Lew Temple (born October 2, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film Domino; Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress; and Axel in the third season of The Walking Dead.
Though he was not good enough for the big leagues, he continued with his love for baseball, snagging roles as a minor league bullpen catcher for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros.[3] In 1986, he was a scout for the New York Mets,[4] and would later go on to serve as assistant director of Minor League Operations and Scouting for the Astros until 1993.[5]
Temple's other film roles include Locus Fender in the action film Domino, a paramedic in the crime thriller Déjà Vu, Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress, Brian LaRue in a proof of concept for the science-fiction film The Three,[9] Ned in the thriller Unstoppable[6] and Montgomery Blair, a member of Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet, in the film Saving Lincoln, which tells the President's story through the eyes of Ward Hill Lamon, a former law partner, friend, and primary bodyguard.
Television
Temple appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as Billy Chadwick, a local loner in a grizzly bear murder case. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles as Mr. Loobertz, and in 2011 he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds, in which he played a former fisherman turned part-time deliveryman called Bill Thomas, who kidnaps Alison Sparks.
In 2015, Temple received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Annual Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival.[12] The award is given to a distinguished actor recognized for his continuing work in the industry of film and video.
Personal life
In 2002, Temple was let go from a film contract because he dismissed symptoms of a serious illness. A near-death experience resulted in an examination at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, where he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and a forty percent chance of survival. He stayed in the hospital for eight months and underwent chemotherapy treatment.[3] He is a leukemia survivor.[13]
In 2009, Temple was involved in a charity event for breast cancer called Bowling for Boobies.[14]
