Canadian actor
Gordon Currie
Born Nationality Canadian Occupations Years active 1988 - 2009 Spouses
Sarah Plommer
(
m. 1999;
div. 2003)
Maxine McCulloch 2004
Gordon Currie is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in the Left Behind films,[1] and his role in horror films such as Puppet Master 4 , Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and Blood and Donuts .[2] Currie has also directed, written, and produced several films,[3] [4] and works in both the United States and Canada in television and film roles.
Early life
Currie was born in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada.[5] [2] One of his first breakthrough roles was playing Officer Palone on 21 Jump Street (1987). In 1991, after a couple of years working in locally shot TV and film in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles to study acting; his first roommate was Brad Pitt .[6]
Career
Currie rented a two-bedroom flat off Melrose Avenue in California, where he lived for two years with roommate Brad Pitt . He worked for a while as a Ronald McDonald clown before moving on to roles on television and film, including two roles on Beverly Hills, 90210 , playing both Bobby Walsh, Brandon's (Jason Priestley ) and Brenda's (Shannen Doherty ) wheelchair-using cousin, and the role of Danny Five, Colin's (Jason Wiles ) cocaine dealer.[2] In 1987, he received one of his first roles as Officer Palone on the series 21 Jump Street , episode "Two for the Road". He played in Vancouver television and film roles, as well as roles in the Joel Schumacher film Cousins , Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan , The Terror Within II , Puppet Master 4 , Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter , and My Blue Heaven (starring Steve Martin , Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack ) before making the move to Los Angeles in 1991. Two years later, he had a supporting role in Alive (1993 film)
His most prominent role has been that of Nicolae Carpathia in the series of films Left Behind , based on the series of best-selling books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins . His character, Nicolae Carpathia , is the Antichrist ,[7] who attempts to marshal the forces of the Global Community against the followers of Christ.
Filmography
Film
Television
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