Gordon Michael Woolvett
Encyclopedia
Gordon Michael Woolvett is a Canadian
-born actor
from Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
, best known for his work as Seamus Zelazny Harper on the television series Andromeda
(2000–2005). Previous to Andromeda he starred in another science fiction
TV show, Deepwater Black
. He was also credited as playing Mitch in the "Pariah" episode of the short-lived 1980's sci-fi/action series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
. He also was in an episode of PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
. He's the younger brother of actor Jaimz Woolvett
.
Woolvett was also one of the first program jockeys for YTV's The Zone (then called The After-School Zone) and the original main host for a program called Video & Arcade Top 10
which also aired on YTV. Woolvett acted in the 1999 made-for-TV
movie
Ultimate Deception
with Yasmine Bleeth
. Currently Woolvett can be seen on the Canadian
television series The Guard, airing on Global Television Network
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-born actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
from Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, best known for his work as Seamus Zelazny Harper on the television series Andromeda
Andromeda (TV series)
Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
(2000–2005). Previous to Andromeda he starred in another science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
TV show, Deepwater Black
Deepwater Black
Deepwater Black is a 1995 novel, first in the Deepwater trilogy, by the New Zealand science fiction writer Ken Catran, where a cast of young characters are supposedly stranded in space while a virus ravages Earth. The book series itself is quite different from the television series later developed...
. He was also credited as playing Mitch in the "Pariah" episode of the short-lived 1980's sci-fi/action series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian/American syndication...
. He also was in an episode of PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000...
. He's the younger brother of actor Jaimz Woolvett
Jaimz Woolvett
Jaimz Woolvett is a Canadian actor. He was born on April 14, 1967 in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. Woolvett's highest-profile role was The Schofield Kid, a near-sighted, aspiring gun-fighter in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-winning Western Unforgiven . He has a younger brother, Gordon Michael...
.
Woolvett was also one of the first program jockeys for YTV's The Zone (then called The After-School Zone) and the original main host for a program called Video & Arcade Top 10
Video & Arcade Top 10
Video & Arcade Top 10 was a Canadian game show broadcast on YTV. It was a competitive game show in which contestants play against each other in video games for prizes. It debuted in 1991 and ended in 2004. Reruns currently air on GameTV....
which also aired on YTV. Woolvett acted in the 1999 made-for-TV
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
movie
Film
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Ultimate Deception
Ultimate Deception
Ultimate Deception, also known as "Ultimate Betrayal", was a 1999 made-for-TV movie drama starring Yasmine Bleeth and Richard Grieco.-Plot:...
with Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Bleeth
Yasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...
. Currently Woolvett can be seen on the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television series The Guard, airing on Global Television Network
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
.
Personal life
Gordon married Michele Morand on January 15, 2000. Their son, Rogan, was born on July 31, 2001. Their daughter, Veronica Michele, was born on June 25, 2005.Film credits
- RudeRude (film)Rude is a 1995 Canadian crime film directed by Clement Virgo. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Maurice Dean Wint - General* Rachael Crawford - Maxine* Clark Johnson - Reece...
(1995) - Clutch (1998) - Spit
- Bride of ChuckyBride of ChuckyBride of Chucky is a 1998 American comedy horror film directed by Chinese director Ronny Yu. It is the fourth entry in the Child's Play series. The film stars Jennifer Tilly and Brad Dourif...
(1998) - David - Ultimate DeceptionUltimate DeceptionUltimate Deception, also known as "Ultimate Betrayal", was a 1999 made-for-TV movie drama starring Yasmine Bleeth and Richard Grieco.-Plot:...
(1999) - Andy McThomas - The Highwayman (2000) - Walter
- Everything's Gone Green (2006) - Spike
Television
- 9B9B (TV series)9B was a Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBC Television as a television movie in 1986 before being adapted into a short-run dramatic series in 1989....
(1989) - Mysterious IslandMysterious Island (TV series)Mysterious Island is a Canadian television series based on Jules Verne's novel L'Île mystérieuse. It ran for one season in 1995.The beginning of the series is much as in the novel...
(1995) - Herbert Pencroft - Mission Genesis (1997) - Reb
- AndromedaAndromeda (TV series)Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
(2000–2005) - Seamus Zelazny Harper - The Guard (2008–2009) - Barry Winter