Daniel Petronijevic (born March 28, 1981), known professionally as Dan Petronijevic, is a Canadian actor who has appeared in various feature films, including the '' American Pie'' franchise, and in TV shows such as '' 19-2'', '' Playmakers'', ''

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'', and '' Letterkenny''. He also has extensive experience doing voice acting for numerous animated series. His most recent acting role was playing Detective Marv Bozwick in the film ''

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''.

Early life

Petronijevic was born on March 28, 1981, in

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to Alexander Petronijevic who is of Serbian descent. He moved with his family from

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to Scugog Township as a youth. Petronijevic made his theatrical debut as a teenager in Port Perry, where he was spotted by a talent agent.

Career

Petronijevic is best known for his role as the antagonistic Montreal Police Service Officer J.M. Brouillard in the English adaptation of the ensemble police drama '' 19-2''. For that role, he was nominated "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series" at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2014. Petronijevic also won the role of Thad Guerwitcz in

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's 2003 sports drama '' Playmakers''. He played a

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professional football player who is

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by his boyfriend. Petronijevic's other roles include Brody in ''

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'' (TV series and film) and Ronald Stiviletto in '' Happy Town''. He also worked on the shows '' PSI Factor'', '' Earth: Final Conflict'', '' Republic of Doyle'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Petronijevic played the role of Bull in the films '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' and '' American Pie Presents: Beta House''. Along with Malin Åkerman, he co-starred in '' Cottage Country''. Other films he has appeared in include '' Angel Eyes'' with

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and '' The Prince and Me'' with Julia Stiles respectively. Petronijevic had the recurring role of McMurray in the Canadian

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'' Letterkenny'', a series which was created by his fellow ''19-2'' actor

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. He also co-stars in the second season of the crime drama ''

'' as the drug enforcer Leon. Petronijevic is also a prolific voice actor, having worked on numerous animated television series. He voiced and sang as the character Geoff in '' Total Drama Island'', '' Total Drama Action'', and '' Total Drama World Tour''. He later reprised the role in the spin-off series '' Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race''. He voiced Adam Spitz in the cartoon series '' Braceface''. He has also played several characters on the show '' Bakugan'' including those of Spectra, Julio Santana, and more recently, Jake Vallory. Other characters include Tarantula Boy on '' Growing Up Creepie'', Corey on '' 6teen'', GT on ''

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'' and most recently Trent Trotter on '' Corn & Peg''. Petronijevic also plays the role of Erik in '' Di-Gata Defenders''. He is a voice actor in '' Beyblade: Metal Fusion'', performing the roles of Blader DJ, Dynamis and Dashan Wang. He provided the voice over narration in '' Beyblade: Shogun Steel'' and '' BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz''. From 2007 to 2023, he was the official announcer for the

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network. He was replaced with an unknown female announcer since March 27, 2023, when the channel rebranded to Cartoon Network Canada.

Filmography

Film

Television

Animated Series

*2000 Butt Ugly Martians (Voice) *2001-2004 Braceface (Voice) *2002 Moville Mysteries (Voice) *2004 6teen (Voice) *2006 Growing Up Creepie (Voice) *2006-2007 Di-Gata Defenders (Voice) *2006-2008 Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks (Voice) *2007

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(English Voice) *2007 Total Drama Island (Voice) *2007-2010 Magi-Nation (Voice) *2009 The Amazing Spiez (Voice) *2009 Total Drama Action (Voice) *2010 The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (Voice) *2010-2011

(Voice) *2012 Beyblade: Shogun Steel (English Voice) *2011-2012 Redakai (Voice) *2009 Beyblade: Metal Fusion (English Voice) *2010 Total Drama World Tour (Voice) *2013 Fish N Chips: The Movie (Voice) *2014-2017 Trucktown (Voice) *2015 Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (Voice) *2018–2023 Bakugan: Battle Planet (English Voice) *2019-2020 Corn & Peg (Voice) *2019–present Norman Picklestripes (Voice) *2021 Battle Game in 5 Seconds (English Voice)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petronijevic, Dan Living people Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Serbian descent Male actors from Ontario Actors from Scarborough, Ontario People from Scugog 1981 births