| Birth Date: | 13 November 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Yearsactive: | 1998–present |
| Height: | 6'9" (2.06 m) |
John DeSantis, sometimes credited as John De Santis or John Desantis, (born November 13, 1973) is a Canadian actor, best known as Lurch on the Fox Family show The New Addams Family.[1] [2] His other work includes a principal role in Disney's Touchstone Pictures film The 13th Warrior, in which he played a Viking warrior named Ragnar the Dour.[1] He has also appeared in television series Police Academy[1] and Supernatural.[3] [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | data-sort-value="13th Warrior, The" | The 13th Warrior | Ragnar - Dour | |
| 2001 | Thirteen Ghosts | Horace "Breaker" Mahoney, The Juggernaut | ||
| 2002 | Bus Guard #2 | |||
| 2003 | Padeen, Loblolly Boy | |||
| 2005 | data-sort-value="Long Weekend, The" | The Long Weekend | Cellmate | |
| Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus 3-D | Ollie the Giant (voice) | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2006 | Little Man | Bruno | ||
| 2007 | Stunts | |||
| 2008 | data-sort-value="Auburn Hills Breakdown, The" | The Auburn Hills Breakdown | Junior | Short film |
| 2009 | Skender | |||
| data-sort-value="Hole, The" | The Hole | Monster Dad | ||
| Stan Helsing | Frankenstein's Monster | |||
| 2010 | Gunther | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2014 | Mutant World | Giant Mutant | ||
| Seventh Son | Tusk | |||
| 2016 | Viking | Berserk | ||
| 2023 | Peter Pan & Wendy | Bill Jukes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Thug | Episode: "Karate Cops" | ||
| 1998–1999 | data-sort-value="New Addams Family, The" | The New Addams Family | Lurch | Main cast |
| 2000 | Harsh Realm | Big Tracker | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| 2001 | Stargate SG-1 | Jaffa #1 | Episode: "Double Jeopardy" | |
| Voyage of the Unicorn | Cratch | TV movie[5] | ||
| Los Luchadores | Hugo Furst | Episode: "The Mask of Diablo Azul" | ||
| Dead Last | Evil Ghost | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| Dark Angel | Miller, the Mangler | Episode: "Proof of Purchase" | ||
| Andromeda | Stalin Kuleshov | Episode: "Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way" | ||
| Hsigo | Episode: "Last Call at the Broken Hammer" | |||
| 2002 | Snow Queen | Satan | TV movie | |
| 2003 | Smallville | The Traveller | Episode: "Slumber" | |
| 2004 | Bigfoot | TV movie | ||
| Dead Like Me | Tiny | Episode: "Ghost Story" | ||
| 2005 | Earthsea | Kargide Soldier #1 | Miniseries | |
| Andromeda | Behemoth | Episode: "One More Day's Light" | ||
| Bloodsuckers | Ble-Ka | TV movie | ||
| Masters of Horror | Moonface | Episode: "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" | ||
| 2006 | Thorne | Recurring | ||
| 2007 | Painkiller Jane | Henry Perkins | Episode: "Breakdown" | |
| Flash Gordon | Night Hunter | Episode: "Alliances" | ||
| Strake | Episode: "Random Access" | |||
| The Dresden Files | Demon | Episode: "Storm Front" | ||
| 2008 | Demon Akiahacaric | Episode: "Pilot: Storm Front" | ||
| Supernatural | Freeman Daggett | Episode: "Ghostfacers" | ||
| Sanctuary | Stunt player; Episode: "Warriors" | |||
| 2009 | Knights of Bloodsteel | Goblin Strongarm | Miniseries | |
| data-sort-value="Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger, The" | The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger | Mule | TV movie | |
| Eureka | Big Ed | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Green" | ||
| data-sort-value="Troop, The" | The Troop | Mr. Toofgib | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Psych | Seven Foot Tall Man | Episode: "Dual Spires" | |
| 2011 | Smallville | Male Phantom Zone Inhabitant | Episode: "Dominion" | |
| Solomon Grundy | Episode: "Prophecy" | |||
| 2012 | Once Upon A Time | Dove | Episode: "Skin Deep" | |
| Big Time Movie | Maxwell | TV movie | ||
| Level Up | Blundergore the Giant | Episode: "You Don't Know Jack" | ||
| 2013 | Supernatural | The Golem | Episode: "Everybody Hates Hitler" | |
| 2013–2014 | Hell on Wheels | Irish Worker | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Supernatural | Scarecrow | Uncredited; Episode: "Fan Fiction" | |
| 2014–2015 | Falling Skies | Shaq | Recurring (season 4–5) | |
| 2015 | Olympus | Cyclops | Episode: "The Temple of Gaia" | |
| Chronos | Recurring | |||
| 2016 | data-sort-value="100, The" | The 100 | Servant / Gideon | 2 episodes |
| data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files | Band-Aid Nose Man | Episode: "Home Again" | |
| Supergirl | Draaga | Episode: "Survivors" | ||
| 2016–2017 | Mech-X4 | Davage | Recurring | |
| Van Helsing | Gustov | Recurring (season 1) | ||
| 2017 | Skinner #1 | Episode: "A Home" | ||
| Supernatural | Moloch | Episode: "The Memory Remains" | ||
| Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library | Frankenstein's Monster | TV movie | ||
| 2017–2019 | data-sort-value="Series of Unfortunate Events, A" | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Bald Man | Recurring |
| 2018 | Arrow | Grim Reaper | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Legends of Tomorrow | Ogre | 2 episodes |