Mark Ghanimé
Mark Ghanimé | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1, 1977 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Citizenship | Canadian, Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Mark Ghanimé (born December 1, 1977) is a Lebanese-Canadian actor and producer, best known for his roles as Major Sergio Balleseros on the Syfy original series Helix and Don Carlos on The CW series Reign.
Early life
Mark Ghanimé was born on December 1, 1977[1] in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to a Canadian mother and a Lebanese father.[2][3] He was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada[2] and was trilingual from an early age, speaking French, English, and Arabic due to his diverse heritage.[3][4]
Ghanimé grew up focusing on academics with the intent of becoming a business man and going into real estate. He was not creative in high school and did not take drama classes or play a musical instrument. In his early twenties, Ghanimé began taking vocal lessons and hip-hop dance classes in order to explore his creative side.[2] In 2004, Ghanimé had an uncredited, background role in Chasing Freedom starring Juliette Lewis. While on set, he became passionate for acting and knew he wanted to pursue it as a career.[3]
Career
After starting his career acting in commercials, Ghanimé was cast in his first guest-starring role as Graham in the CBC Television series Wild Roses. He then had small guest starring roles on Smallville and Supernatural in 2010 and The Secret Circle, Fairly Legal, and Arrow in 2012.[3] Starting in 2012, Ghanimé had a recurring role as Dr. Jamie Albagetti on The CW series Emily Owens, M.D.[5] and a starring role as Daniel Goose-Egg in the web series Soldiers of the Apocalypse, for which he also served as associate producer.[6][7] In 2013, he had supporting roles as Run in the Showcase miniseries Eve of Destruction and as the museum curator in the Hallmark Channel television movie The Hunters.[3][8]
Ghanimé's most significant role came in 2014 when he was cast as a series regular in the Syfy original series Helix, playing Major Sergio Balleseros who guides a team of CDC scientists to investigate a disease outbreak at a research facility in the arctic.[2] The series was cancelled on April 29, 2015 and aired for two seasons.[9]
In 2015, Ghanimé was cast in the recurring role of Don Carlos in the third season of The CW series Reign.[10] He also recurred as Justin Faysal on the Chiller horror anthology series Slasher in 2016.[10][11]
Ghanimé will recur on the second season of Private Eyes, playing a romantic interest of the main character, Angie Everett, played by Cindy Sampson.[12]
Personal life
Ghanimé has visited Lebanon numerous times and wishes to portray more Middle-Eastern characters in order to bring positive light to the Middle East and accentuate the beauty of countries such as Lebanon which he says are rarely portrayed positively in the media.[13]
Ghanimé resides in Vancouver but frequently travels to Los Angeles for business engagements and to Montreal, where his family resides, for holidays and other events.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Take Out | Lebanese Gangster | |
| 2007 | Perfect | Cheating Boyfriend | Short film |
| 2008 | Marion Bigsby: Prince of Darkness | John Bigsby | Short film |
| 2008 | A Simple Day | Andrew | Video short |
| 2010 | The Basement | Short film | |
| 2011 | Citizen 101 | Richard | |
| 2013 | One Night in Seattle | Mark Henley | |
| 2013 | Cinemanovels | The Man in the Clock Tower | |
| 2015 | The Age of Adaline | New Year's Eve Stranger |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chasing Freedom | Villager | Uncredited; TV movie |
| 2009 | Wild Roses | Graham | Episode: "Time and Chance" |
| 2010 | Smallville | Teddybear Guy | Uncredited; Episode: "Persuasion" |
| 2010 | Supernatural | Dr. Drake | Episode: "The Devil You Know" |
| 2012 | The Secret Circle | Java Brew Man | Episode: "Traitor" |
| 2012 | Fairly Legal | CSI Detective | Episode: "Borderline" |
| 2012 | Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Photographer | TV movie |
| 2012 | Arrow | Dr. Douglas Miller | Episode" "Year's End" |
| 2012—2013 | Soldiers of the Apocalypse | Daniel Goose-Egg | Web series; Main role (12 episodes) Associate Producer (12 episodes) |
| 2012—2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Dr. Jamie Albagetti | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2013 | Eve of Destruction | Run | Recurring role (2 episodes) |
| 2013 | The True Heroines | Police Officer | Uncredited; Episode: "Pilot Part 2" |
| 2013 | The Hunters | Museum Curator | TV movie |
| 2014—2015 | Helix | Major Sergio Balleseros | Main role (17 episodes) |
| 2015 | Killer Photo (Watch Your Back)[14] | Kurt Miller | TV movie |
| 2015 | Quantico | Danny | Episode: "Quantico" |
| 2015—2017 | Reign | Don Carlos | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2016 | Slasher | Justin Faysal | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2017 | iZombie | Devon | Episode: "Eat, Pray, Liv" |
| 2017 | Private Eyes | Recurring role; season 2 |
References
- ^ "Mark Ghanimé Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Chang, Kee (January 17, 2014). "Screen Test: Mark Ghanimé". anthemmagazine.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Major Sergio Balleseros: Mark Ghanimé". syfy.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Jefferson, Whitney (January 13, 2014). "Tell Us About Yourself(ie): Mark Ghanimé". buzzfeed.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Mitovitch, Matt Webb (July 19, 2013). "TVLine Items: Syfy's Helix Cast Grows, Bill Hader Rejoins South Park, a Scandal-thon and More". TVLine.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "S.O.T.A. - "Soldiers of the Apocalypse"". facebook.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Soldiers of the Apocalypse". IMDb.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ "Eve of Destruction 2013". hollywood.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 29, 2015). "'Helix' Cancelled By Syfy After Two Seasons". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Samhan, Jamie (January 25, 2016). "Royal Central speaks to Reign actor Mark Ghanimé". RoyalCentral.co.uk. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Harris, Bill (March 30, 2016). "'Slasher' star Katie McGrath's character gets a bloody good welcome". torontosun.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Ahearn, Victoria (May 25, 2017). "Small Screen: Private Eyes' Priestley pleased to come home". timescolonist.com. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- ^ Huskey, Brittany (March 15, 2015). "Mark Ghanime Interview". clichemag.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Stockly, Ed (March 20, 2015). "Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'A Million Ways to Die in the West'". latimes.com. Retrieved December 30, 2016.