Shawn Doyle

Shawn Doyle (born September 19, 1968) is a Canadian actor.

Shawn Doyle
Born (1968-09-19) September 19, 1968
Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present

Background

Doyle was born and raised in Wabush (Labrador), Newfoundland. He was exposed to acting at young age, as his father was the founder of a local theatre group.[1] Later, he moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University.

Career

He has won three awards for his critically acclaimed performance as Dennis Langley in The Eleventh Hour. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has also starred in the American shows 24 as Ronnie Lobell, Desperate Housewives as Mr. Hartley, and Big Love.[2] He has also made several film appearances: as Jack Shepard in Frequency, Brian in 1998's Babyface, Stephen in the 2005 film Sabah, and as Ray in Grown Up Movie Star (which he co-produced). Other roles include John in the film adaptation of The Robber Bride and a lawyer in Lost. He had a recurring turn as Joey Henrickson, a former NFL player and brother of Bill Henrickson, the main character in the HBO series Big Love. He had a brief role on the short-lived but acclaimed FX series Terriers. He starred as agoraphobic chess genius Arkady Balagan in the Showcase original series Endgame.[3] In the fall of 2011, he starred as the future first Canadian prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald in the CBC TV movie John A.: Birth of a Country. His performance won him a 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a television film or miniseries.[4]

In 2012, he appeared in an episode of King. He has appeared in three episodes of Republic of Doyle as Carl Maher. He appeared in the Canadian film The Disappeared in the fall of 2012. He played in an episode of CBS's Vegas as FBI agent Patrick Byrne in 2013. In 2013, he began the recurring role of Isaac Taft on the Canada-based Syfy series Lost Girl. 2014 saw Doyle portray Aleksandre Belenko on Covert Affairs.[5] He portrays Will Graham's defense attorney Leonard Brower on NBC's Hannibal, appeared as Chief of Police Vern Thurman on Fargo,[1] and portrays Jackie Sharp's boyfriend (then later husband), Alan Cooke on House of Cards.[6] In 2015, he appeared in a recurring role on This Life as high school principal, Andrew Wallace, and Sadavir Errinwright on the Syfy series The Expanse.[7]

Filmography

Movies
Year Title
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight
1996 The Hangman's Bride
2000 Frequency
2001 Don’t Say a Word
2005 Sabah: A Love Story
2009 Whiteout
2011 John A.: Birth of a Country
2013 The Returned
2014 Lizzie Borden Took an Ax

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 The City Det. McKeigan
2002–2005 The Eleventh Hour Dennis Langley
2004 Desperate Housewives Mr Hartley
2005 24 Ronnie Lobell
2006–2010 Big Love Joey Henrickson
2008 Lost Duncan Forrester Episode "Eggtown"
2010 Lie To Me Mike Salinger Episode "In The Red"
2010 - 2014 Republic of Doyle Carl Maher Guest role (recurring)
2011 Endgame Arkady Balagan Lead role
2014 House of Cards Alan Cooke
2014 Fargo Vern Thurman Guest role
2014 Covert Affairs Aleksandre Belenko Season 5 recurring
2015–2018 The Expanse Sadavir Errinwright
2015 This Life Andrew Wallace Season 1 recurring
2016– Frontier Samuel Grant
2017 Bellevue Peter Welland Lead role
2018 Impulse Jeremiah Miller
2019 Unspeakable (TV series) Ben Landry
2020 Mirage Doug Marsh
2020 Cardinal Scott Riley Series 4
2020 The Comey Rule Bill Priestap

Awards
YearAwardFilm/TV showRoleResult
2013ACTRA award for Outstanding Performance - MaleThe DisappearedPete[8]Won
2013Canadian Screen Award Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a television film or miniseriesJohn A.: Birth of a CountryJohn A. Macdonald[4]Won
2007Gemini Award for Outstanding Male Performance In A Dramatic Program Or MiniseriesThe Robber BrideJohn GrismerWon
2005Gemini Nomination for Outstanding Performance In A Guest-starring RoleThe Eleventh HourDennis Langley[9]Nominated
2004Gemini Nomination for Outstanding Male Performance In A Leading RoleThe Eleventh HourDennis Langley[9]Nominated
2003ACTRA Toronto Award for Outstanding Performance - MaleThe Eleventh HourDennis Langley[10]Nominated

References
  1. "Interview: The Star of Fargo on Being a Dad". canadianfamily.ca. April 21, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. "'Big Love' showed too much love to big cast". popmatters.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. Frederick, Brittany (January 9, 2012). "Q&A: Shawn Doyle Plays A Brilliant 'Endgame'". starpulse.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. "CBC's Rick Mercer Report snags 3 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  5. Prudom, Laura (July 29, 2014). "'Covert Affairs' Taps 'Fargo' Thesp Shawn Doyle in Recurring Role". variety.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  6. "Labrador actor Shawn Doyle scores role on House of Cards". cbc.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. "SHAWN DOYLE The Expanse, House of Cards & MORE «  Sea and be Scene". seaandbescene.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  8. "Shandi Mitchell | Shawn Doyle Wins Outstanding Performance Award". www.shandimitchell.com. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  9. Morgan, Aidan. "Shawn Doyle". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  10. Tillson, Tamsen (February 7, 2003). "ACTRA awards back". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
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