.6 2015 HD

    A multi-dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a story...

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  • 2010
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    The Town Christmas Forgot
    The Town Christmas Forgot

    6.5 2010 HD

    An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become...

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  • 1999
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    As Time Runs Out
    As Time Runs Out

    5 1999 HD

    A wealthy man races against time to save his kidnapped son whose abductor left him with a bomb set to detonate.

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  • 2008
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    Passage
    Passage

    1 2008 HD

    With a unique blend of dramatic action and behind-the-scenes documentary footage, filmmaker John Walker shares the multi-layered story of British...

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  • 2003
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    Fallen Angel
    Fallen Angel

    6.4 2003 HD

    When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate....

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  • 2003
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    Eloise at Christmastime
    Eloise at Christmastime

    6.5 2003 HD

    Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. The owner's daughter is getting married, but Eloise...

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  • 2013
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    The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
    The Rivalry: Red v. Blue

    1 2013 HD

    It's college basketball's ultimate rivalry: The Louisville Cardinals vs. the Kentucky Wildcats. This documentary weaves current events, including the...

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  • 2005
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    Plague City: SARS in Toronto
    Plague City: SARS in Toronto

    5 2005 HD

    The once clean and healthy city of Toronto becomes the pariah of the western world when a deadly chain of infection lands in the city. Panic spreads...

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  • 2012
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    The Riverbank
    The Riverbank

    3.8 2012 HD

    A woman returns to her hometown following the death of her fathers second wife, which leads her to uncover dark family secrets.

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  • 2010
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    When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
    When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story

    5.9 2010 HD

    Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson,...

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  • 2006
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    Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story
    Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story

    1 2006 HD

    A story of ambition, love, betrayal and greed.

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  • 2024
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    The Light Before the Sun
    The Light Before the Sun

    1 2024 HD

    A famous self-help guru returns from a book tour to a house suddenly filled with an estranged friend. The two friends then spiral into a drug-induced...

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  • 1991
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    Blood River
    Blood River

    4.5 1991 HD

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  • 2011
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    The Healer
    The Healer

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2006
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    Angela's Eyes
    Angela's Eyes

    8.4 2006 HD

    FBI agent Angela Clinton has the exceptional gift of knowing when someone is lying. She discovered this skill at age 14, when she learned her...

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  • 2003
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    An American in Canada
    An American in Canada

    1 2003 HD

    Jake Crewe is an American television news host who is forced, after beating up his station manager, to accept a job in Calgary, Alberta as the host...

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  • 1999
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    Providence
    Providence

    6.5 1999 HD

    Providence is an American television drama series.

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  • 1998
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    L.A. Doctors
    L.A. Doctors

    7 1998 HD

    L.A. Doctors is an American medical drama television series set in a Los Angeles practice. It ran on CBS during the 1998-99 season.

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  • 2002
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    Puppets Who Kill
    Puppets Who Kill

    6.5 2002 HD

    Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002,...

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  • 2007
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    The Company
    The Company

    7 2007 HD

    The Company tells the thrilling story of Cold War CIA agents imprisoned in double lives, fighting an amoral, elusive, formidable enemy – and...

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  • 2005
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    Life with Derek
    Life with Derek

    7.115 2005 HD

    Life with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series...

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  • 2004
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    Kevin Hill
    Kevin Hill

    5.3 2004 HD

    Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season. It was filmed and produced in Toronto, Canada.

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  • 1996
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    Traders
    Traders

    8 1996 HD

    Traders is a Canadian television drama series, which was broadcast on Global Television Network from 1996 to 2000. Set in the Toronto-based...

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  • 2008
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    Murdoch Mysteries
    Murdoch Mysteries

    7.7 2008 HD

    A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also...

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  • 1996
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    FX: The Series
    FX: The Series

    6.2 1996 HD

    Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and...

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  • 2009
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    ZOS: Zone of Separation
    ZOS: Zone of Separation

    9 2009 HD

    ZOS: Zone of Separation is a Canadian television drama mini-series, co-executive produced by Paul Gross. It is an eight-part Canadian original drama...

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  • 2010
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    Haven
    Haven

    7.542 2010 HD

    FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold...

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  • 2015
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    Between
    Between

    5.772 2015 HD

    Between is the story of a town under siege from a mysterious disease that has wiped out everybody except those 21 years old and under. The series...

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  • 2015
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    This Life
    This Life

    4.8 2015 HD

    Set in contemporary Montreal, “This Life” is a family saga focusing on Natalie Lawson, an accomplished columnist and single mother in her...

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  • 2020
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    Nurses
    Nurses

    7.3 2020 HD

    Follow five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy hospital in downtown Toronto, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling...

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  • 2005
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    Carl²
    Carl²

    4.7 2005 HD

    Carl² is a Canadian animated series which explores what would happen if a teenager had a clone. The concept of the cartoon is a mixture of...

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  • 2011
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    Against the Wall
    Against the Wall

    7 2011 HD

    This Chicago-set family drama follows a policewoman who causes a rift with her three cop brothers when she decides to join the department's Internal...

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  • 2017
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    Frankie Drake Mysteries
    Frankie Drake Mysteries

    6.487 2017 HD

    Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and...

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  • 2006
    imgS1 E13

    Angela's Eyes
    Angela's Eyes

    8.4 2006 HD

    FBI agent Angela Clinton has the exceptional gift of knowing when someone is lying. She discovered this skill at age 14, when she learned her...

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  • 1995
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    The Outer Limits
    The Outer Limits

    7.7 1995 HD

    Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were...

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  • 2013
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    King & Maxwell
    King & Maxwell

    6.9 2013 HD

    Sean King and Michelle Maxwell aren't your typical pair of private investigators. As discredited Secret Service agents, their unique skills often...

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  • 2013
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    Played
    Played

    6.8 2013 HD

    The Covert Investigations Unit (CIU) risks going undercover to infiltrate and bring down criminal organizations. In this new style of short-term,...

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  • 2011
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    Suits
    Suits

    8.231 2011 HD

    While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best...

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  • 2010
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    Republic of Doyle
    Republic of Doyle

    7 2010 HD

    Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the...

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  • 2019
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    Coroner
    Coroner

    7.1 2019 HD

    Jenny Cooper investigates unexplained or sudden deaths in the city of Toronto. Fierce and quick-witted, Jenny is a newly-widowed single mother with...

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  • 2001
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    And Never Let Her Go
    And Never Let Her Go

    5 2001 HD

    The true story of a woman's suspicious disappearance after ending an affair with a powerful, married attorney.

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  • 2012
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    Perception
    Perception

    7.22 2012 HD

    Dr. Daniel Pierce, a neuroscientist and professor, is recruited to help the federal government crack difficult cases. His intimate knowledge of human...

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  • 2010
    imgS6 E10

    Republic of Doyle
    Republic of Doyle

    7 2010 HD

    Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the...

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  • 2010
    imgS6 E10

    Republic of Doyle
    Republic of Doyle

    7 2010 HD

    Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the...

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  • 2010
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    Covert Affairs
    Covert Affairs

    6.9 2010 HD

    A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted...

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  • 2010
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    Covert Affairs
    Covert Affairs

    6.9 2010 HD

    A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted...

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  • 2010
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    Rookie Blue
    Rookie Blue

    7.642 2010 HD

    Ambitious young cops try to prove themselves in their high-stakes careers, in which the smallest mistake can have deadly consequences. At the core of...

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  • 2020
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    Transplant
    Transplant

    7.7 2020 HD

    Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country and build a new...

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  • 2020
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    Transplant
    Transplant

    7.7 2020 HD

    Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country and build a new...

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  • 2009
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    The Listener
    The Listener

    6.9 2009 HD

    Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this...

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  • 2004
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    This Is Wonderland
    This Is Wonderland

    9 2004 HD

    Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in Toronto. She's exposed to the seamier side of life, the...

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