Louis Ferreira
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Ferreira as Homicide Detective Oscar Vega in the TV series Motive, 2015
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Born | Luís Ferreira 20 February 1966 Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal |
Nationality | Portuguese Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1986–present |
Louis Ferreira (also known as Luís Ferreira or Justin Louis, sometimes spelled as Justin Lewis) is a Portuguese Canadian actor.[1] Ferreira is best known for his roles in Stargate Universe as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of Durham County,[2] FBI Assistant Director John Pollock in Missing, and Art Blank in Saw IV.[3] He is currently starring in the CTV series Motive[4] as homicide detective Oscar Vega.[5]
Early life
Ferreira was born on 20 February 1966,[6] in Terceira, Azores, and emigrated with his parents to Canada early in his life. He grew up in the Jane and Finch neighborhood in North York, Ontario.[7]
The actor went by the stage name Justin Louis for 25 years until his Portuguese-born mother died in 2008, after which he decided to use his family name and "Louis", an approximation of his given name, "Luis".[1]
Career
Ferreira's resumé includes over 100 different onscreen credits, as he has appeared on a broad range of television shows, including lead roles in Hidden Hills,[8] Durham County, Urban Angel, and Missing. He has also played recurring or guest roles in various TV shows, including NCIS,[9] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[10] and Criminal Minds.[11] After playing the recurring roles of Declan in Season five of the TV series Breaking Bad[12] and Colonel Henderson Hall[13] in Primeval: New World[14] he currently stars in the CTV series Motive[4] as homicide detective Oscar Vega[15] with recurring roles in The Romeo Section,[16] and This Life.[17] He also hosted the television series Letters to God.[18]
In 2009, Ferreira was featured as David Maysles in the HBO award-winning film Grey Gardens[19] opposite Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. Other film credits include portraying Sarah Polley's husband in Dawn of the Dead[20] as well as roles in Shooter[21] and The Lazarus Child. Ferreira played the role of Earl in the 1995 film Blood and Donuts and appeared in the 2007 film Saw IV. Further credits include The Marsh,[22] Boozecan,[23] and The Big Slice.[24] He also portrayed Donald Trump in Trump Unauthorized[25] and was a lead in the miniseries The Andromeda Strain.
In 2011, he became known as “The Voice of Mazda”, voicing a series of commercials for their national campaign for two years.[26] Other voice-over work includes Police Officer Vince[27] in the TV series The Dating Guy[26] and Chet in the episode "Hyde and Go Shriek" in the animated children's series Tales from the Cryptkeeper.[28]
Awards
Ferreira won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Robert (Duke) Romano in Fallen Arches at the Chicago Alt.Film Fest in 1999.[29] In 2008, he won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his work portraying the serial killer Ray Prager in Durham County.[30][31] He was nominated for the same award in 2010 for the role of Colonel Everett Young in the TV series Stargate Universe.[32] He won the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2014 and 2015.[33][34] He was nominated for the same Leo Award in 2016.[35]
References
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- ↑ http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/tv/2009/10/01/11223086-sun.html
- ↑ http://www.tvweb.com/shows/hidden-hills/cast-crew
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/ncis/a-desperate-man-1629859/
- ↑ http://www.tv.com/shows/csi-crime-scene-investigation/nesting-dolls-386515/
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