Raoul, a British-born Indo/Irish Canadian, has had a distinguished career in both film and theatre since graduating from the esteemed National Theatre School of Canada in 1996. As a classically trained actor, his first feature film was the critically acclaimed "Extraordinary Visitor" (1998),where he played the role of John The Baptist alongside Mary Walsh and Andy Jones.
Throughout his career, Raoul has appeared in a wide range of films, including art house dramas such as "Ararat" (Atom Egoyan),Hollywood thrillers like "The Sentinel" (Clark Johnson),indie darlings like "Touch of Pink" (Ian Rashid),romantic comedies like "The Right Kind of Wrong" (Jeremiah Chechik),and political dramas like "Miss Sloane" (John Madden),opposite Jessica Chastain and Sam Waterston. Upcoming features include the indie horror/thriller "Possessor" (Brandon Cronenberg),opposite Chris Abbott.
On television, Raoul has had notable roles in both American and Canadian projects, including series leads and major recurring roles in shows like "Blindspot" (NBC),"Clarice" (CBS),"The Lost Symbol" (Peacock),"Grand Army" (Netflix),"Titans" (DC Universe/Netflix),and over 250 episodes of the cult hit "Train 48" (Global TV/Amazon Prime Canada). He has also appeared in numerous other projects, including "The Dresden Files" (Syfy),"Runaway" (CW),and guest starred on shows like "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC),"Suits" (USA),"Beauty and The Beast" (CBS),and "Rookie Blues" (ABC),as well as numerous projects with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
On stage, Raoul has extensively toured his one-man show "Hamlet (solo)" (Best Actor - United Solo Festival New York 2022) and his Dora award-nominated musical "Life, Death and The Blues". In Toronto, he has premiered a number of seminal new works and most recently produced and starred in the Toronto premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner "Disgraced" by Ayad Akhtar, which broke box office records at The Panasonic Theatre.
As an accomplished musician, Raoul has led his award-winning blues band Raoul and The Big Time since 1998 and they continue to be active on tour and in the studio. In 2019, he released "A Good Thing", a new jazz duo project with pianist Jesse Whitelely.
