Jeff Teräväinen is a Canadian actor.
Acting career
Teräväinen is best known for his recurring roles on the TV shows ''
Dark Matter
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'' as Lieutenant Anders and as Agent Stack on ''
12 Monkeys
''12 Monkeys'' is a 1995 American science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film '' La Jetée'', starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, and Brad Pitt, with Christopher Plummer and David Morse in sup ...
''. He gained attention as the main bad guy in 2018's "
The Christmas Chronicles
''The Christmas Chronicles'' is a 2018 American Christmas comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis from a screenplay by Matt Lieberman. The film stars Kurt Russell, Judah Lewis, Darby Camp, Lamorne Morris, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Oliver H ...
" on Netflix. He is also known as the "Voice of the Olympics" for Canadian broadcaster CBC in the 2006 Turino Winter Olympic Games, as well as the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. In 2014, he was also the "Voice of the 2014 FIFA World Cup" in Canada.
Jeff also voiced the Intro to CBC's Hockey Night in Canada for 2 years. Jeff has voiced many characters for best selling video games like ''
Far Cry 5
''Far Cry 5'' is a 2018 first-person shooter, developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. It is the successor to 2014's '' Far Cry 4'', and the fifth main installment in the '' Far Cry'' series. Set in Hope Coun ...
'' as Walker and various cult soldiers. ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist'' in various roles and ''
Far Cry 2'' as Walton Purefoy. In 2019 he was cast as a series regular in the Sci-fi drama ''
Utopia Falls'' which was released on
Hulu
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February 14, 2020. Jeff received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Gerald. In 2020 Teräväinen voiced
Sam Fisher, the
protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...
of the ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a f ...
'' series, in ''
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' is an online tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 1, 2015; the game w ...
''.
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1967 births
Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
Canadian male video game actors
Canadian male voice actors
Male actors from Oshawa
Canadian people of Finnish descent
21st-century Canadian male actors