Colin Kirton
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Colin Kirton is a Malaysian stage
and television
actor
who trained in professional theatre at Rosebud School of the Arts
and Rosebud Theatre
in Canada
.
He is also known for his work in the Malaysian arts and entertainment arena as a director, trainer, musician, singer, host/emcee and voice actor. He was nominated for Best Vocal Performance (Solo) at the 2007 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards for his leading role in the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre’s (KLPac) 2006 production of Broken Bridges – The Musical and won for Best Group Performance (Theatre) as part of the ensemble of Footstool Players' production of Crazy Little Thing Called Love, which he also created, produced and directed, at the 2009 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.
On television, Kirton is best known for playing Edmund Soo in Season 2 of Ghost (TV series)
(2009), a supernatural mystery thriller series produced by Popiah Pictures
, and a supporting role as Colonel Williams in Double Vision
's period drama Age of Glory 2 (2010).
In 2001, Kirton formed Footstool Players, a Christian
theatre company whose touring productions are watched by thousands each year across Malaysia. Kirton is currently the company's artistic director. Kirton also regularly teaches on issues pertaining to the arts and Christian spirituality.
Kirton is of Scottish
and Chinese
ancestry and was born in Kuantan
. His father, Eric Kirton, came to Malaya during the Malayan Emergency
and married his mother, Tan Cheng Kim, whom he met at a church camp. His great grandfather, William Waddell
, built the renowned West Highland Railway
and Glenfinnan Viaduct
in Scotland
, famously featured in the Harry Potter movies.
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who trained in professional theatre at Rosebud School of the Arts
Rosebud School of the Arts
Rosebud School of the Arts is a post-secondary guild school that provides theatre training within a community of professional artists.Located in the little hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta, Canada, one hour north east of Calgary, Rosebud School of the Arts trains students for the professional theatre in...
and Rosebud Theatre
Rosebud Theatre
Rosebud Theatre, located in the hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta, Canada, is the only professional rural theatre in Alberta. It produces four mainstage shows a year, attracting over 40,000 people per year to the hamlet of about 100 people....
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
He is also known for his work in the Malaysian arts and entertainment arena as a director, trainer, musician, singer, host/emcee and voice actor. He was nominated for Best Vocal Performance (Solo) at the 2007 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards for his leading role in the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre’s (KLPac) 2006 production of Broken Bridges – The Musical and won for Best Group Performance (Theatre) as part of the ensemble of Footstool Players' production of Crazy Little Thing Called Love, which he also created, produced and directed, at the 2009 BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.
On television, Kirton is best known for playing Edmund Soo in Season 2 of Ghost (TV series)
Ghost (TV series)
Ghost is a Malaysian supernatural mystery thriller television drama series produced by Popiah Pictures. The first season of ten episodes starred Nazrudin Rahman, Cheryl Samad, Carmen Soo, Reefa and Razif Hashim, and aired on 8TV beginning 3 February 2008...
(2009), a supernatural mystery thriller series produced by Popiah Pictures
Popiah Pictures
Popiah Pictures is an award-winning television drama, reality TV and production house from Malaysia. Founded by Anne Low and award-winning film director Ng Ping Ho, the company has produced numerous programmes for television stations such as TV3, ntv7 and 8TV....
, and a supporting role as Colonel Williams in Double Vision
Double Vision
-About Double Vision:Double Vision is an Asian provider of new media content, applications and services. Established in 1985, it has production hubs in Malaysia and Indonesia. Double Vision produces over 1,400 hours of television programming per year in various languages and genres for the regional...
's period drama Age of Glory 2 (2010).
In 2001, Kirton formed Footstool Players, a Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
theatre company whose touring productions are watched by thousands each year across Malaysia. Kirton is currently the company's artistic director. Kirton also regularly teaches on issues pertaining to the arts and Christian spirituality.
Kirton is of Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
and Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
ancestry and was born in Kuantan
Kuantan
Kuantan is the state capital of Pahang, the 3rd largest state in Malaysia. It is situated near the mouth of the Kuantan River and faces the South China Sea. If one measures the distance along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, it is located roughly halfway between Singapore and Kota Bharu...
. His father, Eric Kirton, came to Malaya during the Malayan Emergency
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army , the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party, from 1948 to 1960....
and married his mother, Tan Cheng Kim, whom he met at a church camp. His great grandfather, William Waddell
William Waddell
William Waddell was a professional football player and manager. He was born in Forth, Lanarkshire.As a player, Waddell only played for Rangers...
, built the renowned West Highland Railway
West Highland Railway
The West Highland Railway was one of the last main lines to be built in Scotland. It is one of the most scenic railway lines in Britain, linking Fort William on the west coast to Glasgow. It was originally operated by the North British Railway.- History :...
and Glenfinnan Viaduct
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It was built between 1897 and 1901...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, famously featured in the Harry Potter movies.