His work in theatre includes Cloudburst for which he was nominated for a Robert Merritt Award,[1] Whale Riding Weather for which he was nominated for a second Robert Merritt Award,[2] and his one-man show Pourquois pas?.
[5] Doucette began his career with the theatre troupe "Les Araignées du Boui-Boui" and by presenting mime sketches at the Café Bric-à-Brac at Université Sainte-Anne.
These sketches formed the foundation for his first solo mime show Ryan Doucette: Première ronde (First Round) touring Canada, the United States and France.
He met with some acclaim for his performance in the original stage production of Thom Fitzgerald's Cloudburst in his native Nova Scotia, and was subsequently cast in the film version starring opposite Academy Award winners Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker.
He appeared on stage again in Whale Riding Weather and His Greatness and had a recurring role on Forgive Me.