Spencer Lord
{{Short description|Canadian actor}}
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Spencer Lord (born March 23, 1993) is a Canadian actor. Born in Kamloops, Lord first engaged with acting in school, and after attending the University of British Columbia for an engineering degree, he changed his career to acting.
Lord's notable roles are Nathan Pryce Jr. in the CBC drama series Heartland and Aiden Walsh on The CW drama series Family Law (2023–2024). He has appeared in television films and had a role in the series The Good Doctor (2022). Lord portrays Owen in the HBO drama series The Last of Us.
Early life
Lord was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, on March 23, 1993. He grew up playing video games like Counter-Strike, StarCraft, and World of Warcraft. At the insistence of his friends, he auditioned for his school play Kiss Me, Kate in twelfth grade; he was cast in the lead role and fell in love with acting. He attended the University of British Columbia, earning a degree in mechanical engineering in 2016. After briefly working as an engineer, he considered quitting to pursue acting; he was shortly dismissed from his job, which prompted his decision, and he subsequently worked as a waiter while taking acting classes.
Career
Lord made his acting debut appearing in a short film, Elusion, as an adult Dominic Watson.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He made his television debut appearing in the fourth season of Riverdale as Terry. In 2021, Lord portrayed journalist Nate Eaton in Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story, his first role as a real person. He researched by watching hours of Eaton's reporting online. Eaton later interviewed Lord about his role for East Idaho News. Lord starred in the television films Honeymoon to Remember and Fishing for Love (both 2021) as Kyle and Zack, respectively.
Lord guest starred in The Good Doctor. He starred in the television rom-com film Mixed Baggage in 2022. He had a recurring role from 2023 to 2024 on Family Law as Aiden Walsh, a firefighter. Lord joined the cast of Heartland in the seventeenth season, playing Nathan Pryce Jr., one of the protagonist's love interests. In March 2024, Lord was cast as Owen in the second season of The Last of Us.
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
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| 2017
| Elusion | Dominic Watson | Short film |
| 2020
| Terry | 2 episodes |
| rowspan="3" |2021
| Doomsday Mom: The Lori Vallow Story | Nate Eaton | Television film |
| A Honeymoon to Remember
| Kyle | Television film |
| Fishing for Love
| Zack | Television film |
| rowspan="2" |2022
| Ryan | Episode: "Cheat Day" |
| Mixed Baggage
| Jake Woodward | Television film |
| 2023–2024
| Aiden Walsh | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2023–present
| Nathan Pryce Jr. | Recurring role; 16 episodes |
| 2025
| Owen | 3 episodes (Season 2) |
References
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{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/the-last-of-us-season-2-owen-nora-mel-manny-8602951 |title=Meet Abby's cohorts: The Last of Us season 2 finds Owen, Nora, and more |last=Romano |first=Nick |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |date=March 1, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2025 }}
{{cite web |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/i-feel-like-we-could-just-keep-going-after-18-seasons-heartland-showrunner-says-dynamic-characters-still-have-stories-to-tell |title='I feel like we could just keep going:' After 18 seasons, Heartland showrunner says dynamic characters still have stories to tell |last=Volmers |first=Eric |work=Calgary Herald |publisher=Postmedia Network |date=September 29, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2025 }}
{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-advertiser-what-to-watch/167693593/ |title=What to watch |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |publisher=Oahu Publications |date=January 15, 2022 |access-date=March 11, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com }}
{{cite news |title=Tuesday Freeview & films |work=Radio Times |publisher=Immediate Media Company |date=May 14, 2024 |page=75 }}
{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/last-of-us-season-2-cast-manny-danny-ramirez-mel-owen-1235927601/ |title=Last of Us Season 2 Casts Danny Ramirez, Tati Gabrielle, Ariela Barer, Spencer Lord |last=Otterson |first=Joe |website=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=March 1, 2024 |access-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301173050/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/last-of-us-season-2-cast-manny-danny-ramirez-mel-owen-1235927601/ |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |url-status=live }}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm9036980|}}
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Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors