Yannick Bisson

I think Detective Murdoch would say that what sets Canada apart is that we are known for being above board, that we don't fudge numbers and misrepresent ourselves.

I have the same 10 pounds that shifts from my shoulders to my gut over the summer.

In the summer we shoot 'Murdoch' and it's 12 hours days or longer for the light. When I get home it's eat and sleep. There's no time for a workout, though maybe I can squeeze in a ride on the weekend.

I do a lot of Olympic training to keep muscle density but it's hard because I ride on the shoulder seasons of spring and fall and maybe take a trip somewhere to ride in winter.

I did some BMX and motocross growing up but then got into trail biking in my 30s as a way to stay in shape.

Canada has changed. We are a bit less self-deprecating, less apologetic about viewing our own stories.

I went and bought a Porsche - but it's a certified used Porsche.

I bought a Honda CRX Si, a two seater, and immediately after I took possession, my wife and I found out we were pregnant.

The very first car I ever got was a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit GTI. It was a bright red hatchback.

Every Porsche is hand-built - one person, one engineer works on the car the entire way through so there's attention to detail and uncompromising quality for what you pay.

When things start to feel whacky I'll either walk in the woods or ride or sit. I'll then focus on wellness, affirmations and goals.

I love savory foods and most of the time those aren't the best for staying trim. Burgers, fries, burritos - I like them all a lot. I've pretty much given up on pizza though, because I just can't digest the dough anymore.

I find biking challenges so many aspects of health that are important for longevity, acuity, and mental health.

I'm an avid mountain biker - complete bike nut is probably more accurate. I've even bought a house in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Murdoch Mysteries' is in good company with a few other Canadian shows that have experienced huge international popularity. The show, in my opinion, is unapologetically Canadian, and the format is transferable across borders, languages and cultures and is currently available around the world.

In showbiz sometimes, we're a little disgruntled our budgets are low, sometimes our buildings aren't that great and the sets aren't so cool, and all of a sudden you have these security teams showing up poking around on set and you're on high alert.

I did a sitcom, and I really enjoyed looking for different ways to be funny - lifting that off of the page and just really expanding on it in a way that with procedural and drama, you can't do as much.

When I start gearing up to do each new season of 'Murdoch', my wife will often catch me out. I start speaking differently. I start enunciating, and start using certain highbrow words, and things like that.

WolfCop' is such a great IP, and such a great franchise, that I wouldn't be surprised if it keeps going on and on. I would love to be involved.

I have done a lot of animated stuff over a 30-year period, and you do have to go much bigger on that stuff in order for it to come across.

The big part of that Victorian era, particularly in Canada, was people being more cultured and not being in the colonies and barbaric. It was all about etiquette and being proper and social graces.

I was focused on my career, so my father, brothers and sister went to places like Korea, Thailand, Malaysia.

Any aspect of life can help you be a better actor because what are we doing except living life while somebody's recording it?

I don't tackle a whole lot of electrical, but I could build you an entire house. I worked as a professional framer, as a tile-setter, did a lot of my own plumbing; I taught myself.

I was starting to do well at building homes and things like that. That interested me a lot as well. So I was debating whether to go do that full time or not.