Bill Turnbull (actor)

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Bill Turnbull
Nationality Canadian
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present

Bill Turnbull is a Canadian actor best known for his role of Curtis Weaver in the cult horror-comedy television series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil . Other notable TV roles include live-action/animated sitcom The Stanley Dynamic as Doop, comedy-drama Being Erica as Dave, and as Trevor in satirical superhero series The Boys . Film appearances include True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet (2008), The Vow (2012), Cottage Country (2013), and Fatman (2020).

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Personal life

Turnbull grew up in Toronto [1] [2] and began acting at a young age. [3] He plays the drums and has played with several bands, like goth folk group Golden Feral, in the Toronto area. [3] [4]

Career

2009–2011 From season two onwards, Turnbull played recurring character Dave on mystical comedy-drama series Being Erica . Turnbull's character was first the manager of the coffee shop "Goblins" and eventually, with his partner Ivan (played by Michael Northey), owner. [5] Dave and Ivan would eventually marry in season four episode: "Erica's Adventures in Wonderland". [6]

2010: Turnbull was cast in the series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil [7] as Curtis Weaver, the best friend of the titular character, who just wants to smoke weed and listen to heavy metal music but ends up fighting supernatural evil. [4] Turnbull said of his character: "I liked that he was a sweet, lovable, cuddly dummy. He was a genuine and loyal dude". [8] While the character he played had a missing lower-left-arm in the series, the actor does in fact have both limbs and used special prosthetics to achieve the effect. [8] Turnbull returned the next year when the series was renewed for a second season. [9] [10]

Turnbull and the original cast were reunited to voice their roles in Todd and The Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End, [11] an animated feature film that served as a conclusion to the television series after it went out on a cliffhanger at the end of season two. [12] The film was released in 2017. [13]

From 2015–2017 Turnbull played Doop on the sitcom that blended live-action with animation, The Stanley Dynamic . The show centered around a family who had twin sons, one of whom was an animated cartoon. Doop was the eccentric, workaholic caretaker of the local Community Centre who often gets wrapped up in the family's shennigans. [14] [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004The Right WayMatt
2006 The Naked Mile Beer Guy
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Dan
2012 The Vow Funky Clerk
2013 Cottage Country Stoned Kid
2017Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the EndCurtis Weaver (voice)Animated feature film
2018 Little Italy Hipster Barista
2020 Fatman Elf 23 [16]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Johnny & ClydeFootball PlayerTV movie
1996 Goosebumps Sam1 episode: s02e09 "Ghost Beach"
1997Real Kids, Real AdventuresBean
1998 Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension Bully1 episode
1999 Tales from the Cryptkeeper Teen Clerk (voice)Cartoon TV series, 1 episode: s03e11 "It's for You"
2007, 2009 The Jon Dore Television Show Writers Room: Writer #1, Writers Room: Nerdy Writer #12 episodes: s01e07 "STD", s2e09 "Jon Saves the Planet"
2009 The Best Years Travis1 episode: s02e05 "Destiny"
2009–2011 Being Erica M.C., Dave23 episodes
2010–2012 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil Curtis Weaver26 episodes
2012 Degrassi: The Next Generation Max5 episodes
2012 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist SimonTV movie
2016Rio HeatTV movie, AKA Paradise Inc.
2017 Salvation Carnahan2 episodes
2014–2017 The Stanley Dynamic Doop40 episodes
2017Haunters: The MusicalGary4 episodes
2019 The Boys Trevor2 episodes
2020 Private Eyes Trent Shakeley1 episode
2021Angel Falls ChristmasBobTV movie
2023 Accused Conspiracist #1

Awards and nominations

Turnbull and fellow lead cast members of Todd and the Book of Pure Evil were nominated [17] for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series for the highly rated [18] musical episode "The Phantom of Crowley High" at the 2011 Gemini Awards, which they went on to win. [19] [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Bill Turnbull's bio at www.cbc.ca
  2. ↑ "A win for The Peg; A slew of film shoots has brought an influx of creative types to Manitoba's capital, and they like what they see" by Amy Rosen, National Post (22 May, 2010) Retrieved from ProQuest   324547533
  3. 1 2 "“A Day in the Life” with Toronto actor and writer Bill Turnbull" by Joel Levy at torontoguardian.com
  4. 1 2 "Todd & The Book of Pure Evil in production for Space" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com
  5. ↑ "Being Erica in production and in reruns" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com
  6. ↑ "Being Erica recap, episode 9: wherein we learn that no man could ever not love Erica Strange" by Fraser Abe at torontolife.com
  7. ↑ "Moves & Signings" at playbackonline.ca
  8. 1 2 "Retrospective Part Two: TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL" by Derek Anderson at dailydead.com (Originally appeared in the January 2015 issue of DEADLY Magazine)
  9. ↑ "Todd & The Book of Pure Evil season 2 in production" by Diane Wild at www.tv-eh.com
  10. ↑ "FEARnet Confirms a Second Season of Todd & the Book of Pure Evil" by Steve Barton at www.dreadcentral.com
  11. ↑ "Telefilm invests $8.1M across 14 features" by Julianna Cummins at playbackonline.ca
  12. ↑ "Why You Should Watch ‘Todd and the Book of Pure Evil’!" by Luiz H. C. at bloody-disgusting.com
  13. ↑ "Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil: The End Of The End Review – A Heavy Metal Massacre In Cartoon Form" by Matt Donato at www.dreadcentral.com
  14. ↑ "Orangeville’s Tiny Tim grows up and hits the small screen" by James Matthews at orangeville.com
  15. ↑ "BubbleCAN Review: The Stanley Dynamic “The Stanley Halloween”" by Taylor Wyatt at www.bubbleblabber.com
  16. ↑ "Review: Fatman Squanders Its Lurid One-Joke Premise with Literal-Mindedness" by Chuck Bowen at www.slantmagazine.com
  17. ↑ "Gemini nominations announced: Flashpoint leads, once again, and controversial Kennedys miniseries gets some nods" by Mishki Vaccaro at torontolife.com
  18. ↑ "10 Best “Todd and the Book of Pure Evil” Episodes!" by Matt Donato at bloody-disgusting.com
  19. ↑ "Todd and the Book of Pure Evil proves a screaming hit" by Bill Brioux at www.thestar.com
  20. ↑ "Call Me Fitz comes up big at Geminis" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
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