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ifilmgroup meets with actor/director
Chris potter from
cbc Heartland Series

iFilmGroup’s Max Steinberg and his dad, along with Don Hickey meet with actor/director Chris Potter at the Canadian Club luncheon in London. Chris spoke about his life growing up in London and his fondness of his family and friends.

iFilmGroup Max Steinberg and his dad, with Don Hickey, meet Chris Potter Actor/Director from CBC TV series Heartland.

iFilmGroup Max Steinberg and his dad, with Don Hickey, meet Chris Potter Actor/Director from CBC TV series Heartland.

He shared some experiences of over 30 years from his movie and TV careers. He demonstrated heartfelt emotion when talking about his family. All that listened to Chris speak were moved by his embrace. He certainly is a gentleman that engaged the audience. Sample footage from Heartland WOW’ed the audience.

Heartland is a Canadian family drama television series which debuted on CBC on October 14, 2007.

The series is based on the Heartland book series by Lauren Brooke. Heartland follows sisters Amy and Lou Fleming, their grandfather Jack Bartlett, and Ty Borden, through the highs and lows of life at the ranch.

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As of the episode shown on March 29, 2015, Heartland surpassed Street Legal as the longest-running one-hour scripted drama in the history of Canadian television. It celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2016, and Season 10 began airing October 2, 2016. It was announced on March 22, 2017, that Heartland was renewed for Season 11. The season premiered on September 24, 2017. It was announced on April 26, 2018, that the show was renewed for a 12th season.

Christopher Jay "Chris" Potter (born August 23, 1960) is a Canadian actor, musician, and pitchman. He is primarily known for his roles on soap operas and prime-time television. Potter is known for his roles as Peter Caine, the son of Kwai Chang Caine (played by David Carradine) on the 1990s crime drama Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Dr. David Cameron on the first season of Queer as Folk, as the voice of Gambit in the animated X-Men series, and for his recurring role as con-artist Evan Owen on The Young and the Restless. He plays Tim Fleming on the drama Heartland.

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