Louis Ferreira | |
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 Ferreira as Homicide Detective Oscar Vega in the TV series Motive, 2015 | |
| Born | Luís Ferreira 20 February 1966 Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Louis Ferreira (born Luís Henrique da Rocha Ferreira; born 20 February 1966) is a Canadian actor.[1] Ferreira is known for his roles in Stargate Universe as Colonel Everett Young, serial killer Ray Prager in the first season of Durham County,[2] FBI Assistant Director John Pollock in Missing, and Art Blank in Saw IV, Saw V, and Saw 3D.[3] He starred in the CTV series Motive[4] as homicide detective Oscar Vega.[5] Before 2008, he was credited under the stage name Justin Louis.
Ferreira was born on 20 February 1967,[6] in Terceira, Azores, and immigrated with his parents to Canada early in his life. He grew up in the Jane and Finch neighbourhood in North York, Ontario.[7]
The actor went by the stage name Justin Louis for 25 years until his Portuguese-born mother died in 2008, after which he decided to use his family name and "Louis", an approximation of his given name, "Luís".[1]
Ferreira's résumé includes over 100 onscreen credits, as he has appeared on a broad range of television shows, including lead roles in Hidden Hills,[8] Durham County, Urban Angel, Missing, and Bad Blood. He has also played recurring or guest roles in various TV shows, including: NCIS,[9] CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,[10] and Criminal Minds.[11] After playing the recurring roles of Declan in season five of Breaking Bad,[12] and Colonel Henderson Hall in Primeval: New World.[13][14] He also starred in the CTV series Motive as homicide detective Oscar Vega,[4][15] with recurring roles in The Romeo Section,[16] and This Life.[17] He also hosted the television series Letters to God.[18]
In 2009, Ferreira was featured as David Maysles in the HBO award-winning film Grey Gardens opposite Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore.[19] Other film credits include portraying Sarah Polley's husband in Dawn of the Dead,[20] as well as roles in Shooter,[21] and The Lazarus Child. Ferreira played the role of Earl in the 1995 film Blood and Donuts and appeared in the 2007 film Saw IV. Further credits include The Marsh,[22] Boozecan,[23] and The Big Slice.[24] He also portrayed Donald Trump in Trump Unauthorized,[25] and was a lead in the miniseries The Andromeda Strain.
In 2010, he became known as FBI Swat Sergeant Brian in The Town filming in Los Angeles, California.
In 2011, he became known as "The Voice of Mazda", voicing a series of commercials for their national campaign for two years.[26] Other voice-over work includes Police Officer Vince in the TV series The Dating Guy,[27][26] and Chet in the episode "Hyde and Go Shriek" in the animated children's series Tales from the Cryptkeeper.[28]
In 2017, he became part of the reboot S.W.A.T. with Shemar Moore. He plays the character Team Leader Sergeant Buck Spivey.
Ferreira won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Robert (Duke) Romano in Fallen Arches at the Chicago Alt.Film Fest in 1999.[29] In 2008, he won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his work portraying the serial killer Ray Prager in Durham County.[30][31] He was nominated for the same award in 2010 for the role of Colonel Everett Young in the TV series Stargate Universe.[32] He won the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2014 and 2015.[33][34] He was nominated for the same Leo Award in 2016.[35]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Doing Life | Bobby | TV film |
| 1987 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Craig Nordham | |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Soldier | |
| Drop-Out Mother | Unknown | TV film | |
| 1989 | Renegades | Rookie Cop | |
| Brown Bread Sandwiches | Fiorello | ||
| 1990 | Defy Gravity | Unknown | |
| Stella | Cocaine Dealer | ||
| The Kissing Place | Dave | TV film | |
| 1991 | The Big Slice | Andy McCafferty | |
| Firing Squad | Greg Blair | TV film | |
| Naked Lunch | Exterminator #3 | ||
| 1992 | Aaron Sent Me | Sergeant Mallin | |
| The Trial of Red Riding Hood | M.C. Porker | TV film | |
| 1993 | Desiree's Wish | Luther | Short film |
| Night Owl | Alex | TV film | |
| Ultimate Betrayal | Wayne | ||
| Vendetta II: The New Mafia | Frankie Jr. | ||
| Voices From Within | Brooks Taylor | ||
| 1994 | Boozecan | Pasqua | |
| 1995 | Blood & Donuts | Earl | |
| A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes | Young Frankie Avalon | TV film | |
| Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Mick Williams | ||
| 1996 | A Brother's Promise | Nick Thometz | |
| 1997 | Dad's Week Off | Chip | |
| The Notorious 7 | Eddie Alighieri | ||
| The Perfect Mother | John Podaras | ||
| 1998 | The Staircase | Mr. Mouly | |
| 2000 | Everything Put Together | Russ | |
| The Contender | America Live Producer | Uncredited | |
| Fallen Arches | Robert "Duke" Romano | ||
| 2001 | Loves Music, Loves to Dance | Detective Vincent D'Salva | TV film |
| Scenes of the Crime | Louis | ||
| Stiletto Dance | James Launcher | TV film | |
| 2002 | Savage Messiah | Vern | |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Luis Clark | |
| Tricks | Donny | ||
| The Lazarus Child | Lewis Kern | ||
| Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Matt Tomley | ||
| 2005 | Trump Unauthorized | Donald Trump | TV film |
| 2006 | The Marsh | Noah Pitney | |
| 2007 | Shooter | FBI Assistant Special Agent-In-Charge Howard Purnell | |
| Saw IV | Art | ||
| 2008 | True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet | Sam | TV film |
| 2009 | Grey Gardens | David Maysles | |
| 2010 | A Weekend to Remember | Thomas Taylor | Short film |
| The Town | FBI SWAT Sergeant Brian | ||
| 2012 | Dancing Still | Shane | Short film |
| 2014 | Through the Pane | Lewis | |
| 2015 | Life on the Line | Mr. Fontaine | Direct-to-video release |
| 2016 | Arthur | Antonio | Short film |
| Counter Act | Unknown | ||
| 2017 | The Undetaker's Son | Johnathan Redding | |
| 2018 | The Lake | Therapist | |
| The Great Lakutsa | Frank | ||
| 2019 | Duke | Guard |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kay O' Brien | Santino's Friend | Episode: "Dollar and Sense" |
| 1986–1988 | Night Heat | Jones / Ray / Rick | 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Katts and Dogs | Old Cop | Episode: "Dogged Pursuit" |
| 1988-1990 | T. and T. | Roman / Joe 'Dancin' Joe' DiMarco | 2 episodes |
| 1988–89 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Danny / Eddie | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Dean's Brother | Episode: "Back to School" |
| Top Cops | Danny Edwards | Episode: "George Cadavid / Bill Willis / Andrea Huff" | |
| Street Legal | Dirk Kendrick | Episode: "The Bracelet" | |
| 1991–1992 | Urban Angel | Victor Torres | 15 episodes |
| 1991 | Scales of Justice | John Horvath | Episode: "Regina vs Horvath" |
| 1993 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Chet (voice) | Episode: "Hyde and Go Shriek" |
| JFK: Reckless Youth | Kirksey | 2 episodes | |
| North of 60 | Claudio Sangalli | Episode: "Ciao, Baby" | |
| Kung-Fu: The Legends Continues | Kyle Bettinger | Episode: "Dragonswing" | |
| Frontline | Translation Voiceover | Episode: "Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo" | |
| Monster Force | Additional voices | 13 episodes | |
| 1995 | Highlander: The Series | Peter Kanis | Episode: "Leader of the Pack" |
| 1995-1999 | The Outer Limits | Winston Meyerburg / Father John Royce | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Public Morals | Detective Mickey Crawford | 13 episodes |
| Local Heroes | Mert | 7 episodes | |
| Two | Ben | Episode: "No Man's Land" | |
| 1997 | The Pretender | 'Scooty' Boyd | Episode: "Scott Free" |
| Cracker | Jeffrey / Leon, The Stalker | Episode: Talk to Me" | |
| 1998–1999 | Trinity | Detective Bobby McCallister | 9 episodes |
| 1998 | Star Trek: Voyager | Trevis | Episode: "Once Upon a Time" |
| The Net | Kyle Lockwood | Episode: "Death of an Angel" | |
| Millennium | Edward | Episode: "The Pest House" | |
| Three | Monty Williams | 2 episodes | |
| The Sentinel | Arthur Sabin | Episode: "Finkelman's Folly" | |
| 1999 | St. Michael's Crossing | Vincent | Pilot episode |
| Judging Amy | Mr. Harbert | Episode: "Near Death Experience" | |
| Two Guys and a Girl | Brandon | Episode: "Career Day" | |
| 2000 | The Fugitive | Leo | Episode: "Far From Home" |
| ER | Michael Muller | Episode: "The Domino Heart" | |
| Battery Park | Detective Ben Nolin | 6 episodes | |
| Bull | John O'Leary | Episode: "One Night in Bangkok" | |
| 2001 | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Jim | 10 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Hidden Hills | Doug Barber | 18 episodes |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Knowles | Episode: "Under the Ice" |
| Mutant X | Henry Voight | Episode: "Nothing to Fear" | |
| 2003 | 24 | Danny Dessler | 2 episodes |
| 2004-2006 | Missing | FBI Assistant Director John Pollack | 37 episodes |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ken Wellstone | Episode: "Nestling Dolls" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Jason Adams | Episode: "Free Fall" |
| 2007 | Durham County | Ray Prager | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | The Andromeda Strain | Colonel James C. Ferrus | 4 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | The Dating Guy | Police Officer Vince (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | Stargate Universe | Colonel Everett Young | 41 episodes |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Roy Colson | Episode: "Omnivore" credited as Justin Lewis |
| 2012–2013 | Breaking Bad | Declan | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | NCIS | Metro Detective Nick Burris | Episode: "A Desesperate Man" |
| Touch | Felipe | Episode: "Music of the Spheres" | |
| The L.A. Complex | Dean Pirelli | 4 episodes | |
| 2013–2016 | Motive | Oscar Vega | 52 episodes |
| 2013 | Rookie Blue | Jacob Blackstone | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | This Life | David K. Crowley | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | The Romeo Section | Fred Foy | 6 episodes |
| Ghost Unit | Lincoln | 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Dr. Guynan | 2 episodes |
| Aftermath | Bob 'Moondog' Black (voice) | 11 episodes | |
| 2016–2018 | Travelers | Rick Hall | 4 episodes |
| 2017–2020 | S.W.A.T. | Buck Spivey | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Taken | Carlos Mejia | Pilot episode |
| Real Detective | Detective John Conaty | Episode: "Blood Brothers" | |
| 2018 | The X-Files | Detective Costa | Episode: "Ghouli" |
| Bad Blood | Domenic Cosoleto | 8 episodes | |
| Arrow | Jerry Bertinelli | Episode: "Divided" | |
| The Fixer | Gabriel | Pilot episode | |
| 2019–2020 | SEAL Team | Dr. Conners | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | The Man in the High Castle | Brad Bellows | 6 episodes |
| Limetown | Max Finlayson | 5 episodes | |
| 2020 | Westworld | Dr. Alpert | Episode: "Decoherence" |
| 2021 | Riverdale | Vittorio 'Vito' Alto | Episode: "Chapter Eighty-Eight: Citizen Lodge" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dead Rising 4 | PMC Soldier (voice) |
