Gordon Currie is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his role as

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in the ''

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'' films, and his role in horror films such as '' Puppet Master 4'', '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' and ''

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''. Currie has also directed, written, and produced several films, and works in both the United States and Canada in television and film roles.

Early life

Currie was born in

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, British Columbia, Canada. One of his first or breakthrough roles was playing Officer Palone on ''

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'' (1987). In 1991, after a couple of years working in locally shot TV and film in Vancouver, he moved to Los Ángeles to study acting; his first roommate was

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Career

Currie rented a two-bedroom flat off

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in California, where he lived for two years with roommate

. He worked for a while as a Ronald McDonald clown before moving on to roles on television and film, including two roles on '' Beverly Hills, 90210'', playing both Bobby Walsh, Brandon's ( Jason Priestley) and Brenda's ( Shannen Doherty) wheelchair-using cousin, and the role of Danny Five, Colin's ( Jason Wiles)

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dealer. In 1987, he received one of his first roles as Officer Palone on the series ''

'', episode "Two for the Road". He played in

television and film roles, as well as roles in the

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film ''

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'', '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'', ''The Terror Within II'', '' Puppet Master 4'', '' Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter'', and '' My Blue Heaven'' (starring Steve Martin,

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and Joan Cusack) before making the move to Los Angeles in 1991. Two years later, he had a supporting role in the

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His most prominent role has been that of

in the series of films ''

'', based on the series of best-selling books by

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and

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. His character,

, is the Antichrist, who attempts to marshal the forces of the

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against the followers of Christ.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Currie, Gordon Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Vancouver Year of birth missing (living people)