Juan Chioran (born June 18, 1963) is a Canadian actor.
Career
Stage
Chioran is especially associated with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he is based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. To date he has appeared in 18 seasons at the Festival, performing in comedies, Gilbert and Sullivan operattas,musicals and, of course, Shakespeare. Chioran appears in filmed performances of several Stratford productions, including two of Richard Monette's productions of Shakespeare's plays, which were performed and shot on-stage, produced by Norman Campbell of CBC Television, and released as television movies. In addition to non-televised stage roles, he played a Servant in The Taming of the Shrew (1988),[1] and the Spanish Merchant in The Comedy of Errors,[2] which were his earliest screen appearances.
Screen
Chioran has had numerous film and television roles. One of his earliest screen roles occurred in 1993, portraying Nicky, an art forger who gets caught up in a murder committed by his patron Eve (Roberta Bizeau), on the Canadian crime-fighting series Counterstrike in the episode, "French Twist." He played Laurie in the theatrical film The Perfect Son (2000).[3] Chioran's television roles include Dr. Christian Vezza, the corrupt and criminal personal physician to billionaire gangster "Dale the Whale" in the 2002 Monk episode, "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale."[4][5] He played the role of Francobollo Garibaldi, the father of Raven-Symoné's character in the Disney Channel original television movie, The Cheetah Girls (2003).[3]
