Daniel Cudmore
{{short description|Canadian actor and stuntman|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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|birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|citizenship = Canada
|alma mater = Gannon University
|occupation = Actor, stuntman
|years_active = 2003–present
|relatives =
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- Luke Cudmore (brother)
- Jamie Cudmore (brother)
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Daniel Cudmore is a Canadian actor, stuntman, and former professional rugby union player. He is best known for his roles as the superhero Peter Rasputin / Colossus in the X-Men film series, and as the Volturi Felix in The Twilight Saga film series.
Early life and education
Cudmore was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the middle child of three boys born to English-born parents Richard Cudmore and Sue Bailey. His father is a physician, and his mother works for the British Columbia Film Commission.{{cite news |last=Crosse |first=Doug |date=April 16, 2003 |title=BC Rugby Player Making Move to Big Screen |url=http://www.canadianrugbynews.com/story_detail.cfm?id=655 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929035009/http://www.canadianrugbynews.com/story_detail.cfm?id=655 |archivedate=September 29, 2007 |work=Canadian Rugby News}} Cudmore was raised mainly in Squamish.
Cudmore attended Gannon University and was a member of the football team (2000–02). He is a former forward for the Capilano Rugby Union Club in Vancouver.
Career
Cudmore's first major role came in 2003 when he appeared as Piotr Rasputin in the second installment of the X-Men film franchise, X2. He auditioned for the title role in Superman Returns, but lost the role to Brandon Routh.{{cite news |date=September 2, 2004 |title=Superman Marvel-ous? |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/544/544049p1.html |publisher=IGN Movie News}}
He portrayed the Volturi Felix in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1. On July 11, 2012, it was confirmed that Cudmore would portray Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 in the live-action Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn web series.{{cite news |date=July 11, 2012 |title=Youtube First Look: Halo 4 Forward Unto Dawn (Live Action Series) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_4skHcCpT4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/b_4skHcCpT4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |publisher=IGN}}{{cbignore}}
Cudmore reprised the role of Colossus in X-Men: Days of Future Past, in which he reteamed with Twilight co-star Booboo Stewart.{{cite web |title=Bryan Singer on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/BryanSinger/status/312651578731536385 |work=Twitter}} Cudmore announced on February 17, 2015, that while Colossus would appear in the Deadpool film, he would not return to the role after he declined the offer when he was informed that his voice would be dubbed by a different actor;{{cite web |author=Jay Jayson |title=Daniel Cudmore Confirms He Was Offered Colossus In Deadpool |url=http://comicbook.com/2015/08/07/daniel-cudmore-confirms-he-was-offered-colossus-in-deadpool/ |work=Comicbook.com}}{{cite news |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=February 17, 2015 |title=Deadpool Movie to Cast New Actor for Colossus |url=http://renegadecinema.com/36083/deadpool-movie-colossus |publisher=Renegade Cinema}} he was replaced by Stefan Kapičić who provided the character's voice.McGovern, Joe (December 23, 2015). [http://www.ew.com/article/2015/12/22/deadpool-colossus-stefan-kapicic "Meet Stefan Kapicic, the Serbian actor inside the 7-and-a-half-foot tall mutant Colossus in Deadpool"]. Entertainment Weekly. He was initially announced to reprise his role in Dark Phoenix (2019), though his part was ultimately deleted.
Personal life
Cudmore's older brother, Jamie, is a member of the Canadian Rugby World Cup team.{{cite news |last=Chung |first=Matthew |date=September 6, 2007 |title=Street Thug Now Team Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/253735 |work=Toronto Star}} His younger brother, Luke, also plays for Capilano RFC.{{cite web |last=Cross |first=Daniel |date=May 24, 2007 |title=U21: Canada Names Squad to Face USA |url=http://www.oakvillecrusaders.com/NewsItem.aspx?ID=482 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213165705/http://www.oakvillecrusaders.com/NewsItem.aspx?ID=482 |archivedate=2007-12-13 |publisher=Oakville Crusaders Rugby Club}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" width=70% |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2003
|X2 | |
| 2004
|data-sort-value="Very Cool Christmas, A" | A Very Cool Christmas |Gym Guy | |
| rowspan="2" |2005
|Basketball player | |
| Alone in the Dark
|Agent Barr | |
| 2006
|Peter Rasputin / Colossus | |
| rowspan="3" |2009
|Young Guy | |
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: New Moon, The" | The Twilight Saga: New Moon
|Felix | |
| Revolution
|Bito |TV movie |
| rowspan="5" |2010
|Hit Man #2 | |
| Merlin and the Book of Beasts
|Dragon Knight |TV movie |
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The" | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
|Felix | |
| data-sort-value="Night for Dying Tigers, A" | A Night for Dying Tigers
|Dave | |
| Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
| |
| rowspan="3" |2011
|Moose | |
| To the Mat
|Jordy |TV movie |
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, The" | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
|Felix | |
| rowspan="3" |2012
|data-sort-value="Baytown Outlaws, The" | The Baytown Outlaws |Lincoln Oodie | |
| data-sort-value="Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, The" | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
|Felix | |
| Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
|Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 | |
| 2013
|Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | |
| 2014
|Peter Rasputin / Colossus | |
| 2015
|Gideon | |
| 2015
|Tommy | |
| rowspan="2" |2016
|Warcraft{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/x-men-days-of-future-pasts-daniel-cudmore-on-playing-colossus-again|title='X-Men: Days of Future Past's' Daniel Cudmore on playing Colossus again|author=Cairns, Bryan|date=27 May 2014|work=HitFix}} |N/A | |
| Legends of the Hidden Temple
|Thak | |
| 2017
|Devil in the Dark |Glen | |
| 2017
|All My Heart: Inn Love |Tommy | |
| 2018
|All My Heart: The Wedding |Tommy | |
| 2019
| Burly Smoke Jumper #1 | |
| 2022
|Diamond Jim | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" width=70% | |||
| Year
! Television ! Width=91| Role ! class="unsortable" | Episode | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Stargate SG-1 | Jaffa #1 | Episode: "Homecoming" |
| 2004 | data-sort-value="Collector, The" | The Collector | Little Man #3 | Episode: "The Miniaturist" |
| 2007 | Masters of Horror | Deputy #2 | Episode: "The Washingtonians" |
| 2008 | data-sort-value="Backshop Show, The" | The Backshop Show | Chuck | Episode: "Why Do They Call You 'Reach'?" |
| 2012 | Fringe | Daniel Hicks | Episode: "Nothing as It Seems" |
| 2013 | data-sort-value="True Heroines, The" | The True Heroines | Harold | Episode: "What'll I Do?" |
| 2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Deadeye Darrell Dean | Episode: "Jack Black Wears an Embroidered Cowboy Shirt and Ox Blood Sneakers" |
| 2016 | Arrow | Jackhammer | Episode: "Code of Silence" |
| 2016
|Bogdan Dragomir |Episode: "Breaking Chains" | |||
| 2018 | data-sort-value="Flash, The" | The Flash | William Lang / Gridlock | Episode: "Nora" |
| 2018–2019 | Legends of Tomorrow | Minotaur | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Siren | Bryan | Recurring role |
| 2020 | Helstrom | Keith Spivey / Basar | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2021–2022 | rowspan="2" | Superman & Lois | David Fuglestad | Episode: "The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower" (Season 1) |
| Bizarro (full armored appearance) | 2 episodes (Season 2) | ||
| 2021 | Charmed | Golem | Episode: "Perfecti is the Enemy of Good" |
| 2021 | Supergirl | Bodyguard (uncredited) | Episode: "Blind Spots" |
=Stunts=
| class="wikitable sortable" width=70% | |||
| | Year
! | Television ! | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Aliens vs Predator: Requiem | ||
| 2008 | Supernatural | stunt performer | Episode: "I Know What You Did Last Summer" |
| rowspan="4" | 2009 | Psych | stunt performer | Episode: "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing" |
| Knights of Bloodsteel | stunt performer | ||
| Driven to Kill | stunt actor | ||
| data-sort-value="Hole, The" | The Hole | stunt double: Monster Dad | ||
| 2010 | Merlin and the Book of Beasts | stunt performer | |
| 2012 | True Justice | stunt actor: Thug #4 | Episode: "Street Wars: Part 1" |
| 2019 | Dark Phoenix | stunt performer |
References
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External links
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian people of English descent
Category:People from Squamish, British Columbia
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian stunt performers
Category:Male actors from British Columbia