Lars Mitchell

 (born June 14, 1952) is a English-Canadian actor and pitchman. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he is well-known for promoting various cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products in direct-response TV commercials in Canada and on, and is a judge on Canada's Next Food Network Star.

When not pitching products on TV and in person, he works as an actor in animated and live-action productions. His film credits include Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2000) and Redwall: The Movie (2003).

Biography
Lars was born in, ,. He moved to with his family at the age of 4. He attended in  and later  in. At McMaster, he was a walk-on defensive lineman on the.

Early work
After graduating from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Lars was a regular stage actor at the and worked for his uncle's salvage yard before moving to,  in 1983. He advertised products and the  knife to passerby on the.

Television pitching
In 1990, Lars returned to where he became a presenter on the  after being discovered by a  executive at a flower show.

Lars is the CEO and founder of LM Tele-Arts, based in.

Acting
Lars has continued his acting career on the side. He's the current voice of Foremole in the Redwall franchise, and he was nominated for a for voicing Foremole in Redwall: The Movie. True to form, he's also portrayed salesmen in some minor roles in movies.