Layne Coleman is an actor, director, and playwright. He was a co-founder of the 25th Street Theatre in Saskatoon and was its Artistic Director from 1980 to 1983. He was Interim Artistic Director of Theatre Passe Muraille from 1991 to 1992 and Artistic Director from 1997 to 2007. He has written several plays, acted in both television and film, and taught acting at the University of Saskatchewan. In 2007, he was awarded a Silver Ticket Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Canadian Theatre. In 2022, he won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for the Best Performance in a Lead Role. Born and raised in Saskatchewan, he now lives in Toronto.