The Season 2 premiere of “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” involves a fictional homeless encampment in Toronto. Star Aden Young says he hopes the episode helps people view the city’s unhoused population with understanding. (Feb. 18, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
The Season 2 premiere of “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent” involves a fictional homeless encampment in Toronto. Star Aden Young says he hopes the episode helps people view the city’s unhoused population with understanding. (Feb. 18, 2025 / The Canadian Press)
Broken Social Scene frontman Kevin Drew is seen in an undated still image handout from the show “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent.” Drew will guest star in an episode tackling Toronto’s homelessness crisis, a cause that Drew’s late mother championed through charity Habitat for Humanity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Citytv, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
By Alex Nino Gheciu The Canadian Press
TORONTO – When Kevin Drew was invited to guest star in “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,” his initial response was a hard pass.
“I didn’t want to do it because I find acting very painful,” says the Broken Social Scene frontman, recalling how his late mother, Maggie, used to drive him to acting classes at Toronto’s Young People’s Theatre when he was a kid.
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