Trevor Blumas

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Trevor Blumas
Born (1984-10-16) October 16, 1984 (age 39)
London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, singer-songwriter
Years active1997–2015

Trevor Blumas (born October 16, 1984) is a Canadian television and film actor [1] and singer-songwriter.

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Early life and career

Blumas was born in London, Ontario, Canada. [2] Trevor Blumas went to school at the Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts, studying drama, music, dance, and art. Blumas was part of the Original Kids Theatre Company in Ontario [3] alongside Rachel McAdams, and Amber Marshall. He was nominated in 1999 Young Artist Award for "Best Performance", for his performance in Stranger in Town. [4] Blumas co-starred in the 2005 Disney film Ice Princess [5] [6] alongside Hayden Panettiere (who portrayed his sister) and Michelle Trachtenberg. Blumas studied film at Santa Monica College and is currently[ when? ] completing an honors degree in cinema studies and art history at the University of Toronto.

Music

As a teenager, Blumas took a break from acting to form the reggae band "Staylefish." The band went on to receive minor success around the Canadian college circuit, before Trevor left for Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. After re-locating back to Toronto, he started Corduroy (or Whatever Happened to Corduroy?) an indie-rock group that independently released a series of PWYC demo ep's they dubbed Demoroy's. Corduroy's music recently appeared in an online campaign for Chevrolet and in an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Corduroy eventually dissolved in 2010. Trevor is currently[ when? ] working on Doom Squad, an electronic music project he started with his two sisters Jaclyn and Allie. In early 2011, Doom Squad released their debut EP entitled "Land O' The Silver Birch" and subsequently set out on a west coast tour to promote it.

Blumas was the main protagonist in the 2015 music video for Fucked Up's song "Year of the Hare". [7]

Filmography

Film

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1999Dinner at Fred'sYoung Richard
1999Switching GoalsGreg Jeffries
2001 The Unsaid Kyle Hunter
2005 Ice Princess [5] Teddy Harwood

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Earth: Final Conflict Jebediah Good1 episode
1998 The Wall Ben HolstTelevision movie (segment: The Pencilholder)
Due South Young Fraser1 episode
Stranger in TownAaronTelevision movie
Little Men Nathanel Blake2 seasons
1999Monet: Shadow and LightDaniel FontaineTelevision movie
Seasons of LoveYoung HockingTelevision movie
Switching Goals Greg JeffriesTelevision movie
2000Virtual MomTomTelevision movie
2000 Twice in a Lifetime Young Ben Bogart"Curveball" (Season 2, Episode 4)
2001Teenage Ryan Storey"The Choice" (Season 2, Episode 22)
2001 Inside the Osmonds [8] Jimmy Osmond (older)Television movie
Jane Doe Michael DoeTelevision movie
2002Guilt by AssociationTeenage MaxTelevision movie
2004 Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story BeauTelevision movie
2007 Too Young to Marry CarterTelevision movie
2011 Warehouse 13 Geoffery Cedolia"Trials" (Episode 2, Season 3)

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