Jonathan Scarfe | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1975 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Suki Kaiser |
| Parent(s) | Alan Scarfe Sara Botsford |
| Relatives | Barbara March (stepmother) |
Jonathan Scarfe (born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor.
Early life
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
Television
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
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
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
Film
| 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
| 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 |
| 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
References
- 1 2 3 4 "New faces of the West: Jake Weber, Jonathan Scarfe saddle up for Hell on Wheels". Calgary Herald. August 2, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "It's Miller Time - Interview with Van Helsing's Jonathan Scarfe". SciFiAndTvTalk. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Hell on Wheels Q&A – Jonathan Scarfe (Sidney Snow)". AMC. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- 1 2 ""TIES THAT BIND" STARS KELLI WILLIAMS AND JONATHAN SCARFE CAN RELATE TO THEIR CHARACTERS". uptv.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Convoluted 'Radio Free Albemuth' succumbs to dated sci-fi plot". Los Angeles Times. June 26, 2014. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ↑ "White Lies". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ↑ Database (undated). "Suki Kaiser Biography (1967 – )". filmreference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.