Noah Danby

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Noah Dalton Danby is a Canadian actor known for his work in television, film, and video game motion capture. He has appeared in recurring roles on several television series, including "Shadowhunters" (Freeform), "Defiance" (Syfy), and "Bitten" (Space). Danby's other television credits include appearances in "Condor" (MGM), "Orphan Black" (BBC America), "Hell on Wheels" (AMC), "Salvation" (CBS), and "Jupiter’s Legacy" (Netflix).

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In film, Danby has held supporting roles in productions such as "State Like Sleep" opposite Michael Shannon, "Riddick" with Vin Diesel, "The Tuxedo" with Jackie Chan, "Marciano" alongside Jon Favreau, and "The Skulls" with Paul Walker. He also appears in the Mount Everest action thriller "Wings Over Everest" and the action-comedy "My Spy" with Dave Bautista.

Danby has contributed his voice and physical performance to video game franchises including Ubisoft’s "Far Cry" series and "For Honor."

He is best known for portraying Connor King in the series Painkiller Jane .

Early life

Danby was born in Guelph, Ontario, the son of painter Ken Danby.

Personal life

Danby became engaged to his Painkiller Jane co-star Kristanna Loken on January 17, 2008. [1] The two married at Loken's family's farm in Ghent, New York on May 10, 2008. [2] In an interview published on November 16, 2009, Loken announced that she had separated from husband Danby and was in a relationship with a woman. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Rocky Marciano Carmine VingoTelevision film
1999 Detroit Rock City Chongo's friend
2000 The Skulls Hugh Mauberson
2000 Loser PrincipalUncredited
2000 Witchblade BouncerTelevision film; uncredited
2001 Exit Wounds Terrorist Leader
2002Recipe for MurderBodyguardTelevision film
2002 The Tuxedo Bike messenger
2002 The Brady Bunch in the White House United States Secret Service agentTelevision film
2003 The Book of Mormon Movie Nephi
2004 Against the Ropes Sam LaRocca's henchman
2006Alien IncursionAlien hunter
2007 Numb Tim
2008Breakup.comNeil
2009 Darfur Theo
2011Vying for PerfectionAlex Linca
2012Aladdin and the Death LampGoonTelevision film
2013 Riddick Nuñez
2013 Torment Mr. Mouse
2016Manhattan UndyingJohnny
2020 My Spy Todd

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Power Play Frank DuskyEpisode: "High Noon"
1999 Lexx VarrtanEpisode: "Luvliner"
2000 Queer as Folk TattooEpisode: "Now Approaching...The Line"
2001Captain AstroEpisode: "Surprise!"
2001 Witchblade Detective Burgess3 episodes
2002 Relic Hunter HerculesEpisode: "Antianeirai"
2002 Mutant X The Beast/Michael WardEpisode: "Whose Woods These Are"
2003 Veritas: The Quest ScottEpisode: "The Name of God"
2003 Mutant X CarterEpisode: "Wages of Sin"
2004 Andromeda RbartonEpisode: "The Eschatology of Our Present"
2005 The 4400 BillyEpisode: "Weight of the World"
2005 Smallville BouncerEpisode: "Exposed"
2006 Godiva's ScottEpisode: "Floodgates"
2006 The Collector JasperEpisode: "The Person With AIDS"
2006 The Evidence Tommy HoweEpisode: "Down for the Count"
2007 Stargate SG-1 Cha'ra4 episodes
2007 Painkiller Jane Connor KingMain cast
2008 The Summit JarheadMiniseries (Episode: "Night Two")
2009 Flashpoint CleanEpisode: "Just a Man"
2010 Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures Jeff GoodesEpisode: "Complications"
2010 The Bridge Kaye2 episodes
2010 Eureka Major Ryan2 episodes
2011 King DadeEpisode: "Eleni Demaris"
2011 Good Dog Tony2 episodes
2011 XIII: The Series CIA operativeEpisode: "Revelation"
2011 Warehouse 13 James AquinoEpisodes: "The 40th Floor"
2011 Lost Girl OscarEpisode: "Raging Fae"
2012 Republic of Doyle Arnold HirschEpisode: "Head Over Heels"
2013 Copper Buris "Buzzie" BurkeEpisode: "A Morning Song"
2013–14 Defiance Sukar13 episodes
2013 The Listener Rick RobsonEpisode: "House of Horror"
2014–2016 Bitten Zachary Cain10 episodes
2014 Beauty & the Beast Jacob SutterEpisode: "Redemption"
2014 Hemlock Grove Caul memberEpisode: "Unicorn"
2015 Remedy "Pitbull" DankoEpisode: "When You Awake"
2015 Killjoys Rat KingEpisode: "Escape Velocity"
2016 The 100 IvonEpisode: "Ye Who Enter Here"
2016 Orphan Black Threatening NeoEpisode: "The Redesign of Natural Objects"
2016 Hells on Wheels Prison guardEpisode: "Two Soldiers"
2016 American Gothic LinkEpisode: "Christina's World"
2017-2019 Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Russell9 episodes
2022 Titans Confessor 4 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2006 Need for Speed: Carbon Samson
2016 Far Cry Primal
2017 For Honor Ragnar

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