Kristopher Turner (born September 27, 1980) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Gavin Murphy on the medical drama series ''

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'', and as Jamie Andrews on the CTV teen drama ''

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''.

Early life

Turner was born and raised in

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, Canada. He was introduced to the theater by his grandmother. Turner starred in his high school production of '' A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Turner received a degree in

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from the

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. He was active in a number of theatre productions including '' In Gabriel's Kitchen'' and ''

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''.

Career

In 2002, Turner landed a role in the children's series ''

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''. He was cast in the lead role as Lex in director

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's 2003 film '' The Brotherhood III: Young Demons''. Following Turner's success in that film, he was cast in another leading role as Gus in the MTV movie ''Everybody's Doing It''. Turner return to the theatre and appeared in a local Winnipeg theatrical production of Athol Fugard's ''Master Harold and the Boys''. In 2004, Turner was cast as Jamie Andrews in the CTV teen drama series ''

'', in which he stars for four seasons. He appeared in TV series ''

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'' and in TV movie ''

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''. In 2007, he received a Gemini Awards nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series, for his role as Matt Blessing in ''A Dad for Christmas''. After ''Instant Star'', Turner appeared in the 2010 miniseries ''

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'' as Winston and received another Gemini Awards nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. He guest starred on ''

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'', '' The Listener'', and ''

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''. In 2012, he was cast as Cam on the series '' The L.A. Complex'' and at the same time joining the medical drama series ''

'' as Dr. Gavin Murphy. Turner starred in the 2012 comedy horror film '' A Little Bit Zombie''. In 2014, Turner played Eric in the

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movie ''Love by the Book''. He has appeared in stage performance in the play ''

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'', and received a

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nomination for his role in ''Two Weeks, Twice a Year''. In 2015, Turner was cast in the CBC drama series ''

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'' as Oliver Lawson. Turner currently lives and studies in

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and

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Kristopher Turner official website
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Kristopher Turner Twitter
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Kristopher 1980 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Winnipeg