Chuck Campbell

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Chuck Campbell
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Campbell at Wolf Pegasus Two, 2007
Born (1969-08-05) 5 August 1969 (age 55) [1]
Website http://chuckcampbellonline.com

Charles Campbell (born 5 August 1969) is a Canadian actor who portrayed the role of Chuck the Technician on Stargate Atlantis .

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Early life

Campbell was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He got a BA in Theatre at Dalhousie University. He now resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. [1]

Career

Campbell started his career in acting working with theatre troupes touring the US and Canada. He later moved to Toronto to start work in film and television, and also did a lot of radio and voice acting

Stargate Atlantis

Campbell was hired as a stand in for Joe Flanigan for Stargate Atlantis :"Rising" but was actually used as the stand-in for David Hewlett, and continued to be his stand-in until the show ended. He was given an acting role in the Season 1 episode "The Brotherhood" by Martin Wood and appeared in over thirty episodes. [2]

For three seasons, Campbell's character did not have a name, and he was always credited as "the technician". In "First Strike", Weir refers to Campbell's character as Chuck. Speaking at the Pegasus 2 convention in the UK, Campbell stated that he thought this was a mistake on Torri Higginson's part, but Martin Wood decided to keep the scene. The character continued to be called Chuck on-screen, but is given no surname. On the DVD commentary tracks, he has been referred to, jokingly, as "Chucknician", an amalgam of Chuck and technician.

Other roles

Campbell played Tsunaron in the Jason film Jason X . This last installment was made with a more tongue-in-cheek feel than the others, which was one of the factors which made Chuck consider the role. [3] In an online interview, Chuck was asked the question: 'Why do you think the Friday the 13th movies have been a bigger hit than other thrillers featuring serial killers?'

His response: "Interesting question! I think it might be the car accident syndrome, where sometimes you don't WANT to look, but you always end up turning your head to see what happens. They are so unrealistic and usually quite graphic with their violence, that it becomes almost silly, and you start to laugh and wonder how is the next person going to die. Maybe everybody just likes a really good villain, and I think Jason is probably in the top five." [4]

Campbell once played Benvolio in a production of Romeo and Juliet which starred a fellow Stargate Atlantis cast member Claire Rankin as Juliet. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 In the Mouth of Madness Customer
1997 My Dog Vincent O'Brien Higgins
1999 Superstar Owen
2000 Blood: The Last Vampire Interrogator(voice)
2000 Urban Legends: Final Cut Plane Geek
2001 Angel Eyes Young Man
2002 Jason X Tsunaron Peyton
2002 Phase IV Nathan
2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th HimselfDocumentary film [6]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Class of 96 GampsEpisode: "They Shoot Baskets, Don't They?"
1993 Road to Avonlea Calvin MurphyEpisode: "Moving On"
1993 Are You Afraid of the Dark? KeithEpisode: "The Tale of the Dark Dragon"
1998 Dumb Bunnies Head Guard (voice)Episode: "The Prince of Monte Carrot"
1999 Genius Hugo PeploTelevision film
1999 Strange Justice JohnnyTelevision film
2000–2001 Earth: Final Conflict Paramedic2 episodes
2000 Possessed G.I.Television film
2000–2002 Pelswick Boyd Scullarzo (voice)26 episodes
2000 The Last Debate BartenderTelevision film
2001 Twice in a Lifetime DanEpisode: "Final Flight"
2002 Just Cause Record ExecutiveEpisode: "Fading Star"
2005–2009 Stargate Atlantis Chuck45 episodes
2006 Stargate SG-1 ChuckEpisode: "The Pegasus Project"
2007 Sanctuary Two-Faced GuyWebseries
2007 Painkiller Jane ExhibitorEpisode: "Higher Court"
2007Anna's StormDJ DanTelevision movie
2008–2011 Sanctuary Two-Faced Guy6 episodes
2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th HimselfDocumentary film
2013 Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman Brian TannerTelevision film [7]
2013 Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts FarmerTelevision film
2015 Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery ReporterTelevision film

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Guardians of the 'Hood Boris
1999 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Bon BonneEnglish version [8]
1999 Sled Storm Niklas Ericksson

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biography from official website". Archived from the original on 6 October 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  2. Chuck Campbell official website information
  3. Interview from Crystal Lake Memories
  4. Interview from TV.com
  5. "Claire Rankin interview from GateWorld". Archived from the original on 7 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
  6. Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013) . Retrieved 15 December 2024 via www.blu-ray.com.
  7. "Deadly Descent: The Legend of the Abominable Snowman". SciFi-Movies. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. Capcom Production Studio 2. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Capcom. Scene: Ending credits, 7:08:04 in, CAST.