JR Bourne
{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox person
| image = JR Bourne 2011.jpg
| caption = Bourne, 2011
| birth_name = David Bourne
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|4|8}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1994–present
}}
David Bourne (born April 8, 1970),{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jr-bourne |title=JR Bourne|date=February 2, 2004|publisher=rottentomatoes.com |access-date=February 20, 2025}} known professionally as JR Bourne, is a Canadian actor. After appearing in many films and television series, Bourne's first major breakthrough was the Showtime series Stargate SG-1 (1998–2000). He achieved further prominence for his role as Chris Argent in the MTV supernatural series Teen Wolf (2011–2017)
Early life
Bourne was born on April 8, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Barbados. He has an older sister.{{cite news |last1=Bee (TNS) |first1=Rick Bentley The Fresno |title=Actor JR Bourne captures diverse roles |url=https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2015/11/15/actor-jr-bourne-captures-diverse/33002147007/ |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=Pocono Record}} He had an interest in acting since the age of 10 but it was not until he was around the age of 24 that he realized that it would be a way for him to make a living.{{cite journal |title=10 THINGS with JR Bourne |journal=Regard Magazine |date=4 August 2014 |url=https://regardmag.com/10-things-with-jr-bourne/ |access-date=4 March 2025}}
Career
Bourne first appeared in the action film Jungleground (1995). He subsequently appeared in many television series. His first major television role was as Martouf / Lantash on the Showtime science fiction adventure Stargate SG-1 (1998–2000).
Bourne has won two Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film: for On the Corner in 2004{{cite web|url=https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2004/02/02/4th-annual-award-winners/|title=4th Annual Award Winners|date=February 2, 2004|publisher=VFC Official Website|access-date=February 26, 2017}} and Everything's Gone Green in 2007.{{cite web|url=https://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2007/01/09/7th-annual-award-winners/|title=7th Annual Award Winners|date=January 9, 2007|publisher=VFC Official Website|access-date=February 26, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715222747/http://vancouverfilmcritics.com/2007/01/09/7th-annual-award-winners/|archive-date=July 15, 2015}} He also received nominations for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama for both films at the Leo Awards.{{cite web|url= http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/winners_2004.php|title=Leo Awards Past Winners 2004|publisher=Leo Awards Official Website|access-date=February 26, 2017|archive-date=July 11, 2017|url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170711153745/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/winners_2004.php}}{{cite web|url= http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/winners_2007.php|title=Leo Awards Past Winners 2007|publisher=Leo Awards Official Website|access-date=February 26, 2017|archive-date=November 16, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085435/http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/winners_2007.php|url-status=dead}} In the following year, he was cast as CIA agent Edwards on the science fiction drama Fringe (2009–2011). Bourne then appeared in the second season of the ABC series Revenge.
He portrayed Chris Argent on all six seasons of the supernatural drama series Teen Wolf (2011–2017) and was part of the main cast in the final season. Bourne has also appeared as a series regular on the mystery drama Somewhere Between (2017),{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Somewhere Between' Casts JR Bourne; Eden Brolin Upped To Regular In 'Beyond' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/somewhere-between-cas-jr-bourne-eden-brolin-promoted-regular-beyond-1201955367/ |website=Deadline |access-date=4 March 2025 |date=23 February 2017}} and science fiction drama The 100 (2019–2020).{{cite magazine |title='The 100' adds 'Teen Wolf' actor in recurring role in season 6 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/21/the-100-jr-bourne-season-6/ |access-date=4 March 2025 |language=en}}
In September 2021, it was announced that a reunion film for 2011 Teen Wolf television series had been ordered by Paramount+, with Jeff Davis returning as a screenwriter and executive producer for the film.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=September 24, 2021 |title=Teen Wolf Revival Movie Set at Paramount Plus as Creator Jeff Davis Inks MTV Entertainment Studios Overall Deal (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/teen-wolf-revival-movie-paramount-plus-jeff-davis-overall-deal-1235073403/ |access-date=September 24, 2021 |website=Variety}}{{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2022/05/13/tyler-hoechlin-teen-wolf-movie-2022-reunion-cast-derek-hale/ |title=Teen Wolf Movie: Tyler Hoechlin Set to Return for Paramount+ Revival |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=May 13, 2022 |website=TV Line |access-date=May 13, 2022}} The majority of the original cast members, including Bourne, reprised their roles.{{cite journal |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title='Teen Wolf' Revival Movie at Paramount Plus Sets Returning Cast |journal=Variety |date=15 February 2022 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/teen-wolf-revival-movie-cast-paramount-plus-1235182800/ |access-date=4 March 2025}} The film was released on January 26, 2023.
Charity work
Bourne's niece was born with the genetic disorder cystic fibrosis, and he has long been a champion of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In an interview with MTV News, Bourne revealed that he had come to realize back when he had first started doing conventions for Teen Wolf how amazing of a platform it provided to raise money and awareness for the foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2920039/teen-wolf-howl-4-a-cure-fundraiser/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831220417/http://www.mtv.com/news/2920039/teen-wolf-howl-4-a-cure-fundraiser/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 31, 2016|title=Teen Wolf Is Howling For A Cause (And This One's Personal) – Find out why the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is so important to the MTV cast|date=August 31, 2016|publisher=MTV|access-date=February 26, 2017}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 1995
| Jungleground | Odin |
| 1995
| data-sort-value="Final Goal, The" | The Final Goal | Joseph |
| 1996
| Doorman |
| rowspan="5" | 2001
| Sea | Joel |
| Antitrust
| Building 21 guard |
| Josie and the Pussycats
| Shop owner |
| Exiles In Paradise
| Steve |
| Thir13en Ghosts
| Benjamin Moss |
| rowspan="2" |2002
| Stuck | Bernie |
| Cover Story
| Mark Peck |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| data-sort-value="Favourite Game, The" | The Favourite Game | Leo |
| On the Corner
| Cliffie |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| data-sort-value="Truth About Miranda, The" | The Truth About Miranda | Hammond |
| Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
| James |
| rowspan="5" | 2005
| data-sort-value="Exorcism of Emily Rose, The" | The Exorcism of Emily Rose | Ray |
| Six Figures
| Warner |
| data-sort-value="Score, The" | The Score
| Michael Stockholder |
| Severed: Forest of the Dead
| Carter |
| data-sort-value="Zero Sum, The" | The Zero Sum
| Fence |
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| Bryce |
| data-sort-value="Butterfly Effect 2, The" | The Butterfly Effect 2
| Malcolm Williams |
| Sisters
| Larry Franklin |
| Unnatural & Accidental
| Pathologist |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Truman |
| Gods of Youth
| Brian Clark |
| 2010
| Alleged | George Rappleyea |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| Fly Away | Peter |
| Little Birds
| John Gretton |
| 2012
| Brake | Henry Shaw |
| 2017
| Frazier Park Recut | Himself |
| 2018
| Hospitality | Zane Hirsch |
| 2023
| Chris Argent |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1995
| Borden | Episode: "The Box" |
| 1995–1996
| Dino Burgess | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 1996
| data-sort-value="Sentinel, The" | The Sentinel | Kendrick | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
| Two
| British Agent Riddley | Episode: "Armies of the Night" |
| Millennium
| Carl Nearman | Episode: "The Judge" |
| 1996–1997
| Madison | Elliot | Recurring role |
| 1997
| data-sort-value="Right Connections, The" | The Right Connections | Douglas Freeman | Television film |
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| data-sort-value="Inspectors, The" | The Inspectors | Dwayne | Television film |
| Futuresport
| Eric Sythe | Television film |
| data-sort-value="Crow: Stairway to Heaven, The" | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
| Shane Gant | Episode: "Like It's 1999" |
| Viper
| Seth Kincaid | Episode: "The Really Real Reenactment" |
| 1998–2000, 2006
| Martouf / Lantash | Recurring role |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Frank Noyce | Episode: "The Vine" |
| Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
| Joshua Bingham | Television mini-series |
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| Jason | Episode: "The Kids Stay in the Picture" |
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits
| Dell Tinker | Episode: "Zig Zag" |
| Call of the Wild
| Andrew Morton | Episode: "Foxfire" |
| 2000–2001
| Matt Paladin | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| Bobby Talisman | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| Return to Cabin by the Lake
| J.C. Reddick | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| Jeremiah | Steen | Episode: "The Touch" |
| Breaking News
| Keith | Episode: "Rachel Glass and the No Good, Very Bad Day" |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| Fleet Marshall William Atatürk | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| Word of Honor
| Mr. Picard | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Ricky | Episode: "Pilot" |
| Perfect Romance
| Rick Meadows | Television film |
| 2004–2005
| Paul Deeds | Recurring role |
| 2005
| Malcolm Lowe | Television film |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Godiva's | Sam | Recurring role |
| data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | The Dead Zone
| Episode: "Vortex" |
| rowspan="5" | 2007
| Lance Resnick | Television mini-series |
| CSI: Miami
| Stan Keeler | Episode: "Man Down" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
| Jerome Kessler | Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Dominatrix" |
| 24
| CTU Agent Johnson | Episode: "Day 6: 8:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m." |
| NCIS
| Metro Detective Marshall Collins | Episode: "Lost & Found" |
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist | Jeremy Hale | Episode: "Seeing Red" |
| Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld
| Perimedes | Television film; originally titled Odysseus & the Isle of Mists |
| data-sort-value="Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon, The" | The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon
| Marco Langford | Television film |
| 2009–2011
| Fringe | CIA Agent Edwards | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Dallas | Guest role; 2 episode |
| Smallville
| Dr. Bernard Chisholm | Episode: "Conspiracy" |
| Cold Case
| Matt Doherty | Episode: "Shattered" |
| 2011–2015
| Suits | Samuel Tull | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2011–2012
| data-sort-value="Secret Circle, The" | The Secret Circle | Isaac | Recurring role |
| 2011
| Dan Lefebvre | Episode: "Wild Card" |
| 2011–2017
| Chris Argent | Recurring role (seasons 1–5); main role (season 6) |
| 2012–2013
| Revenge | Kenny Ryan | Recurring role |
| 2014
| Grand Theft Auto: Give Me Liberty | Detective Atkinson | Television film |
| rowspan="4" | 2015
| UnREAL | Bill DeYoung | Guest role |
| Arrow
| Jeremy Tell / Double Down | Episode: "Restoration" |
| data-sort-value="Preacher's Sin, The" | The Preacher's Sin
| Evan Tanning | Television film; also known as A Husband's Confession |
| Satisfaction
| Barry | Guest role |
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| Outcast | Luke Masters | Episode: "All Alone Now" |
| Prototype
| Ethan Kale | Television film |
| Beat Bugs
| The Man | Episode: "Why Don't We Do It on the Road"; voice role |
| Her Dark Past
| Peter | Television film |
| 2017
| Tom Price | Main role |
| 2018
| Thomas Dolan | Recurring role |
| rowspan="2" | 2019–2020
| rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Hundred, The" | The 100 | Russell Lightbourne VII | Recurring role (season 6) |
| Malachi / Sheidheda
| Main role (season 7) |
| 2021–2023
| Isaac | Recurring role (season 3); guest role (season 4); main role (season 5) |
| 2021
| Adam | Recurring role |
Accolades
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| + List of awards and nominations for JR Bourne |
| Year
! Awards ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2003
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a feature Length Drama | On the Corner | {{nom}} |
| 2003
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actor – Canadian Film | On the Corner | {{won}} |
| 2006
| Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a feature Length Drama | Everything's Gone Green | {{nom}} |
| 2006
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actor – Canadian Film | Everything's Gone Green | {{won}} |
Notes and references
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External links
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