Colm Feore plays "Dr. Ray Mercer," an author and renowned expert in cognitive psychology and an influential figure in Toby’s life on "The Listener."

Colm Feore is a veteran talent with a distinguished catalogue of work. Feore’s talent crosses many borders: an international success story, he acts in both English and French and has conquered many mediums, with starring roles in film, television, and on stage. Feore recently co-starred in the hit film "Bon Cop Bad Cop," one of the highest-grossing Canadian films of all time.

Feore will be seen in the upcoming season of Fox’s hit drama "24" as first husband to the new President. He just recently finished filming "The Trotsky" for Alliance Films. He also starred alongside John Malkovich and Angelina Jolie in Universal’s "Changeling," for director Clint Eastwood, which just opened at the end of October. He also has "Inconceivable," a comedy due out later this year. He will guest star in a first season episode of CTV and CBS’ police drama "Flashpoint."

On the Canadian big screen, he will next be seen in a Kevin Tierney-produced project entitled "Serveuses Demandées," and in "Le Piège Américain" ("The American Trap"), a feature film about Lucien Rivard who became a leader of the Canadian drug trade in the 1940s, which will be directed by Charles Binamé. On the small screen he can currently be seen in the CTV mini-series "Guns."

In 2005, Feore starred with Denzel Washington and received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of Cassius in the Broadway performance of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." The power of his performance has earned him the St. Clair Bayfield Award, denoting the best performance by an actor in a Shakespearean play in the New York metropolitan area.

Feore's credits on the big screen include the Academy Award winner for Best Picture "Chicago," which also won the 2003 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, "The Chronicles of Riddick," "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," "Paycheck," "The Sum of All Fears," "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould," which won the Genie Award for Best Picture and earned him a nomination for his performance, "The Insider" and "Titus."

His list of small screen movie credentials is as long as it is varied, ranging from historical roles in "Nuremburg," "The Day Reagan was Shot," "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself," "Empire," and "Trudeau," for which he won the 2002 Monte Carlo Television Festival Award for Best Actor and the 2002 Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Mini Series, to classic dramas including "Romeo and Juliet," and "Taming of the Shrew." Feore has also had many roles in such successful contemporary shows as "The West Wing," "Boston Public," and the Canadian series "Slings & Arrows," a look behind the scenes at the chaotic world of theatre.

Feore recently returned to Canada's exciting Stratford Festival to star in "Don Juan," in which he played the title role in both the English and the French performances of the play. Feore also acted in the title role in "Coriolanus," and performed the role of Fagin in "Oliver" to rave reviews.

He first gained prominence as one of Canada's premiere stage actors through thirteen seasons with the prestigious Stratford Festival, playing virtually all of Shakespeare's leading men, from Richard III and Iago to Romeo and Hamlet. Feore was also recently on stage as "Claudius" in Hamlet in New York and returned to Stratford for its 50th Anniversary season playing Professors Higgins in "My Fair Lady."

Feore is the 2007 recipient of the NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction at this year’s Banff World Television Festival. He makes his home in Ontario with his wife, director/choreographer Donna Feore, and their three children.