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	Rudder is a well-known voice actor for such video games as ''[[Prince of Persia]]'', ''[[Far Cry]]'', ''[[Jagged Alliance]]'', ''[[Splinter Cell]]'', ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Montreal actor shot in Mumbai attack arrives home \|work=Canwest News Service \|date=17 December 2008 \|accessdate=26 December 2008 \|url=https://nationalpost.com/rss/story.html?id=1088192 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		Rudder is a well-known voice actor for such video games as ''[[Prince of Persia]]'', ''[[Far Cry]]'', ''[[Jagged Alliance]]'', ''[[Splinter Cell]]'', ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Montreal actor shot in Mumbai attack arrives home \|work=Canwest News Service \|date=17 December 2008 \|accessdate=26 December 2008 \|url=https://nationalpost.com/rss/story.html?id=1088192 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

	He also does voices on several animated TV shows such as ''[[A Miss Mallard Mystery]]'', ''[[Bobobobs]]'', ''[[The Legend of White Fang]]'', ''[[Young Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Princess Sissi]]'', ''[[Animal Crackers (TV series)\|Animal Crackers]]'', ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (~~1986 anime~~)\|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Maya the Bee]]'', ''[[Wunschpunsch]]'', ''[[Night Hood]]'', ''[[X-DuckX]]'', ''[[Daft Planet]]'', ''[[X-Chromosome]]'', ''[[The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)\|Arthur]]'', ''[[Postcards from Buster]]'', ''[[Kitty Cats]]'', ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]'', and more.		He also does voices on several animated TV shows such as ''[[A Miss Mallard Mystery]]'', ''[[Bobobobs]]'', ''[[The Legend of White Fang]]'', ''[[Young Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Princess Sissi]]'', ''[[Animal Crackers (TV series)\|Animal Crackers]]'', ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (TV series)\|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Maya the Honey Bee\|Maya the Bee]]'', ''[[Wunschpunsch]]'', ''[[Night Hood]]'', ''[[X-DuckX]]'', ''[[Daft Planet]]'', ''[[X-Chromosome]]'', ''[[The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)\|Arthur]]'', ''[[Postcards from Buster]]'', ''[[Kitty Cats]]'', ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]'', and more.

	He has also done extensive narration, versioning and commercial voice work, and appeared in films for [[The National Film Board of Canada]], Cinar and Telescene in Quebec.		He has also done extensive narration, versioning and commercial voice work, and appeared in films for [[The National Film Board of Canada]], Cinar and Telescene in Quebec.

	A professional stage actor since his teens, ~~his last~~ stage ~~role was in 2011, as~~ Almady in "The Play's The Thing" at The Segal ~~Center~~ in Montreal.		A professional stage actor since his teens, recent stage roles include Almady in "The Play's The Thing" (2011); and Jerry Dingleman in "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" (2015), both at The Segal Centre in Montreal.

	An expert in sound recording, Rudder also works as a studio director in the post-synchronization of film dialogue and as a director of dubbed film and cartoon product for the world English market.		An expert in sound recording, Rudder also works as a studio director in the post-synchronization of film dialogue and as a director of dubbed film and cartoon product for the world English market.

	==Mumbai attack==		==Mumbai attack==
	Rudder was shot four times during the Mumbai attack.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-actor-recovering-in-mumbai-after-being-shot-1.727815 CBC:Canadian actor recovering in Mumbai after being shot]</ref> He says he survived by using his film knowledge to "play dead."<ref>{{cite news \|first=Terry \|last=Milewski \|title=Montreal actor uses film knowledge to escape Mumbai bloodbath \|work=CBC.ca \|date=30 November 2008 \|accessdate=30 November 2008\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/montreal-actor-uses-film-knowledge-to-escape-mumbai-bloodbath-1.710120 }}</ref>		Rudder was shot four times during the Mumbai attack in 2008.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-actor-recovering-in-mumbai-after-being-shot-1.727815 CBC:Canadian actor recovering in Mumbai after being shot]</ref> He says he survived by using his film knowledge to "play dead."<ref>{{cite news \|first=Terry \|last=Milewski \|title=Montreal actor uses film knowledge to escape Mumbai bloodbath \|work=CBC.ca \|date=30 November 2008 \|accessdate=30 November 2008\|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/montreal-actor-uses-film-knowledge-to-escape-mumbai-bloodbath-1.710120 }}</ref>

	A student of [[transcendental meditation]] and Siddha Yoga since his twenties, Rudder, now a teacher of Synchronicity High-Tech Meditation, was in India on a spiritual vacation with members of the [[Synchronicity Foundation]], and a guest of the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai when the attacks took place. He is considering writing a book, a movie or a play about his experiences, to tell the story of his experience and miraculous escape, and to help others who have endured similar trauma:		A student of [[transcendental meditation]] and Siddha Yoga since his twenties, Rudder, now a teacher of Synchronicity High-Tech Meditation, was in India on a spiritual vacation with members of the [[Synchronicity Foundation]], and a guest of the [[The Oberoi Group\|Oberoi Hotel]] in Mumbai when the attacks took place. He is considering writing a book, a movie or a play about his experiences, to tell the story of his experience and miraculous escape, and to help others who have endured similar trauma:

	{{quote\|I am fascinated and motivated by the meditative experience. I realize that what I was experiencing was a battlefield situation without any machismo or John Wayne bravado. I was experiencing the cool, humorous, attentive alertness of the moment. That might really serve to help my Canadian brothers and sisters who are fighting in war zones. I'd like to teach meditation to the guys and girls with shrapnel wounds such as mine. It would be a great way to rid oneself of fear and hatred and all the negative emotions that cloud our minds at such times.<ref name="Hustak">{{cite news\|first=Alan \|last=Hustak \|title=Injured actor savours family feast, sleeping in his own bed \|url=https://montrealgazette.com/Entertainment/Injured+actor+savours+family+feast+sleeping/1114366/story.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228053226/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Entertainment/Injured%2Bactor%2Bsavours%2Bfamily%2Bfeast%2Bsleeping/1114366/story.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=28 December 2008 \|work=[[Montreal Gazette]] \|publisher=Canwest \|date=26 December 2008 \|accessdate=26 December 2008 }}</ref>}}		{{quote\|I am fascinated and motivated by the meditative experience. I realize that what I was experiencing was a battlefield situation without any machismo or John Wayne bravado. I was experiencing the cool, humorous, attentive alertness of the moment. That might really serve to help my Canadian brothers and sisters who are fighting in war zones. I'd like to teach meditation to the guys and girls with shrapnel wounds such as mine. It would be a great way to rid oneself of fear and hatred and all the negative emotions that cloud our minds at such times.<ref name="Hustak">{{cite news\|first=Alan \|last=Hustak \|title=Injured actor savours family feast, sleeping in his own bed \|url=https://montrealgazette.com/Entertainment/Injured+actor+savours+family+feast+sleeping/1114366/story.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228053226/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Entertainment/Injured%2Bactor%2Bsavours%2Bfamily%2Bfeast%2Bsleeping/1114366/story.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=28 December 2008 \|work=[[Montreal Gazette]] \|publisher=Canwest \|date=26 December 2008 \|accessdate=26 December 2008 }}</ref>}}
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'''Michael Rudder''' (born June 14, 1950) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[film]], [[television]], [[theatre]] and [[voice actor]]. Rudder was injured in the [[November 2008 Mumbai attacks]].

==Acting work==
Born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada, Rudder was a [[Genie Award]] nominee in 1989 for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Buying Time''. His film credits include ''[[Scanners II: The New Order]]'', ''[[Breaking All the Rules (1985 film)|Breaking All the Rules]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Pluto Nash]]'', ''[[One Eyed King]]'', ''[[Taken (1999 film)|Taken]]'', ''[[Blindside (film)|Blindside]]'' and ''[[Splinter Cell (film)|Splinter Cell]]'', and his television credits include episodes of ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]'', ''[[The Hunger (TV series)|The Hunger]]'', ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'', ''[[The Hitchhiker (TV series)|The Hitchhiker]]'', ''[[Katts and Dog]]'', ''[[Urban Angel]]'', ''[[War of the Worlds (1988 TV series)|War of the Worlds]]'' and the Canadian series ''[[Night Heat]]''.

Rudder is a well-known voice actor for such video games as ''[[Prince of Persia]]'', ''[[Far Cry]]'', ''[[Jagged Alliance]]'', ''[[Splinter Cell]]'', ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'', and ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Montreal actor shot in Mumbai attack arrives home |work=Canwest News Service |date=17 December 2008 |accessdate=26 December 2008 |url=https://nationalpost.com/rss/story.html?id=1088192 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He also does voices on several animated TV shows such as ''[[A Miss Mallard Mystery]]'', ''[[Bobobobs]]'', ''[[The Legend of White Fang]]'', ''[[Young Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Princess Sissi]]'', ''[[Animal Crackers (TV series)|Animal Crackers]]'', ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 anime)|The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', ''[[Maya the Bee]]'', ''[[Wunschpunsch]]'', ''[[Night Hood]]'', ''[[X-DuckX]]'', ''[[Daft Planet]]'', ''[[X-Chromosome]]'', ''[[The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures]]'', ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', ''[[Postcards from Buster]]'', ''[[Kitty Cats]]'', ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]'', and more.

He has also done extensive narration, versioning and commercial voice work, and appeared in films for [[The National Film Board of Canada]], Cinar and Telescene in Quebec.

A professional stage actor since his teens, his last stage role was in 2011, as Almady in "The Play's The Thing" at The Segal Center in Montreal.

An expert in sound recording, Rudder also works as a studio director in the post-synchronization of film dialogue and as a director of dubbed film and cartoon product for the world English market.

==Mumbai attack==
Rudder was shot four times during the Mumbai attack.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/canadian-actor-recovering-in-mumbai-after-being-shot-1.727815 CBC:Canadian actor recovering in Mumbai after being shot]</ref> He says he survived by using his film knowledge to "play dead."<ref>{{cite news |first=Terry |last=Milewski |title=Montreal actor uses film knowledge to escape Mumbai bloodbath |work=CBC.ca |date=30 November 2008 |accessdate=30 November 2008|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/montreal-actor-uses-film-knowledge-to-escape-mumbai-bloodbath-1.710120 }}</ref>

A student of [[transcendental meditation]] and Siddha Yoga since his twenties, Rudder, now a teacher of Synchronicity High-Tech Meditation, was in India on a spiritual vacation with members of the [[Synchronicity Foundation]], and a guest of the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai when the attacks took place. He is considering writing a book, a movie or a play about his experiences, to tell the story of his experience and miraculous escape, and to help others who have endured similar trauma:

{{quote|I am fascinated and motivated by the meditative experience. I realize that what I was experiencing was a battlefield situation without any machismo or John Wayne bravado. I was experiencing the cool, humorous, attentive alertness of the moment. That might really serve to help my Canadian brothers and sisters who are fighting in war zones. I'd like to teach meditation to the guys and girls with shrapnel wounds such as mine. It would be a great way to rid oneself of fear and hatred and all the negative emotions that cloud our minds at such times.<ref name="Hustak">{{cite news|first=Alan |last=Hustak |title=Injured actor savours family feast, sleeping in his own bed |url=https://montrealgazette.com/Entertainment/Injured+actor+savours+family+feast+sleeping/1114366/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228053226/http://www.montrealgazette.com/Entertainment/Injured%2Bactor%2Bsavours%2Bfamily%2Bfeast%2Bsleeping/1114366/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 December 2008 |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |publisher=Canwest |date=26 December 2008 |accessdate=26 December 2008 }}</ref>}}

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[[Category:Canadian male film actors]]
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[[Category:Anglophone Quebec people]]
[[Category:Victims of the 2008 Mumbai attacks]]
[[Category:Male actors from Toronto]]