I was born on February 12, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville
Kentucky...no wait...that’s not right
I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnen, on the shores of Loch Shiel, and...darn it, hold on, let me check...
Okay, I think I got it this time.
I was born in the swingin’ 70’s in western Canada, and spent my formative years in an era of Leisure Suits and Disco. I still like Disco, but the
Leisure Suits....not so much.
The second of two sons, I grew up in a strong Railway family. My father is a 3rd generation Railway man (my brother now the 4th), whose uncle and
cousin also work(ed) for the Rail. Needless to say, I know a heck of a lot more about trains than the average person. My mother strangely enough, has
never worked for the Railroad, but has spent a lot of time in the employ of the Western Canadian Petroleum giants.
Growing up, I was always what my mother calls “theatrical”. Naturally, after giving up my dreams of being an Astronaut at a young age, I
gravitated towards the arts. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always enjoyed to draw
and sing (though I’m a lot better at one than the other), and have desperately
wanted to be on screen. After finishing High School, I attended the Southern Alberta
Institute of Technology, where I majored as a
Writer/Producer for Television. About a week into my 2nd year, I realized I should have gone into the film option instead of the Television option. So
I spent all of my spare time hanging out with the filmies, and learning as much as I could (some of them thought I should have had to take their final
exam).
Like a lot of people, I caught the acting bug while in College (I know, it’s such a
cliché), when I appeared as The Marquis in a production of
Cyrano de Bergerac. Strangely though, I didn’t make a concerted effort to follow up on the desire to act for about 6 years.
After I completed my studies at SAIT, I started looking for work in the industry. I ended up working on a few
independent films. Only one of
which do I ever actually admit to. Then, despite my best efforts, I couldn’t get
any work in film to save my life. Which led to my taking a regular Joe, y’ know, Joe-type job. I ended up working in a corporate mailroom for 14
months. Though an interesting environment, not really conducive to getting
the old creative juices flowing.
In 1996 a TV series called Viper came to town, and that’s where it started. I began getting day calls on the show, after pestering them with incessant
phone calls (that and an inadvertent Mr. Spock impression in my interview). I took my two weeks holiday from the mailroom to work on Viper. On the
last of my vacation days we were filming at the building I worked in, and I went
up and quit on my lunch break.
Since then I have worked on a number of film and television productions, from no budget indie films, to big budget Hollywood features, and
everything in between.
Along the way, I’ve also been fostering my passion for writing for the screen. Something else I picked up in College. I’ve written a number of
Feature scripts and Teleplays, some of which for shows I’ve worked on. Though a “Written by Troy Rudolph” hasn’t graced the screen yet, I am still
writing, and trying to get the scripts out there.
In January of 2001 I finally began to pursue my love of acting. As of June, things are moving slowly, but I’m confident my big break is right around
the corner.
Anything else you wanna know...just ask me :-Þ
