Shawn Doyle (born 1968) is a Canadian actor.Doyle was born and raised in Wabush (Labrador), Newfoundland, the son of actor Jerry Doyle. He moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University.He has won three awards for his critically acclaimed performance as Dennis Langley in The Eleventh Hour. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has also starred in the American shows 24 as Ronnie Lobell, Desperate Housewives as Mr. Hartley and in Big Love. He has also made several film appearances: as Jack Shepard in Frequency, Brian in 1998's Babyface, Stephen in the 2005 film Sabah, A Love Story, and as Ray in Grown Up Movie Star (which he co-produced). Other roles include John in the film adaptation of The Robber Bride and a lawyer in Lost. He had a recurring turn as "Joey Henrickson" a former NFL player and brother of Bill Henrickson, the main character in the HBO series Big Love. He had a brief role on the short-lived but acclaimed FX series Terriers. He starred as agoraphobic chess genius Arkady Balagan in the Showcase original series Endgame. In fall 2011 he starred as the future first Canadian prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald in the CBC TV movie John A.: Birth of a Country. His performance won him a 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in a television film or miniseries.In 2012 he appeared in an episode of King. He has appeared in two episodes of Republic of Doyle as Carl Maher. He appeared in the Canadian film The Disappeared in the fall of 2012. He recently played in an episode of NBC's "Vegas" as FBI agent Patrick Bern. In 2013, he began the recurring role of Isaac Taft on the Canada-based Syfy series "Lost Girl." Currently, he portrays Will Graham's defense attorney Leonard Brower on NBC's Hannibal and appeared as Chief of Police, Vern Thurman on TV series, Fargo.He was formerly married to actress Allegra Fulton. They have one son.
[on playing Akady Balagan, a chess master, in the series 'Endgame'] The accent alone was something I had to really pay attention to. It had to be accurate, but it also had to be understandable. So much of that Russian accent happens at the back of your throat. It's hard to be really expressive from way back there.
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Cousin is the well-known Canadian singer Damhnait Doyle. Spent much of his early career as a Fight Choreographer/Teacher.
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Spent much of his youth hanging out in the high-school gym, watching Dad rehearse any number of plays.
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Born in Wabush, a mining town in Northern Canada. Father began an amateur drama group that traveled the world, representing Canada at festivals.
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Moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University.
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