Kavan Joel Smith is a Canadian actor best known for playing Major

Major

Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

 Evan Lorne

Evan Lorne

Evan Lorne is a fictional character in the Canadian–American Sci-Fi Channel television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, two military science fiction shows about military teams exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices...

 in Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...

and Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1

Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...

and for his recurring role as Agent Jed Garrity in The 4400

The 4400

The 4400 is a science fiction TV series produced by CBS Paramount Network Television in association with Sky Television, Renegade 83, and American Zoetrope for USA Network. The show was created and written by Scott Peters and René Echevarria, and it stars Joel Gretsch and Jacqueline McKenzie...

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Biography

In Stargate Atlantis, Smith appeared in 29 episodes as the recurring character Major Evan Lorne. He also appeared in two episodes of Stargate SG-1 as Major Lorne.

He has also guest starred in numerous television shows including Supernatural

Supernatural (TV series)

Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...

, Smallville

Smallville (TV series)

Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar based on the DC Comics character Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB Television Network , premiering on October...

, Sanctuary, Tru Calling

Tru Calling

Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....

, Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)

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, Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)

The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002...

, Human Target

Human Target

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, Eureka

Eureka (TV series)

Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...

and The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)

The Twilight Zone is a 2002 revival of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/60s television series, The Twilight Zone. It aired for one season on the UPN network, with actor Forest Whitaker assuming Serling's role as narrator and on-screen host....

. Smith co-stars Felicia Day

Felicia Day

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 in the SyFy

Syfy

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 film adaption Red, which tells the modern dark story of Red Riding Hood.

In addition to acting, Kavan has also narrated the Canadian made documentaries Combat School and Jetstream

Jetstream (TV series)

Jetstream is a 2008 documentary television series produced by Paperny Films for the network Discovery Channel Canada. The series totals 8 episodes and premiered on January 8, 2008. The series was narrated by Canadian Actor Kavan Smith....

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Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Destiny Ridge	Clay Roberts	TV series
1995		Chris	TV movie
1995		Young Dick Clark	TV movie
1995	Mixed Blessings	Tommy	TV movie
1995		Quarterback	Episode: "Caught in the Act Caught in the Act (The Outer Limits) "Caught in the Act" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 1 July 1995 during the first season.-Introduction:A strange object crashes through the roof of a chaste college student and is absorbed into her body.... "
1996		Harrison Taylor	Episode: "Straight and Narrow"
1996		Quinn	Episode: "True Crime"
1996	Generation X Generation X (film) Generation X is a made-for-TV film which aired on FOX on February 20, 1996. It is based on the Marvel Comics series Generation X. It was produced by New World Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment.-Cast:-Plot:...	Lance	TV movie
1996	Titanic Titanic (TV miniseries) Titanic is a made-for-TV movie that premièred on CBS in 1996. Titanic follows several characters on board the RMS Titanic when she sinks on her maiden voyage in 1912. The miniseries was directed by Robert Lieberman. The original music score was composed by Lennie Niehaus...	Fifth Officer Harold Lowe	TV movie
1997	Alibi	Cliff	TV movie
1997	Intensity	Jack Templeton	TV movie
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Man	Episode: "Reptile Boy"
1998		Lt. O'Neill	Episode: "Criminal Nature"
1998	First Wave	Tommy Cranston	Episode: "Marker 262"
1999		Frank Moran	Episode: "Disclosure"
1999	Fearless	Reese Godell	TV movie
1999	Escape from Mars Escape from Mars Escape from Mars is a made for TV movie produced for the UPN Network. The story is about five astronauts who make the first manned trip to Mars.The movie was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada....	Sergei Andropov	TV movie
1999	Dead Man's Gun Dead Man's Gun Dead Man's Gun was a western anthology series which ran on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series followed the travels of a gun as it passed to a new character in each episode. The gun would change the life of whomever possessed it....	Mr. Smith	Episode: "A Just Reward"
2000	Mission to Mars Mission to Mars Mission to Mars is a 2000 science fiction film directed by Brian De Palma from an original screenplay written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, and Graham Yost. The film's story details a fictional portrayal of a manned Mars exploration mission gone awry in the year 2020...	Nicholas Willis
2000	Hope Island	Peter Gibson	Episode: "Never Burn Your Tongue on the Admiral's Broth"
2000	Cold Squad Cold Squad Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick .The cast of Cold Squad was...		Episode: "Murder Farm"
2000		Dominic	Episode: "Stasis"
2001		Allan	Episode: "Flower Child Flower Child (The Outer Limits) "Flower Child" is an episode of The Outer Limits television series. It aired during the seventh season.-Introduction:In this episode, a mysterious glowing green object hurtles towards earth and lands in a flower bed. An old lady who tends to the flowers finds a new flower the next day... "
2001	See Spot Run See Spot Run See Spot Run is a 2001 comedy film about a mailman who takes in a stray bullmastiff only to learn that it is a trained FBI dog that has escaped from a witness protection program and is targeted for killing by a crime boss...	Ricky
2001	Big Sound Big Sound Big Sound was a Canadian produced television programme which aired for a run of 22 episodes. The show was set in the offices of a fictional record label, concentrating on the interactions between characters therein. It starred Greg Evigan. As a satire, its aim was to poke fun at the superficial...	Devin	Episode: "The Power of Rock and Roll"
2001	Night Visions Night Visions Night Visions is an American television anthology series created in the style of The Twilight Zone. Each 43 minute episode was made up of two 21 to 22 minutes stories that dealt with themes of the supernatural or simply explored the dark side of human nature. Henry Rollins was the uncredited host...	Dante	Episode: "Reunion"
2002	Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...	Wade Mahaney	Episode: "Kinetic"
2002		Flynn	TV movie
2002	Living with the Dead Talking to Heaven (film) Living with the Dead is a 2002 supernatural drama starring Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Jack Palance. It was inspired by the life of the medium James Van Praagh. The film's rated PG-13...	Matt	TV movie; (released in Europe as "Talking to Heaven")
2002	Due East	Stephen Dugan	TV movie
2002	Stark Raving Mad Stark Raving Mad (film) Stark Raving Mad is a film, produced by A Band Apart, about a heist pulled during a rave. The film was directed and written by Drew Daywalt and David Schneider. It stars Seann William Scott, Lou Diamond Phillips, Timm Sharp, Patrick Breen, John B. Crye, Monet Mazur, Suzy Nakamura, C. Ernst Harth,...	Michael Frakes
2003	Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...	Major Evan Lorne	Episode: "Enemy Mine"
2003		Matthew Forsenth	Episode: "Developing Developing (The Twilight Zone) "Developing" is the fortieth episode of the science fiction television series 2002 revival of The Twilight Zone. The episode aired April 30, 2003 on UPN.- Opening Narration :- Summary :... "
2003	Tru Calling Tru Calling Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....	Mark Evans	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2003	Jeremiah Jeremiah (TV series) Jeremiah is an American television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the adult population has been wiped out by a deadly virus.Developed by Babylon 5 creator J...	Vincent	Episode: "Deux Ex Machina"
2003		Anthony Wold	TV movie
2004	Eve's Christmas	Neil Barlow	TV movie
2005	Miss Texas	Cowboy Eric	TV movie
2005	Killer Instinct Killer Instinct (TV series) Killer Instinct is an American crime drama television series filmed in Vancouver that originally aired on the Fox Network. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005, and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005....	Jonas Mentzel	Episode: "13 Going on 30"
2005	Reunion Reunion (TV series) Reunion is an American television series that aired on FOX in late 2005. The series was intended to chronicle 20 years in the lives of a group of six high school friends from Bedford, New York, with each episode following one year in the lives of the six, beginning with their high school graduation...	Dr. David King	Episode: "1993"
2005–2009	Stargate: Atlantis	Major Evan Lorne Evan Lorne Evan Lorne is a fictional character in the Canadian–American Sci-Fi Channel television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, two military science fiction shows about military teams exploring the galaxy via a network of alien transportation devices...	29 episodes
2005–2007		Jed Garrity	21 episodes
2005–2006	Godiva's Godiva's Godiva's is an hour long Canadian television comedy-drama series, which debuted on Bravo! and Citytv in 2005. It completed a successful two-season run in 2006, but though the show received rave reviews, it was cancelled by CHUM broadcasting...	Zach	4 episodes
2006	Battlestar Galactica Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...	Lt. Richard Bayer	Episode: "The Captain's Hand"
2007	Stargate SG-1	Major Evan Lorne	Episode: "The Road Not Taken"
2007	Sanctuary	Det. Joe Kavanaugh	Webisode: "1.1"
2008	Sanctuary	Det. Joe Kavanaugh	Episode: "Sanctuary for All: Part 1 Sanctuary for All "Sanctuary for All" is the two-part series premiere of the science fiction television series Sanctuary, a television spinoff from the web series of the same name. Both parts originally aired on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States for October 3, 2008, and subsequently aired on ITV4 in the United... " Episode: "Edward"
2008	Nightmare at the End of the Hall	Brett	TV movie
2008	Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...	Gym Club Victim	Episode: "Time Is on My Side"
2008	Jetstream Jetstream (TV series) Jetstream is a 2008 documentary television series produced by Paperny Films for the network Discovery Channel Canada. The series totals 8 episodes and premiered on January 8, 2008. The series was narrated by Canadian Actor Kavan Smith....	N/A	TV series; Documentary; Narrator
2009		Joe	Episode: "Love Sick"
2009	Combat School	N/A	TV series; Documentary; Narrator
2010	Shattered	Gordon Banner	Episode: "Don't Wanna Die"
2010		Simon	TV movie
2010	Growing the Big One	Seth	TV movie
2010	Human Target	Nathan	Episode: "Victoria"
2010–present	Eureka Eureka (TV series) Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...	Deputy Andy	recurring character
2010	Red: Werewolf Hunter Red: Werewolf Hunter Red: Werewolf Hunter is a 2010 television horror film adaption, loosely based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. It is a Syfy television film, produced by Toronto-based Chesler/Perlmutter Productions.-Story:...	Nathan	TV movie
2011	Iron Invader Iron Invader Iron Invader is a 2011 science fiction television film directed by Paul Ziller. The drama features Kavan Smith and Nicole de Boer. The film premiered on the Syfy channel on February 12, 2011.-Plot:...	Jake	TV movie
2011	Stargate: Extinction	Major Evan Lorne	Video; pre-production

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