Corey William Large Explained

Corey William Large (born 18 October 1975) is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer of feature movies.^[1]

Early life and education

Large was born and raised in the Prospect Lake area of Saanich near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.^[2] After elementary school, he enrolled at St. Michaels University School.

Career

Large initially found work as a model. At age 21, he moved across the Georgia Strait and enrolled at the Vancouver Film School^[3] and later at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.^[4] He had background roles in the films Excess Baggage and Disturbing Behavior, before moving into post-production and financing projects.

He returned to St. Michaels University School^[5] to produce and act in Window Theory. He returned to his native Victoria to begin shooting a series of films, starting with Cannabis Kid.^[6]

Large currently splits his time between Santa Monica, Victoria and Hawaii.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Excess Baggage		Background performer
1998	Cold Feet	Male Model	Short
2004	Death and Texas	Prison Guard
2005	Window Theory	Ethan Humphries
2005	Chasing Ghosts	Cole Davies/Keris Alfiri
2005	Deep Rescue	Philip
2008	Loaded	Sebastian
2009	Lies & Illusions^[7]	Master Chief
2010	Toxic	Sid
2010	The Penthouse	Tyler	Also writer
2011	All Things Fall Apart	Paramedic Adam
2011	Machine Gun Preacher^[8]
2018	In Like Flynn	Rex	Also writer and producer
2020	Breach	Lincoln	Also writer and producer
2021	Cosmic Sin	Dash	Also writer and producer
2021	Apex	Carrion	Also writer and producer
2022		Mercer	Also writer and producer
2022	Paradise City	Zyatt	Also writer and producer
2022		Mercer	Also writer and producer
2023		Mercer	Also writer and producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Breaker High	San Diego Steve	Episode: "Kissin' Cousins"
1998	The Net	Nathan	Episode: "Harvest"
1999	So Weird	Albert	Episode: "Simplicity"
2000	Freedom War	Soldier McCammond
2001	Great Performances	Host	Episode: "Little Women"
2002	Providence	Jimmy	Episode: "Act Naturally"

As producer

• Window Theory, 2005 (executive producer)
• Chasing Ghosts, 2005 (executive producer)
• 7-10 Split, 2007 (executive producer)
• Fusion: Kanye West, Gnarls Barkley, Lupe Fiasco, 2007 (TV movie) (producer)
• Tooth and Nail, 2007 (executive producer)
• Senior Skip Day, 2008 (video) (executive producer)
• The Art of Travel, 2008 (executive producer)
• Loaded, 2008 (producer)
• , 2009 (executive producer)
• Toxic, 2010 (producer)
• The Penthouse, 2010 (producer)
• Gun, 2010 (executive producer)
• Hello Herman, 2011 (executive producer)
• Cross, 2011 (video) (executive producer)
• The Legend of Awesomest Maximus, 2011 (executive producer)
• The Obama Effect, 2012 (executive producer)
• Fire with Fire, 2012 (executive producer)
• Don Peyote, 2012 (executive producer)
• Welcome to the Jungle, 2013 (executive producer)
• Some Velvet Morning, 2013 (associate producer)
• Cannabis Kid, 2013 (producer)^[9]
• In Like Flynn, 2018 (producer)
• Vendetta, 2022 (producer)
• , 2022 (producer)
• Paradise City, 2022 (producer)
• , 2022 (producer)
• , 2023 (producer)
• One Ranger, 2023 (producer)^[10]
• Mob Land, 2023 (producer)

As writer

• Window Theory, 2005 (story)
• Chasing Ghosts, 2005 (story)
• Loaded, 2008 (writer)
• Toxic, 2010 (story)
• The Penthouse, 2010 (story)
• , 2022 (writer)^[11]
• Paradise City, 2022 (story)
• , 2022 (writer)
• , 2023 (writer)^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Movopia. Movies with Corey Large. 19 October 2012.
2. Web site: Reid. Michael D.. Can do style gets results. Victoria Times Colonist. 19 October 2012.
3. Web site: Corey Large. 18 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131019202241/http://www.manpaper.com/ViewCelebExtraInfo_7542_Biography.html. 19 October 2013. dead.
4. Web site: Victoria Times Colonist. Victoria native Corey Large makes it big in Hollywood. 10 June 2007. 22 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140123021600/http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=69b6c4e6-fd5d-47ba-8933-cebf26f95013. 23 January 2014. dead.
5. School Ties (St Michaels School newsletter). Window Theory. 11. Fall 2003. 22 January 2014. 23 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623180844/https://www.smus.ca/sites/default/files/assets/publications/pdfs/smus_sch_ties_fall03.pdf. dead.
6. Web site: Reid. Michael D.. Victoria Native Back for Filming. Victoria Times Colonist. 19 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202133855/http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/arts/story.html?id=e02f1393-698d-4c26-9d95-45a9cbfbc456. 2 February 2014. dead.
7. Web site: Lies and Illusions .
8. News: French. Phillip. Machine Gun Preacher. 19 September 2012. The Guardian UK. London. 10 August 2011.
9. News: 'Vampire Diaries' Star Nina Dobrev, Kellan Lutz to Join 'Kid Cannabis' (Exclusive) . The Hollywood Reporter . Borys . Kit . 8 May 2012.
10. Web site: Lionsgate Picks Up Thomas Jane & John Malkovich Action Thriller 'One Ranger' – AFM . . Anthony . D'Alessandro . October 26, 2022 . October 27, 2022.
11. Web site: Detective Knight: Rogue. New DVD Release Dates. August 12, 2022.
12. Web site: Bruce Willis' 'Detective Knight' Trilogy: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, & Everything We Know So Far . . P . Maddie . October 21, 2022 . October 21, 2022.