Von Flores | |
Birth Name: | Valentin Andres Tanga Flores IV |
Birth Date: | 1960 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Yearsactive: | 1987–present |
Children: | 2 |
Valentin Andres Tanga Flores IV, known by his professional name as Von Flores, is a Filipino-Canadian actor. He is often cast as commanding or aggressive characters.
Von was born in Malabon and lived in Pateros until age 13 when his family migrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City and the Centre for Actors' Study in Toronto.
Flores' first audition landed him a guest starring role on Night Heat. Flores went on to perform roles in a number of television productions, including the series and the Atlantis Films TekWar, TekJustice and TekLords TV movies. He has guest starred on such series as The Adventures of Sinbad, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, Forever Knight, E.N.G., Street Legal and .
Flores played Ronald Sandoval in Gene Roddenberry's , one of the lead characters and the only character to regularly appear in all 5 seasons.[2] [3]
Flores has also appeared in feature films, most notably in the critically acclaimed I Love a Man in Uniform and Eclipse. He also appeared in the 1995 film Picture Perfect as well as in the 1998 film Dogboys with Dean Cain and Tia Carrere.
Flores played Suba, a uranium smuggler in La Femme Nikita episode "Treason" (S1E7), which was broadcast on CTV and USA Network. In other works, he has played multiple roles in a variety of episodes from the internationally acclaimed television programme Mayday, his first role coming as Captain Ed Reyes in the season three episode "Bomb on Board" (Philippine Airlines Flight 434). Since then, he has played Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah in "Where is Malaysia 370?" (Malaysia Airlines flight 370) and co-pilot Zuwaldi in "Lethal Turn" (Garuda Indonesia Flight 152). More recently, he has played the part of the lead investigators in the episodes "Caught on Tape" (TransAsia Airways Flight 235), "Deadly Go Round" (China Airlines Flight 140), "No Warning" (Trigana Air Flight 267), and "Grounded: Boeing Max 8" (Lion Air Flight 610).
1989 | Renegades | Gangbanger | ||
1989 | Fireballs | Japanese Fireman | ||
1991 | data-sort-value="Big Slice, The" | The Big Slice | Sing Won Duck | |
1993 | data-sort-value="Man in Uniform, A" | A Man in Uniform | Kenny | |
1993 | Zero Patience | Ray | ||
1994 | Car 54, Where Are You? | Mr. Kim | ||
1994 | Eclipse | Henry | ||
1994 | Soft Deceit | Hooker / Detective | ||
1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | Viet | ||
1996 | Foreign Bodies | Denny | ||
1996 | Johnny Lee | |||
1997 | data-sort-value="Assignment, The" | The Assignment | Koj | |
2004 | Ham & Cheese | A.D. (MOW) | ||
2004 | data-sort-value="Confessor, The" | The Confessor | Father Andrews | |
2019 | Let It Snow | Mr. Bernal |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1988 | Night Heat | Danny Kai | Episode: "Chinatown" | |
1988 | War of the Worlds | Alex | Episode: "A Multitude of Idols" | |
1988, 1990 | Hitoshi Tanaka / A.J. | 2 episodes | ||
1989 | My Secret Identity | Dan Chen | Episode: "The Eyes of the Shadow" | |
1989 | Street Legal | Domingo Apalma | Episode: "Soul Custody" | |
1989 | E.N.G. | Seiji Koko | Episode: "The Chilling Effect" | |
1991 | Top Cops | Cinco | Episode: "Memorial Show" | |
1992 | Beyond Reality | Soong | Episode: "The Fire Within" | |
1993 | data-sort-value="Hidden Room, The" | The Hidden Room | Vinh | Episode: "While She Was Out" |
1993–1996 | Jack Wong / Marco | 8 episodes | ||
1994 | TekWar | Sonny Hokori | Television film | |
1994 | TekLords | |||
1994 | Model by Day | Johnny Lee | ||
1994 | TekWar: TekJustice | Sonny Hokori | ||
1994 | Forever Knight | Tran | Episode: "Can't Run, Can't Hide" | |
1995 | Down Came a Blackbird | Minh | Television film | |
1995 | Picture Windows | Judo Instructor | Episode: "Armed Response" | |
1995 | Picture Perfect | Marco | Television film | |
1996 | Gridlock | Mr. Seven | ||
1996 | Conundrum | Linh Tze Chou | ||
1996 | Harry | Episode: "The Robbery" | ||
1996 | Albert Volk | Episode: "The Ring" | ||
1996, 1997 | data-sort-value="Adventures of Sinbad, The" | The Adventures of Sinbad | Tetsu | 2 episodes |
1997 | La Femme Nikita | Suba | Episode: "Treason" | |
1997 | Johnny 2.0 | Carlos | Television film | |
1997–2002 | Ronald Sandoval / Jason | 110 episodes | ||
1998 | Blood on Her Hands | Mike Lee | Television film | |
1998 | Dogboys | Miguel | ||
1998 | Jong Sung | |||
1999 | Sirens | Assistant Coroner | ||
2001 | My Daughter's Secret Life | Kong | ||
2001 | Largo Winch | Ahmed Pangkor | 2 episodes | |
2002 | Adventure Inc. | Che Lao | Episode: "Memento Mori" | |
2003 | Starhunter | Darnell | Episode: "Torment" | |
2004 | Doc | Mr. Euchi | Episode: "No Pain, No Gain" | |
2004 | Home Beyond the Sun | Colonel Khan | Television film | |
2005 | Father Louis | |||
2005 | Human Trafficking | Rico | Miniseries | |
2005–2008 | Mr. Joseph Santos | 8 episodes | ||
2005–2021 | Air Crash Investigation | Various roles | ||
2006 | This Is Wonderland | Sammy | Episode #3.13 | |
2006 | Cow Belles | Nick Perez | Television film | |
2006 | Angela's Eyes | Kevin | Episode: "Eyes on the Prize" | |
2008 | ReGenesis | Mr. Lee | Episode: "Hep Burn and Melinkov" | |
2008 | Degrassi Spring Break Movie | Mr. Santos | Television film | |
2008 | Never Cry Werewolf | Detective Stalling | ||
2009 | data-sort-value="Line, The" | The Line | Eddie | 15 episodes |
2009 | data-sort-value="Dating Guy, The" | The Dating Guy | Customs Agent | Episode: "Boner Donor" |
2009 | Cra$h & Burn | Efram Garcia | Episode: "Freedom" | |
2009 | data-sort-value="Border, The" | The Border | Ashin Nanda | Episode: "Dying Art" |
2011 | InSecurity | Dr. Ho Lung | Episode: "Spies on Ice" | |
2011 | Skins | Hamilton Valero | Episode: "Daisy" | |
2011 | Lost Girl | Donovan | Episode: "Death Didn't Become Him" | |
2012 | Rookie Blue | Edwin Santos | Episode: "A Good Shoot" | |
2013 | data-sort-value="Listener, The" | The Listener | Tai Ling | Episode: "Witness for the Prosecution" |
2013 | Nikita | Kramer | 2 episodes | |
2014 | Lucky 7 | Dr. Chu | Episode: "Five More Minutes" | |
2015 | Killjoys | Suspicious Man | Episode: "Escape Velocity" | |
2017 | Conviction | Lu Jin | Episode: "Black Orchid" | |
2017 | Designated Survivor | Dr. Shen | Episode: "Outbreak" | |
2018 | data-sort-value="Detectives, The" | The Detectives | Detective Joe Malicdern | Episode: "Home" |
2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Curator | Episode: "The Old Switcheroo" | |
2019 | Private Eyes | Irving Guzman | Episode: "It Happened One Fight" | |
2019 | 5000 Years of Heroes | Li Yiji | 2 episodes | |
2020 | Coroner | Mario | Episode: "Borders" | |
2020 | Nurses | Tenzin | Episode: "Chrysalis" | |
2020 | Rising Suns | Charles Montenegro | 3 episodes |