John Novak (actor)

John Novak
Novak at the 2005 Gatecon
Born	(1955-09-09) September 9, 1955 Caracas, Venezuela
Occupations	Actor voice actor

John Novak (born September 9, 1955 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan-born Canadian actor and anime voice actor who frequently does voice work for the Ocean Group based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Biography

He was born in Venezuela to Canadian parents who were visiting the country.

He has also starred in the Wishmaster sequels Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell, and Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled, replacing Andrew Divoff as The Djinn.

He appeared in Street Justice, twice in the TV series Sliders as a shyster lawyer, Ross J. Kelly, and 3 times in Highlander: The Series.

He most recently starred as the Sheriff in Bloodrayne 2: Deliverance.

Novak is probably best known, in Canada at least, from Kokanee beer commercials, as he plays the Park Ranger who is constantly trying to prevent the Kokanee Sasquatch from stealing the beer.

Filmography

• Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales - Lord Yoshiaki
• Death Note - Zellogi, Steve Mason
• Doctor Who - Salinger
• Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes - Supreme Intelligence
• Adieu Galaxy Express 999 - Faust
• InuYasha - Ungai
• Key the Metal Idol - Jinsaku Ajo
• Kingdom series - Wang Qi
• Level Up - Maldark
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED - Uzumi Nara Athha
• Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu - Skalidor, Slithraa, Fangdam
• Santa Barbara - Keith Timmons
• Sliders - Ross J. Kelly
• Smallville - Jed McNally / Gary Bergen
• Stargate SG-1 - Colonel William Ronson (2 episodes)
• Supernatural - Zeus
• Tara Duncan: The Evil Empress
• The Little Prince - Marine (The Planet of Ludokaa, then later in The Planet of the Crystal Tears)
• The Story of Saiunkoku - Advisor Yosei Sho, Bandit, General Haku, High Government Official 2, Raien Haku, Visitor
• X-Men: Evolution - Bolivar Trask

External links

• John Novak at IMDb
• John Novak at Anime News Network's encyclopedia