Cainan Wiebe
About Cainan

Cainan Wiebe was born with a smile on his face. He was a happy baby who easily amused himself. As he got older his smile just got bigger and bigger.

When Cainan was little his parents opened a performing and visual arts school. Cainan participated in all their classes from art to dance to musical theatre to acting.

Cainan first graced the stage performing a jazz and tap dance number, a musical theatre revue and skit as well as singing solo his ABC's. Cainan wearing black dress pants held up by suspenders, a crisp white dress shirt and black leather tie wowed the jam packed theatre audience with his adorable version of the ABC song. He stole the show! He was just 3 years old.

As a four-year-old Cainan's family became part of the TV and movie industry as background performers. It was a great family activity. There was wardrobe, hair & make-up, goodies from craft service and seeing and meeting big-time actors. Lights, Camera, Action! Cainan was hooked. This was never so apparent on one set where the family was among the audience for a sports game rally. The camera was panning the audience and who was down infront of the camera, following the camera as it panned the spectators---Cainan. His mom was in shock. This was a big no-no as a background performer, but nothing was said to Cainan. They did the scene again and once more there was Cainan hoot-and-hollering waving his banner on camera. A star was born!

From that moment on Cainan's parents got him an agent through one of Cainan's mom's vocal students, Britney Wilson, an up-and-coming actor. The agent was sent some snap-shot photos of Canian and his sister, taken in the backyard, and a week later Cainan and his sister were signed.

Cainan has enjoyed an impressive and varied career on radio, stage, screen and television. He began his acting career with large brand name commercials and student films. His first commercial was for Got Milk? The commercial was visually based on the movie, The Shining (Jack Nicholson) and Cainan was just 7 years old. He had to endure many hours seat-belted in a car on a flatbed truck, riding with a stunt driver, wind machines and cold & rain. Cainan loved it! At one point the producer called his mom over and said listen to this. She took the head phones and listened in. While the crew were working Cainan was strapped into the car singing softly to himself. It was there that she new this was for Cainan. They haven't looked back since.

Cainan’s commercial credits include: Toyota (directed by Peter Chelsom-Shall We Dance), IKEA, Post Cereal, Hampton Inn (directed by Stephen Daldry-Billy Elliot), Goldfish Crackers and the multiple award nominated commercial Got Milk? Birthday among others.

Cainan has also done voice-over work and been featured in the animated TV series Bratz and The Jim Henson Company’s new series Dinosaur Train. Cainan won a best actor award at the 30th Young Artist Awards in LA for the Canadian short A Pickle.

Cainan now concentrates on TV and movies. He's guest starred on Search & Rescue and Sanctuary, appeared in Robson Arms, Masters of Horror, Dead Like Me, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Black Christmas. Cainan was reunited with director Bill Dear (The Sandlot: Heading Home) on the George Lopez film, Mr. Troop Mom. Cainan still has a passion for the stage though, especially musical theatre. He loves to sing, act and dance! He says, "It's different (theatre) than acting in front of the camera. You get to see and hear the audience's reaction right away."

Cainan’s other TV and movie credits include: Whisper, Snow Buddies and Air Buddies. Diary of a Wimpy Kid based on the New York best-seller of the same name and Sucker Punch (Vanessa Hudgens, Emily Browning), Beyond Sherwood Forest, Sanctuary, Tin Man, a sci-fi remake of The Wizard of Oz, acting alongside veteran actors Alan Cumming (Spy Kids), Zooey Deschanel (Bridge to Terabithia) and Raoul Trujillo (Apocalypto). Cainan was very excited to have met the remarkable Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland's Opus) on the set of Tin Man. Mr. Dreyfuss played the wise Mystic Man. Cainan played the human-lion character, Kalm, a viewer, known for his ability to read minds. Cainan had to endure 3-5 hours of prosthetics, prosthetic teeth, facial hair, wig, SFX make-up and customized wardrobe to be transformed into his character. The makeover was absolutely amazing!

In 2010, Cainan is busy working on multiple projects. He is promoting EiKids, a new weekly kid's webseries featuring comedy skits, music, bios, reviews, trivia & the 411 on the entertainment industry from a kid's perspective. It's teen sensation's Cainan and Vancouver singer/songwriter, Hailey Morgan as they star in and host this interactive; educational; and down right FUN variety show! Sit right down with this Dynamic Duo and their friends of course on
EiKids.

Cainan’s other projects include: The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, 16 Wishes, The Haunting Hour & The Girl with The Red Riding Hood to name a few.

Cainan is also talented in musical theatre. He has performed on the big stage at the Bell Performing Arts Centre. He danced, sang and acted his way into the heart’s of everyone in the Musical Theatre Production of Peter Pan. Cainan played the comical and mischievous Tootles, one of the notorious Lost Boys. Cainan has a great desire and appreciation for theatre.

When Cainan is not busy with his acting pursuits, he plays guitar, swims competitively, takes tumbling and parkour classes as well as power ice skating. Cainan is a boy at heart who loves sports and the outdoors. He has a black belt in martial arts.

Cainan calls Vancouver home where is lives with his mom and dad and his talented sister
Hailey Morgan.






© 2010 CAINAN WIEBE