Alan van Sprang | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Alan van Sprang (born June 19, 1971) is a Canadian actor [1] best known for playing Sir Francis Bryan in the series The Tudors , [2] appearing in the Living Dead films of George A. Romero [2] and for playing King Henry on The CW's original series Reign . [3] He also portrayed Valentine Morgenstern on Freeform's hit show, Shadowhunters . [4] [5]
Van Sprang is the son of musician Van Louis, a former member of rock band The Stampeders. [1] Van Sprang has a son named Logan. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Dangerous Intentions | Marshall Cameron | |
Black Fox: Good Men and Bad | Longbaugh, Dunn Gang | TV movie | |
1996 | Closer and Closer | Interviewer #2 | TV movie |
Conundrum | Ted Baum | TV movie | |
Carpool | Kirk, Bauer & Cole Salesman | [1] | |
1997 | Masterminds | Happy Boy #7 | |
2000 | Steal This Movie | David Glenn | [6] |
Best Actress | Billy Walsh | TV movie | |
The Uncles | Alan Rossi | ||
2001 | Stolen Miracle | Daryl Courmier | TV movie |
Earth Angels | Lucas | TV movie | |
2002 | Narc | Michael Calvess | |
2003 | Do or Die | Tink | TV movie |
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John | Judas Iscariot | ||
Rush of Fear | John 'J.J.' Gillis | TV movie | |
In the Dark | Lawrence Taylor | TV movie | |
2004 | Evel Knievel | John Derek | TV movie |
Anonymous Rex | Raal | TV movie | |
2005 | Confessions of an American Bride | Mitchell Stone (as Allan Van Sprang) | TV movie |
Land of the Dead | Brubaker | [2] | |
Devil's Perch | Jake | TV movie | |
2006 | Saw III | Chris | |
2007 | Shutter | Lukas | Short |
Diary of the Dead | Sergeant 'Nicotine' Crockett | [2] | |
2008 | Phantom Punch | Nico Orso | |
2009 | Survival of the Dead | Sergeant 'Nicotine' Crockett | [2] |
2010 | Pay In Full | Sergei | |
2011 | Immortals | Dareios | [2] |
2015 | Pirate's Passage | Immigration Officer #1 | Voice |
2017 | How to Fall | — | Short; executive producer |
2018 | The Lie | Greg | |
2020 | Tainted | Lance | [7] |
2021 | The Boathouse | Dominic Szabo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Robin's Hoods | Carl Rossi | Episode: "Bad Girl" |
1997 | Viper | Karl Warrick | Episode: "Triple Cross" |
1998 | Made in Canada | Jeremy Black | Episodes: "Second in Command", "The Mill Show" |
Highlander: The Raven | William Kenworthy | Episode: "Bloodlines" | |
1999 | The City | N/A | Episode: "Where the Bodies are Buried" |
Power Play | Hamilton | Episode: "Family Values" | |
La Femme Nikita | Carl Peruze | Episode: "Under the Influence" | |
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Griffin | Episode: "Temple of Light" | |
2000 | Traders | N/A | Episode: "Scents and Sensibilities" |
D.C. | Dr. Ben | Episodes: "Trust", "Guns and Roses" | |
Code Name: Eternity | Brady | Episode: "Thief" | |
2001 | Drop the Beat | Cary | Episodes: "Doing Good with Evil", "Trippin" |
2001–2002 | Soul Food | Dr. Caldwell | 3 episodes |
Earth: Final Conflict | Howlyn | Main role (season 5); 22 episodes | |
2002 | Mentors | Harry Houdini | Episode: "A Matter of Time: Part 2" |
Monk | Leonard Stokes | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival" | |
Adventure Inc. | Paul Ziglen | Episode: "Fatal Error" | |
2003 | Veritas: The Quest | Javier | Episode: "Sangraal" |
Bliss | Mr. Leonides | Episode: "The Piano Tuner" | |
Mutant X | Rae Larkin | Episode: "Inferno" | |
Starhunter | Jimmi Zavras | Episode: "Rebirth" | |
2003, 2007 | A Taste of Shakespeare | Macduff / Cassio | Episodes: "Macbeth", "Othello" |
2004 | Puppets Who Kill | Ted's Partner | Episode: "Dead Ted" |
The Newsroom | George's Replacement | Episode: "The British Accent" | |
Metropia | Detective Dunlap | ||
Paradise Falls | Johnny Brice | Recurring role (season 2); 16 episodes | |
2005 | G-Spot | Alan | Episode: "Bronzed Vagina" |
Wild Card | Stevie | Episode: "See Ya Later, Investigator!" | |
1-800-Missing | Will Sheperd | Episode: "Unnatural Disaster" | |
Degrassi: The Next Generation | Leo Davies | Episode: "Together Forever" | |
2006 | 11 Cameras | Bruce | Main role |
2006, 2008 | ReGenesis | Jack Bowden | Episodes: "Escape Mutant", "The Cocktail", "The Sounds of Science" |
2007 | The Best Years | Lee Campbell | Recurring role; 11 episodes |
2008 | Would Be Kings | Gary Coyle | TV miniseries |
2009 | The Tudors | Francis Bryan | Main role (season 3) |
Guns | John Willison | TV miniseries | |
Flashpoint | Donald Mitchell | Episode: "Custody" | |
2009–2010 | Cra$h & Burn | Father Benedito | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
2009–2010 | Being Erica | Jody | 3 episodes |
2011 | Rookie Blue | Patrick Murphy | Episode: "Might Have Been" |
2011–2012 | King | Derek Spears | Main role [8] [9] |
2012 | The L.A. Complex | Eric | Episodes: "Rules of Thirds", "Half Way", "Stay" |
2013 | CollegeHumor Originals | Episode: "Cat vs. Dog Fighting Game | |
The Listener | Shane Dent | Episode: "Caged In" | |
Saving Hope | Thomas Ford | Episode: "Defriender" | |
2013–2015 | Reign | Henry II of France | Main role (season 1); recurring role (season 2); 21 episodes |
2015 | Beauty & the Beast | Bob Hall | 2 episodes (season 3) |
2016–2018 | Shadowhunters | Valentine Morgenstern | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 24 episodes Guest role (season 3), 1 episode |
2019 | Star Trek: Discovery | Leland | Recurring role [10] |
2023 | Titans | Sheriff Dave Carter | 2 episodes |
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