Louis Ferreira (born Luís Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor. Ferreira is known for his roles in ''

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'' as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of '' Durham County'', FBI Assistant Director John Pollock in '' Missing'', and Art Blank in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He starred in the CTV series ''

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'' as homicide detective Oscar Vega. Before 2008, he was credited under the stage name Justin Louis.

Early life

Ferreira was born on 20 February 1966, in

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, and immigrated with his parents to Canada early in his life. He grew up in the

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neighbourhood in North York,

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. The actor went by the stage name Justin Louis for 25 years until his Portuguese-born mother died in 2008, after which he decided to use his family name and "Louis", an approximation of his given name, "Luís".

Career

Ferreira's résumé includes over 100 onscreen credits, as he has appeared on a broad range of television shows, including lead roles in ''

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'', ''Durham County'', ''

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'', ''Missing'', and ''Bad Blood''. He has also played recurring or guest roles in various TV shows, including: ''NCIS'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. After playing the recurring roles of Declan in season five of '' Breaking Bad'', and Colonel Henderson Hall in '' Primeval: New World''. He also starred in the CTV series ''Motive'' as homicide detective Oscar Vega, with recurring roles in ''

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'', and ''This Life''. He also hosted the television series ''Letters to God''. In 2009, Ferreira was featured as David Maysles in the HBO award-winning film ''

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'' opposite

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and

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. Other film credits include portraying

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's husband in '' Dawn of the Dead'', as well as roles in ''

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'', and ''

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''. Ferreira played the role of Earl in the 1995 film '' Blood and Donuts'' and appeared in the 2007 film ''

''. Further credits include '' The Marsh'', ''Boozecan'', and ''The Big Slice''. He also portrayed

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in '' Trump Unauthorized'', and was a lead in the miniseries ''

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''. In 2010, he became known as FBI Swat Sergeant Brian in ''The Town (2010 film), The Town'' filming in Los Angeles, California. In 2011, he became known as "The Voice of Mazda", voicing a series of commercials for their national campaign for two years. Other voice-over work includes Police Officer Vince in the TV series ''The Dating Guy'', and Chet in the episode "Hyde and Go Shriek" in the animated children's series ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper''. In 2017, he became part of the reboot ''S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series), S.W.A.T.'' with Shemar Moore. He plays the character S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)#Cast and characters, Team Leader Sergeant Buck Spivey.

Awards

Ferreira won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Robert (Duke) Romano in ''Fallen Arches (film), Fallen Arches'' at the Chicago Alt.Film Fest in 1999. In 2008, he won the Gemini Awards, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his work portraying the serial killer Ray Prager in '' Durham County''. He was nominated for the 2010 Gemini Awards, same award in 2010 for the role of Colonel Everett Young in the TV series ''

''. He won the Leo Awards, Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2014 and 2015. He was nominated for the same Leo Award in 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

*
The Friends of Louis Ferreira - The Official Louis Ferreira Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreira, Louis 1966 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Azorean descent Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors People from North York Portuguese emigrants to Canada Portuguese expatriates in Canada 20th-century Portuguese male actors 21st-century Portuguese male actors Male actors from Toronto Best Actor in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian people of Portuguese descent