Jonathan Scarfe

Jonathan Scarfe
Born (1975-12-16) December 16, 1975 (age 48)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
SpouseSuki Kaiser
Parent(s)Alan Scarfe
Sara Botsford
RelativesBarbara March (stepmother)

Jonathan Scarfe (born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor, director, and producer.

Early life

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He was born in Toronto, Ontario,[1] to actors Alan Scarfe and Sara Botsford. He dropped out of high school at age 15, and at the age of 16 he spent a year working at the Stratford Festival, where he learned about acting.[2]

Career

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Television

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Scarfe's first major role was on the Canadian teen drama Madison.[2] He appears in a recurring role as Chase Carter, the drug-abusing cousin of John Carter, on the medical-drama series ER.[2] His television guest appearances include the police procedural series NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami,[2] Cold Case; and the drama series The L Word,[2] as well as the supernatural drama series Grimm.[2]

Scarfe portrays Sheldon Kennedy in the biographical drama television film The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999), which follows the story of Kennedy – a former professional ice-hockey player with the Calgary Flames – who, after years of self-blame, self-guilt and secrecy, spoke out against his former coach and mentor Graham James and the sexual abuse Kennedy endured.[1] His other television films include the biographical drama television film Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003), portraying Jesus in the biographical drama television film Judas (2004).,[1] costarring with Jennifer Finnigan in 2015 television film Angel of Christmas and Alison Sweeney in the Hallmark Channel movie "Love On The Air" 2015.

His most notable television roles are Charlie Sagansky in the legal drama series Raising the Bar (2008–2009),[3] Sydney Snow in the western period drama series Hell on Wheels,[4][1] Matt McLean on the family drama, Ties That Bind[5] and Axel on the Syfy drama Van Helsing.[2]

Film

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He appears as protagonist Nicholas Brady in the science-fiction film Radio Free Albemuth (2009),[6] directed by John Alan Simon and based on the novel of the same name (1985) by Philip K. Dick. Scarfe appears as Mormon prophet Joseph Smith in the historical-fiction drama film The Work and the Glory (2004).[2] Scarfe also appears in 100 Days in the Jungle (2002), and White Lies (1998).[7]

Personal life

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He is married to actress Suki Kaiser.[8] At one point Scarfe took a break from acting and spent two and half years sailing around the world with his family.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Dead Innocent Jimmy
1998 Boogie Boy Leland Bowles
1998 The Lesser Evil Young Derek Eastman
1998 Short for Nothing Malcolm
1999 Crosswalk Dave Hiatt Short
2002 Liberty Stands Still Bill Tollman
2002 Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice Skipper Day Video
2002 The Bay of Love and Sorrows Michael Skid
2004 The Work and the Glory Joseph Smith
2005 The Work and the Glory II: American Zion Joseph Smith
2006 The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided Joseph Smith
2007 The Poet Oscar Koenig
2010 Radio Free Albemuth Nick Brady
2018 The Equalizer 2 Resnik

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Family Passions Rolf TV series
1994 Highlander: The Series Kelly "Courage"
1994 Hawkeye Andrew "The Warrior"
1994–1995 Madison R.J. Winslow Main role
1995 Murder, She Wrote Jamie Carlson "Game, Set, Murder"
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Series Toby Finch "Thicker Than Water"
1996 The Morrison Murders: Based on a True Story Luke Morrison TV film
1996 NYPD Blue Ted Manos "Ted and Carey's Bogus Adventure"
1996 The Outer Limits Charlie Walters "Straight and Narrow"
1997 Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Keith TV film
1997 Poltergeist: The Legacy Lucas "Lives in the Balance"
1997 Daughters Jimmy Romeo TV film
1997 Total Security Ted Hardy "Who's Poppa?"
1997–2001 ER Chase Carter Recurring role
1998 White Lies Ian McKee TV film
1999 The Wrong Girl Steve Fisher TV film
1999 The Sheldon Kennedy Story Sheldon Kennedy TV film
1999 Diagnosis: Murder Quinn Montgomery "Murder at Midterm"
2000 Code Name Phoenix Kenny Baker TV film
2000 The Outer Limits Vince "Gettysburg"
2000 Blood Money Peter Kafelnikoff TV film
2000 Level 9 Cypher "Mob.com"
2001 Gideon's Crossing Chester / Uncle / Joey "The Others"
2002 Tom Stone Wyman "The Grand Alliance"
2002 Philly Tommy Cabretti "There's No Business Like No Business"
2002 The Division Arnold Milbank "Full Moon"
2002 100 Days in the Jungle Grunt TV film
2003 The Atwood Stories Fred "Betty"
2003 Burn: The Robert Wraight Story Robert Wraight TV film
2003 Mafia Doctor Danny TV film
2003 Peacemakers Dean Wilder "A Town Without Pity"
2004 The Clinic (Animal clinic) Andrew MacDonald TV film
2004 Judas Jesus TV film
2004 The L Word Matt "Listen Up", "Liberally"
2004 CSI: Miami Chase Shaw "Legal"
2005 Dr. Vegas Logan "Babe in the Woods"
2005 Grey's Anatomy Hank "Shake Your Groove Thing"
2005 Into the West General George Armstrong Custer TV miniseries
2006 Commander in Chief Richard Laughlin "State of the Unions"
2006 Proof of Lies Sam Buckner TV film
2006 Above and Beyond Bill Jacobson TV miniseries
2007 Carolina Moon Dwight Collier TV film
2007 Crossing Jordan Ken Scott "Hubris"
2007 Cold Case Will Paige, 1938 "World's End"
2007 Conspiracy Cole Farris "Pilot"
2008 Smallville Robert Queen "Veritas"
2008 Vipers Cal Taylor TV film
2008–2009 Raising the Bar Charlie Sagansky Main role
2009 Hidden Crimes Kurt Warnecke TV film
2010 The Glades Mark Ellison "Booty"
2010 One Angry Juror Curtis TV film
2010 Matadors Mitch Galloway TV film
2011 Flashpoint Frank McCormick "Collateral Damage"
2011 Law & Order: LA Douglas Cantu "Benedict Canyon"
2011 Desperate Housewives Andrew "And Lots of Security..."
2011 The Closer Spencer Pittman "A Family Affair"
2011 Hallelujah Caleb TV film
2012 Drew Peterson: Untouchable Jeff Aberdeen TV film
2012 Private Practice Mr. Murphy "You Break My Heart"
2012 Perception Roger Probert Recurring role
2012 Grimm Reverend Calvin "The Good Shepherd"
2014 Hell on Wheels Sydney Snow Recurring role (season 4)
2015 Love on the Air Nick Linden TV film
2015 Ties That Bind Matt McLean Main role
2015 Angel of Christmas Brady Howe TV film
2016 Dater's Handbook George TV film
2016 The Magicians Joe "Homecoming"
2016–2021 Van Helsing Axel Miller Main role, director, producer
2017 Bosch Andy Fink "The Sea King"
2017 Doubt Officer Dixon "Finally"
2017 Christmas Solo Nate TV film, post-production
2020 FBI: Most Wanted Quentin Garvey "Prophet"
2020 The 100 Conductor Doucette "Welcome to Bardo" "Etherea" "The Stranger"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "New faces of the West: Jake Weber, Jonathan Scarfe saddle up for Hell on Wheels". Calgary Herald. August 2, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "It's Miller Time - Interview with Van Helsing's Jonathan Scarfe". SciFiAndTvTalk. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Advocate talks to Jonathan Scarfe about his role as a gay law clerk on TNT's "Raising the Bar"". greginhollywood.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Hell on Wheels Q&A – Jonathan Scarfe (Sidney Snow)". AMC. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  5. ^ a b ""TIES THAT BIND" STARS KELLI WILLIAMS AND JONATHAN SCARFE CAN RELATE TO THEIR CHARACTERS". uptv.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Convoluted 'Radio Free Albemuth' succumbs to dated sci-fi plot". Los Angeles Times. June 26, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "White Lies". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  8. ^ Database (undated). "Suki Kaiser Biography (1967 – )". filmreference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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