John DeSantis
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John DeSantis | |
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| Born | January 21, 1977 |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
John DeSantis (born January 21, 1977) is a Canadian actor, perhaps best known as Lurch on Fox Family's television of The New Addams Family. This role was originally portrayed by American actor, Ted Cassidy. His other work includes a principal role in Disney's Touchstone Pictures film The 13th Warrior, in which he played a Viking warrior named Ragnar the Dour. He has also appeared in the television series Police Academy. DeSantis is 206 cm (6' 9") tall. Prior to his acting career, he served for two years in the Canadian Army. He has been recognised as one of the tallest Canadian actors.
Filmography
- The New Addams Family (1998) TV Series as Lurch
- Reunion (2000) TV Episode as Big Tracker
- Stargate SG-1 (2001) TV Episode as Jaffa
- Voyage of the Unicorn (2001) (TV) as Cratch
- Dead Last as Evil Ghost (1 episode, 2001)
- Dark Angel as (1 episode, 2001) Miller, the Mangler
- Thirteen Ghosts (2001) (as John De Santis) as Horace "Breaker" Mahoney, The Juggernaut
- Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) (as John De Santis) also Bus Guard #2
- Snow Queen (TV) (as John De Santis) as Satan
- Slumber (2003) TV Episode as The Traveller
- Smallville (1 episode 2003) as The Traveller
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) as Padeen, Loblolly Boy
- Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels (2004) (TV) as Bigfoot
- Ghost Story (2004) TV Episode as Tiny
- Dead Like Me (1 episode, 2004) as Tiny
- Earthsea (2004) (TV) (as John De Santis) as Kargide Soldier #1
- Bloodsuckers (2005) (TV) as Ble-Ka
- The Long Weekend (2005) as Cellmate
- Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus 3-D (2005) (V) (voice) as Ollie the Giant
- Masters of Horror (episode: "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road", 2005) as Moonface
- Little Man (2006/I) (as John De Santis) as Bruno
- Blade: The Series as Thorne (6 episodes, 2006)
- The Dresden Files as Demon (1 episode, 2007)
- Painkiller Jane as Henry Perkins (1 episode, 2007)
- Supernatural (2008) (TV) as Freeman Daggett ("Ghostfacers", Season 3 Episode 13), as The Golem ("Everybody Hates Hitler", Season 8 Episode 13), and as Scarecrow ("Fan Fiction", Season 10 Episode 5)
- Ratko: The Dictator's Son (2009) as Skender
- Stan Helsing (2009) as Frankenstein's Monster
- The Hole (2009) as Monster Dad
- Eureka (1 episode, 2009) as Big Ed
- Psych (1 episode, 2010) as 7-foot tall man
- Smallville (1 episode, 2011) as Solomon Grundy
- Big Time Movie (2012) as Maxwell
- Once Upon A Time (2012) as Dove ("Skin Deep", Season 1 Episode 12)
- Seventh Son (2014) as Tusk
- Falling Skies (2014–2015) as Shaq
- Viking as Berserk
- The X Files Season 10 (2015, 1 episode) as The Band-Aid Nose Man