Lorne Cardinal

Lorne Cardinal

Known for
Acting
Born
January 6, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Sucker Creek, Alberta, Canada

Biography

Winner of Best Performance, Animation at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards as Corner Gas Animated (2018)'s Sergeant Davis Quinton. Lorne is well-known for his portrayal of this beloved character in the Corner Gas comedy franchise - now in 60 countries worldwide - including the animated series and 6 seasons of the original International Emmy-nominated live-action comedy series Corner Gas (2004) and feature Corner Gas: The Movie (2014). Lorne has the rare honor of having a theatre space named after him in the rebuilt Roxy Theatre in Edmonton Alberta. The Lorne Cardinal Theatre is scheduled to open November 2021. A classically trained actor, Lorne has also performed in, and directed, a diverse range of theatre productions such as King Lear, on Canada's premiere A-house stage at the National Arts Centre, and Black Elk Speaks at the Denver Center. His work includes executive producing and directing, and he's received numerous nominations and distinguished awards for his body of work and is the recipient of an honorary PhD from Thompson Rivers University. Additionally, he's a sought after voice actor for clients like Penguin Randomhouse, Canada's Museum of Civilization and projects such as The Great Northern Candy Drop (2017), Open Season: Scared Silly (2015) and Peabody award-winner Molly of Denali (2019).

Known For

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Filmography

2023
Mittens & Pants poster

Mittens & Pants

TV · as The Narrator · 81 eps

2023
Bones of Crows poster

Bones of Crows

TV · as Stephen Means · 2 eps

2022
The Bad Seed Returns poster

The Bad Seed Returns

Movie · as Brian

2021
Back Home Again poster

Back Home Again

Movie · as Mr. Grey Horn (voice)

2021
Run Woman Run poster

Run Woman Run

Movie · as Len

2021
Mystery 101: Deadly History poster

Mystery 101: Deadly History

Movie · as Sheriff Ridgeway

2021
Pretty Hard Cases poster

Pretty Hard Cases

TV · as Bishop Logan · 2 eps

2021
Rutherford Falls poster

Rutherford Falls

TV · as Bill · 1 ep

2020
Molly and the Great One poster

Molly and the Great One

Movie

2020
Big Sky poster

Big Sky

TV · as Bruce Stone · 1 ep

2020
FBI: Most Wanted poster

FBI: Most Wanted

TV · as Nelson Skye · 8 eps

2019
Molly of Denali poster

Molly of Denali

TV · as Grandpa Nat, Grandpa Nat (voice) · 39 eps

2018
Good Girls Don't poster

Good Girls Don't

Movie · as Larry

2018
The Bad Seed poster

The Bad Seed

Movie · as Brian

2018
Kayak to Klemtu poster

Kayak to Klemtu

Movie · as Don

2018
Wynter poster

Wynter

Movie · as Gabe

2018
Welcome to Christmas poster

Welcome to Christmas

Movie · as Tom

2018
Corner Gas Animated poster

Corner Gas Animated

TV · as Davis Quinton (voice) · 48 eps

2017
The Adventure Club poster

The Adventure Club

Movie · as Curtis

2017
The Humanity Bureau poster

The Humanity Bureau

Movie · as Border Ranger

2017
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery poster

Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery

Movie · as Sheriff Stannard

2017
The Great Northern Candy Drop poster

The Great Northern Candy Drop

Movie · as Johnny May

2017
No Reservations poster

No Reservations

Movie · as Joseph Sillwater

2017
Limina poster

Limina

Movie · as Mr. Gibbs

2016
Gods Acre

Gods Acre

Movie · as Frank

2016
Into the Forest poster

Into the Forest

Movie · as Jerry

2015
Open Season: Scared Silly poster

Open Season: Scared Silly

Movie · as Sheriff Gordy (voice)

2014
Corner Gas: The Movie poster

Corner Gas: The Movie

Movie · as Davis Quinton

2014
Far from Home poster

Far from Home

Movie · as Roger Calhoun

2014
MasterChef Canada poster

MasterChef Canada

TV · 1 ep

2013
If I Had Wings poster

If I Had Wings

Movie · as Angus Coleman

2013
The Shape of Rex poster

The Shape of Rex

Movie · as Stanley

2012
Path of Souls poster

Path of Souls

Movie · as Dave Courchene Jr.

2012
The Soulful Spirit poster

The Soulful Spirit

Movie · as Robert

2012
Level Up poster

Level Up

TV · as Principal · 2 eps

2011
Snowmageddon poster

Snowmageddon

Movie · as Larry

2010
Flicka 2 poster

Flicka 2

Movie · as Sheriff

2007
Tkaronto poster

Tkaronto

Movie · as Max Cardinal

2006
The Road to Christmas poster

The Road to Christmas

Movie · as Chaba

2005
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery poster

Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery

Movie · as Daniel Deela

2004
Corner Gas poster

Corner Gas

TV · as Davis Quinton · 107 eps

2004
renegadepress.com poster

renegadepress.com

TV · as Wayne Sinclair · 2 eps

2003
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery poster

Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery

Movie · as Daniel Deela

2003
Ice Bound poster

Ice Bound

Movie

2003
Fallen Angel poster

Fallen Angel

Movie · as Clerk

2002
Insomnia poster

Insomnia

Movie · as Rich

2001
Blackfly poster

Blackfly

TV · as Chief Smack-Your-Face-In · 26 eps

2001
Wumpa's World poster

Wumpa's World

TV · as Wumpa (voice) · 52 eps

1999
In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery poster

In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery

Movie · as Daniel Dééla

1999
The City poster

The City

TV · as Gabriel · 32 eps

1999
Relic Hunter poster

Relic Hunter

TV · as Sheriff Dark Feather · 1 ep

1998
Big Bear poster

Big Bear

Movie · as Little Bad Man

1997
Out of Nowhere poster

Out of Nowhere

Movie · as Jonas

1996
Crazy Horse poster

Crazy Horse

Movie · as Young Man Afraid

1995
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior poster

Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

Movie · as Loud Noise

1995
Jake and The Kid poster

Jake and The Kid

TV · as Moses Lefthand · 21 eps