Jonathan Scarfe

He was born in Toronto, Ontario, to actors Alan Scarfe and Sara Botsford. He dropped out of high school at age 15, and at the age of 16 he spent a year working at the Stratford Festival, where he learned about acting.{{cite web|title=It's Miller Time - Interview with Van Helsing's Jonathan Scarfe|url=http://scifiandtvtalk.typepad.com/scifiandtvtalk/2016/10/its-miller-time-interview-with-van-helsings-jonathan-scarfe.html|website=SciFiAndTvTalk|access-date=7 May 2017}}

Scarfe's first major role was on the Canadian teen drama Madison. He appears in a recurring role as Chase Carter, the drug-abusing cousin of John Carter, on the medical-drama series ER. His television guest appearances include the police procedural series NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Cold Case; and the drama series The L Word, as well as the supernatural drama series Grimm.

Scarfe portrays Sheldon Kennedy in the biographical drama television film The Sheldon Kennedy Story (1999), which follows the story of Kennedy{{spaced ndash}} a former professional ice-hockey player with the Calgary Flames{{spaced ndash}} who, after years of self-blame, self-guilt and secrecy, spoke out against his former coach and mentor Graham James and the sexual abuse Kennedy endured.{{cite web|title=New faces of the West: Jake Weber, Jonathan Scarfe saddle up for Hell on Wheels|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/new-faces-of-the-west-jake-weber-jonathan-scarfe-saddle-up-for-hell-on-wheels|website=Calgary Herald|access-date=7 May 2017|date=2 August 2014}} His other television films include the biographical drama television film Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003), portraying Jesus in the biographical drama television film Judas (2004)., costarring with Jennifer Finnigan in 2015 television film Angel of Christmas and Alison Sweeney in the Hallmark Channel movie "Love On The Air" 2015.

His most notable television roles are Charlie Sagansky in the legal drama series Raising the Bar (2008–2009),{{cite web|title=The Advocate talks to Jonathan Scarfe about his role as a gay law clerk on TNT's "Raising the Bar"|url=http://greginhollywood.com/the-advocate-talks-to-jonathan-scarfe-about-his-role-as-a-gay-law-clerk-on-tnts-raising-the-bar-6268|website=greginhollywood.com|access-date=7 May 2017}} Sydney Snow in the western period drama series Hell on Wheels,{{cite web|title=Hell on Wheels Q&A – Jonathan Scarfe (Sidney Snow)|url=http://www.amc.com/shows/hell-on-wheels/talk/2014/10/hell-on-wheels-qa-jonathan-scarfe-sidney-snow|website=AMC|access-date=7 May 2017}} Matt McLean on the family drama, Ties That Bind and Axel on the Syfy drama Van Helsing.

He appears as protagonist Nicholas Brady in the science-fiction film Radio Free Albemuth (2009),{{cite web|title=Convoluted 'Radio Free Albemuth' succumbs to dated sci-fi plot|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-radio-free-albemuth-review-20140627-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=7 May 2017|date=26 June 2014}} directed by John Alan Simon and based on the novel of the same name (1985) by Philip K. Dick. Scarfe appears as Mormon prophet Joseph Smith in the historical-fiction drama film The Work and the Glory (2004). Scarfe also appears in 100 Days in the Jungle (2002), and White Lies (1998).{{cite web|title=White Lies|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/white-lies/review/136028/|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=7 May 2017|language=en}}

He is married to actress Suki Kaiser.Database (undated). [http://www.filmreference.com/film/19/Suki-Kaiser.html "Suki Kaiser Biography (1967{{spaced ndash}})"]. filmreference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014. At one point Scarfe took a break from acting and spent two and half years sailing around the world with his family.{{cite web|title="TIES THAT BIND" STARS KELLI WILLIAMS AND JONATHAN SCARFE CAN RELATE TO THEIR CHARACTERS|url=http://uptv.com/shows/ties-that-bind/news/parents-themselves-ties-that-bind-stars-kelli-williams-and-jonathan-scarfe-can-relate-to-their-characters/|website=uptv.com|access-date=7 May 2017}}

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