Bio
George Krissa is an award winning, Toronto-based film, TV, and theatre actor. Most recently, he starred as Anatole in Toronto's record breaking run of "Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812" for which he won a Toronto Theatre Critics Award for his performace. He was last seen on TV as Jason Devito in Hallmark's "The Holiday Sitter" (GLAAD Award nomination) alongside Jonathan Bennet, making history as the network's first ever LGBTQ+ lead romcom.
As a musician, theatre artist, and actor, George has had the pleasure of performing for audiences across Canada and in the United States. Notable credits also include starring as Dracula in the West Coast premier of "Dracula: a Comedy of Terrors" at the Old Globe in San Diego, Rocky in The Stratford Festival's record-breaking production of "The Rocky Horror Show", Tommy Albright in The Shaw Festival's production of "Brigadoon" and was the recipient of The Musical Stage Co.'s Banks Prize award for theatre artists.
George has appeared on screen in Hallmark's "Roadtrip Romance," Lifetime's "Trapped with my Husband," CBC's "Coroner" and "Murdoch Mysteries", and Breakthrough Ent.'s "The Dwelling."