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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
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Years active | 1988 - 2009 |
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Gordon Currie is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in the Left Behind films, [1] and his role in horror films such as Puppet Master 4 , Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and Blood and Donuts . [2] Currie has also directed, written, and produced several films, [3] [4] and works in both the United States and Canada in television and film roles.
Currie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [5] [2] One of his first or breakthrough roles was playing Officer Palone on 21 Jump Street (1987). In 1991, after a couple of years working in locally shot TV and film in Vancouver, he moved to Los Ángeles to study acting; his first roommate was Brad Pitt. [6]
Currie rented a two-bedroom flat off Melrose Avenue in California, where he lived for two years with roommate Brad Pitt. He worked for a while as a Ronald McDonald clown before moving on to roles on television and film, including two roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 , playing both Bobby Walsh, Brandon's (Jason Priestley) and Brenda's (Shannen Doherty) wheelchair-using cousin, and the role of Danny Five, Colin's (Jason Wiles) cocaine dealer. [2] In 1987, he received one of his first roles as Officer Palone on the series 21 Jump Street , episode "Two for the Road". He played in Vancouver television and film roles, as well as roles in the Joel Schumacher film Cousins , Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan , The Terror Within II, Puppet Master 4 , Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter , and My Blue Heaven (starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack) before making the move to Los Angeles in 1991. Two years later, he had a supporting role in the Alive (1993 film)
His most prominent role has been that of Nicolae Carpathia in the series of films Left Behind , based on the series of best-selling books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. His character, Nicolae Carpathia, is the Antichrist, [7] who attempts to marshal the forces of the Global Community against the followers of Christ.
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Distant Thunder | Billy Watson | |
1989 | Cousins | Dean Kozinski | |
1989 | Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan | Miles Wolfe | |
1989 | American Boyfriends | Glider | |
1990 | My Blue Heaven | Wally Bunting | |
1991 | The Terror Within II | Aaron | |
1993 | Alive | Coche Inciarte | |
1993 | Puppet Master 4 | Richard "Rick" Myers | |
1994 | Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter | Richard "Rick" Myers | |
1995 | Blood and Donuts | Boya | [8] |
1996 | Listen | Jake Taft | [9] |
1996 | Ripe | Pete | |
1997 | Laserhawk | M.K. Ultra | |
1998 | Dog Park | Trevor | [10] |
1999 | The Fear: Halloween Night | Mike Hawthorne | |
2000 | Falling Through | Peter | [11] [12] |
2000 | waydowntown | Curt Schwin | [13] |
2000 | Left Behind | Nicolae Carpathia | |
2002 | The Fraternity AKA The Circle | Tom Wilkinson | |
2002 | Fairytales and Pornography | Raphael | |
2002 | Blocked | Mugger | Also director |
2002 | Left Behind II: Tribulation Force | Nicolae Carpathia | |
2003 | The Happy Couple | Stan | [14] |
2003 | The Pedestrian | Travis Lack | [15] [16] |
2004 | Highwaymen | Ray Boone | |
2005 | Left Behind: World at War | Nicolae Carpathia | [17] |
2005 | The Dark Hours | David Goodman | [18] |
2006 | The Sentinel | Director's Aide | |
2006 | The Woods | The Sheriff | |
2008 | This Is Not a Test | Rick Smyth | |
2009 | The Death of Alice Blue | Julian | [19] |
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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1987 | 21 Jump Street | Officer Palones | 1 episode |
1988 | Danger Bay | Gene Curtis | 2 episode |
1989 | Bordertown | Carl Jensen | 1 episode |
1991 | The Killing Mind | Pizza Boy | Television film |
1991–1996 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Danny Five Bobby Walsh | 4 episodes |
1992 | The Hat Squad | Young Guard | 1 episode |
1993 | Murder, She Wrote | Sean Griffith | 1 episode |
1993 | Dieppe | Stefan | Miniseries |
1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Wheeler | Television film |
1995 | Taking the Falls | Mr. Preston | 1 episode |
1995 | Falling for You | Henry | Television film |
1995 | Forever Knight | Sean Du Champs | 1 episode |
1997 | The Sentinel | Ronnie | 1 episode |
1997 | Viper | Noel Flynn | 1 episode |
1998 | Playing to Win: A Moment of Truth Movie | Frank | Television film |
1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Chevalier | 1 episode |
1998 | Mercy Point | Hayden Revell | 1 episode |
1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Wilson Geary | 1 episode |
1998 | The Outer Limits | Stadetski | 1 episode |
1998–1999 | First Wave | Elton Beleye | 2 episodes |
2000 | Code Name: Eternity | Dent | 26 episodes |
2000 | Twice in a Lifetime | Jake Connor | 1 episode |
2001 | Mutant X | Frank Cross | 1 episode |
2001 | Haven | Jimmy | Television film |
2001 | Leap Years | Randy Gendel | 8 episodes |
2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Chase McBride | 1 episode |
2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Josh Hipwell | 1 episode |
2002 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Douglas Hibbard | 1 episode |
2002–2004 | Blue Murder | Noel Watson Conrad Wasson | 2 episodes |
2003 | Street Time | Bob Morgan | 1 episode |
A Crime of Passion | Alan Leach | Television film | |
2004 | Doc | Caz Truman | 1 episode |
Deadly Visions | John Culver | Television film | |
2005 | Missing | Derek Conway | 1 episode |
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