David Lovgren

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David Lovgren
Born (1969-11-04) November 4, 1969 (age 55)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Years active1987-present

David Lovgren (born November 4, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He had a recurring role in the espionage series Intelligence .

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He graduated in theatre at Studio 58, Langara College in Vancouver [1] and began acting at the age of 17.

Lovgren appeared in the feature films Cool Runnings (1993), [2] Live Bait (1995) and Antitrust (2001). He appeared in two 1999 films that received critical attention: Rollercoaster and Something More . Ken Eisner of Variety wrote that "Lovgren spookily recalls the young Christopher Walken" [3] and Marc Horton of the Edmonton Journal wrote that Lovgren's was the best performance in Something More (1999). [4] His performance in the teen film Rollercoaster (1999) was called "memorable" by Ken Eisner. [5] He received attention for his performance in Off Key (1994), in which he performed nude, when the film screened at the Cannes Film Festival. [2] He performed in the television film Beyond Obsession. [2]

On television, he has performed on many television series shot in Vancouver such as The Commish , The Outer Limits , Smallville , X-Files , Supernatural , Stargate SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis .

On the stage, he appeared in a 1997 production at Richmond Gateway Theatre of Death of a Salesman , in which he played Happy Loman, and for which he received positive notice in The Province . [6]

Selected filmography

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
2002 Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length DramaSeaNominated [7]
Best Performance by a Male in a Short DramaRoomNominated
2018 Leo Awards Best Performance by a Male in a Short DramaDo We Leave This HereNominated [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Class Acts: A gruelling schedule, a well-rounded schooling in stagecraft and the guidance of working theatre people gives Studio 58 students an edge in the acting world" by John Armstrong, Vancouver Sun (5 Oct, 1996) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   243025559
  2. 1 2 3 Marko, Michele (1994-05-20). "Naked ambition key to Lovgren in Cannes". The Vancouver Sun. p. C2.
  3. ↑ Eisner, Ken (1999-09-27). "Film Reviews: Something More". Variety. Vol. 376, no. 6. p. 40.
  4. ↑ Horton, Marc (1999-09-10). "Something More would have been nice". Edmonton Journal. p. E3.
  5. ↑ Eisner, Ken (2000-04-03). "Film Reviews: Santa Barbara in Brief-Rollercoaster". Variety. Vol. 378, no. 7. p. 39.
  6. ↑ Doruyter, Renee (1997-04-20). "Salezzzzzman hits a few snooze buttons". The Province. Vancouver. p. B5.
  7. ↑ Past Nominees & Winners 2002 at www.leoawards.com
  8. ↑ 2018 Nominees & Winners by Name at www.leoawards.com
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