Stephen Huszar

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Stephen Huszar
Born (1984-01-24) 24 January 1984 (age 40)
Alma mater University of Saskatchewan
Occupation(s) Actor, producer
Years active2004 – present

Stephen Huszar (born 24 January 1984 [1] ) is a Canadian film and television actor born in Saskatoon. He is first generation Canadian, his parents arriving from Hungary as immigrants when they were very young. His family tree goes back eight or nine hundred years in the Transylvania region of Romania. [2] [3] He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan. [4]

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Career

Huszar has starred in Christmas themed TV movies for Hallmark Channel, Lifetime (TV network) and Netflix, as well as a recurring role in the Ruby Herring Mysteries . [5] [6] In 2017, Huszar appeared as the DC comic book character Jared Morillo / Plunder in The Flash. [7] [8] Huszar next starred in the horror film Rabid , which was released in select theaters, digitally and on Demand on 13 December 2019. [9]

Personal life

Since March 2023, Huszar has been in a relationship with American actress Katie Cassidy. The two met on the set of the Hallmark Channel movie A Royal Christmas Crush. [10]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Caught in the HeadlightsOfficer Duncan Finney
2006 Shock to the System Grey
2010StainedRolf
2010 30 Days of Night: Dark Days Eben Oleson
2011 Faces in the Crowd Bryce #4
2013The Guerilla Picture ShowJerry
2013FerociousSteve Sherwood
2013JackhammerEntertainment talk show host
2016 Milton's Secret HusbandProducer
2019 Rabid [11] Dominic
2019EntropicM
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004The Cradle Will FallParamedicTV movie
2007The Wedding WishOlder Tim Lifetime (TV network)
2007It Was One of UsCaleb Lifetime (TV network)
2008 Paradise Falls Tucker HardwoodRecurring role; 4 episodes
2008 Smallville StockbrokerEpisode: "Instinct"
2007–2009 Corner Gas Rec Plex Attendant / RobRecurring role; 2 episodes
2009 Northern Lights Pat Galligan Lifetime (TV network) TV Movie
200912 Men of ChristmasJason Farrar Lifetime (TV network) TV Movie
2011Time after TimeDr. Jeff Farley Hallmark Channel TV Movie
2012 Fringe Sgt. Wheeler / GuardRecurring role; 2 episodes
2012 Continuum Drew LarocheEpisode: "Matter of Time"
2014 Rush Handsome GuyEpisode: "Pilot"
2014 Motive Brett HuntleyEpisode: "Abandoned"
2014 Supernatural Demon #1Episode: "Soul Survivor"
2014 Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce DaveEpisode: "Rule #21: Leave Childishness to the Children"
2015Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to PickFather Scott Aubrey Hallmark Channel TV Movie
2016 Shadowhunters BradEpisode: "Dead Man's Party"
2016The Rooftop Christmas TreeJohn KeatonTV movie
2017 The Flash Jared Morillo / Plunder Episode: "Borrowing Problems from the Future"
2017 iZombie KenEpisode: "Zombie Knows Best"
2017Christmas Wedding PlannerConnor Netflix TV Movie
2017Magical Christmas OrnamentsClark Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2018Hometown HolidayDarrylTV movie
2018 Carter Steven GattnerEpisode: "Koji the Killer"
2018Return to Christmas CreekMike Ruggles Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2019Ruby Herring: Silent WitnessJake Killian Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2019My One & OnlyOliver Hallmark Channel TV Movie
2019Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last BreathJake Killian Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2016–2019 Letterkenny YorkieRecurring role; 10 episodes
2019Mistletoe MagicLukeTV movie
2019A Homecoming for the Holidays [12] Ben Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2019" Un Noël Country "MattTéléfilm
2020Ruby Herring Mysteries: Prediction MurderJake Killian Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2020Time for Us to Come Home for ChristmasBen Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2020 Supernatural PaxEpisode: "The Gamblers"
2021Cooking Up LoveColin RichmondTV movie
2021 Chesapeake Shores Luke TatumRecurring role, seasons 5 & 6
2022 Christmas in Rockwell Jake WellseyTV movie
2022 Undercover Holiday Matt Lowis Hallmark Channel TV Movie
2023Love in Glacier NationalChris Hallmark Channel TV Movie
2023A Jane De Silva Mystery: Case of the Broken SongDetective John Cameron Hallmark Movies & Mysteries TV Movie
2023A Royal Christmas CrushPrince Henry Hallmark Channel TV Movie

Notes

  1. "Stephen Huszar". IMDb. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. https://horrornews.net/146017/interview-stephen-huszar-rabid/ [ bare URL ]
  3. https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/314996/interview-stephen-huszar-on-the-insanely-realistic-practical-effects-in-rabid-and-working-with-the-soska-sisters/?amp [ bare URL ]
  4. "Meet Stephen Huszar, the Star of 'Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath'". The Urban Twist . 17 October 2019.
  5. "Ruby Herring Mysteries". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. "15 Hottest Men on Hallmark This Holiday Season". Us Weekly . 31 October 2018.
  7. "Stephen Huszar as Plunder on 'The Flash'". Heavy.com . 24 January 2017.
  8. "Who Is Plunder On 'The Flash'? Jared Morillo Has A Complex DC Comics History". Bustle . 24 January 2017.
  9. "Rabid Trailer #2: Cronenberg Classic Gets a Gross & Disturbing Remake". MovieWeb . 17 October 2019.
  10. Pettibone, Kat (30 June 2023). "Why Katie Cassidy and Stephen Huszar Kept Their Romance a Secret While Filming Hallmark's 'A Royal Christmas Crush'". US Weekly . Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. "'Rabid' Trailer: The Soska Sisters Unleash Cronenberg Remake". Deadline . 10 October 2019.
  12. "Hallmark Christmas movies begin before Halloween! Here's the schedule of 40 new titles". Chicago Sun Times . 22 October 2019.

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