Emmett Siobhan McCourt

Emmett Siobhan McCourt is an awardwinning genderfluid actor director producer and stagecombatant whose creative mandate is to bring marginalized peoples to screens around the world Originally hailing from Edmonton Alberta Em graduated theatre school in Alberta with distinction performing as both an accomplished theatre actor and fiddle player across Canada He moved to Toronto Ontario to dive into film in 2015 and now moves between Canada and Ireland for work Emmetts debut film performance was a role in Matt Shakmans Cut Bank which was the first film role he ever auditioned for and the experience he has credited with igniting his passion for screen acting Em pursued her career as an actor beginning in her late teens and began following the drive to create when he moved to Toronto Training primarily with Armstrong Acting Studios Em developed a wellhoned talent for honesty and grudging vulnerability that spans comedy Kims Convenience 2016 historical Murdoch Mysteries 2008 drama Jupiters Legacy 2021 and much in between Born in rural Alberta Em and his family moved frequently during his childhood living in Edmonton and Calgary and even spending a year living in Ireland so that Em and her siblings could get to know their Irish extendedfamily For years after their friends all claimed Em and their siblings had developed deeper Irish accents He has created with Ariadne Deibert for their joint Youtube channel 5 Minutes Youll Never Get Back and works to promote gender diversity with her production company Vicarious Playground Productions Emmett has dual citizenship with their homeland Ireland