Corin Nemec

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Corin Nemec
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Nemec at the SF-Connexion, 2018
Born
Joseph Charles Nemec IV

(1971-11-05) November 5, 1971 (age 53)
Other namesCorky
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Spouses
Jami Beth Schahn
(m. 2002;div. 2009)
Sabrina Beth Nova
(m. 2023)
Children2
AwardsNominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - 1989 (for "I Know My First Name is Steven") 41st Emmy Awards

Joseph Charles Nemec IV (born November 5, 1971), known professionally as Corin Nemec, is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He was billed as Corin "Corky" Nemec or Corky Nemec until 1990.

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Nemec is known for playing the title character in the sitcom Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990–1993), Jonas Quinn in the science fiction series Stargate SG-1 , and Harold Lauder in the miniseries The Stand . He is known in India for his role as Allan in 2007 film Parzania.

Early life

Nemec was born on November 5, 1971. [1] His mother Janis was a graphic artist, as well as a painter, writer, and poet. His father, Joseph Charles Nemec III, is of Czech descent, and works in the film industry as a set designer and production designer. His older sister, Anastacia C. Nemec, works also as an assistant director. [2]

Nemec was inspired to become an actor after watching the children's film The Goonies at the age of 13, for which his father had done the art direction. [2] [3] He also cites his parents' artistic professions as a major influence, and that acting "seemed the right thing to do". [3]

Career

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Nemec at the 41st Primetime Emmy Awards in 1989

Nemec began training with the Centre Stage LA theater company and signed on with an agent after performing in one of its talent showcases. He was booked for several commercials, such as Suzuki, and eventually landed a guest-spot on the TV show Sidekicks starring Ernie Reyes Jr., with whom Nemec is still friends. [2] His first major film role was Tucker: The Man and His Dream in 1988. [2] He appeared in several TV shows, earning an Emmy nomination [4] for his portrayal of Steven Stayner in the NBC miniseries I Know My First Name Is Steven . He starred alongside actors Jack Palance, Peter Boyle, and Charlton Heston in the 1990 feature film Solar Crisis .

Nemec played the lead in the TV series Parker Lewis Can't Lose from 1990 to 1993. Also, in 1993, Nemec was cast as Harold Lauder in a TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand . In 1997, he played a notable role in the movie Goodbye, America . He also starred in the TV movies My Brother's Keeper alongside Jeanne Tripplehorn and Blackout with Jane Seymour. Nemec made appearances on several TV shows, including Tales from the Crypt , Smallville , CSI: NY , CSI: Miami , Supernatural , and Ghost Whisperer . He also portrayed the serial killers Richard Speck and Ted Bundy. He played leading parts in some original Sci Fi Channel (United States) made-for-TV movies such as Sea Beast , Mansquito , SS Doomtrooper , Dragon Wasps, and Lake Placid vs. Anaconda and some original movies for Lifetime (TV network).

During the 1990s, Nemec had a brief foray into hip-hop, [5] recording an entire album with the group Starship of Foolz, developed by Matt Robinson and Dedra Tate, and produced by actor Balthazar Getty. Nemec also produced a new comic series that starred Paul Mooney, father of fellow Starship of Foolz member Shane Mooney, as the president of the United States. He also appeared in the music video "Beer for My Horses" by Toby Keith and Willie Nelson.

From 2002 to 2004, he appeared as Jonas Quinn on Stargate SG-1 , temporarily replacing Michael Shanks (Daniel Jackson) in the line-up of the SG-1 team.

In January 2013, while working on the film Poseidon Rex , Nemec was involved in a boating accident. While he was being transported to set aboard a Belize Coast Guard vessel, the boat ran into a semi-submerged barge. The entire right side of his body was shattered; he required multiple blood transfusions to save his life, and he underwent five surgeries. [6]

Personal life

Corin dated Jami Beth Schahn when they were teenagers, [7] and in 1993 they had their first child. Corin and Jami married in 2002 and had their second child in 2005. Corin and Jami divorced in 2009 and share custody of their children.

Nemec is close friends with actor David Faustino of television sitcom Married... with Children , with whom he has a production company that co-produced the debut album from Austin-based band Hollow featuring Jon Dishongh. Nemec and Faustino co-starred in Star-ving , a web series that spoofs HBO's Entourage . [8]

On September 22, 2022, the Tampa Bay Times reported Corin was moving to Tampa Bay to begin production on a series of independent films with Scatter Brothers Productions, and met his girlfriend Sabrina Nova there. [9]

Nemec married Sabrina Nova in July 2023. Hulk Hogan attended the wedding. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream Noble Tucker
1990 Solar Crisis Mike Kelso
1991For the Very First TimeMichaelTV movie
My Son Johnny Anthony CortinoTV movie
1994The Lifeforce ExperimentKen RyanTV movie
Drop Zone Selkirk 'Selly' Power
In the Living YearsTeen Dan Donahue
1995 Operation Dumbo Drop Specialist 5 Lawrence Farley
1996 White Wolves II: Legend of the Wild Ben Harris
Summer of Fear SimonTV movie
The War at Home Donald
Mojave Moon Car Thief
1997 Goodbye America John Stryzack
The First to GoDanny Ames
1998 Silencing Mary David MacPhersonTV movie
Blade SquadCullyTV movie
Legacy Black
The ProcessHitler
1999 Foreign Correspondents Trevor
2000 Shadow Hours Vincent
Hussy: Life Is Nice 2000BookerShort
2001BlackoutEric SessionsTV movie
Killer Bud Waylon Smythe
FreeMark
2002 Brother's Keeper Ellis PondTV movie
Sit and SpinMike GordanShort
2005 Raging Sharks Dr. Mike OlsenVideo
Mansquito Lieutenant Thomas RandallTV movie
McBride: Murder Past MidnightTom ManningTV movie
Parzania Allan
2006 High Hopes Tom Murphy
S.S. Doomtrooper Captain Pete MalloyTV movie
Hidden SecretMicheal Stover
2007 Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck Richard Speck Video
2008 My Apocalypse Stewart Savage
Sea Beast Will McKennaTV movie
The Boston StranglerStuart WhitmoreVideo
MarloweClint
The American StandardsDoc Jennings
Shattered!Jordan
2009 Bundy: A Legacy of Evil Ted Bundy Video
RoboDoc Dr. Callaby
PrivateerAndrew JacksonShort
2010 House of Bones Quentin French
Exhibit B-5DougShort
2012 Sand Sharks Jimmy Green
BestiesDanny
Nuclear FamilyJohnTV movie
Dragon WaspsJohn HammondTV movie
2013Jurassic AttackColonel Carter
DracnoSimon Lowell
This Magic MomentJackTV movie
RobocrocJim DuffyTV movie
2014Extinction: Patient ZeroSimmons
2015 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda Will 'Tully' TullTV movie
2016Drone WarsElias
Marriage of LiesDetective Gus
2017Girlfriend KillerDetective BakerTV movie
Doomsday DeviceFBI Agent ColeTV movie
A Christmas CruiseGilTV movie
This is Christmas-TV movie
2018SnatchedMatt LewisTV movie
Rottentail Peter Cotten/Rottentail
A Woman's NightmareKevin PetersonTV movie
2019Deadly ExcursionDavid McCarthyTV movie
The Circuit-
The Wrong StepmotherMichaelTV movie
Puppy Swap: Love UnleashedPowers
All Roads to PearlaCowboy Loy
2020The Wrong StepfatherCraigTV movie
Run Hide Fight Beat Cop
The Wrong Cheerleader CoachJonTV movie
2021Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped from the BeachDavid McCarthyTV movie
My True FairytaleTerry Knight
Haunted: 333Robbie Ratcliffe
2022Blackwater BluesPollux BenningtonShort
EnterFear: The Next WaveSea Bass
Le défi de NoëlMatthew Anderson
2023Half Dead FredFreddy Nash
Dead Man's Hand Red
Out of HandDetective Barnes
2024Deadly JusticeTheo
I Feel Fine.Donnie Taylor
Day LaborFloyd Bernard
Place of Bones Calhoun

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Sidekicks KyleEpisode: "Just for Kicks"
1987–1988 Webster Nicky PapadopolisRecurring Cast: Season 5
1989 I Know My First Name Is Steven Steven Gregory Stayner/Dennis Parnell Episode: "Part 1 & 2"
Island Son Greg CaldwellEpisode: "Role Models"
1990–1993 Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker Lloyd LewisMain Cast
1991 1991 Kids' Choice Awards Himself/HostMain Host
1994 The Stand Harold LauderMain Cast
Tales from the Crypt HalEpisode: "Whirlpool"
1995 NYPD Blue HowieEpisode: "Dirty Laundry"
1997 Beverly Hills, 90210 Derrick DriscollRecurring Cast: Season 7
1999 L.A. Doctors Dr. Dennis DiMayoEpisode: "Immaculate Deception"
2002 Smallville Jude RoyceEpisode: "Zero"
2002–2004 Stargate SG-1 Jonas Quinn Guest: Season 5, Main Cast: Season 6, Recurring Cast: Season 7
2004 CSI: NY Todd CamdenEpisode: "Night, Mother"
2006 Three Moons Over Milford RoarkEpisode: "Wrestlemoonia"
2007 NCIS Len GradyEpisode: "Skeletons"
2008 Ghost Whisperer Masked Man/Paul EastmanRecurring Cast: Season 3
CSI: Miami Carl RestonEpisode: "The DeLuca Motel"
2009 Star-ving Faustino's SidekickMain Cast
2010 Supernatural Christian CampbellRecurring Cast: Season 6
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Anwar AmurovEpisode: "The Chosen One"
2015Kirby BucketsFuture KirbyEpisode: "The Kirbinator"
2015–2017 Star Trek: Renegades Captain AlvarezGuest Cast: Season 1-2
2017 Shooter Border Patrol AgentEpisode: "That'll Be the Day"

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018-2020NoobTom Pix / SparkSeasons 9, 10, and 11

Music video

YearArtistSongRole
2003 Toby Keith & Willie Nelson "Beer for My Horses"Detective

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