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Juan Chioran

Juan Chioran
Born (1963-06-18) June 18, 1963 (age 62)
Alberti, Argentina
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

Juan Chioran (born June 18, 1963) is a Canadian actor.

Career

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Stage

Chioran is associated with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he is based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Chioran appears in two of Richard Monette's Stratford productions of Shakespeare's plays, which were performed and shot on-stage, produced by Norman Campbell of CBC Television, and released as television movies. In addition to non-televised stage roles, he played a Servant in The Taming of the Shrew (1988),[1] and the Spanish Merchant in The Comedy of Errors,[2] which where his earliest screen appearances.

Screen

Chioran has had numerous film and television roles. One of his earliest screen roles occurred in 1993, portraying Nicky, an art forger who gets caught up in a murder committed by his patron Eve (Roberta Bizeau), on the Canadian crime-fighting series Counterstrike in the episode, "French Twist." He played Laurie in the theatrical film The Perfect Son (2000).[3] Chioran's television roles include Dr. Christian Vezza, the corrupt and criminal personal physician to billionaire gangster "Dale the Whale" in the 2002 Monk episode, "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale."[4][5] He played the role of Francobollo Garibaldi, the father of Raven-Symoné's character in the Disney Channel original television movie, The Cheetah Girls (2003).[3]

More recently he appeared in the 2024 film Mother Father Sister Brother Frank as Frank.[6]

Voice acting

Chioran is known for his voice acting roles, such as Lance Boil on Grossology (2006–2009),[7] King Caradoc in Jane and the Dragon (2006),[7] Barry Bullevardo in the animated series Iggy Arbuckle (2007), and Doji in Beyblade: Metal Fusion (the first 31 episodes, succeeded by Andrew Jackson).

In Totally Spies!, he voiced the uncredited role of Ice Cream Man in the 2006 episode "Evil Ice Cream Man Much?"[citation needed]

He was Snow Miser in the 2008 movie A Miser Brothers' Christmas,[7] and Mr. Mansour in Miss BG.[citation needed] He voiced Nero the Animal Hero in Cyberchase (2010),[citation needed] Raimundo the Ringmaster on the CGI series PAW Patrol (2013),[7] Art Wurst on Detentionaire (2014), and Venomous Drool in Fangbone! (2014 and 2016).[7]

More recently, he voices Señor Tapir, a Mexican-born musical tapir who appears in Elinor Wonders Why (2020–2024).[4][5]

Awards and nominations

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Chioran won a Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program or Series in 2000 for a televised showing of his portrayal of Count Dracula in Dracula: A Chamber Musical.[8] He was nominated for a 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for The Three Musketeers at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed]

Credits

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Stratford Shakespeare Festival

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Chioran has played the following roles at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.[9][10]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Juan Chioran television credits
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1988 The Taming of the Shrew Servant TV movie. Richard Monette's Stratford production. [1]
1989 The Comedy of Errors Spanish Merchant TV movie. Richard Monette's Stratford production. [2]
1993 Counterstrike Nicky Episode: "French Twist"
1993 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Hornet 1 episode [11]
1996 Traders Un­known 1 episode [5]
1997 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Prof. Frederick Roberts 1 episode [5]
1998 Blazing Dragons Sir Loungelot (voice) 13 episodes [7]
1998 Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business Mel (voice) TV movie [3]
1998 Naked City: A Killer Christmas Miguel Sierra Blanca TV movie [3]
1999–2000 Blaster's Universe MEL (voice) 13 episodes [7]
2001 Relic Hunter Ennio Anjou 1 episode [4]
2002 Earth: Final Conflict Raleigh St. Claire 1 episode [4][5]
2002 Monk Dr. Christian Vezza Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale" (S1.E4) [4][5]
2003 The Music Man Salesman #3 TV movie [3]
2003 The Cheetah Girls Francobollo TV movie [3]
2002 Adventure Inc. Josef Alvaro 1 episode [5]
2005, 2006 Time Warp Trio King Nebuchadnezzar / Governor (voice) 2 episodes [7]
2005–2007 Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs Sid / Mr. Bodine (voice) 18 episodes [7][5]
2006 Jane and the Dragon King Caradoc (voice) 26 episodes [7]
2006 Skyland Oslo (voice) 26 episodes [7]
2006–2008 Growing Up Creepie Dr. Pappas (voice) 15 episodes [7]
2006–2008 Captain Flamingo The Warrior Monkey / The Mirror (voice) 7 episodes [7]
2006–2009 Grossology Lance Boil (voice) 12 episodes [7]
2007 Iggy Arbuckle Barry Bullevardo (voice) 1 episode
2008 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends Buzz / Wilver (voice) 1 episode [7]
2008 Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween Vlad TV movie [4]
2008 A Miser Brothers' Christmas Snow Miser / Flakes (voice) TV movie [7]
2008 Erky Perky Pablobo (voice) 1 episode [7]
2009 Beyblade: Metal Fusion Doji (voice) 19 episodes
2009–2011 Jimmy Two-Shoes Rudolpho / Addional (voice) 10 episodes [7]
2010–2018 Arthur Mr. Molina (voice) 3 episodes [7]
2011 The Adventures of Chuck and Friends Sigmund (voice) 1 episode [7]
2013 PAW Patrol Raimundo (voice) 4 episodes [7]
2014 Detentionaire Art Wurst (voice) 8 episodes
2014–2016 Fangbone! Venomous Drool / One-Eye (voice) 4 episodes [7][5]
2015, 2017 Inspector Gadget El Pacho / Jose Noe / MAD Henchman #2 (voice) 2 episodes [7]
2016 Reign Archbishop Ridolfi 3 episodes [4][5]
2018 Wishfart Gum King (voice) 1 episode [7]
2019–2020 D.N. Ace Mendel (voice) Regular cast (46 episodes) [4][5]
2020–2024 Elinor Wonders Why Señor Tapir (voice) 22 episodes [4][5]
2021 An Ice Wine Christmas Roberto TV movie [4]
2021 A Christmas Proposal Charles TV movie [4][5]
2022 Undercover Holiday Joaquin TV movie [4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Taming of the Shrew". Learning on Screen. The British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "The Comedy of Errors". Learning on Screen. The British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Juan Chioran: Filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Juan Chioran". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Juan Chioran". Apple TV+. Apple, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Enrico Colantoni & Mindy Cohn Join Cast Of ‘Mother Father Sister Brother Frank’ As Ontario Shoot Kicks Off". Deadline Hollywood, March 7, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Juan Chioran". Behind The Voice Actors. Inyxception Enterprises. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  8. ^ Brioux, Bill. "Gemini Award: Early Winners". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  9. ^ Stratford Shakespeare Festival Visitors' Guides from 1993 to 2013. Stratford, Ontario, Canada
  10. ^ Stratford Shakespeare Festival production history
  11. ^ Lentz (III.), Harris M. (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Television shows. McFarland. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
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