Biography
Mike Paterson is a Montreal-based comedian, writer and actor.
Over the course of his twenty-plus year career, Mike has transcended linguistic borders and carved out a name for himself as a bilingual comedian. He has made over 12 appearances in French, including a Videotron Juste pour rire Gala, hosted by his frequent collaborator, Mike Ward, and five televised appearances at the French language comedy festival ComediHa!, Mike will marked his 17th appearance at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival in 2023. He also regularly tours across Canada and has been featured onCTV’s ComedyNow!, as well as contributed to the popular CBC Radio programs Laugh Out Loud and The Debaters.
Mike is widely recognized as Mr. Gross on the CBC children's game show series Surprise! It's Edible Incredible! as well as for hiswork on Apartment 11’s Rank the Prank. Other television credits include a recurring role on the Fox series The Moodys opposite Dennis Leary and Elizabeth Perkins, Teletoon’s Toon Marty, the Disney channel MOW Bad Hair Day, The Game directed by Jacob Tierney, and Syfy’s Being Human. In French, Mike appeared in the hit Quebec hit series Ces gars la (V) and En avant la MusiquePlus! He alsodubbed the role of Duke Caboom in the French Canadian version of Toy Story 4 for Pixar Animation Studios/Walt Disney Pictures, and voices the role of Raven in the TVO Kids show Raven's Quest.
On the feature film side, Mike has appeared in I’m Not There starring Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale, George Clooney’s directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Last Call opposite Rhys Ifans and John Malkovich, Mike was also in The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, directed by Xavier Dolan.
Mike also played Big Beard in the Emmy nominated Disney+ feature Prey, based on the Predator franchise.
Also an accomplished theatre actor, Mike has had lead roles in the Segal Centre productions of The Odd Couple, Harvey, Guys and Dolls and Glengarry Glen Ross. He is a graduate of the Dawson College Professional Theatre program (DOME).
In his spare time, Mike works for for Main Event Wrestling (MEW) as Michael "The Mind" Paterson and manager of The Sheik Shack Wrestling Faction.
Mike’s world is just a little bit wacky, a little bit unexpected and all hilarious.