Canadian actor
Rob Stewart |
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Born | (1961-07-23) 23 July 1961 (age 63)
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Years active | 1986–present |
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Spouse | Celiana Stewart |
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Rob Stewart (born 23 July 1961) is a Canadian actor, known for the lead role of Nick Slaughter in the action-comedy television series Tropical Heat, and his recurring roles as Roan in Nikita and Khlyen in Killjoys.
Early life
Stewart was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[1] He was raised in Bramalea, a neighbourhood in Brampton, Ontario. He enjoyed playing hockey and dreamt of becoming a professional. At the age of 17, he sustained an injury that caused him to lose a kidney and subsequently turn down a number of athletic scholarships that had been offered to him.[2]
He enrolled at the University of Waterloo where he majored in Latin and English.
Career
In order to put himself through university, he sang and played the guitar at local restaurants.[2] In the summers, he performed stunts and acrobatics at Canada's Wonderland amusement park.[citation needed]
Throughout his career he has guest-starred in numerous television roles. One of his early notable roles was Nick Slaughter on Tropical Heat.[3] Stewart was one of the leads in the television show Peter Benchley's Amazon.[4] In 2007 he began playing the male lead in Painkiller Jane that ran for 22 episodes on the Sci Fi Channel.[2]
Stewart played a major recurring character, Roan, in the CW hit action television series Nikita for its first two seasons.[5] Towards the end of his run on Nikita he also had a minor role of an alcoholic movie producer over a few episodes of the Canadian series The L.A. Complex that depicts the lives of young Canadian actors struggling for work in Los Angeles.[6] This was followed by an appearance in two episodes of the long-running CBC Television series Heartland.[7]
Airing on the CW, he appeared in six episodes of Beauty & the Beast as the character Mr. Chandler.[8] Soon after, Stewart appeared in an episode of the Syfy television series Defiance which was shot in his hometown Toronto, followed by another one-episode role – this time on the Canadian series Cracked.
In 2013, the documentary Slaughter Nick for President was released.[3] The film follows Stewart on his 2009 trip to Serbia, where Tropical Heat achieved notable popularity in the 1990s.[9] The same year, he was cast in Suits as corporate raider Tony Gionopoulos, appearing in five episodes.[10]
From 2015 to 2019, Stewart played Khlyen, a significant recurring character in Killjoys.[11]
Personal life
Stewart met his wife Celiana Stewart during the first season of Tropical Heat. He has one son.[citation needed] Since 2001, he has resided in Canada.[12]
Select filmography
Film
Television
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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1986
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Hot Shots
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Peter
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Episode: "The Family Jules"
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1986
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Bradley
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Episode: "Ancient Voices"
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1989
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Come Spy With Me
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N/A
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Unsold television pilot
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1991–1993
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Tropical Heat
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Nick Slaughter
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Main role; known as Sweating Bullets in United States
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1994
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Broken Lullaby
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Nick Rostov
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Television film (CBS)
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1994
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Highlander: The Series
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Axel
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Episode: "Rite of Passage"
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1995
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A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
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Jack Gilardi
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Television film (CBS)
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1996
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The Adventures of Sinbad
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Vincenzo
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Episode: "Still Life"; as Robert Stewart
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1997
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High Incident
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Keeler
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3 episodes
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1997
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Operation Delta Force
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Sparks
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Television film
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1997
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Annie O
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Coach Will Cody
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Television film; as Robert Stewart
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1997
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The Christmas List
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Dr. David Skyler
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Television film (Fox Family Channel)
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1997
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Sweet Deception
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Detective Molloy
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Television film
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1999
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Two of Hearts
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Jake Michaelson
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Television film
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1999–2000
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Peter Benchley's Amazon
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Andrew Talbott
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Main role
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2001
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Nash Bridges
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Dr. Kent McCall
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Episode: "Quack Fever"; as Robert Thomas Stewart
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2003
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Tom Stone
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Dean Moncrieffe
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Episode: "La Sonnambula"; note: unaired season 2 episode[citation needed]
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2003
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Jake 2.0
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Miles Jennings
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Episode: "The Spy Who Really Liked Me"
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2004
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5ive Days to Midnight
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Dr. Dan Westville
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Miniseries
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2004
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The Collector
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Russell McKinney
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Episode: "The Medium"
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2004
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Show Me Yours
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Dr. Adrian Goldman
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Episodes: "The F-Word", "Pandora's Box"
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2005
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G-Spot
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Dr. Earl Stoffard
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Episodes: "Stalker", "Sexual Dysfunctions Anonymous"
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2005
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1-800-Missing
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Jim Michaelson
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Episode: "Patient X"
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2006
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Home by Christmas
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Michael
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Television film (Lifetime)
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2007
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Demons from Her Past
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K.C. Hollings
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Television film
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2007
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Painkiller Jane
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Andre McBride
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Main role
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2008
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ReGenesis
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Dr. Martin Cove
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Episodes: "Hep Burn and Melinkov", "The Kiss"
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2008
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
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Howard
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Television film (Lifetime)
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2008
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The Summit
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Colonel Chadsworth
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Miniseries
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2009
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Dear Prudence
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Doug Craig
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Television film (Hallmark)
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2009
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The Good Witch's Garden
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Nick Chasen
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Television film (Hallmark)
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2009
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Throwing Stones
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Jim Campbell
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Television film (CBC)
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2009
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Being Erica
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Norm
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Episode: "The Unkindest Cut"
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2009–2011
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Majority Rules!
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Gary Richards
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Recurring role, 9 episodes
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2010
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Republic of Doyle
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Victor Beerman / Turk
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Episode: "The Return of the Grievous Angel"
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2010
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Little Mosque on the Prairie
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Robert
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Episode: "Radio Silence"
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2010
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The Bridge
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Travers
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Episode: "The Unguarded Moment"
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2010
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Lost Girl
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Lyle Harrison
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Episode: "Faetal Justice"
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2010–2012
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Nikita
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Roan
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Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 23 episodes
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2011
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XIII: The Series
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Reg
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Episode: "Training Camp"
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2011
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Flashpoint
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Cunningham
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Episode: "Run, Jamie, Run"
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2011
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Metal Tornado
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Dennis Porter
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Television film (Syfy)
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2011
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Combat Hospital
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Major Kenneth Winacott
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Episode: "Reason to Believe"
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2011
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John A.: Birth of a Country
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William McDougall
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Television film (CBC)
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2012
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My Mother's Secret
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Jonas Wells
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Television film
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2012
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The L.A. Complex
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Roan
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4 episodes
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2012
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Heartland
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Lanny Barick
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Episodes: "Keeping Up Appearances", "Life Is a Highway"
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2012–2013
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Beauty & the Beast
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Mr. Chandler
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Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes
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2013
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Defiance
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Eddie Braddock
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Episode: "Brothers in Arms"
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2013
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Cracked
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Reuben Froese
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Episode: "Swans"
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2013–2015
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Suits
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Tony Gionopoulos
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Recurring role (seasons 3–5), 5 episodes
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2014
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Working the Engels
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Anthony
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Episode: "Jenna's Presentation"
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2014
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Guilty at 17
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Gilbert Adkins
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Television film (Lifetime)
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2015
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Reign
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Envoy Lord / Burgess
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Episodes: "Tasting Revenge", "Tempting Fate"
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2015
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Killer Crush
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Cameron York
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Television film (Lifetime)
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2015
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Lead With Your Heart
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Thomas Hardison
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Television film (Hallmark)
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2015
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Dark Matter
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Nassan
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Episodes: "Episode One", "Episode Two"
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2015–2019
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Killjoys
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Khlyen Kin Rit
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Recurring role, 21 episodes
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2016
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Slasher
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Alan Henry
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Recurring role (season 1), 6 episodes
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2016
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Incorporated
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Spiga Board Member
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Recurring role, 6 episodes
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2018
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Schitt's Creek
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Rene
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Episode: "Baby Sprinkle"
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2019
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The Hot Zone
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General Dwyer
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Miniseries
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2019
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Designated Survivor
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Garrett Detwiler
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4 episodes (season 3)
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2021
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Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
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Roger
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3 episodes (season 2)
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2021–2022
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Mayor of Kingstown
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Captain Richard Heard
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3 episodes
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2022
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Fallen Angels Murder Club: Friends to Die For[14][15]
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Jeffery Wallace
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Television film (Lifetime)
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2022
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Fallen Angels Murder Club: Heroes and Felons[14][15]
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Jeffery Wallace
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Television film (Lifetime)
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2024
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The Way Home
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Sam Bishop
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Television series (Hallmark), Recurring role
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