Rick Ravanello (born 24 October 1967) is a

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and ex- bodybuilder who has appeared in several

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and

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. Known primarily from action and thriller films, he often portrayed soldiers, military men and detectives.

Biography

One of several brothers, Ravanello was raised in the Trout Brook Road area of Mira, Cape Breton, and graduated from

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in 1986. While a young man, he got introduced to

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. As an actor he debuted in 1996, appearing in several television series, including '' Stargate SG-1'' (episode " Children of the Gods") and ''

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'' (episode " Weeds"). He portrayed a young Marine Guard in the 1998

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action-drama film '' Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House'', and was subsequently cast as Private J. Vaughn in the

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TV film ''

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'' (1998), opposite

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cast him as Mednaut Thurston—the role which he continued to play throughout 1998 and 1999—in the short-lived science fiction medical drama series ''

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''. He starred as a tough military man named Thompson in the Richard Pepin-directed action film ''Y2K'' (also known as ''Terminal Countdown''). He played a small, supporting role of a handsome welder in the

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– Judy Davis vehicle ''

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'' (1999), and was a recurring actor on the Canadian police procedural television series '' Cold Squad'' (October 1999). In January 2001, he guest-starred in the science-fiction–action series '' Seven Days'' opposite Jonathan LaPaglia, portraying Major Gary Jones. In the 2001 television action drama ''Semper Fi'' he portrayed the Sergeant of the

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. Ravanello's acting breakthrough came with 2002's '' Hart's War''. In the movie, set in a

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camp, he starred opposite Bruce Willis as Major Joe Clary. In the 1990s Ravanello was also a competitive bodybuilder, with an on-stage weight of approximately 190 pounds (86 kilograms). He also has a second degree black belt in Taekwondo and trains

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Filmography

Guest appearances

*'' Lethal Weapon'' playing David Garrison in episode "Surf N Turf" (#1.2), 28 September 2016 *''

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'' playing Bernard Graff in episode " Internal Affairs" (#11.9), 2 December 2015 *''

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'' playing Marcus Bronson in episode "Young Hearts Spark Fire" (#1.19), 23 March 2015 *''

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'' playing Steve Adams in episode "He's Dead, She's Dead" (#3.2), 27 September 2010 *''

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'' playing Alec Southerland in episode "Golden Boy" (#1.3), 13 January 2006 *''

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'' playing Devlin Dutton in episode "The Butler Did It" (#1.9), August 2005 *''

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" (#1.17), 3 April 2005 *'' The Inside'' playing Scott Bossi in episode "Aidan" (#1.9), 2005 *''

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'' playing Detective in episode "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife" (#2.14), 13 February 2004 *'' 24'' playing Captain Reiss in episode "Day 3: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m." (#3.12), 3 February 2004 *'' 24'' playing Captain Reiss in episode "Day 3: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m." (#3.11), 27 January 2004 *''

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'' playing Ranger Stone in episode "Feeling the Heat" (#4.4), 23 October 2003 *'' The Lyon's Den'' playing Larry/Sammy Gentry in episode "Pilot" (#1.1), 28 September 2003 *''

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'' playing Sean Dornan in episode "Crash" (#1.8), 17 November 2002 *''

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'' playing Brad Dunsmore in episode "He Saw, She Saw" (#1.3), 10 October 2002 *'' Seven Days'' playing Major Gary Jones in episode "Adam & Eve & Adam" (#3.10), 10 January 2001 *'' So Weird'' playing Lal Nereus in episode "Fathom" (#2.20), 22 April 2000 *'' Cold Squad'' playing John Hatcher in episode "Deadly Games: Part 2" (#3.2), 29 October 1999 *'' First Wave'' playing Joel Langley in episode "Red Flag" (#2.6), 27 October 1999 *''

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'' playing Sergio "Sonny" Celeste in episode "The Full Frankie" (#3.6), 26 October 1998 *'' First Wave'' playing Anton in episode "Crazy Eddie" (#1.2), 16 September 1998 *'' The Net'' playing Mr. Wigan in episode "Deleted" (#1.1), 19 July 1998 *'' The Outer Limits'' playing Marcus in episode " In the Zone" (#4.5), 20 February 1998 *'' Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show'' playing Lars in episode "Honey, Meet the Barbarians" (#1.13), 6 February 1998 *'' Breaker High'' playing Apollo in episode "Silence of the Lamborghini" (#1.18), 14 October 1997 *'' Stargate SG-1'' playing Fryatt, guard #2 in episode "Children of the Gods: Part 1" (#1.1), 27 July 1997 *'' The Outer Limits'' playing Driver in episode "New Lease" (#3.11), 21 March 1997 *''

'' playing Cop (uncredited) in episode "Weeds" (#1.11), 24 January 1997 *''

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'' playing Erik in episode "Tattoos, Term Deposits and Tainted Love" (#5.9), 1997 *''

'' playing Erik in episode "Skin Deep" (#5.8), 1997 *''

'' playing Tremaine in episode "Standoff" (#1.6), 28 October 1996 *'' Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy'' playing Chilco Evans in episode "The Natural" (#1.3), ????

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravanello, Rick 1967 births Canadian bodybuilders Canadian male film actors Canadian male taekwondo practitioners Canadian male television actors Living people Male actors from Nova Scotia Male Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality