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Bio
John speaks to High School groups with great success!!
John's presentation at Stephenville High
School was that he brought hope; in the fact that he spoke to the audience
in a way that the students could relate to and that they could succeed with
what they wanted to do. The faculty found that students that normally would
skip out presentation went to see him and that they were thrilled with one
of the Trailer Park Boys came into their school.
Stephanie A. McGean
Teacher of the Deaf
Stephenville High School Newfoundland
John Dunsworth was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, not far from the sea
where he now spends most of his time on his yacht when he's not working.
John is one of Halifax's most venerable and revered actors. He has
appeared in countless CBC radio dramas and has held leading roles in over 25
Neptune Theatre productions. In 1970, long before the days of
waterfront renewal, John convinced the City of Halifax to lease to him a
run-down old building by the shipyards which he turned into Pier One Theatre
- Halifax's first and arguably its most successful alternative theatre
company.
John first met Mike Clattenburg in the mid-1990s when he
auditioned for a small role in Mike's short, One Last Shot. Halfway
through shooting, John's small role blossomed into a leading part - a part
that garnered him a Best Performance
award from the Atlantic Film Festival. From there, John
developed that role into the character Jim Lahey, the trailer park
supervisor on the series Trailer Park Boys.
John's recent film
credits include principle roles in Sleepmurder for CTV, Blessing for CBS,
Shattered City: Halifax Explosion for Salter Street Films and Thom
Fitzgerald's Indie film Three Needles.
John is an avid bridge player,
holding master points. He also holds, until somebody proves otherwise,
the Internet Scrabble record for having three 7-letter words in a row.
Around town, John is easy to spot. He drives an old truck with a
thousand pound winch that he uses for hauling granite. In 1987, John
founded Filmworks Casting where he worked as Halifax's most successful
casting director. Prior to that, John worked in the transportation
industry. To be precise, he drove a cab for three years and worked the
CNR trains from Halifax and Sydney.
Trivia
Avid sailor.
Has done numerous radio drama roles, commercials and voice-over work.
Father of Sarah Dunsworth.
A Master Bridge player
Went to the University of Guelph. Majored in Theatre but dropped out in his
4th year when he was forced to take philosophy in a summer semester.
Actor:
Guess Who's Knocking (2009) (post-production) .... Joseph
The Gospel According to the Blues (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Manager
Two Men, Two Cows, Two Guns (2009) .... Greg
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (2009) .... Jim Lahey
... aka Les Trailer Park Boys - Le jour de la brosse (Canada: French title)
Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys (2008) (TV) .... Jim Lahey
... aka Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys: A Trailer Park Boys Special (Canada:
English title: long title)
"Trailer Park Boys" .... Jim Lahey (56 episodes, 2001-2007)
- A Shit River Runs Through It (2007) TV episode .... Jim Lahey
- Going Off the Rails on a Swayze Train (2007) TV episode .... Jim Lahey
- Let the Liquor do the Thinking (2007) TV episode .... Jim Lahey
- Jump the Cheeseburger (2007) TV episode .... Jim Lahey
- We Can't Call People Without Wings Angels So We Call Them Friends (2007)
TV episode (credit only) .... Jim Lahey
(51 more)
Stuck (2007) .... Cabbie
The Conclave (2006) .... Cardinal Calandrini
... aka Das Konklave (Germany)
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006) .... Mr. Lahey
... aka Les trailer Park Boys - Le film (Canada: French title)
... aka Trailer Park Boys: Baked on a True Story (USA: promotional title)
A Bug and a Bag of Weed (2006) .... Geoff
Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making (2005) (TV) .... Émery Beaulieu
The Hunt for the BTK Killer (2005) (TV) .... Pastor
Ambulance Girl (2005) (TV)
Serious Miracles (2005) .... Mr. Garrety
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (2005) (TV) .... Samuels
... aka James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas (UK: copyright title)
(USA: complete title)
Stone Cold (2005) (TV) .... Jim Burns
... aka Robert B. Parker's Stone Cold (UK: complete title) (USA: complete
title)
... aka Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (USA: new title)
... aka Stone Cold (USA: short title)
"Funpak" (2005) TV series .... Nero (unknown episodes)
The Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special (2004) (TV) .... Jim Lahey
The Riverman (2004) (TV) .... Haney
Sleep Murder (2004) (TV) .... Lance
Reversible Errors (2004) (TV) .... Ike
... aka Scott Turow's Reversible Errors (USA: complete title)
A Hole in One (2004) .... Pastor
Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003) (TV) .... Naval Officer McNabb
Blessings (2003) (TV) .... Deputy
The Christmas Shoes (2002) (TV) .... Dr. Julian
... aka Les souliers de Noël (Canada: French title)
Lift-Off (2002)
Too Young to Be a Dad (2002) (TV) .... Manager
... aka A Family's Decision (USA)
... aka Too Young to Be a Father (USA)
... aka Trop jeune pour être père (Canada: French title)
Trudeau (2002) (TV) .... Delegate
"Lexx" .... Berf / ... (10 episodes, 1996-2002)
... aka Lexx: The Series
... aka Tales from a Parallel Universe (USA: first season title)
- The Game (2002) TV episode (voice) .... His Divine Shadow / Rook
- P4X (2001) TV episode .... Guard
- Texx Lexx (2001) TV episode .... Old Cracker/Voice of Pilot #2
- Brigadoom (1999) TV episode .... Lett
- Twilight (1999) TV episode (uncredited) .... Zombie
Virginia's Run (2002) .... Cop
... aka La chevauchée de Virginie (Canada: French title)
This Boy (2002) .... Uncle Will
The Shipping News (2001) .... Guy Quoyle
Three Days (2001) (TV) .... Mayor
A Glimpse of Hell (2001) (TV) .... Earl Hartwig
Deeply (2000) (voice) .... Voice of Urban
... aka Deeply (Germany)
... aka Sur fond d'océan (Canada: French title)
"Pit Pony" .... Jack Doyle / ... (11 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Chasing Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Jack Doyle
- Lost (1999) TV episode .... Jack Doyle
- A Weighty Matter (1999) TV episode .... Jack Doyle
- Our Sons and Daughters (1999) TV episode .... Jack Doyle
- Sunshine and Shadows (1999) TV episode .... Jack Doyle
New Waterford Girl (1999) .... Roddy
... aka La fille de New Waterford (Canada: French title)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998) .... Clown
... aka Samantha et Monsieur Spitz (Canada: French title)
One Last Shot (1998) .... Jim Lahey
Pit Pony (1997) (TV) .... MacIsaac Smith
"Lexx: The Dark Zone" (1997) TV mini-series .... Divine Predecessor (s)
(unknown episodes)
... aka Lexx: The Dark Zone (Germany)
... aka Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories (USA)
... aka Lexx: The Movies (Europe: English title: DVD box title)
Sweet Angel Mine (1996) .... Billy Lee
Life with Billy (1994) (TV) .... Ray Fiske
Mary Silliman's War (1994) (TV) .... Rapist
... aka L'appel du devoir (Canada: French title)
... aka The Way of Duty (Canada: English title)
Buried on Sunday (1992) .... Reporter 2
... aka Northern Extremes
The Little Kidnappers (1990) (TV) .... Fr. Fraser
Deep Sea Conspiracy (1987) .... Mark
Casting Department:
2000s
1990s
Deeply (2000) (casting: Halifax)
... aka Deeply (Germany)
... aka Sur fond d'océan (Canada: French title)
CASTING
Blue Moon (1999) (TV) (casting: Halifax)
Recipe for Revenge (1998) (TV) (casting: Halifax)
... aka Harlequin's Recipe for Revenge (Canada: English title) (UK: complete
title)
... aka La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid (Canada: French title)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998) (additional casting: Halifax)
... aka Samantha et Monsieur Spitz (Canada: French title)
Loving Evangeline (1998) (TV) (casting: Halifax)
... aka En quête de vérité (Canada: French title)
The Waiting Game (1998) (TV) (casting: Halifax)
... aka Harlequin's The Waiting Game (Canada: English title: complete title)
(UK: complete title)
... aka Clair comme le cristal (Canada: French title)
Titanic (1997) (extras casting: Halifax contemporary shoot)
The Hanging Garden (1997) (casting director: Halifax)
... aka Le jardin suspendu (Canada: French title)
Love and Death on Long Island (1997) (additional casting)
... aka Amour et mort à Long Island (Canada: French title)
Calm at Sunset (1996) (TV) (local casting)
... aka Calm at Sunset, Calm at Dawn (USA: alternative title)
Sweet Angel Mine (1996) (casting: UK)
Two If by Sea (1996) (extras casting)
... aka Stolen Hearts
Dolores Claiborne (1995) (extras casting)
Le secret de Jérôme (1994) (casting assistant)
... aka Jerome's Secret
Mary Silliman's War (1994) (TV) (casting: Halifax)
... aka L'appel du devoir (Canada: French title)
... aka The Way of Duty (Canada: English title)
Paint Cans (1994) (casting: Halifax)
The Secret (1992) (TV) (casting: Canada)
Casting Director:
The Magic of Marciano (2000)
One Heart Broken Into Song (1999)
Eb & Flo (1998)
Pit Pony (1997) (TV)
Life with Billy (1994) (TV)
Writer:
Guess Who's Knocking (2009) (post-production) (co-writer)
Set Decorator:
The Magic of Marciano (2000)
Self:
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie - Behind the Scenes (2006) (TV) (uncredited)
.... Himself
"Northern Lights: The Canadian UFO Experience" (2004) TV mini-series ....
Narrator
The Hero's Hero: The Forgotten Life of William Barker (2003) (TV) ....
Narrator
The Perfect Hero (1999) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Les héros parfait (Canada: French title)
The Last Log Drive (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
Miller Brittain (1981) (voice) .... Narrator
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