Louis Ferreira Explained

Louis Ferreira
Birth Name:Luís Ferreira
Occupation:Actor
Birth Date:1966 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal
Years Active:1986–present
Nationality:Canadian

Louis Ferreira (born Luís Henrique da Rocha Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor.[1] Ferreira is known for his roles in Stargate Universe as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of Durham County,[2] FBI Assistant Director John Pollock in Missing, and Art Blank in Saw IV, Saw V, and Saw 3D.[3] He starred in the CTV series Motive[4] as homicide detective Oscar Vega.[5] Before 2008, he was credited under the stage name Justin Louis.

Early life

Ferreira was born on 20 February 1967,[6] in Terceira, Azores, and immigrated with his parents to Canada early in his life. He grew up in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood in North York, Ontario.[7]

The actor went by the stage name Justin Louis for 25 years until his Portuguese-born mother died in 2008, after which he decided to use his family name and "Louis", an approximation of his given name, "Luís".[1]

Career

Ferreira's résumé includes over 100 onscreen credits, as he has appeared on a broad range of television shows, including lead roles in Hidden Hills,[8] Durham County, Urban Angel, Missing, and Bad Blood. He has also played recurring or guest roles in various TV shows, including: NCIS,[9] ,[10] and Criminal Minds.[11] After playing the recurring roles of Declan in season five of Breaking Bad,[12] and Colonel Henderson Hall in .[13] [14] He also starred in the CTV series Motive as homicide detective Oscar Vega,[4] [15] with recurring roles in The Romeo Section,[16] and This Life.[17] He also hosted the television series Letters to God.[18]

In 2009, Ferreira was featured as David Maysles in the HBO award-winning film Grey Gardens opposite Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore.[19] Other film credits include portraying Sarah Polley's husband in Dawn of the Dead,[20] as well as roles in Shooter,[21] and The Lazarus Child. Ferreira played the role of Earl in the 1995 film Blood and Donuts and appeared in the 2007 film Saw IV. Further credits include The Marsh,[22] Boozecan,[23] and The Big Slice.[24] He also portrayed Donald Trump in Trump Unauthorized,[25] and was a lead in the miniseries The Andromeda Strain.

In 2010, he became known as FBI Swat Sergeant Brian in The Town filming in Los Angeles, California.

In 2011, he became known as "The Voice of Mazda", voicing a series of commercials for their national campaign for two years.[26] Other voice-over work includes Police Officer Vince in the TV series The Dating Guy,[27] [26] and Chet in the episode "Hyde and Go Shriek" in the animated children's series Tales from the Cryptkeeper.[28]

In 2017, he became part of the reboot S.W.A.T. with Shemar Moore. He plays the character Team Leader Sergeant Buck Spivey.

Awards

Ferreira won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Robert (Duke) Romano in Fallen Arches at the Chicago Alt.Film Fest in 1999.[29] In 2008, he won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his work portraying the serial killer Ray Prager in Durham County.[30] [31] He was nominated for the same award in 2010 for the role of Colonel Everett Young in the TV series Stargate Universe.[32] He won the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2014 and 2015.[33] [34] He was nominated for the same Leo Award in 2016.[35]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Doing LifeBobbyTV film
1987Craig Nordham
1988CocktailSoldier
Drop-Out MotherUnknownTV film
1989RenegadesRookie Cop
Brown Bread SandwichesFiorello
1990Defy GravityUnknown
StellaCocaine Dealer
data-sort-value="Kissing Place, The" The Kissing PlaceDaveTV film
1991data-sort-value="Big Slice, The" The Big SliceAndy McCafferty
Firing SquadGreg BlairTV film
Naked LunchExterminator #3
1992Aaron Sent MeSergeant Mallin
data-sort-value="Trial of Red Riding Hood, The" The Trial of Red Riding HoodM.C. PorkerTV film
1993Desiree's WishLutherShort film
Night OwlAlexTV film
Ultimate BetrayalWayne
Vendetta II: The New MafiaFrankie Jr.
Voices From WithinBrooks Taylor
1994BoozecanPasqua
1995Blood & DonutsEarl
data-sort-value="Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, A" A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart MakesYoung Frankie AvalonTV film
Jack Reed: One of Our OwnMick Williams
1996data-sort-value="Brother's Promise, A" A Brother's PromiseNick Thometz
1997Dad's Week OffChip
data-sort-value="Notorious 7, The" The Notorious 7Eddie Alighieri
data-sort-value="Perfect Mother, The" The Perfect MotherJohn Podaras
1998data-sort-value="Staircase, The" The StaircaseMr. Mouly
2000Everything Put TogetherRuss
data-sort-value="Contender, The" The ContenderAmerica Live ProducerUncredited
Fallen ArchesRobert "Duke" Romano
2001Loves Music, Loves to DanceDetective Vincent D'SalvaTV film
Scenes of the CrimeLouis
Stiletto DanceJames LauncherTV film
2002Savage MessiahVern
2004Dawn of the DeadLuis Clark
TricksDonny
data-sort-value="Child, The" The Lazarus ChildLewis Kern
Matt Tomley
2005Trump UnauthorizedDonald TrumpTV film
2006data-sort-value="Marsh, The" The MarshNoah Pitney
2007ShooterFBI Assistant Special Agent-In-Charge Howard Purnell
Saw IVArt
2008True Confessions of a Hollywood StarletSamTV film
2009Grey GardensDavid Maysles
2010data-sort-value="Weekend to Remember, A" A Weekend to RememberThomas TaylorShort film
data-sort-value="Town, The" The TownFBI SWAT Sergeant Brian
2012Dancing StillShaneShort film
2014Through the PaneLewis
2015Life on the LineMr. FontaineDirect-to-video release
2016ArthurAntonioShort film
Counter ActUnknown
2017data-sort-value="Undertaker's Son, The" The Undertaker's SonJohnathan Redding
2018data-sort-value="Lake, The" The LakeTherapist
data-sort-value="Great Lakutsa, The" The Great LakutsaFrank
2019DukeGuard
2022data-sort-value="Adventures of Peanut and Pig, The" The Adventures of Peanut and PigVoiceDirect-to-video release

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Kay O' BrienSantino's FriendEpisode: "Dollar and Sense"
1986–1988Night HeatJonesRayRick4 episodes
1988Katts and DogsOld CopEpisode: "Dogged Pursuit"
1988-1990T. and T.RomanJoe 'Dancin' Joe' DiMarco2 episodes
1988–89DannyEddie2 episodes
199021 Jump StreetDean's BrotherEpisode: "Back to School"
Top CopsDanny EdwardsEpisode: "George CadavidBill WillisAndrea Huff"
Street LegalDirk KendrickEpisode: "The Bracelet"
1991–1992Urban AngelVictor Torres15 episodes
1991Scales of JusticeJohn HorvathEpisode: "Regina vs Horvath"
1993Tales from the CryptkeeperChet (voice)Episode: "Hyde and Go Shriek"
Kirksey2 episodes
North of 60Claudio SangalliEpisode: "Ciao, Baby"
Kung-Fu: The Legends ContinuesKyle BettingerEpisode: "Dragonswing"
FrontlineTranslation VoiceoverEpisode: "Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo"
Monster ForceAdditional voices13 episodes
1995Peter KanisEpisode: "Leader of the Pack"
1995-1999data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" The Outer LimitsWinston MeyerburgFather John Royce2 episodes
1996Public MoralsDetective Mickey Crawford13 episodes
Local HeroesMert7 episodes
TwoBenEpisode: "No Man's Land"
1997data-sort-value="Pretender, The" The Pretender'Scooty' BoydEpisode: "Scott Free"
CrackerJeffreyLeon, The StalkerEpisode: Talk to Me"
1998–1999TrinityDetective Bobby McCallister9 episodes
1998TrevisEpisode: "Once Upon a Time"
data-sort-value="Net, The" The NetKyle LockwoodEpisode: "Death of an Angel"
MillenniumEdwardEpisode: "The Pest House"
ThreeMonty Williams2 episodes
data-sort-value="Sentinel, The" The SentinelArthur SabinEpisode: "Finkelman's Folly"
1999St. Michael's CrossingVincentPilot episode
Judging AmyMr. HarbertEpisode: "Near Death Experience"
Two Guys and a GirlBrandonEpisode: "Career Day"
2000data-sort-value="Fugitive, The" The FugitiveLeoEpisode: "Far From Home"
ERMichael MullerEpisode: "The Domino Heart"
Battery ParkDetective Ben Nolin6 episodes
BullJohn O'LearyEpisode: "One Night in Bangkok"
2001data-sort-value="Fighting Fitzgeralds, The" The Fighting FitzgeraldsJim10 episodes
2002–2003Hidden HillsDoug Barber18 episodes
2002Relic HunterKnowlesEpisode: "Under the Ice"
Mutant XHenry VoightEpisode: "Nothing to Fear"
200324Danny Dessler2 episodes
2004-2006MissingFBI Assistant Director John Pollack37 episodes
2005Ken WellstoneEpisode: "Nestling Dolls"
2006Jason AdamsEpisode: "Free Fall"
2007Durham CountyRay Prager6 episodes
2008data-sort-value="Andromeda Strain, The" The Andromeda StrainColonel James C. Ferrus4 episodes
2009–2010data-sort-value="Dating Guy, The" The Dating GuyPolice Officer Vince (voice)6 episodes
2009–2011Stargate UniverseColonel Everett Young41 episodes
2009Criminal MindsRoy ColsonEpisode: "Omnivore" credited as Justin Lewis
2012–2013Breaking BadDeclan3 episodes
2012-2024NCISMetro Detective Nick Burris/Harlan Atwood2 episodes
2012TouchFelipeEpisode: "Music of the Spheres"
data-sort-value="L.A. Complex, The" The L.A. ComplexDean Pirelli4 episodes
2013–2016MotiveOscar Vega52 episodes
2013Colonel Henderson Hall3 episodes
2013Rookie BlueJacob Blackstone2 episodes
2015–2016This LifeDavid K. Crowley10 episodes
2015data-sort-value="Romeo Section, The" The Romeo SectionFred Foy6 episodes
Ghost UnitLincoln1 episode
2016Bates MotelDr. Guynan2 episodes
AftermathBob 'Moondog' Black (voice)11 episodes
2016–2018TravelersRick Hall4 episodes
2017–2020S.W.A.T.Buck Spivey8 episodes
2017TakenCarlos MejiaPilot episode
Real DetectiveDetective John ConatyEpisode: "Blood Brothers"
2018data-sort-value="X-Files, The" The X-FilesDetective CostaEpisode: "Ghouli"
Bad BloodDomenic Cosoleto8 episodes
ArrowJerry BertinelliEpisode: "Divided"
data-sort-value="Fixer, The" The FixerGabrielPilot episode
2019–2020SEAL TeamDr. Conners3 episodes
2019data-sort-value="Man in the High Castle, The" The Man in the High CastleBrad Bellows6 episodes
LimetownMax Finlayson5 episodes
2020WestworldDr. AlpertEpisode: "Decoherence"
2021RiverdaleVittorio 'Vito' AltoEpisode: "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge"
2024ShōgunCaptain FerreiraEpisode: "Servants of Two Masters"

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Harris. Ferreira back to his roots. Torontosun.com. 2009-10-01. 2012-05-01.
  2. Web site: Durham County Cast & Crew. 2014-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20140809213537/http://www.tvweb.com/shows/durham-county/cast-crew. 2014-08-09. dead.
  3. Web site: Saw IV. Movieweb.com. 2012-05-01.
  4. Web site: Motive Official Web Site. https://web.archive.org/web/20121215141935/http://www.ctv.ca/Motive.aspx. dead. 15 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Oscar Vega Character Page. https://web.archive.org/web/20130104103046/http://www.ctv.ca/Motive/Bios/Louis-Ferreira.aspx. dead. 4 January 2013.
  6. Web site: Ferreira Fest 74.
  7. News: (no title). Toronto Sun.
  8. Web site: Hidden Hills Cast & Crew. 2014-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20150210122219/http://tvweb.com/shows/hidden-hills/cast-crew. 2015-02-10. dead.
  9. Web site: TV.com. NCIS - Season 9, Episode 13: A Desperate Man. TV.com. 2012-01-10. 2018-08-31.
  10. Web site: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Nesting Dolls. TV.com. TV.com.
  11. Web site: TV.com. Criminal Minds - Season 4, Episode 18: Omnivore. TV.com. 2009-03-18. 2018-08-31.
  12. Web site: Breaking Bad - Buyout - AMC.
  13. Web site: Colonel Henderson Hall Character Page.
  14. Web site: Primeval: New World Web Site.
  15. Web site: Oscar Vega Character Page.
  16. News: The Romeo Section.
  17. News: This Life.
  18. Web site: Letters to God. Ptvproductions.ca. 2012-05-01.
  19. Web site: Grey Gardens Cast. 2012-05-01. Movieweb.com.
  20. Web site: Dawn of the Dead. Movieweb.com. 2012-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221045737/http://www.movieweb.com/movie/dawn-of-the-dead-2004/cast-crew. 21 February 2014. dead.
  21. Web site: Shooter. Movieweb.com. 2012-05-01.
  22. Web site: The Marsh. Movieweb.com. 2012-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20121027233956/http://www.movieweb.com/movie/the-marsh. 27 October 2012. dead.
  23. Web site: Boozecan, 1994 Movie. Artistdirect.com. 2012-05-01.
  24. Web site: The Big Slice. Movieweb.com. 2012-05-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415074503/http://movieweb.com/movie/the-big-slice/. 15 April 2016. dead.
  25. Web site: Trump Unauthorized (TV Movie 2005). www.imdb.com.
  26. Web site: Interview: Louis Ferreira's Voiceovers.
  27. Web site: Character Bio: Police Officer Vince. 2012-05-01. Datingguy.com.
  28. Web site: Hyde and Go Shriek Cast.
  29. Web site: Whiteis. David. Chicago Alt.Film Fest. Chicagoreader.com. 1999-06-03. 2012-05-01.
  30. Web site: Gazette. The. Gemini Awards toasts Durham. Canada.com. 2008-11-29. 2012-05-01.
  31. Web site: lucastalent.com » Blog Archive Justin Louis wins a Gemini Award for his Leading role in DURHAM COUNTY - lucastalent.com. lucastalent.com.
  32. Web site: Nominations for the 2010 Gemini Awards. Anh Khoi. Do. 31 August 2010.
  33. Web site: 2014 Leo Awards Winners.
  34. Web site: 2015 Leo Awards Winners.
  35. Web site: 2016 Leo Awards Nominations.