Corey William Large (born 18 October 1975) is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer of feature movies.

Early life and education

Large was born and raised in the Prospect Lake area of Saanich near

Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. Th ...

, Canada. After elementary school, he enrolled at

St. Michaels University School St. Michaels University School (abbreviated SMUS) is an independent day and boarding school in the municipality of Saanich, the largest and most populous municipality in the Capital Regional District and on Vancouver Island. Previous headmasters i ...

Career

Large initially found work as a model. At age 21, he moved across the

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and enrolled at the

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and later at the

American Academy of Dramatic Arts The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA) is a private performing arts conservatory with two locations, one in Manhattan and one in Los Angeles. The academy offers an associate degree in occupational studies and teaches drama and related art ...

in Los Angeles. He had background roles in the films '' Excess Baggage'' and ''

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'', before moving into post-production and financing projects. He returned to St. Michaels University School to produced and act in ''Window Theory''. He returned to his native Victoria to begin shooting a series of films, starting with ''Cannabis Kid''. Large currently splits his time between Santa Monica, Victoria and Hawaii.

Filmography

Film

Television

As producer

* '' Window Theory'', 2005 (executive producer) * '' Chasing Ghosts'', 2005 (executive producer) * ''7-10 Split'', 2007 (executive producer) * ''Fusion'':

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, 2007 (TV movie) (producer) * '' Tooth and Nail'', 2007 (executive producer) * ''Senior Skip Day'', 2008 (video) (executive producer) * ''The Art of Travel'', 2008 (executive producer) * ''Loaded'', 2008 (producer) * '' Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever'', 2009 (executive producer) * ''Toxic'', 2010 (producer) * ''The Penthouse'', 2010 (producer) * ''Gun'', 2010 (executive producer) * ''Hello Herman'', 2011 (executive producer) * ''Cross'', 2011 (video) (executive producer) * ''The Legend of Awesomest Maximus'', 2011 (executive producer) * ''The Obama Effect'', 2012 (executive producer) * '' Fire with Fire'', 2012 (executive producer) * ''Don Peyote'', 2012 (executive producer) * ''Welcome to the Jungle'', 2013 (executive producer) * ''Some Velvet Morning'', 2013 (associate producer) * ''Cannabis Kid'', 2013 (producer) * ''

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'', 2018 (producer) * ''

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'', 2022 (producer) * '' Detective Knight: Rogue'', 2022 (producer) * ''

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'', 2022 (producer) * '' Detective Knight: Redemption'', 2022 (producer) * '' Detective Knight: Independence'', 2023 (producer) * ''

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'', 2023 (producer) * ''One Ranger'', TBA (producer)

As writer

* ''Window Theory'', 2005 (story) * '' Chasing Ghosts'', 2005 (story) * ''Loaded'', 2008 (writer) * ''Toxic'', 2010 (story) * ''The Penthouse'', 2010 (story) * '' Detective Knight: Rogue'', 2022 (writer) * ''

'', 2022 (story) * '' Detective Knight: Redemption'', 2022 (writer) * '' Detective Knight: Independence'', 2023 (writer)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Large, Corey William Living people Film producers from British Columbia Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from British Columbia People from the Capital Regional District 1975 births