Stephen R. Hart
{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1958)}}
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Stephen R. Hart (born March 11, 1958) is a Canadian actor known for his height (6'11") and deep voice. He is also known for his role as "The Voice" on The Current.{{cite web|url=http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/r023.html|title=Radio - CBC's "The Voice"|access-date=4 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060206025020/http://www.lastlinkontheleft.com/r023.html|archive-date=6 February 2006}} His credits include notable films such as Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Silent Hill, Shoot 'Em Up and Max Payne.{{cite web|url=http://www.movies.kngine.com/person.ashx?id=ia:1242679|title=Stephen R. Hart credits|access-date=4 October 2010}} Hart played the main antagonist in an episode of the NBC series Fear Itself.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/Fear_Itself/about/index.shtml|title=Fear Itself at NBC.com|access-date=5 October 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5005|title=Fear Itself Directors, Writers & Episodes|access-date=5 October 2010}}
Personal life
In 1976 he served at the Montreal Olympics as an armed escort for International Olympic Delegates, as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. He sang a duet of the song "Let's call the whole thing off", with Canadian former Prime Minister Kim Campbell, on an episode of The Current. Hart also achieved celebrity status in Canada, while performing as 'The Scandinavian Giant' (due to his Danish ancestry{{cite episode| title=Farewell to The Voice| url=http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2012/09/03/farewell-to-the-voice/| series=The Current| series-link=The Current (radio program)| network=CBC Radio One| airdate=September 3, 2012}}) with Carnival Diablo, a modern sideshow. Stunts included bending iron bars in his teeth, surviving an electric chair, general strong-man/giant acts from 1999 to 2002. He appeared as a celebrity cook on the Christine Cushing cooking show, broadcast on the Food Network in 2002.
Filmography
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|+ Actor |
Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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1992
| Goth | TV series (one episode: "The Tale of the Sorcerer's Apprentice") |
1996
| Carver's Gate | Demon #1 - The Big Demon | TV movie |
2001
| History Happened Here | Executioner | |
2002
| data-sort-value="New Sideshow, The" | The New Sideshow | Stevan Hart, The Scandinavian Giant | TV documentary |
2003
| data-sort-value="Seán Cullen Show, The" | The Seán Cullen Show | Squatchie | TV series (six episodes) |
2003
| Dermott's Quest | The Warlock | Short film |
2003
| Demonic Scarecrow | TV series (one episode: "They Come as They Go") |
2003
| Grim Reaper | TV series (one episode: "Invasion of the Beer Snatchers") |
2004
| Satsuma Citizen | TV series (one episode: "Totem Mole") |
2004
| Featured City Hall Undead #5 | |
2005
| data-sort-value="White Dog Sacrifice, The" | The White Dog Sacrifice | Killer / Opening Narrator | |
2005
| Giant Goth Guy | TV series (one episode: "Birnam Wood") |
2006
| Elder | |
2007
| Animal 2 | Inmate 2 | |
2007
| Gorem | TV series |
2007
| Club Bouncer | |
2007
| Charity Mover | |
2008
| data-sort-value="Jon Dore Show, The" | The Jon Dore Show | Emcee | TV series (one episode: "Rage") |
2008
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Captain Nemo | Short |
2008
| Duane "Eater" Mellor | TV series (one episode: "Eater") |
2008
| Greely | |
2008
| Tattoo Artist Owner | |
2009
| Homeless Man | |
2009
| Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia | Gorem | TV series |
2010
| Ninety-one | Indian Chief | Short film |
2010
| Hockus Chokus | TV series (one episode: "Metal Gear Liquid") |
2010
| You Are Here | Gerald | |
2010
| Tall Thin Man | TV series (one episode: "It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World") |
2011
| Vexfist | TV series |
2011
| Dave vs. Death | Grim Reaper | TV short |
2013
| Winkie General | |
2013
| Space Janitors | Dewey | TV series (one episode: "Life Debt") |
2013
| data-sort-value="Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, The" | The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones | Brother Jeremiah | |
2013
| Enemy | Bouncer | |
2016
| Brother Jeremiah | TV series (nine episodes) |
2016
| What Would Sal Do | Crazy Man | TV series (one episode: "Sal Is Out") |
2018
| Tall Boy | TV series (three episodes) |
2018
| Seer | TV series (one episode) |
2020
| data-sort-value="Hardy Boys, The" | The Hardy Boys | Tall Man | TV series (eight episodes) |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1242679}}
- {{anime News Network|people|93119}}
- [https://www.myspace.com/stevanthegiant Stephen R. Hart's official MySpace page]
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Category:20th-century Canadian male actors
Category:21st-century Canadian male actors
Category:Canadian male film actors
Category:Canadian male television actors
Category:Canadian male voice actors
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