Michael Cram is a Canadian actor

Actor

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 as well as a singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

. He is probably best known for his role in the hit television series Flashpoint

Flashpoint (TV series)

Flashpoint is a Canadian police drama television series that debuted on July 11, 2008, on CTV in Canada and ran on CBS in the United States for its first three and a half seasons. In 2011, Ion Television began airing new episodes of the series in the United States...

. He grew up in Ottawa

Ottawa

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, he has also been a member of Redchair, Amsterdam

Amsterdam (band)

Amsterdam are a pop/rock group from Liverpool, England. Formed in 1999, they had their first UK Top 40 single with "The Journey" in February 2005...

 and Cold House

Cold House

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. Before becoming an actor, Cram studied economics

Economics

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 at Carleton University

Carleton University

Carleton University is a comprehensive university located in the capital of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. The enabling legislation is The Carleton University Act, 1952, S.O. 1952. Founded as a small college in 1942, Carleton now offers over 65 programs in a diverse range of disciplines. Carleton has...

 then studied theatre at William Davis Centre for Actors Study

William Davis Centre for Actors Study

The William Davis Centre for Actors Study is an acting school in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was opened in 1989 by William B. Davis, best-known for his role as the 'cigarette smoking man' on "The X-Files". Davis no longer owns the school, but does still teach there.Original classes...

 in Toronto. He has also lived and worked in Toronto

Toronto

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 as well as Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

.
Cram lives with his wife, an information architect, and their Rhodesian Ridgeback Ty in Toronto.
When time allows he works on a documentary film about his love of music, reads, and spends time with his close friends. Michael Cram has a younger brother, Bruce who is a real-estate agent and lives in Toronto with his wife and two kids.

November 6th. 2011 he played a gig with his former Flashpoint Co-star Amy Jo Johnson at the Free Times Cafe in Toronto.

He has a horse named after himself, which is privately owned.

External links

• CTV.ca Flashpoint website biography