Colin Cunningham

{{short description|American television and film actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Colin Cunningham

| image = Colin Cunningham - 2012 Sci-Fi Convention Toulouse 262.jpg

| caption = Cunningham at SciFi Convention Toulouse, 2012

| birth_name = Colin Alexander Cunningham

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor, Director

| years_active = 1994-present

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Colin Alexander Cunningham (born 1966) is an American television and film actor. Cunningham is best known for his roles as John Pope in the TNT science fiction series Falling Skies and as Major/Lt.Col Paul Davis on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.

Career

Cunningham began his acting career when he was dared by a friend to audition for a role in a public casting call.{{cite web|last1=Wagner|first1=Curt|title=Colin Cunningham having a blast playing 'Falling Skies' baddie|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-colin-cunningham-interview-falling-skies-20110701-story.html|website=RedEye Chicago|access-date=20 March 2017}} and he studied directing at the Vancouver Film School.

He had a recurring role on Stargate SG-1 as USAF Major Paul Davis (15 episodes). Another major role was his portrayal of Brian Curtis, a crooked cop, in the popular, award-winning Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest. He reprises the role of Brian Curtis in the 2006 sequel series, Da Vinci's City Hall. He appeared as Steven Lefkowitz in the short-lived jPod and in several episodes of The L Word. Other appearances include the Canadian series Flashpoint and in Sanctuary, where he plays the husband of a biologist friend of Henry Foss. His most notable role is as John Pope on Falling Skies{{cite web|title='Falling Skies': Colin Cunningham talks 'amping it up' with Drew Roy|url=http://uproxx.com/hitfix/falling-skies-colin-cunningham-on-how-it-got-dangerous-filming-tonights-episode/|website=UPROXX|access-date=20 March 2017|date=26 July 2015}}{{cite web|title=C. Robert Cargill: "The second novel is a killer"|url=https://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/c-robert-cargill-sequels-are-the-hardest-things-in-the-world/|website=SciFiNow|access-date=20 March 2017}}

He also gained critical acclaim{{Citation needed|date=October 2019}} as Master of Ceremonies, Julian Slink in the Syfy series Blood Drive.

He starred as an anti-clone activist named Tripp in the 2000 thriller The 6th Day,{{cite web|title=Colin Cunningham: I'm Not A Big Fan Of My Own Face {{!}} Airlock Alpha|url=http://airlockalpha.com/9202/colin-cunningham-im-not-a-big-fan-of-my-own-face-html|website=airlockalpha.com|access-date=20 March 2017}} and as the character McCabe in the 2005 film Elektra.

He wrote, directed, and starred in a short film titled Centigrade,{{cite web |title= Colin Cunningham {{!}} 21 Questions with Colin Cunningham |url= http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/ccunningham/2011/06/21-questions-with-colin-cunningham/ |website= www.thenervousbreakdown.com |access-date= 20 March 2017 }} a contemporary thriller. It was the winner of the 2007 Kick Start Award{{cite web |title= Centigrade Heats Up Canadian Film |url= http://www.eonline.com/ca/news/33221/centigrade-heats-up-canadian-film |website= E! News |access-date= 20 March 2017 }} and in 2008 made the 'short list' for an Academy Award Nomination.

In addition to acting, he has directed numerous music videos for Country Music Television (CMT). He plays tenor saxophone and is band leader for the funk/soul band WHAT-THE-FUNK!, which was formed in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.whatthefunk.ca/the-band.php|title=whatthefunk.ca|website=www.whatthefunk.ca|access-date=2019-06-07|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607051654/http://www.whatthefunk.ca/the-band.php|url-status=dead}}

Filmography

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! Title

! Role

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1995

| Hard Evidence

| Dietrich

|

1998

| Zacharia Farted

| Michael Bates

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2000

| The Silencer

| Hale Bryant

|

2000

| Best in Show

| New York Butcher

|

2000

| The 6th Day

| Tripp

|

2001

| Antitrust

| Building 20 Guard

|

2003

| Stealing Sinatra

| John Foss

|

2004

| The 30 Second Guaranteed Foolproof Ancient Cantonese Method

| Smoker

| Short

2005

| Elektra

| McCabe

|

2005

| Say Yes

| The Pool Shark

| Short

2006

| Incident at Alma

| Reverend Wilkens

| Short

2006

| Insider Trading

| Thomas Reid

| Short

2006

| The Entrance

| Officer Banks

|

2007

| Human Resources

| Gerald

| Short

2007

| Centigrade

| Man

| Short

2007

| Breakfast with Scot

| Billy

|

2011

| Afghan Luke

| Christer

|

2011

| Rise of the Damned

| Zan

|

2012

| Goal!

| Commentator

| Short

2014

| Guardian Angel

| Gregor Sarkoff

|

2014

| The Historian

| Chris Fletcher

|

2017

| Little Pink House

| Billy Von Winkle

|

2021

| Bashira

| John Cavanaugh

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2024

| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1

| Chisholm

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2024

| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2

| Chisholm

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|+ Television

! Year

! width="300px" | Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1994

| For the Love of Nancy

| Intern

| TV movie

1995

| The Commish

| Morris

| Episode: "The Johnny Club"

1995

| The Marshal

| Speedy

| Episode: "The Ballad of Lucas Burke"

1995–1996

| The X-Files

| Various

| 3 episodes: "End Game", "731" and "Wetwired"

1996

| Robin of Locksley

| Walter Nottingham

| TV movie

1996

| The Outer Limits

| Professor George Ernst

| Episode: "Worlds Apart"

1996

| Captains Courageous

| Manuel

| TV movie

1997

| Volcano: Fire on the Mountain

| Stan Sinclair

| TV movie

1997

| Hostile Force

| Larry

| TV movie

1997

| Dead Fire

| Cal Brody

| TV movie

1997

| Five Desperate Hours

| Wesley Ballard

| TV movie

1997–1998

| Dead Man's Gun

| Various

| 2 episodes: "The Impostor" and "Hangman"

1998

| It's True

| Sheriff

| Episode: "The Rats of Rumfordton (Pilot)"

1998

| The Sentinel

| Dr. Burke

| Episode: "Mirror Image"

1998

| Viper

| Dr. Peter Markham

| Episode: "Trust No One"

1998

| The Net

| Josh Brand

| Episode: "Lucy's Life"

1999

| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven

| Cardosa

| Episode: "Brother's Keeper"

1999

| Y2K

| Ross Singer

| TV movie

1999–2001

| Beggars and Choosers

| Herb Kolodny

| 22 episodes

1999–2005

| Stargate SG-1

| Major Paul Davis

| 15 episodes

2000

| Final Ascent

| Wayne

| TV movie

2000–2001

| Big Sound

| Nick Keester

| 2 episodes: "You Bet Your Ass" and "Developing the Negative"

2001

| Dead Last

| Ray Varner

| Episode: "Pilot"

2001

| Strange Frequency

| Jay the Music Agent

| Episode: "A Change Will Do You Good"

2001

| Dark Angel

| Transhuman – DAC

| Episode: "Bag 'Em"

2001

| UC: Undercover

| Agent Roger Faraday

| Episode: "Nobody Rides for Free"

2001–2002

| Cold Squad

| Sean Ryerson

| 3 episodes: "All in the Family", "The Shed" and "Enough Is Enough"

2002

| Mysterious Ways

| Mike Hughes

| Episode: "Friends in Need"

2002

| Mr. St. Nick

| Agent Nardo

| TV movie

2002–2005

| Da Vinci's Inquest

| Det. Brian Curtis

| 33 episodes

2003

| The Twilight Zone

| Seth

| Episode: "The Path"

2003

| Smallville

| Nicky

| Episode: "Insurgence"

2003

| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company

| Steve

| TV movie

2003

| Out of Order

| Network executive

| TV mini-series

2003

| Wilder Days

| Car pirate/Makeshift

| TV movie

2003

| Stealing Christmas

| Mail Security Guard

| TV movie

2003–2004

| Andromeda

| Shig

| 2 episodes: "Double or Nothingness" and "The Torment, the Release"

2004

| Star Trek: New Voyages

| Captain Pike

| Episode: "The Protracted Man"

2004

| CSI: Miami

| Ross Kaye

| Episode: "Stalkerazzi"

2004

| The L Word

| Harry Samchuk

| 2 episodes: "Lawfully" and "Losing It"

2004

| The Chris Isaak Show

| Neil

| 2 episodes: "Criminal Favors" and "Run Yola Run"

2004–2006

| The Collector

| Narrator / Nuremberg Devil / The Devil

| 23 episodes

2004, 2007

| The 4400

| Ryan Powell

| 2 episodes: "Trial by Fire" and "Fear Itself"

2005

| The Dead Zone

| Pendragon

| Episode: "Broken Circle"

2005

| Reunion

| Michael Duggan

| Episode: "1994"

2005–2006

| Da Vinci's City Hall

| Det. Brian Curtis

| 8 episodes

2006

| Lesser Evil

| Jon

| TV movie

2006

| Saved

| Jack

| Episode: "Code Zero"

2006

| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes

| Vic Perillo

| TV movie

2007

| Masters of Horror

| Virgil

| Episode: "We All Scream for Ice Cream"

2007

| Psych

| Marvin

| Episode: "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead"

2007

| Men in Trees

| Lawyer

| Episode: "Chemical Reactions"

2007

| Eureka

| Dr. Paul Suenos

| Episode: "Noche de suenos"

2008

| The Guard

| Eric

| Episode: "Coming Through Fog"

2008

| jPod

| Steve Lefkowitz

| 10 episodes

2008

| Stargate: Continuum

| Major Paul Davis

| Video

2009

| Stargate Atlantis

| Lt. Col Paul Davis

| Episode: "Enemy at the Gate"

2009

| The Crusader

| Paul Weebler

| Pilot

2009

| Impact

| David Rhodes

| 2 episodes: "Episode #1.1" and "Episode #1.2"

2009

| Fireball

| Tim Timmonds

| TV movie

2009

| Sanctuary

| Gerald

| Episode: "Fragments"

2010

| Goblin

| Owen

| TV movie

2010

| Living in Your Car

| Neil Stiles

| 13 episodes

2010

| Flashpoint

| Roy Lane

| 2 episodes: "Unconditional Love" and "The Other Lane"

2011

| Shattered

| Jack

| Episode: "Unaired Pilot"

2011–2015

| Falling Skies

| John Pope

| Main cast, 47 out of 52 episodes

2012

| Perception

| Gerard Permut

| Episode: "Pilot"

2012

| The Eleventh Victim

| Cruise

| TV movie

2014

| Klondike

| Swiftwater Bill

| 3 episodes: "Episode #1.1", "Episode #1.3" and "Episode #1.5"

2014

| Fools for Hire

| Det. Lacey

| 3 episodes: "Whores", "The C Word" and "This Is Gonna Go Viral"

2014

| Hell on Wheels

| Gambler

| Episode: "Chicken Hill"

2014

| Rush

| Tyle Duggans

| Episode: "Because I Got High"

2017

| Blood Drive

| Julian Slink

| Main cast, 13 episodes

2018PreacherTCSeason 3

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