Corey William Large

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Corey William Large (born 18 October 1975) is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer of feature movies. [1]

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Early life and education

Large was born and raised in the Prospect Lake area of Saanich near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [2] After elementary school, he enrolled at St. Michaels University School.

Career

Large initially found work as a model. At age 21, he moved across the Georgia Strait and enrolled at the Vancouver Film School [3] and later at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles. [4] He had background roles in the films Excess Baggage and Disturbing Behavior , before moving into post-production and financing projects. [2]

He returned to St. Michaels University School [5] to produce and act in Window Theory. He returned to his native Victoria to begin shooting a series of films, starting with Cannabis Kid. [2] [6]

Large currently splits his time between Santa Monica, Victoria and Hawaii.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Excess Baggage Background performer
1998Cold FeetMale ModelShort
2004Death and TexasPrison Guard
2005Window TheoryEthan Humphries
2005 Chasing Ghosts Cole Davies/Keris Alfiri
2005Deep RescuePhilip
2008 Loaded Sebastian
2009Lies & Illusions [7] Master Chief
2010 Toxic Sid
2010 The Penthouse TylerAlso writer
2011 All Things Fall Apart Paramedic Adam
2011 Machine Gun Preacher [8]
2018 In Like Flynn RexAlso writer and producer
2020 Breach LincolnAlso writer and producer
2021 Cosmic Sin DashAlso writer and producer
2021 Apex CarrionAlso writer and producer
2022 Detective Knight: Rogue MercerAlso writer and producer
2022 Paradise City ZyattAlso writer and producer
2022 Detective Knight: Redemption MercerAlso writer and producer
2023 Detective Knight: Independence MercerAlso writer and producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Breaker HighSan Diego SteveEpisode: "Kissin' Cousins"
1998The NetNathanEpisode: "Harvest"
1999So WeirdAlbertEpisode: "Simplicity"
2000Freedom WarSoldier McCammond
2001Great PerformancesHostEpisode: "Little Women"
2002 Providence JimmyEpisode: "Act Naturally"

As producer

As writer

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References

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