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R. J. Fetherstonhaugh is a Canadian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Nolan Gallard in ''
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''.


Early years

Fetherstonhaugh was born in
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and spent his childhood focused on athletics; he spent three years training in boxing in high school before deciding to pursue acting. He graduated from the
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in 2013. In an interview, he credited his mother for pushing him towards acting:
"My parents and I had a talk about my future, they were concerned about the physical trauma that comes with contact sports. I never saw boxing as a career path and frankly at that point in my life I didn't see any career path. My mother suggested I try acting and I fell in love with it. I've always been a bit of a storyteller so this line of work felt right."


Acting career

His first acting credits came in short films ''Mob Kingdom'' and ''Flying Embri'' in 2014. Later that year, he appeared in ''
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as Colonel Scoop's Employee. He featured in two episodes of ''When The Heart Calls'' in 2015 and earned a six-episode role as Sean in ''
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'' a year later. Fetherstonhaugh's first full-length movie appearance came as Justin Abraham in Kevan Funk's '' Hello Destroyer'' – which premiered at
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. He next appeared in
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''Revenge Porn'', as well as the series '' Dead of Summer''. In 2017, Fetherstonhaugh appeared in one episode of '' Somewhere Between'' as Blake Tanner before landing a leading role in ''
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'' as Nolan Gallard. In 2018, he played featured roles in the films '' The Predator'' and '' How It Ends''. In 2021, Fetherstonhaugh worked in season two of ''
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'' as
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.


Filmography


Film


Television


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fetherstonhaugh, R. J. Living people Canadian male film actors Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Victoria, British Columbia