Gordon Currie is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in the Left Behind films,[1] and his role in horror films such as Puppet Master 4, Puppet Master 5, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and Blood and Donuts.[2] Currie has also directed, written, and produced several films,[3][4] and works in both the United States and Canada in television and film roles.
Gordon Currie | |
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| Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Years active | 1988 - 2009 |
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Early life
editCurrie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[5][2] One of his first breakthrough roles was playing Officer Palone on 21 Jump Street (1987). In 1991, after a couple of years working in locally shot TV and film in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles to study acting; his first roommate was Brad Pitt.[6]
Career
editCurrie rented a two-bedroom flat off Melrose Avenue in California, where he lived for two years with roommate Brad Pitt. He worked for a while as a Ronald McDonald clown before moving on to roles on television and film, including two roles on Beverly Hills, 90210, playing both Bobby Walsh, Brandon's (Jason Priestley) and Brenda's (Shannen Doherty) wheelchair-using cousin, and the role of Danny Five, Colin's (Jason Wiles) cocaine dealer.[2] In 1987, he received one of his first roles as Officer Palone on the series 21 Jump Street, episode "Two for the Road". He played in Vancouver television and film roles, as well as roles in the Joel Schumacher film Cousins, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, The Terror Within II, Puppet Master 4, Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter, and My Blue Heaven (starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack) before making the move to Los Angeles in 1991. Two years later, he had a supporting role in Alive (1993 film)
His most prominent role has been that of Nicolae Carpathia in the series of films Left Behind, based on the series of best-selling books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. His character, Nicolae Carpathia, is the Antichrist,[7] who attempts to marshal the forces of the Global Community against the followers of Christ.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Distant Thunder | Billy Watson | |
| 1989 | Cousins | Dean Kozinski | |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Miles Wolfe | |
| 1989 | American Boyfriends | Glider | |
| 1990 | My Blue Heaven | Wally Bunting | |
| 1991 | The Terror Within II | Aaron | |
| 1993 | Alive | Coche Inciarte | |
| 1993 | Puppet Master 4 | Richard "Rick" Myers | |
| 1994 | Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter | Richard "Rick" Myers | |
| 1995 | Blood and Donuts | Boya | [8] |
| 1996 | Listen | Jake Taft | [9] |
| 1996 | Ripe | Pete | |
| 1997 | Laserhawk | M.K. Ultra | |
| 1998 | Dog Park | Trevor | [10] |
| 1999 | The Fear: Halloween Night | Mike Hawthorne | |
| 2000 | Falling Through | Peter | [11][12] |
| 2000 | waydowntown | Curt Schwin | [13] |
| 2000 | Left Behind | Nicolae Carpathia | |
| 2002 | The Fraternity AKA The Circle | Tom Wilkinson | |
| 2002 | Fairytales and Pornography | Raphael | |
| 2002 | Blocked | Mugger | Also director |
| 2002 | Left Behind II: Tribulation Force | Nicolae Carpathia | |
| 2003 | The Happy Couple | Stan | [14] |
| 2003 | The Pedestrian | Travis Lack | [15][16] |
| 2004 | Highwaymen | Ray Boone | |
| 2005 | Left Behind: World at War | Nicolae Carpathia | [17] |
| 2005 | The Dark Hours | David Goodman | [18] |
| 2006 | The Sentinel | Director's Aide | |
| 2006 | The Woods | The Sheriff | |
| 2008 | This Is Not a Test | Rick Smyth | |
| 2009 | The Death of Alice Blue | Julian | [19] |
Television
edit| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Officer Palones | 1 episode |
| 1988 | Danger Bay | Gene Curtis | 2 episode |
| 1989 | Bordertown | Carl Jensen | 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Killing Mind | Pizza Boy | Television film |
| 1991–1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Danny Five
Bobby Walsh |
4 episodes |
| 1992 | The Hat Squad | Young Guard | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Sean Griffith | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Dieppe | Stefan | Miniseries |
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Wheeler | Television film |
| 1995 | Taking the Falls | Mr. Preston | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Falling for You | Henry | Television film |
| 1995 | Forever Knight | Sean Du Champs | 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Ronnie | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Viper | Noel Flynn | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie | Frank | Television film |
| 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Chevalier | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Mercy Point | Hayden Revell | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Wilson Geary | 1 episode |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Stadetski | 1 episode |
| 1998–1999 | First Wave | Elton Beleye | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Code Name: Eternity | Dent | 26 episodes |
| 2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Jake Connor | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Mutant X | Frank Cross | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Haven | Jimmy | Television film |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Randy Gendel | 8 episodes |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Chase McBride | 1 episode |
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Josh Hipwell | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Douglas Hibbard | 1 episode |
| 2002–2004 | Blue Murder | Noel Watson
Conrad Wasson |
2 episodes |
| 2003 | Street Time | Bob Morgan | 1 episode |
| A Crime of Passion | Alan Leach | Television film | |
| 2004 | Doc | Caz Truman | 1 episode |
| Deadly Visions | John Culver | Television film | |
| 2005 | Missing | Derek Conway | 1 episode |
References
edit- ^ Left Behind review by Joe Leydon at variety.com
- ^ a b c "B.C. actor lands new zip code" by Rob Salem, Toronto Star (16 Feb, 1996) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 437410474
- ^ "‘Side’ project" at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "B.C. Scene: Mandalay sends Mercy Point to Vancouver, but where?"/"Gordon Currie’s 20-minute film 2 Extra Days will debut at the Montreal World Film Festival this fall" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "Gordon Currie's bio" at www.northernstars.ca
- ^ Staff, Hollywood.com (2015-02-02). "Gordon Currie | Biography and Filmography | 1965". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.[dead link]
- ^ "Deliverance: Movie Coverage of 'Left Behind'" by Gillian Flynn at ew.com
- ^ Blood & Donuts review by Brendan Kelly at variety.com
- ^ Listen review by Leonard Klady at variety.com
- ^ "Kids in Hall vet McCulloch sets a helming bow-wow" by Brendan Kelly at variety.com
- ^ "Canadian prodco ties with small country, big tax credit" at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "Weller, Scheider fall into spy pic" by Vanessa Torres at variety.com
- ^ "McLaughlin goes waydowntown with digital Betacam" by Mark Dillon at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "ACTRA CLIPPs low-budget program" by Peter Vamos at playbackonline.ca
- ^ "J.Lo shoots in the ‘Peg as MFS announces new $1M base budget" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca
- ^ The Pedestrian review by Ronnie Scheib at variety.com
- ^ "Action outshines acting in third 'Left Behind'" by Paul Asay, The Gazette (21 Oct, 2005) Retrieved from ProQuest 268270621
- ^ The Dark Hours review by Derek Elley at variety.com
- ^ "The Death of Alice Blue: A boring vampire film? Bite me!" by Stephen Cole at www.theglobeandmail.com