Cary Ernst Harth (born February 2, 1970) is a

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Life and career

Harth was born in

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, Canada. He got his first role of acting as a kindergartner when the drama club cast the school's largest child to play Santa in their

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pageant. Involved in community theatre and

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during high school, it wasn't until he relocated to

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in 1989 that he seriously pursued acting full-time. Prior to landing his first professional gig in a TV commercial for a food chain, Harth toured the semi-pro wrestling circuit in Canada's small towns and provinces as ''The Bible Thumper'', adorned in black robes with a cross shaved on his head. He made his professional acting debut in ''Green Dolphin Beat'', a Spelling telefilm for

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. He has since guest-starred in the black and white episode of ''

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'', been '' Saved'' on

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, co-starred with

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as her bodyguard, Eightball, in

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's '' Monster Island'', wrestled

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in Hallmark's ''

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'' and appeared in other television series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Dead Zone'' and '' The Outer Limits''. On the big screen, Harth's credits include portraying Lowell Lee Andrews in the multi-awarded '' Capote'' (with

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), racing through downtown

with

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in '' Are We There Yet?'', chasing Scooby and Shaggy as Miner 49er in '' Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'', ''

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'', '' Say It Isn't So'', ''

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'', ''Camouflage'', ''

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'', '' Excess Baggage'', '' Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball'' and '' Dead Rising: Watchtower''.Dead Rising: Watchtower’
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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harth, C. Ernst 1970 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from Ontario 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors