John Hemphill (actor)

John Hemphill (born 1953) is a Canadian comic actor, writer and producer.

A longtime player with The Second City troupe's Toronto cast,[1] Hemphill was a writer for Second City Television and appeared in supporting character roles such as Happy Marsden, Wesley Wilks, Willem DeCooney and Dr. Ryne Thurman.

[2][3] Hemphill has appeared in the television series RoboRoach, The Jane Show,[4] Little Mosque on the Prairie and Maniac Mansion,[5] and the television films Hostage for a Day[6] and Sodbusters.

In 2003, he began directing the comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed, composed of Second City alumnae Debra McGrath, Robin Duke, Jayne Eastwood, Teresa Pavlinek and Kathy Greenwood.

[8] Hemphill portrayed Bob Currie on Schitt's Creek from 2015 to 2020.