Jeff Teravainen
{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jeff Teräväinen
| image = Jeff Teravainen Photo Op Nightmare Weekend Chicago 2025.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Teravainen in 2025
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|10|13}}
| birth_place = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
| occupation = Actor
| years_active =
}}
Jeff Teräväinen (born October 13, 1972) is a Canadian actor.
Acting career
Teräväinen is best known for portraying Sam Fisher or zero in video games, Deputy Labelle in Eli Roth's Thanksgiving,{{cite web|url=https://holrmagazine.com/holr-chats-jeff-teravainen-on-starring-in-eli-roths-thanksgiving/ |title=HOLR Chats: Jeff Teravainen On Starring In Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving" |website=holrmagazine.com |date=20 November 2023 |access-date=2024-12-01}} and his recurring roles on the TV shows{{cite web|url=http://www.thetvjunkies.com/dark-matter-jeff-teravainen-interview/?platform=hootsuite|title=Dark Matter: Jeff Teräväinen on playing Lieutenant Anders|last=Townsend|first=Kelly|date=7 July 2016|website=www.thetvjunkies.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/07/dark-matter-welcome-to-your-new-home.html|title=Dark Matter - Welcome To Your New Home - Review: "Crew Of The Raza" + POLL|last=Hicks|first=Aimee|date=2 July 2016|website=www.spoilertv.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18}} Dark Matter as Lieutenant Anders{{cite web|url=http://www.threeifbyspace.net/2016/07/dark-matter-202-review-theres-new-kid-town/|title=Dark Matter 202 Review: There's A New Kid In Town - Three If By Space|last=Gardiner|first=Tom|date=8 July 2016|website=www.threeifbyspace.net|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18}} and as Agent Stack on 12 Monkeys.{{cite web|url=https://biffbampop.com/2016/07/01/gilbert-speaks-with-actor-jeff-teravainen-of-dark-matter/|title=Gilbert Speaks… with Actor Jeff Teravainen of "Dark Matter"|last=|first=|date=1 July 2016|website=biffbampop.com|access-date=2016-07-18}} He gained attention as the main bad guy in 2018's The Christmas Chronicles on Netflix.
He is also known as the "Voice of the Olympics" for Canadian broadcaster CBC in the 2006 Turino Winter Olympic Games, as well as the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.geekchicelite.com/interview-with-voicescreen-actor-jeff-teravainen/|title=Interview with voice/screen actor Jeff Teravainen|last=Fountain|first=Jeff|date=7 July 2016|website=www.geekchicelite.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18}} In 2014, he was also the "Voice of the 2014 FIFA World Cup" in Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/4609740-etobicoke-voice-actor-jeff-teravainen-lands-great-gig-as-cbc-s-voice-of-the-2014-fifa-world-cup/|title=Etobicoke voice actor Jeff Teravainen lands 'great gig' as CBC's Voice of the 2014 FIFA World Cup|last=Shephard|first=Tamara|date=2 July 2014|website=www.insidetoronto.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-18}}{{Citation|last=namarow|title=Jeff Teravainen CBC Interview 2015|date=2015-05-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq1eiNmqKq0|access-date=2016-07-18}} Jeff also voiced the intro to CBC's Hockey Night in Canada for two years. Jeff has voiced many characters for best selling video games like Far Cry 5 as Walker and various cult soldiers, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist in various roles, and Far Cry 2 as Walton Purefoy. In 2019, he was cast as a series regular in the sci-fi drama Utopia Falls, which was released on Hulu February 14, 2020. Jeff received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Gerald. In 2020, Teräväinen voiced Sam Fisher, the protagonist of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series, in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
Besides being highly in demand as a commercial announcer, Jeff has voiced dozens of doc series and specials, including narrating highly rated Discovery Channel Shark Week shows like Air Jaws and Sharkhouse. In 2024, Jeff was tapped to narrate Gordon Ramsay's FOX show America's Next Food Star.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/gordon-ramsays-food-stars/season-2/ |title=Season 2 |website=metacritic.com |access-date=2024-12-01}} His most proud moment was being chosen by Clint Eastwood himself to narrate HBO/Warner Brothers' bio series Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/clint_eastwood_a_cinematic_legacy/ |title=Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=2021 |access-date=2024-12-01}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1617292}}
- {{Twitter|JeffTeravainen}}
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Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male video game actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
Category:Male actors from Oshawa