Spencer Lord (born March 23, 1993) is a Canadian actor. Born in

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, Lord first engaged with acting in school, and after attending the

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for an engineering degree, he changed his career to acting. Lord's notable roles are Nathan Pryce Jr. in the

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drama series '' Heartland'' and Aiden Walsh on

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'' (2023–2024). He has appeared in television films and had a role in the series '' The Good Doctor'' (2022). Lord portrays

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''.

Early life

Lord was born in

, British Columbia, on March 23, 1993. He grew up playing video games like ''

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'', and ''

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''. At the insistence of his friends, he auditioned for his school play ''

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'' in twelfth grade; he was cast in the lead role and fell in love with acting. He attended the

, earning a degree in mechanical engineering in 2016. After briefly working as an engineer, he considered quitting to pursue acting; he was shortly dismissed from his job, which prompted his decision, and he subsequently worked as a waiter while taking acting classes.

Career

Lord made his acting debut appearing in a short film, ''Elusion'', as an adult Dominic Watson. He made his television debut appearing in the fourth season of '' Riverdale'' as Terry. In 2021, Lord portrayed journalist Nate Eaton in ''Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story'', his first role as a real person. He researched by watching hours of Eaton's reporting online. Eaton later interviewed Lord about his role for ''East Idaho News''. Lord starred in the television films ''Honeymoon to Remember'' and ''Fishing for Love'' (both 2021) as Kyle and Zack, respectively. Lord guest starred in '' The Good Doctor''. He starred in the television

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film ''Mixed Baggage'' in 2022. He had a recurring role from 2023 to 2024 on ''

'' as Aiden Walsh, a firefighter. Lord joined the cast of '' Heartland'' in the seventeenth season, playing Nathan Pryce Jr., one of the protagonist's love interests. In March 2024, Lord was cast as

in the second season of ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lord, Spencer 1993 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors People from Kamloops University of British Columbia alumni Living people