Donavon Stinson

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Donavon Stinson
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Born (1976-08-25) August 25, 1976 (age 47)
Occupation actor

Donavon Stinson (born August 25, 1976) is a Canadian actor.

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Career

Moving to Vancouver in 1997, Donavon auditioned for a motion capture role in Mainframe Entertainment’s, Heavy Gear. He got the role which lead many other motion capture roles in such titles as Spiderman, Max Steel, Barbie, and District 9. From motion capture roles, Donavon transitioned to live action roles in film and television, starting on the Fox Series Dark Angel followed by feature film appearances including A Guy Thing, Fantastic Four, X-Files: I Want to Believe, and Warcraft. His most notable television credits are Three Moons Over Milford, Reaper, Call Me Fitz, and, most recently, UnREAL. He landed a Canadian Leo Award for his role as Josh McTaggert in Call Me Fitz, [1] and the cast were nominated for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series in the 26th Gemini Awards. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 A Guy Thing Mouthy Bar Goer
2005 Fantastic Four X Games Announcer
2007 Hot Rod Heckler
2008 Chaos Theory NevinReleased in Turkey in 2007
The X Files: I Want to Believe Suited Man
2010 Gunless Constable Hughes
2016 Warcraft Prison Soldier
Dead Rising: Endgame Zane
2017Dead ShackRoger
2018 Henchmen Nick of Time/Bloop/Additional voicesVoice role
2021Some of Our StallionsDaddish Dude
The UnforgivablePolice Officer
2023How She Caught a KillerStan Peterson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Dark Angel Bill - Channel 3 NewsEpisode: "Harbor Lights"
2003The Stranger Beside MeMouthy Bar GoerTelevision film
2004 The Collector DirectorEpisode: "The Rapper"
2006 Three Moons Over Milford Ted Barlow Jr.8 episodes
2007–2009 Reaper Ted Gallagher Series regular
2008Gym TeacherOfficialTelevision film
2010–2013 Call Me Fitz Josh McTaggartSeries regular
2011Ice Road TerrorTruckerTelevision film
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! Pirate CaptainTelevision film
Eureka Dr. Max DillonEpisode: "Glimpse" (as Donovan Stinson)
SnowmageddonTullyTelevision film
2012RagsSinging Homeless ManTelevision film
A Fairly Odd Christmas SantaTelevision film
2013JinxedDadTelevision film
Psych Ben SkylerEpisode: "Psych: The Musical"
Mighty Mighty Monsters in New Fears EveVlad/Rooney/Zombie BoyTelevision film (voice)
2014Santa HuntersSantaTelevision film
2015 Gourmet Detective LaytonTelevision film series; Episode: "Gourmet Detective"
Motive Jessie SimonEpisode: "The Amateurs"
Mighty Mighty Monsters in Pranks for the MemoriesVlad/Rooney/Zombie BoyTelevision film (voice)
2015–2018 Unreal AD DanRecurring role
2016 All Yours AdamTelevision film
Paranormal Solutions Inc.Igor ZhangEpisode: "Happy Endings and New Beginnings"
Lucifer DonavonEpisode: "Lady Parts"
2017 Supernatural WallyEpisodes: "First Blood" and "Stuck in the Middle (with You)"
2017–2018 Ghost Wars Shane5 episodes
2019 Get Shorty Vic PolitoEpisode: "Strong Move"
2020 50 States of Fright DaleEpisodes: "Scared Stiff (Oregon)" Parts 1 & 2
2021 When Calls the Heart Dylan ParksEpisode: "Open Season"
Are You Afraid of the Dark? Mr. McCoy4 episodes
Guilty Party RonEpisode: "Let's Make This Man Hurt"
2022Caught in His WebLieutenant PierceTelevision film
2023 So Help Me Todd Ben CooperEpisode: "Psilo-Sibling"
Creepshow DougEpisode: "Meet the Belaskos"

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References

  1. "Leo Awards 2014". Leo Awards. Troika Productions. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "26th Annual Gemini Awards 2011". Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2016.