Sebastian Spence

Sebastian Spence (born December 9, 1969)^[1] is a Canadian actor. He played the lead role of Cade Foster in the Space Channel science fiction television series First Wave (1998–2001).^[2]

Sebastian Spence
Born	(1969-12-09) December 9, 1969 (age 55) St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992–present

Early life

Spence was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, to Michael Cook and Janis Spence, both playwrights.^[3] His first professional acting job was at age 16, in a play written by his mother.^[4]

Career

Spence's first on-camera role was in second part of the Canadian television miniseries The Boys of St. Vincent, which was well-received by critics.^[5][6][7] His next role was in the trilogy of A Family of Cops television films with Charles Bronson, playing Eddie Fein the younger son of Bronson's character.^[8][9][10]

Spence's first film role was in the futuristic Anchor Zone, which was filmed in his native Newfoundland.^[11] performed in a substantial role in the film Drive, She Said in 1997; the film's storyline and staging were criticized by reviewers.^[12][13] Spence's first leading role was as Cade Foster, in the Space Channel (and later Sci-Fi Channel) original series First Wave,^[14] which ran between 1998 and 2001.

Spence played the role of Cliff Harting on the Hallmark Channel drama Cedar Cove, between 2013 and 2015.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Anchor Zone	Duke
1997	Drive, She Said	Jonathan Evans
1998	Firestorm	Cowboy
1999	Little Boy Blues	That Guy
2005	Paper Moon Affair	Vern Staub
2006	A Bug and a Bag of Weed	Frehley
2007	Crossing	Daniel Cimmerman	Also known as Dress to Kill
2009	Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts	Chad Cassidy	Direct-to-video
2011	Crash Site	Daniel Saunders	Also known as Crash Site: A Family in Danger
2013	12 Rounds 2: Reloaded	Governor Devlin Weaver	Direct-to-video
2013	Wolverine: Origin	John Howlett Jr.	Voice, direct-to-video

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later	Kevin Reevey age 25	Television miniseries (Part 2)
1994–1995	Madison	Cal Sharpe	4 episodes
1995	Family of Cops	Eddie Fein	Television film
1995	Robin's Hoods		Episode: "Rock and a Hard Place "
1996	The Outer Limits	Young Gerry	Episode: "Paradise"
1996	The X Files	Deputy Barney Paster	Episode: "Home"
1997	Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II	Eddie Fein	Television film
1997	Dead Man's Gun	Willy	Television film/backdoor pilot; segment: "My Brother's Keeper"
1997	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Noah Wilkes	Episode: "The Devil's Lighthouse"
1997–1998	Fast Track	Stevie Servine	Main role, 23 episodes
1998–2001	First Wave	Cade Foster	Lead role, 66 episodes
1999	Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion	Eddie Fein	Television film
2001	Dark Angel	Charles Smith	Episode: "Hit a Sista Back"
2001	Special Unit 2	Ian	Episode: "The Rocks"
2001	Strange Frequency	Brad	Episode: "Don't Fear the Reaper"
2002	First Shot	Owen Taylor	Television film
2002	Dawson's Creek	Professor Matt Freeman	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2002	Glory Days	Greg Embry	Episode: "The Lost Girls"
2003	The Lone Ranger	Harmon Hartman	Television film/backdoor pilot
2003	A Crime of Passion	Dale	Television film
2003	Mutant X	Noel	Episode: "Under the Cloak of War"
2003	Andromeda	Patrius	Episode: "Conduit to Destiny"
2004	The Clinic	Kyle Southern	Television film
2004	Eve's Christmas	Scott	Television film
2004	Stargate SG-1	Delek	Episode: "Death Knell"
2004	Bliss	Cable Guy	Episode: "Penelope and Her Suitors"
2005	The Collector	The Devil/Dr. Burruss	Episode: "The Pharmacist"
2005	Young Blades	Don Marco	Episode: "Four Musketeers and a Baby"
2005	Criminal Intent	Devon Major	Television film
2005	Cerberus	Jake Addams	Television film
2005	Third Man Out	Timmy Callahan	Television film
2005	Category 7: The End of the World	FPS Agent Gavin Carr	Television miniseries
2005–2006	G-Spot	Paul	Recurring role, 9 episodes
2005–2009	Battlestar Galactica	Noel "Narcho" Allison	Recurring role, 9 episodes
2006	Shock to the System	Timmy Callahan	Television film
2006	The Obsession[16]	Reed Halton	Television film
2006	To Have and to Hold	Tom Davidson	Television film
2006	Supernatural	Tom	2 episodes
2007	Uncaged Heart	Robert Moss	Television film; also known as Passion's Web
2008	Daniel's Daughter	Connor Bailey	Television film
2008	On the Other Hand, Death	Timmy Callahan	Television film
2008	Ice Blues	Timmy Callahan	Television film
2008	NYC: Tornado Terror	Jim Lawrence	Television film
2010	Republic of Doyle	Bobby Maher	Episode: "Blood is Thicker Than Blood"
2011	Smallville	Ted Kord	Episode: "Booster"
2012	Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome	Lt. Jim "Sunshine" Kirby	Television film
2012	A Mother's Nightmare	Steve	Television film
2013	Stonados	Lee Carton	Television film
2013	Psych	Mayor Gavin Channing	Episode: "Santa Barbarian Candidate"
2013–2015	Cedar Cove	Cliff Harting	Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–3); 29 episodes
2014	My Mother's Future Husband	Andrew	Television film
2014	Stolen from the Womb	Rob King	Television film
2015	Accidental Obsession	Ray Johnson	Television film
2015	Driven Underground	Tom Wilcox	Television film
2016	A Wife's Suspicion	Kyle	Television film
2018	Taken Season 2 (TV series)	Senator Warren	Television film
2019–2023	Murdoch Mysteries	Allen Templeton	4 episodes

References

1. "Sebastian Spence". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
2. Science Fiction Television Series, 1990–2004: Histories, Casts and Credits for 58 Shows Archived 2020-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. McFarland; 27 September 2013. ISBN 978-0-7864-9183-4. p. 113–.
3. "Director, actor Janis Spence dead at 61" Archived 2020-01-09 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, Feb 07, 2008
4. "Actor Sebastian Spence". American Profile. 2002-09-22. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
5. Milchael Wilmington (November 11, 1994). "'Boys' Underscores Trauma Of Sexual Abuse". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
6. "Painful Look at Pedophilia / `Boys' based on true story of abuse in orphanage" Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. SFGate, Peter Stack, February 3, 1995
7. Tom Wiener. The Off-Hollywood Film Guide: The Definitive Guide to Independent and Foreign Films on Video and DVD Archived 2020-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. Random House Publishing Group; 13 August 2002. ISBN 978-0-679-64737-9. p. 92–.
8. Adam Sandler (November 21, 1995). "Review: 'A Family of Cops'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
9. Tony Scott (January 30, 1997). "Review: 'Breach of Faith: Family of Cops II'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
10. Ray Richmond (January 11, 1999). "Review: 'Family of Cops III'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
11. "TERROR-NEUVE: Five Horror Films Shot in NL" Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. The Overcast, Lauren Power, October 2, 2015
12. "Sophomore effort crashes" .Toronto Star - Toronto, Ont. Gerstel, Judy, Sep 4, 1998, Page 1
13. Derek Elley. "Drive, She Said" Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Variety, December 21, 1997
14. Ray Richmond (March 18, 1999). "Review: 'First Wave'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
15. Ed Andreychuk. The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television Archived 2020-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. McFarland; 5 January 2018. ISBN 978-1-4766-2971-1. p. 154–.
16. "The Obsession" Archived 2018-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. Radio Times"], review by Sloan Freer (2006)

External links

• Sebastian Spence at IMDb
• The Official Online Website of Sebastian Spence