Nationality Canadian Name Gordon Currie | Role Actor | |
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Born September 25, 1965 (age 58) ( 1965-09-25 ) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Occupation Actor, director, producer Spouse Maxine McCulloch (m. 2004), Sarah Plommer (m. 1999–2003) TV shows Code Name: Eternity, Taking the Falls, Left Behind Movies Left Behind: The Movie, Left Behind II: Tribulatio, Highwaymen, Left Behind: World at, Puppet Master 4 Similar People Jeff Burr, Craig R Baxley, Vic Sarin, Bill Corcoran, Holly Dale | ||
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Gordon Currie (born September 25, 1965) is a Canadian-American film and television actor, best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in the Left Behind films, and his role in horror films such as Puppet Master 4, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and Blood and Donuts. Currie has also directed, written and produced several films, and works in both the United States and Canada in television and film roles.
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Early life
Currie was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to American parents on September 25, 1965. One of his first or breakthrough roles was playing Officer Palone on 21 Jump Street (1987). In 1991, after a couple years working in locally shot TV and film in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles to study acting; his first roommate was Brad Pitt.
Career
Currie rented a two bedroom flat off Melrose Avenue in California, where he lived for two years with roommate Brad Pitt. He worked for a while as a Ronald McDonald clown before moving on to roles on television and film, including two roles on Beverly Hills, 90210, playing both Bobby Walsh, Brandon's (Jason Priestley) and Brenda's (Shannen Doherty) wheelchair-using cousin, and the role of Danny Five, Colin's (Jason Wiles) cocaine dealer. In 1987, he received one of his first roles as Officer Palone on the series 21 Jump Street, episode "Two for the Road". He played in Vancouver television and film roles, as well as roles in the Joel Schumacher film Cousins, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, The Terror Within II, Puppet Master 4, Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter, and My Blue Heaven (starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis and Joan Cusack) before making the move to Los Angeles in 1991. Two years later, he had a supporting role in the Alive (1993 film)
His most prominent role has been that of Nicolae Carpathia in the series of films Left Behind, based on the series of best-selling books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. His character, Nicolae Carpathia, is the Antichrist, who attempts to marshal the forces of the Global Community against the followers of Christ.