| Lew Temple | |
| Birth Date: | 1967 10, mf=y |
| Birth Place: | Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1993–present |
Lew Temple (born October 2, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film Domino; Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress; and Axel in the third season of The Walking Dead.
Temple was raised in Texas.[1] He was the 1982 Baseball MVP at Rollins College,[2] and graduated in 1985.[3]
Though he was not good enough for the big leagues, he continued with his love for baseball, snagging roles as a minor league bullpen catcher for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros.[3] In 1986, he was a scout for the New York Mets,[4] and would later go on to serve as Assistant Director of Minor League Operations and Scouting for the Astros until 1993.[5]
Temple has had several film roles in the horror genre, appearing in Rob Zombie's horror film, The Devils Rejects as Adam Banjo, portraying Sheriff Winston in the prequel to the remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and as Noel Kluggs in Rob Zombie's slasher film, Halloween.[6] Temple played Marv in Trailer Park of Terror, and Pete in the thriller/horror film House. In 2016, he starred in Rob Zombie's slasher film 31 as Psycho-Head.[7]
Temple's other film roles include Locus Fender in the action film Domino, a paramedic in the crime thriller Déjà Vu, Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress, Brian LaRue in a proof of concept for the science-fiction film The Three,[8] Ned in the thriller Unstoppable[9] and Montgomery Blair, a member of Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet, in the film Saving Lincoln, which tells the President's story through the eyes of Ward Hill Lamon, a former law partner, friend, and primary bodyguard.
Temple appeared in an episode of as Billy Chadwick, a local loner in a grizzly bear murder case. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of as Mr. Loobertz, and in 2011 he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds, in which he played a former fisherman turned part-time deliveryman called Bill Thomas, who kidnaps Alison Sparks.
His most notable television role was on The Walking Dead as Axel, a prisoner survivor of the zombie apocalypse.[10] [11]
In 2015, Temple received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Annual Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival.[12] The award is given to a distinguished actor recognized for his continuing work in the industry of film and video.
In 2002, Temple was let go from a film contract because he dismissed symptoms of a serious illness. A near-death experience resulted in an examination at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, where he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and a forty percent chance of survival. He stayed in the hospital for eight months and underwent chemotherapy treatment.[3] He is a leukemia survivor.[13]
In 2009, Temple was involved in a charity event for breast cancer called Bowling for Boobies.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | Baseball Player | |
| Jason's Lyric | Man on Bus | ||
| 1995 | Crazy Man | ||
| 1997 | Rick Sharpe | ||
| 1998 | Waiter | ||
| 1999 | Audience Member #2 | ||
| 2000 | Born to Win | Raymond | |
| Red Ink | Martin Mueller | ||
| 2001 | On the Borderline | Web | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Bill | |
| Parasite Dolls | Caine | Voice, English dub | |
| 21 Grams | County Sheriff | ||
| 2005 | Adam Banjo | ||
| Domino | Locus Fender | ||
| 2006 | Come Early Morning | Man | Voice |
| Deputy Tommy Smalls | |||
| Heavens Fall | Wade Wright | ||
| Gary | Short film | ||
| Sheriff Winston | |||
| Deja Vu | Paramedic | ||
| 2007 | Waitress | Cal | |
| Halloween | Noel Kluggs | ||
| 2008 | Trailer Park of Terror | Marv | |
| House | Pete | ||
| Hitchhiker | |||
| Gun Dealer | Short film | ||
| 2009 | Someone's Knocking at the Door | Coroner Tom Collins | |
| Otis E. | The Cashier | ||
| Silent Night, Zombie Night | Jeffrey Hannigan | ||
| Happy in the Valley | Chris | ||
| 2010 | Lonnie | ||
| Ivan | |||
| Unstoppable | Ned Oldham | ||
| 2011 | Montana Amazon | Trevor | |
| Rango | Furgus/Hitch | Voice | |
| Asparagus | Counselor #2 | Short film | |
| Zombex | Aldous Huxtable | ||
| We Are Family | Norm | ||
| 2012 | MoniKa | Lloyd | |
| The Garden | |||
| Saving Lincoln | Montgomery Blair | ||
| Ray Ray | |||
| Lawless | Abshire | ||
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Hollis | |
| Night Moves | Wandering Camper | ||
| 2014 | Wicked Blood | Donny Baker | Direct-to-video |
| Ellis Wyatt | |||
| 2015 | Desierto | Border Patrol officer | Mexican film |
| 2016 | 31 | Psycho-Head | |
| 2017 | The Endless | Tim | |
| Feral | Talbot | ||
| Kidnap | Terrence "Terry" Vicky | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Land Pirate Lew | [15] |
| Between the Darkness | Roy Grady | ||
| 2020 | Laura Hasn't Slept | Dr. Parsons The Monstrosity | Short film |
| 2021 | Spirit Untamed | Wrangler/Conductor | Voice |
| 2022 | Monstrous | Mr. Alonzo | |
| The Castle | Walter Brown | ||
| Corsicana | Jack Donner |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dragon Half | Ticket Man | Voice, video short |
| 1994 | Saiyûki | Monk/Village Chief | Voice, television film |
| Dirty Pair Flash: Mission 3 Act 1 | Additional Voices | Video short | |
| 1995 | Golden Boy | Animator E | Voice, video |
| Mover | Miniseries | ||
| 1996 | Elf o karu mono-tachi | Various | Voice |
| Burn up W | Ashuhara | Voice, video | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Whit Ganz | Episode: "Miracle at Middle Creek" | |
| 1996–1997 | Martian Successor Nadesico | Additional Voices | 10 episodes |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Nick Devlin | Episode: "Full Contact" |
| Kimera | Guard | Voice, video | |
| Nash Lee | Episode: "A Streetcar with Desire" | ||
| 1998 | Musician #2 | 2 episodes | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Louie | Episode: "On the Border" | |
| Slayers OVA 1 | Bandit/Additional Voices | Video | |
| Generator Gawl | Various | Unknown episodes | |
| Dirty Pair: Mission II, Act I | Goat Abiko/Additional Voices | Video | |
| Go Nagai's New Cutey Honey | Moto-Mutant 2/Additional Voices | Video | |
| Gasaraki | Additional Voices | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Shadow War | Kusui / Musician 2 | Video |
| 2000 | Various | Voice, video | |
| 2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Ollie Olmedo | Episode: "Saturday Night" |
| 2007 | Billy Chadwick | Episode: "A Grizzly Murder" | |
| 2009 | Esperanza Beach | Watson | Video short |
| How to Study Your Bible for Kids | Commissioner Context | Video short | |
| 2010 | Mr. Loobertz | Episode: "Full Throttle" | |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Bill Thomas | Episode: "Coda" |
| Cross | Detective Red | Video | |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Stuart Rizzi | Episode: "Kahu" |
| 2012–20132013 | The Walking DeadJustified | AxelGrady | Season 3 (Recurring role; 8 episodes)1 episode |
| 2015 | Review | Shovel Hitter | Episode: "Buried Alive, 6 Star Review, Public Speaking" |
| Longmire | Archer Loftus | 3 episodes | |
| Wicked City | Dave Keller | 3 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Additional voices | |||
| 2011 | Killzone 3 | ISA Soldiers | ||
| Rango | Turley | |||
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional voices |