Editing Gordon Michael Woolvett

{{Short description|Canadian actor (b. 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox person
 | name             = Gordon Michael Woolvett
 | birth_date       = {{Birth year and age|1970}}
 | birth_place      = [[Hamilton, Ontario]], Canada
 | occupation       = Actor
 | years_active     = 1984–present
 | spouse           = {{marriage|Michele Morand|January 15, 2000}}
 | relatives        = [[Jaimz Woolvett]] (brother)
 | children         = 3
 | website          = {{URL|https://www.gordonwoolvett.com}}
}}

'''Gordon Michael Woolvett''' (born 1970) is a Canadian actor from [[Hamilton, Ontario]].

==Career==
Woolvett's most enduring role was as [[Seamus Zelazny Harper]] on the television series ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'' (2000–2005). Prior to ''Andromeda'' he starred in another science fiction television series, ''[[Deepwater Black]]'' (known as ''Mission Genesis'' in the US). He was also credited as playing Mitch in the "Pariah" episode of the short-lived 1980s science-fiction/action series ''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]''. He was in two episodes of ''[[Psi Factor|Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal]]''.<ref name=edotc>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/woolvett-gordon-michael-1970-gordon-woolvett-gordon-m-woolvett |title=Woolvett, Gordon Michael 1970- (Gordon Woolvett, Gordon M. Woolvett) |via=encyclopedia.com |access-date=23 April 2020 }}</ref>

Woolvett was one of the first program jockeys for [[YTV (Canadian television)|YTV]]'s ''[[The Zone (YTV)|The Zone]]'' (then called ''The After-School Zone'')<ref>{{cite news |url=https://torontoist.com/2015/12/the-oral-history-of-1990s-ytv/ |title=The Oral History of 1990s YTV |date=22 December 2015 |department=Culture |first=Will |last=Sloan |website=[[Torontoist]] |access-date=25 April 2020 }}</ref> and the original main host for a program called ''[[Video & Arcade Top 10]]'' which also aired on YTV.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-people-on-twitter-are-still-asking-this-90s-ytv-host-for-video-game-help/ |title=Why People on Twitter Are Still Asking This 90s YTV Host for Video Game Help |magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=15 October 2016 |first=Gregory |last=Adams |access-date=25 April 2020 }}</ref> He acted in the 1999 [[television film|made-for-TV film]] ''[[Ultimate Deception]]'' with [[Yasmine Bleeth]].<ref name="edotc" /> He also appeared on the Canadian television series ''[[The Guard (Canadian TV series)|The Guard]]'', which aired from 2008 to 2009 on [[Global Television Network]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.halifaxfilm.com/files/images/The_Guard_II_Final_Press_Kit.pdf |title=The Guard II |website=Halifax Film |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724160743/http://www.halifaxfilm.com/files/images/The_Guard_II_Final_Press_Kit.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2011 }}</ref>

In 1992, Woolvett was nominated for the [[Gemini Awards|Gemini Award]] for Best Performance by a Supporting Actor for his role in ''[[Princes in Exile]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://film.athabascau.ca/commentary/princes-exile-commentary |title=Princes in Exile Commentary |website=Canadian Film Online |publisher=[[Athabasca University]] |first=Evelyn |last=Ellerman |access-date=25 April 2020 }}</ref> He directed the documentary ''Around the World in 80 Anthems'', which won Best Documentary at the seventh International Film Festival Manhattan in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Manuel |first1=Felix |title=Phl wins at Int'l Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/10/22/1751440/phl-wins-intl-film-festival-manhattan-iffm |website=philstar.com |access-date=20 December 2018 |date=22 October 2017}}</ref>

In 2020, Woolvett began teaching acting, improv, scene study, movie making, screenwriting and performance to young actors aged 9–18 on the [[Outschool]] homeschooling platform.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://outschool.com/teachers/Gordon#usMXvtmyBm |title=Gordon Woolvett, ACTRA / UBCP / WGC |website=[[Outschool]] |access-date=September 18, 2021 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Woolvett was born in 1970 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He married Michele Morand on January 15, 2000. His brother is actor [[Jaimz Woolvett]].<ref name="edotc" /> He has three children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://glamourpath.com/gordon-michael-woolvett |title=Meet Gordon Michael Woolvett – Canadian Actor and 'Seamus Zelazny Harper' From Andromeda |date=December 12, 2019 |website=Glamour Path |author=Akki |access-date=February 15, 2022 }}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2022|reason=existing source is a 'gossip site' with grammar errors, suggesting lack of editorial oversight}}

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1985
|''[[Joshua Then and Now (film)|Joshua Now and Then]]''
|Teddy Shapiro
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Princes in Exile (film)|Princes in Exile]]''
|Louis
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Bordertown Café]]''
|Jimmy
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Rude (film)|Rude]]''
|Ricky
|
|-
|1996
|''{{sortname|The|Legend of Gator Face}}''
|Chip
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Shadow Builder]]''
|Larry Eggers
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Clutch (film)|Clutch]]''
|Spit
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Bride of Chucky]]''
|David Collins
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Donato |first1=Matt |title=Bride of Chucky 20 years later: Don Mancini looks back at one of horror's boldest sequels |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/bride-of-chucky-20th-anniversary-don-mancini-childs-play |website=SYFY WIRE |access-date=20 December 2018 |language=en |date=30 October 2018 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029141943/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/bride-of-chucky-20th-anniversary-don-mancini-childs-play |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2000
|''{{sortname|The|Highwayman|nolink=1}}''
|Walter
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Everything's Gone Green (film)|Everything's Gone Green]]''
|Spike
|
|-
|2014
|''Down Here''
|Coach Randall
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1984
|''{{sortname|The|Edison Twins}}''
|Dave
|"Diamonds"
|-
|1986
|''[[Act of Vengeance (1986 film)|Act of Vengeance]]''
|Bobby
|TV film
|-
|1986
|''[[9B (TV series)|9B]]''
|Kevin
|TV film
|-
|1987
|''Air Waves''
|Greg
|"Happy 16th", "A Second Look"
|-
|1987
|''[[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future]]''
|Mitch
|"Pariah"
|-
|1988
|''[[Learning the Ropes]]''
|Brad
|Recurring role
|-
|1988
|''[[My Secret Identity]]''
|Tim
|"It Only Hurts for a Little While"
|-
|1989
|''[[T. and T.]]''
|Steve
|"Thicker Than Water"
|-
|1990
|''{{sortname|The|Campbells}}''
|Henry Clay
|"A Proposal of Marriage"
|-
|1990
|''{{sortname|The|World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid|nolink=1}}''
|Rodney
|TV film
|-
|1992
|''[[E.N.G.]]''
|Nick
|"To Kill with Kindness"
|-
|1992
|''[[Road to Avonlea]]''
|Rat
|"When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid: Part 2"
|-
|1992
|''[[Maniac Mansion]]''
|John Cody
|"Ike's New Buddy"
|-
|1993
|''[[Family Pictures]]''
|Soletski
|TV film
|-
|1993
|''[[Liberty Street (TV series)|X-Rated]]''
|Tony Foster
|TV film (series pilot)
|-
|1993
|''[[Wild Side Show]]''
|Host
|Season 2 "13 episodes"
|-
|1994
|''{{sortname|The|Mighty Jungle|The Mighty Jungle (American TV series)}}''
|Peter
|"Allison's Restaurant"
|-
|1994
|''[[Side Effects (TV series)|Side Effects]]''
|Chris Stokes
|"House of Caduceus"
|-
|1994
|''[[Forever Knight]]''
|Kyle
|"Can't Run, Can't Hide"
|-
|1995
|''[[Mysterious Island (TV series)|Mysterious Island]]''
|Herbert Pencroft
|Main role
|-
|1995
|''[[Heritage Minutes]]''
|Young
|"The Paris Crew"
|-
|1996
|''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]''
|Judge
|"The Young and the Relentless"
|-
|1996
|''Gone in a Heartbeat''
|Paul Hackett
|TV film
|-
|1997
|''[[F/X: The Series]]''
|Jules
|"Bad Influence"
|-
|1997
|''[[Deepwater Black#TV series|Mission Genesis]]''
|Reb Andersen
|Main role
|-
|1997
|''[[Promise the Moon]]''
|Little Jay
|TV film
|-
|1997
|''Peacekeepers''
|Pte. Daryl Huddy
|TV film
|-
|1998
|''[[Psi Factor]]''
|Gary
|"The Labyrinth"
|-
|1998
|''[[My Date with the President's Daughter]]''
|Clyde
|TV film
|-
|1999
|''[[Ultimate Deception]]''
|Andy McThomas
|TV film
|-
|2000
|''{{sortname|The|7th Portal|nolink=1}}''
|Thunderer / Peter Littlecloud (voice)
|TV series
|-
|2000–2005
|''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]''
|[[List of Andromeda characters#Seamus Harper|Seamus Harper]]
|Main role
|-
|2003
|''[[Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion]]''
|Sergeant Sam Barlow
|TV miniseries
|-
|2003
|''{{sortname|The|Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)}}''
|Gordon
|"Cold Fusion"
|-
|2007
|''Secrets of an Undercover Wife''
|Clayton
|TV film
|-
|2007
|''[[Blood Ties (TV series)|Blood Ties]]''
|Steve Jeffries
|"Gifted"
|-
|2008–09
|''{{sortname|The|Guard|The Guard (TV series)}}''
|Barry Winter
|Main role
|-
|2014
|''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
|Ezra
|"King of the Damned"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Foster |first1=Tom |title=Whatever Happened to the Cast of Andromeda? |url=https://www.tvovermind.com/whatever-happened-cast-andromeda/ |website=TVOvermind |access-date=20 December 2018 |date=10 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
|2015
|''[[Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce]]''
|Ferret Guy
|"Rule #32"
|-
|2017
|''[[iZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]''
|James Weckler
|"Spanking the Zombie", "Dirt Nap Time", "Conspiracy Weary"
|-
|2018
|data-sort-value="Arrangement, The" | ''[[The Arrangement (2017 TV series)|The Arrangement]]''
|Director (Frankie)
|"Truth"
|-
|2023
|''Epic Career Quest''
|King Brady
|1 episode
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.gordonwoolvett.com}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0941315|name=Gordon Michael Woolvett}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/gordon.m.woolvett/ Woolvett's Facebook site]
* [https://outschool.com/teachers/Gordon#usMXvtmyBm Gordon Woolvett's Teacher Page on Outschool]

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