Jonathan Scarfe (born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actor, director, and producer.

Early life

He was born in

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, to actors

Alan Scarfe Alan John Scarfe (8 June 1946 – 28 April 2024) was a British–Canadian actor, stage director and author. He was an Associate Director of the Stratford Festival (1976–77) and the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool (1967–68). Scarfe won the ...

and

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. He dropped out of high school at age 15, and at the age of 16 he spent a year working at the

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, where he learned about acting.

Career

Television

Scarfe's first major role was on the Canadian teen drama ''

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''. He appears in a recurring role as Chase Carter, the drug-abusing cousin of John Carter, on the medical-drama series '' ER''. His television guest appearances include the

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series ''

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'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''

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''; and the drama series ''

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'', as well as the supernatural drama series ''

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''. Scarfe portrays

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in the

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''The Sheldon Kennedy Story'' (1999), which follows the story of Kennedy a former professional ice-hockey player with the

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who, after years of self-blame, self-guilt and secrecy, spoke out against his former coach and mentor Graham James and the sexual abuse Kennedy endured. His other television films include the biographical drama television film ''Burn: The Robert Wraight Story'' (2003), portraying

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in the biographical drama television film ''

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'' (2004)., costarring with

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in 2015 television film ''Angel of Christmas'' and

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in the

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movie "Love On The Air" 2015. His most notable television roles are Charlie Sagansky in the

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series '' Raising the Bar'' (2008–2009), Sydney Snow in the western period drama series ''

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'', Matt McLean on the family drama, '' Ties That Bind'' and Axel on the Syfy drama

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Film

He appears as protagonist Nicholas Brady in the science-fiction film ''

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'' (2009), directed by John Alan Simon and based on the novel of the same name (1985) by Philip K. Dick. Scarfe appears as

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prophet

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in the historical-fiction drama film ''

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'' (2004). Scarfe also appears in ''100 Days in the Jungle ''(2002), and ''White Lies'' (1998).

Personal life

He is married to actress Suki Kaiser.Database (undated).
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filmreference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014. At one point Scarfe took a break from acting and spent two and half years sailing around the world with his family.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scarfe, Jonathan 1975 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of English descent Living people Male actors from Toronto Best Supporting Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries Canadian Screen Award winners

Early life

Career

Television

Film

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

References

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