Merwin Mondesir (born February 21, 1976) is a Canadian

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. He is of

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n descent. He resides in

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Canada.

Selected filmography

Film

* 1997 '' Critical Care'' as Head Injury * 2000 ''

Steal This Movie! ''Steal This Movie!'' is a 2000 American biographical film directed by Robert Greenwald and written by Bruce Graham, based on the 1976 book '' To America with Love: Letters From the Underground'' by Anita and Abbie Hoffman and 1992 book '' Abbie ...

'' as Private Kendall * 2000 ''

Seventeen Again ''Seventeen Again'' is an American fantasy–comedy film. It first aired on Showtime on November 12, 2000, and was released on DVD on April 9, 2002. The film was also included as a bonus feature on the '' Sister, Sister'' (which had ended a ...

'' as Todd * 2001 ''

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'' as Bill Peet * 2003 ''

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'' as Stan * 2004 ''

Against the Ropes ''Against the Ropes'' is a 2004 American sports film, sports Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Charles S. Dutton (in his List of directorial debuts, feature film directorial debut) and starring Meg Ryan and Omar Epps. The story is ...

'' as Street Crony * 2004 '' Godsend'' as Maurice * 2004 '' Noel'' as Glenn * 2005 '' Plague City: SARS in Toronto'' as Rob Connell * 2007 ''

How She Move ''How She Move'' is a 2007 drama film directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid and starring Rutina Wesley, Clé Bennett and Romina D'Ugo. The film showcases the street culture of step dancing. The film is produced by Celluloid Dreams, Sienna Films, Paramoun ...

'' as Niko Niles * 2008 '' Lost Boys: The Tribe'' as Erik * 2010 '' Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball'' as FBI Agent Osterberg * 2011 ''

Grave Encounters ''Grave Encounters'' is a 2011 Canadian found footage supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by the Vicious Brothers. It stars Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir, Mackenzie Gray, and Juan Riedinger as the crew of a pa ...

'' as T.C. Gibson * 2012 '' Cold Blooded'' as Nestor Grimes * 2014 ''The Big Fat Stone'' as Mugger * 2016 ''

It Stains the Sands Red ''It Stains the Sands Red'' is a 2016 Canadian-American horror film directed by Colin Minihan. It stars Brittany Allen as a woman relentlessly pursued through the desert outside of Las Vegas by a single zombie. Plot During a zombie apocalypse, ...

'' as Nick * 2019 '' Code 8'' as Jules

Television

* 1996-1998 '' Straight Up'' as Dennis * 1997-2000 '' Riverdale'' as Gordon Johnson * 2000 ''

Drop the Beat ''Drop the Beat'' was a Canadian television series produced by Back Alley Film Productions, which aired on CBC Television in 2000 and 2001."TV show puts spotlight on hip-hop". ''Sudbury Star'', February 9, 2000. A short-run dramatic series, the sh ...

'' as Dennis "Ballistic" * 2001-2002 ''

The Ripping Friends ''The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men!'' (also known as ''The Ripping Friends'') is an animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi, creator of ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' on Nickelodeon. The series aired for one season on Fox ...

'' as "Slab" * 2006 ''

Noah's Arc ''Noah's Arc'' is an American cable television comedy-drama series that aired for two seasons on the Logo network from October 19, 2005 to October 4, 2006. The show centered on the lives of four Black gay friends who share personal and professio ...

'' as "Dre" * 2012 ''

Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8:00 ...

'' as Roland Jones ("June 7") * 2014 ''

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'' as Mahsuvus Gorath (2 episodes) * 2017 ''

In Contempt ''In Contempt'' is a television show on BET created by Terri Kopp and starring Erica Ash. BET ordered 10 episodes straight-to-series. The series explores injustice in the American legal system. The series premiered on April 10, 2018. In September ...

'' as Loftin Dubar

References

External links

Merwin Mondesir profile by Anne Marie Aikins
* 1976 births Living people Black Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Saint Lucian descent Male actors from Toronto {{Canada-screen-actor-stub