Daniel Petronijevic (born March 28, 1981 in Scarborough, Ontario), known professionally as Dan Petronijevic, is a Canadian actor who has appeared in various feature films, including the '' American Pie'' franchise, and in TV shows such as '' 19-2'', ''

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'', '' Cardinal'', and ''

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''. He also has extensive experience doing voice acting for numerous animated series. His most recent acting role was playing detective Marv Bozwick in the film '' Spiral''.

Early life

Petronijevic is of Serbian descent. He was born on March 28, 1981 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and moved with his family from

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to Scugog Township as a youth. He made his theatrical debut as a teenager in

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, where he was spotted by a talent agent.

Career

Petronijevic is best known for his role as the antagonistic Montreal Police Service Officer J.M. Brouillard in the English adaptation of the ensemble police drama '' 19-2''. For that role, he was nominated "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series" at the

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in 2014. Petronijevic also won the role of Thad Guerwitcz in

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's 2003 sports drama ''

''. He played a closeted professional football player who is

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by his boyfriend. Petronijevic's other roles include Brody in ''

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'' (TV series and film) and Ronald Stiviletto in '' Happy Town''. He also worked on the shows ''

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'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Petronijevic played the role of Bull in the films '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' and '' American Pie Presents: Beta House''. Along with

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, he co-starred in ''

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''. Other films he has appeared in include '' Angel Eyes'' with Jennifer Lopez and ''

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'' with

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respectively. Petronijevic has the recurring role of McMurray in the Canadian

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'', a series which was created by his fellow ''19-2'' actor Jared Keeso. He also co-stars in the second season of the crime drama '' Cardinal'' as the drug enforcer Leon. Petronijevic is also a prolific voice actor, having worked on numerous animated television series. He voiced and sang as the character Geoff in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He later reprised the role in the spin-off series '' Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race''. He voiced Adam Spitz in the cartoon series ''

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''. He has also played several characters on the show '' Bakugan'' including those of Spectra, Julio Santana, and more recently, Jake Vallory. Other characters include Tarantula Boy on ''

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'', Corey on ''

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'', GT on ''

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'' and most recently Trent Trotter on '' Corn & Peg''. Petronijevic also plays the role of Erik in ''

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''. He is a voice actor in '' Beyblade: Metal Fusion'', performing the roles of Blader DJ, Dynamis and Dashan Wang. He provided the voice over narration in '' Beyblade: Shogun Steel'' and '' BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz''. Since 2007, he is the official announcer of the

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network.

Filmography

Features and TV

* 1995 - ''To Save the Children'' (TV Movie) * 1995 - '' Are You Afraid of the Dark'' (TV Series) * 1996 - '' Ready or Not'' (TV Series) * 1996 - ''Goosebumps'' (TV Series) * 1996 - ''

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'' (TV Movie) * 1996 - ''Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story'' (TV Movie) * 1996 - ''Hidden in America'' (TV Movie) * 1997 - ''

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'' (TV Series) * 1997 - ''In His Father's Shoes'' (TV Movie) * 1998 - ''Blind Faith'' (Feature) * 1998 - ''Dream House'' (TV Movie) * 1999 - ''

Animorphs ''Animorphs'' is a science fantasy series of children's books written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, writing together under the name K. A. Applegate, and published by Scholastic. It is told in first person, with all ...

'' (TV Series) * 1999 - ''A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story'' (TV Movie) * 1999 - '' PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'' (TV Series) * 2000 - ''

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'' (TV Series) * 2000 - ''

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'' (TV Series) * 2001 - '' Angel Eyes'' (Feature) * 2001 - ''High Explosive'' (Feature) * 2001 - '' Jett Jackson: The Movie'' (TV Movie) * 2001 - ''

My Horrible Year! ''My Horrible Year!'' is a 2001 television movie produced for Showtime, starring Allison Mack, Caterina Scorsone, and Dan Petronijevic. The film was directed by Eric Stoltz, and includes a cameo by Bret Hart, the professional wrestler. This produ ...

'' (TV Movie) * 2001 - ''Dangerous Child'' (TV Movie) * 2002 - ''The Circle'' (Feature) * 2002 - '' Earth: Final Conflict'' (TV Series) * 2002 - ''

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'' (TV Series) * 2002 - ''

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'' (TV Movie) * 2003 - '' The Eleventh Hour'' (TV Series) * 2003 - ''

Soldier's Girl ''Soldier's Girl'' is a 2003 biographical drama film written by Ron Nyswaner and directed by Frank Pierson. It is based on a story of the relationship between Barry Winchell and Calpernia Addams and the events that led up to Barry's murder by a ...

'' (TV Movie) * 2003 - ''

Twelve Mile Road ''Twelve Mile Road'' is a 2003 American drama television film written and directed by Richard Friedenberg, based on the 1994 novel ''Mystery Ride'' by Robert Boswell. The film stars Tom Selleck, Wendy Crewson, Maggie Grace, Anna Gunn, and Patric ...

'' (TV Movie) * 2003 - ''Word of Honor'' (TV Movie) * 2003 - ''

'' (TV Series) * 2004 - ''

'' (Feature) * 2005 - ''Absolution'' (TV Movie) * 2005 - '' Code Breakers'' (TV Movie) * 2005 - ''

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'' (TV Series) * 2005 - ''Our Fathers'' (TV Movie) * 2006 - '' American Pie Presents The Naked Mile'' (Feature) * 2006 - ''

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'' * 2007 - '' 'Til Death Do Us Part'' (Mini Series) * 2007 - ''

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'' (Mini Series) * 2007 - ''The Company'' (TV Mini Series) * 2007 - '' American Pie Presents: Beta House'' (Feature) * 2008 - ''Menace'' (TV Movie) * 2008 - '' M.V.P.'' (TV Series) * 2008 - ''For the Love of Grace'' (TV Movie) * 2008 - '' The Border'' (TV Series) * 2009 - ''Throwing Stones'' (TV Movie) * 2009 - ''Carny'' (TV Movie) * 2009 - ''

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'' (TV Series) * 2009 - ''

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'' (TV Series) * 2010 - '' Happy Town'' (TV Series) * 2010 - ''Harm's Way'' (Feature) * 2011 - '' Murdoch Mysteries'' (TV Series) * 2011 - '' Falling Skies'' (TV Series) * 2011 - '' Against the Wall'' (TV Series) * 2010-2012 - ''

'' (TV Series) * 2012 - ''

(TV Series) * 2013 - '' Played'' (TV Series) * 2013 - ''

'' (Feature) * 2014 - '' Bitten'' (TV Series) * 2011-2015 - '' 19-2'' (TV Series) * 2015 - '' He Never Died'' (Feature) * 2016-2020 - ''

'' (TV Series) * 2017 - ''

'' (Feature) * 2018 - '' Cardinal'' (TV Series) * 2020 - '' Transplant'' Season 1 Episode 9 "Under Pressure", played Officer Brent

Animated Series

*2000

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(Voice) *2001-2004

(Voice) *2002

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(Voice) *2004

(Voice) *2006

(Voice) *2006-2007

(Voice) *2007

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(English Voice) *2007

(Voice) *2007-2010 Magi-Nation (Voice) *2009 The Amazing Spiez (Voice) *2009

(Voice) *2010

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(Voice) *2010-2011

(Voice) *2012 Beyblade: Shogun Steel (English Voice) *2011-2012

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(Voice) *2009 Beyblade: Metal Fusion (English Voice) *2010

(Voice) *2013 Fish N Chips: The Movie (Voice) *2014-2017 Trucktown (Voice) *2015 Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (Voice) *2018–present Bakugan: Battle Planet (English Voice) *2019-2020 Corn & Peg (Voice) *2019–present

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(Voice) *2021 Battle Game in 5 Seconds (English Voice)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petronijevic, Dan 1981 births Living people Canadian male voice actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of Serbian descent People from Scugog