Dan Petronijevic

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Dan Petronijevic
Born
Daniel Petronijevic

(1981-03-28) March 28, 1981 (age 40)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Children4

Daniel Petronijevic (born March 28, 1981) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in various feature films, including the American Pie franchise, and in TV shows such as 19-2, Playmakers, Cardinal, and Letterkenny. He also has extensive experience doing voice acting for numerous animated series. His most recent acting role was playing detective Marv Bozwick in the film Spiral (2021 film).

Early life[]

Petronijevic was born in Scarborough, Ontario, on March 28, 1981. He is of Serbian descent.[citation needed] Petronijevic made his theatrical debut as a teenager in Port Perry, Ontario, where he was spotted by a talent agent.[1] He graduated from Port Perry High School.

Career[]

Petronijevic is best known for his role as the antagonistic Montreal Police Service Officer J.M. Brouillard in the English adaptation of the ensemble police drama 19-2. For that role, he was nominated "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series" at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.

Petronijevic also won the role of Thad Guerwitcz in ESPN's 2003 sports drama Playmakers. He played a closeted professional football player who is outed by his boyfriend.[2]

Petronijevic's other roles include Brody in Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (TV series and film) and Ronald Stiviletto in Happy Town. He also worked on the shows PSI Factor,[3][4] Earth: Final Conflict,[5] Republic of Doyle,[6] Saving Hope,[7] and Rookie Blue.[8][1] Petronijevic played the role of Bull in the films American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and American Pie Presents: Beta House. Along with Malin Åkerman, he co-starred in Cottage Country.[9][10] Other films he has appeared in include Angel Eyes with Jennifer Lopez and The Prince and Me with Julia Stiles respectively.[11][1]

Petronijevic has the recurring role of McMurray in the Canadian sitcom Letterkenny,[12] a series which was created by his fellow 19-2 actor Jared Keeso. He also co-stars in the second season of the crime drama Cardinal as the drug enforcer Leon.

Petronijevic is also a prolific voice actor, having worked on numerous animated television series. He voiced and sang as the character Geoff in Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, and Total Drama World Tour. He later reprised the role in the spin-off series Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race. He voiced Adam Spitz in the cartoon series Braceface. He has also played several characters on the show Bakugan including those of Spectra, Julio Santana, and more recently, Jake Vallory. Other characters include Tarantula Boy on Growing Up Creepie, Corey on 6teen, GT on Turbo Dogs and most recently Trent Trotter on Corn & Peg.

Petronijevic also plays the role of Erik in Di-Gata Defenders. He is a voice actor in Beyblade: Metal Fusion, performing the roles of Blader DJ, Dynamis and Dashan Wang. He provided the voice over narration in Beyblade: Shogun Steel and BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz.

Since 2007, he is the official announcer of the Teletoon network.

Filmography[]

Features and TV[]

Animated Series[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Whitnall, Catherine (January 27, 2014). "Little Britain actor likes being the bad guy". mykawartha.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Rowe, Michael (October 14, 2003). "The Incredible Hunk". The Advocate. Here Publishing. p. 74. ISSN 0001-8996.
  3. ^ ""PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" Y2K (TV Episode 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal: Y2K". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  5. ^ ""Earth: Final Conflict" Atavus High (TV Episode 2002)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  6. ^ ""Republic of Doyle" Con, Steal, Love (TV Episode 2012)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  7. ^ ""Saving Hope" The Fight (TV Episode 2012)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  8. ^ ""Rookie Blue" Cold Comforts (TV Episode 2012)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Casting Call: Malin Akerman and Tyler Labine in 'Cottage Country'; Johann Urb as Leon Kennedy in 'Resident Evil: Retribution'". Collider.com. September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Cottage Country". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Prince and Me (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "Season 2 of CraveTV original series Letterkenny to launch Christmas Day". TV-eh.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  13. ^ "The Circle". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  14. ^ "Love You to Death (TV Series 2006–2007)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

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