Louis Ferreira

Louis Ferreira (also known as Luís Ferreira or Justin Louis, sometimes spelled as Justin Lewis) is a Portuguese Canadian actor. Ferreira is best known for his roles in Stargate Universe as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of Durham County, FBI Assistant Director John Pollock in Missing, and Art Blank in Saw IV. He is currently starring in the CTV series Motive as homicide detective Oscar Vega.

Early life

Ferreira was born on 20 February 1967, in Terceira, Azores, and emigrated with his parents to Canada early in his life. He grew up in the Jane and Finch neighborhood in North York, Ontario.

The actor went by the stage name Justin Louis for 25 years until his Portuguese-born mother died in 2008, after which he decided to use his family name and "Louis", an approximation of his given name, "Luis".

Career

Ferreira's resumé includes over 100 different onscreen credits, as he has appeared on a broad range of television shows, including lead roles in Hidden Hills,Durham County, Urban Angel, and Missing. He has also played recurring or guest roles in various TV shows, including NCIS,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Criminal Minds. After playing the recurring roles of Declan in Season five of the TV series Breaking Bad and Colonel Henderson Hall in Primeval: New World he currently stars in the CTV series Motive as homicide detective Oscar Vega with recurring roles in The Romeo Section, and This Life. He also hosted the television series Letters to God.