Mike Paterson

Mike Paterson is a Montreal-based comedian, writer and actor. Mike is known for his role of Big Beard in the hit Disney+ feature PREY. Mike is widely recognized as Mr. Gross on the CBC children's game show series Surprise! It's Edible Incredible! as well as for his work 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 also dubbed 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 and most recently, The Death & Life of John F. Donovan, directed by Xavier Dolan. As a stand-up comic, Mike regularly tours across Canada and has made over a dozen appearances at the prestigious Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. He has been featured on CTV's ComedyNow! and has contributed to the popular CBC Radio programs Laugh Out Loud and The Debaters. After performing in English for over 20 years, Mike is now transcending linguistic borders and carving out a name for himself as a bilingual comedian. He was featured on the Videotron Juste pour rire Gala hosted by his frequent collaborator, Mike Ward, and Peter McLeod's ComediHa! Gala in Quebec City, marking his fifth televised appearance at the French language comedy festival (formerly Le Festival Grand Rire de Québec). 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 Black Fists Wrestling Faction.