Born and raised in Ottawa Ontario, Mike Kosowan is a highly accomplished and versatile performer and artist, specializing in diverse fields as an actor, magician, clown, juggler, puppeteer, and improvist. He started performing regularly in 2007, with the comedy troupe Insensitivity Training, performing in basement bars and eventually Yuk Yuk's. He has been performing for over a decade with a variety Theatre Companies and entertainment companies in Ottawa such as Orbital Talent, Busker Birthdays, Live History, Birthdaypartymagic.ca, Eddie May Murder Mysteries, and with Ottawa improv troupes: GRIMprov and Crystal Basement Comedy Crew.

He has also taught various improv courses at the Ottawa Acting Company and can be found teaching at the Ottawa School of Theatre and The Improv Embassy.

His craft have taken him to numerous festivals throughout the country, where he has entertained audiences at multiple Fringe Festivals: in Ottawa, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Edmonton as well as the Magnetic North Festival, Montreal and Ottawa Improv Festivals.

With an unwavering commitment to providing top-notch entertainment, he has performed everywhere from home birthday parties to Ottawa’s Comic-Con, be it through quick-witted improvised scenes or astonishing illusions, Kosowan’s performances leave audiences mesmerized and craving more.

Some recent credits include: "For PSY Kicks" (KosoWHAT Productions, 2023), “Dr. Weird > the Megaverse of Mayhem” (Saunders Farm, 2022), “HALO” (9th Hour Theatre, 2020), “Timmy the Dog Disappears” (Blacksheep Theatre, 2019), “ExDEMONators” (Leaping Mammal Collective, 2019)

Demo reel and full resume upon request.

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