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in the 2002 mini-series '' Trudeau''.

Career

Amongst his other work, he did

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in the short-lived animated series ''

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''. In 2003 he appeared in ''Burn: The Robert Wraight Story''. In 1999, Pruner played detective Ian Farve, a leading role in the television series '' Total Recall: 2070''. In 2005, Pruner was elected president of the

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chapter of the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards

* 2004

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- '' Expecting'' - Nominated (shared with

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, Angela Gei, Karen Hill, Derwin Jordan,

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, Tom Melissis,

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) - Nominated * 1990

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for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - ''

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'' - Nominated

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