C Ernst Harth got his first taste of acting in grade school when the drama club cast the schools largest child to play Santa in their Christmas pageant He was just in kindergarten at the time Involved in community theatre and improvisational comedy during high school it wasnt until he relocated to Vancouver in 1989 that he seriously pursued acting fulltime In 1990 he landed his first professional gig in a TV commercial for the BC Chicken Growers Since then Ernst has become a busy character actor known for dozens of roles He is also a producer