Natacha LaForce: Violet Bailey

Dougie LaVorce: Zach Sutton

Aidan Devine: Inspector Wells

Eric Peterson: Professor Coburn

Meredith Henderson: Anna Schiller

Character's Bio: Maisey McGinty

Maisey is the tomboy granddaughter of Leo - May’s husband’s old prospecting partner – who has returned to New Bedford so that Maisey is protected from big city life. Maisey and Leo don’t get along very well because Leo had a rocky relationship with her mother - a saloon singer who passed away. But Maisey quickly becomes friends with the Bailey boys and is involved in their many adventures around town. Always searching for the truth about her biological father, Maisey is confronted with the ups and downs of life with him when he returns to New Bedford after Leo passes away.

Actor's Bio: Dalene Irvine

Dalene Irvine made her television series debut when she appeared as Maisey McGinty in Wind at my Back in 1997. With a background as a soloist with the Theatre Orangeville Youth Singers, Irvine was also the voice of Felicity King in Kevin Sullivan’s animated feature Anne: Journey to Green Gables.

Character's Bio: Hubert ‘Hub’ Bailey

Hubert ‘Hub’ Bailey is Honey's eldest son. He is incredibly stubborn and often resists the control his grandmother tries to exercise over him. He soon gets into trouble in school because of a number of new stresses on his life, including losing his father, living apart from his mother and sister, and living with his grandmother. He eventually becomes interested in the mine and May begins training him to become the future owner. As he grows older, Hub becomes a much quieter and gentler young man, and eventually decides to become a priest.

Actor's Bio: Dylan Provencher

With a background in children’s theatre, Dylan Provencher made his television debut in 1996. He has since made guest appearances on popular shows such as Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Goosebumps. In 1999, the Montreal native received the Young Artist Award in recognition for his role in The Sweetest Gift. Dylan returned to the set of Wind at my Back in 2001 to deliver a moving performance in “A Wind at my Back Christmas.” Currently, Dylan is a real estate agent, alongside his brother, in Toronto.

Character's Bio: Henry ‘Fat’ Bailey

Fat is the younger brother of Hub Bailey and is the more mischievous of the two. When Fat meets a police officer, he decides that becoming an RCMP officer is no longer just a dream – it’s his goal. His family does not take him seriously, but Fat is determined to succeed.

Actor's Bio: Tyrone Saveage

Son of actors Janet-Laine Greene and Booth Savage, Tyrone Savage began his acting career at a young age, appearing on the popular series Goosebumps and The Dresden Files. He also narrated the television special Isaac Newton: Pebbles of Truth. In recent years, he played Edgar in the movie American Pie Presents: Beta House. Tyrone is now part of the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre in Stratford, Ontario.

Character's Bio: Max Sutton

Max is a school teacher in New Bedford who grows very fond of Honey. Eventually he and Honey are married, but he faces initial resistance from her children and from May. Through the seasons, Honey’s children - Hub in particular- begin to trust Max and rely on him for support. Max and Honey ultimately have two more children; a biological son and an adopted daughter.

Actor's Bio: James Carroll

James Carroll is a music and theatre graduate of La Salle University and Villanova University. He is an actor with an impressive resume, having roles in such theatre productions as Guys and Dolls, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Metal Blues and White Blood. He has also starred in numerous television shows and films, including Wonderfalls, Hidden Room, Street Legal, Scales of Justice and The Gathering. In 2008, James appeared alongside screen legend Shirley MacLaine in Kevin Sullivan’s Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning.

Character's Bio: Honey Sutton

Honey is married to Jack Bailey and they own a small town hardware store. It is soon forced into bankruptcy when the bank halts their loan at the start of the Great Depression. Soon after, Jack dies in an accident and Honey is forced to leave her two sons with May Bailey (Jack’s mother), while her young daughter, Violet, is sent to live with distant relatives. Eventually, Honey remarries to a man named Max Sutton and soon gives birth to their son, Zach. Quickly after his birth, Honey is diagnosed with Tuberculosis and leaves for a sanatorium to recover. When she returns months later, Honey finds her children grown and the town worried about how her illness might affect them. Eventually she is able to recover her local hair salon and tries to move on with her life.

Actor's Bio: Laura Bruneau

Laura Bruneau: Known for her role as Kitty on the popular series Material World, Bruneau joined the cast of Wind at My Back in 2000. Her television credits include guest starring roles in The Outer Limits, Matrix, Street Legal and The Beachcombers. The Vancouver native is also an accomplished stage performer, having appeared in productions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hot & Cold.

Character's Bio: Toppy Bailey

Toppy is married to Jack’s brother, Bob, and together they have a daughter named Doris. When Bob gets caught up in trying to save the mine from bankruptcy, he becomes irritable and Toppy eventually leaves him. They couple try to resolve their differences and save their marriage, but it ultimately ends in divorce.

Actor's Bio: Robin Craig

An accomplished stage, film, television and radio actor, Robin Craig’s resume includes three nominations for the Dora Mavor Moore Award, a nomination for an Academy Award for Life Times Nine and an ACTRA Award for her radio performance in Lies My Mother Told Me. She received the Gemini Award in 1998 for her role in Wind at My Back in the Best Supporting Actress category.

Peter Breiner: Composer

Composer, conductor, pianist and arranger, Peter Breiner was born in the city of Humenné, in the former Czechoslovakia. He attended the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava where he studied composition and graduated with a Master’s Degree in 1982. His extensive work as a composer, conductor and performer have made him one of the world’s most recorded musicians and Czechoslovakia’s most famous composer/conductor. Breiner has collaborated with director Kevin Sullivan on several of his projects, including Love On The Land (1999), Anne Of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000), Wind At My Back (1997-2001), Anne: The Animated Series (2000), The Pianoman’s Daughter (2003) and The Magic Flute Diaries (2007). Peter Breiner’s music can also be heard in episodes of numerous popular television programs such as CSI, Bold and the Beautiful and 60 Minutes.

Kevin Sullivan: Executive Producer, Writer, Director

Kevin Sullivan is the President of Sullivan Entertainment Inc. which he and his partner, Trudy Grant, founded in 1979. Internationally recognized as one of the leading producers of high quality entertainment and renowned for his directorial ease with children and top performers, Mr. Sullivan has achieved myriad accolades and awards over the past two decades. His ability to consistently produce top-notch entertainment as well as to attract big name stars has enhanced the image of Sullivan Entertainment throughout the world.

Under Mr. Sullivan’s guidance Sullivan Entertainment has developed a distinctive brand of story-telling. Lavish productions that are emotionally compelling and entertaining have become the hallmark of the company Mr. Sullivan founded more than 20 years ago.

Trudy Grant: Co-Executive Producer

Trudy Grant is the President of Sullivan Entertainment International, which she founded in 1981. Through her leadership, the company has emerged as a major player in the world marketplace and particularly in the television arena.

Her involvement in distribution prompted her to form Sullivan Entertainment International to better administer the Sullivan product. The company’s penetration into many of the world’s less accessible markets makes it one of the few companies that can truly be considered international, having developed key relationships with buyers and financiers for various co-productions. One of Ms. Grant’s main achievements is the sale of the mini-series “Anne of Green Gables” to more than 120 countries around the globe.

Ms. Grant has evolved into the guiding light behind the company’s financial success. By strategically maximizing financial opportunities, Ms. Grant has built a very successful international business around the Sullivan brand.

Stefan Scaini: Director

Stefan Scaini is one of Canada’s foremost directors with hundreds of hours of film and television to his credit. His television credits include multiple episodes of Degrassi: The Next Generation,Street Legal and My Secret Identity, to name a few. He also directed several episodes of the Sullivan Entertainment series Road to Avonlea and Wind at My Back, as well as their Christmas specials, An Avonlea Christmas and A Wind at My Back Christmas. Scaini directed the television movie Under the Piano, starring Megan Follows, which earned him a Gemini nomination. More recently, he directed Sullivan Entertainment’s Sleeping Dogs Lie, starring Wendy Crewson, and in 2000 he stepped behind the camera for Sullivan’s Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.

Rebecca Schechter: Writer

Rebecca Schechter is in her fourth decade as a Gemini Award-winning writer in the television industry. Some of her early credits in the early 90’s include writing for the hit series North of 60, for which she won a Gemini for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series, Street Legal and Side Effects. Since writing the screenplay for Kevin Sullivan’s A Wind at My Back Christmas in 2001, Rebecca went on to such popular series as Caitlin’s Way, Blue Murder, Degrassi: The Next Generation, 72 Hours: True Crime, ‘Da Kink in My Hair and Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Shelley Mansell: Costume Designer

Shelley Mansell has been behind the wardrobes and costumes of a variety of television series and films over the years. A Wind at My Back Christmas was one of her first credits and her work on the film was following by other movies, such as Nemesis, Public Domain and Camp Rock. She was also an associate producer on the short film “Eden’s Wake” in 2004. More recently, Shelley has designed the costumes for the hit series, Being Erica.

Don Gillis: Composer

Don Gillis is a three-time Gemini Award nominee who has contributed his musical talents to several of Kevin Sullivan’s productions, including Wind at my Back, A Wind at my Back Christmas, Road to Avonlea and An Avonlea Christmas. He was nominated for a Gemini for his compositions for two Road to Avonlea seasons in 1994 and 1995, as well as for the TV series Danger Bay. In addition, Gillis was the musical director of episodes of The Jim Henson Hour and was the musical director of Fraggle Rock – also created by Jim Henson.

Brian Harper: Director of Photography

Brian Harper joined the crew of Wind at My Back as director of photography in the last two seasons of the show, as well as for A Wind at My Back Christmas. He carried on the cinematic style of lighting that the previous director of photography, Bob Saad, had achieved in the early years of the show. Brian has also contributed to such Sullivan films as Looking for Miracles, Lantern Hill, Under the Piano, The Piano Man’s Daughter, P.R. Operation Overload, Super Rupert, several episodes of Road to Avonlea and An Avonlea Christmas. Some of his recent credits include Happy Town and Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Catherine Pretty: Production Designer

Catherine Pretty provided the art direction for A Wind at My Back Christmas. Some of her other credits include the hilarious comedy Dick, starring Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams, as well as the television series Little Men – the series based on Louisa May Alcott’s famous novels. Catherine is also a production designer.