[1][2][3] Among his TV appearances, Donat was Doctor Burnley in the Canadian television series Emily of New Moon from 1998 to 2000.
He played Colonel Boyle, the fort commander in the Canadian comedy series Blackfly for its two seasons, 2001–2002.
Between 2010 and 2015 he played Vince Teagues,[4] one of the editors of the local newspaper in the town of Haven from the TV series of the same name.
In 1984, Donat won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Leading Role" for his work in Brecht's In the Jungle of Cities.
[5] In 2007, he won a Merritt Award for "Outstanding Performance – Supporting Actor" for his role in Sam Shepard's Fool For Love.