He first rose to prominence for his role as
Joe Canada in Molson's ad
The Rant. He appeared in a new version of "The Rant" in 2025, directly addressing
Donald Trump's trade war and threats to annex Canada as the
51st state of the United States. In 2002, he starred in the film
Touch & Go. As a presenter, Douglas has starred in the series
Things That Move (History, NatGeo Canada),
Working Over Time (History), He hosted the 161 country-wide live broadcast of
Jetman Live for National Geographic. Douglas appeared as Professor Zachary in
Discovery Kids'
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and as Cubby in
The Famous Jett Jackson. He has received three
Gemini nominations, and won the 2001 Kari Award for best performer in a television commercial. On December 15, 2010, it was announced that Douglas would be joining
Carol Off as a co-host of
CBC Radio One's
As It Happens, effective January 4, 2011. On April 17, 2019, he announced that he would be leaving in May 2019 to host the
Mainstreet weekday afternoon show on
CBHA-FM in
Halifax in his home province of Nova Scotia. In 2012, he starred as the owner of a juice bar in
Mudpit. He had a short cameo in
John Q, and appeared in a comedy sketch on
Baroness von Sketch Show in 2018. He was also co-host of season one of ''
Canada's Smartest Person'' in 2014. ==References==