Daniel Petronijevic (born in Scarborough, Ontario), known professionally as Dan Petronijevic, is a Canadian actor who has appeared in various feature films, including the American Pie franchise, and in TV shows such as 19-2, Playmakers, Cardinal, and Letterkenny. He also has extensive experience doing voice acting for numerous animated series. His most recent acting role was playing Detective Marv Bozwick in the film Spiral.
Dan Petronijevic | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Petronijevic March 28, 1981 (age 42) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Children | 4 |
Early life edit
Petronijevic is of Serbian descent.[1] He was born on March 28, 1981, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, and moved with his family from Scarborough to Scugog Township as a youth.[2] He made his theatrical debut as a teenager in Port Perry, where he was spotted by a talent agent.[2]
Career edit
Petronijevic is best known for his role as the antagonistic Montreal Police Service Officer J.M. Brouillard in the English adaptation of the ensemble police drama 19-2. For that role, he was nominated "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series" at the Canadian Screen Awards in 2014.
Petronijevic also won the role of Thad Guerwitcz in ESPN's 2003 sports drama Playmakers. He played a closeted professional football player who is outed by his boyfriend.[3]
Petronijevic's other roles include Brody in Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (TV series and film) and Ronald Stiviletto in Happy Town. He also worked on the shows PSI Factor,[4][5] Earth: Final Conflict,[6] Republic of Doyle,[7] Saving Hope,[8] and Rookie Blue.[9][2] Petronijevic played the role of Bull in the films American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and American Pie Presents: Beta House. Along with Malin Åkerman, he co-starred in Cottage Country.[10][11] Other films he has appeared in include Angel Eyes with Jennifer Lopez and The Prince and Me with Julia Stiles respectively.[12][2]
Petronijevic had the recurring role of McMurray in the Canadian sitcom Letterkenny,[13] a series which was created by his fellow 19-2 actor Jared Keeso. He also co-stars in the second season of the crime drama Cardinal as the drug enforcer Leon.
Petronijevic is also a prolific voice actor, having worked on numerous animated television series. He voiced and sang as the character Geoff in Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action, and Total Drama World Tour. He later reprised the role in the spin-off series Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race. He voiced Adam Spitz in the cartoon series Braceface. He has also played several characters on the show Bakugan including those of Spectra, Julio Santana, and more recently, Jake Vallory. Other characters include Tarantula Boy on Growing Up Creepie, Corey on 6teen, GT on Turbo Dogs and most recently Trent Trotter on Corn & Peg.
Petronijevic also plays the role of Erik in Di-Gata Defenders. He is a voice actor in Beyblade: Metal Fusion, performing the roles of Blader DJ, Dynamis and Dashan Wang. He provided the voice over narration in Beyblade: Shogun Steel and BeyWarriors: BeyRaiderz.
From 2007 to 2023, he was the official announcer for the Teletoon network. He was replaced with an unknown female announcer since March 27, 2023, when the channel rebranded to Cartoon Network Canada.
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | High Explosive | Tom Randall | |
| 2001 | Angel Eyes | Fighting Kid | |
| 2002 | The Circle | Bully #1 | |
| 2004 | The Prince & Me | Rathskeller Bouncer | |
| 2006 | Snapshots for Henry | Tim | Short film |
| 2006 | American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile | Bull | |
| 2007 | American Pie Presents: Beta House | Bull | |
| 2010 | Harm's Way | Luke | |
| 2013 | Cottage Country | Salinger Chipowski | |
| 2015 | He Never Died | Steve | |
| 2017 | Todd and the Book of Pure Evil: The End of the End | Brody (voice) | Animated film |
| 2021 | Spiral | Detective Marv "Boz" Bozwick |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | To Save the Children | Ray Larch | TV movie |
| 1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Scott | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Flash Forward | Joey Rizzo | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Joey Ferris | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Night of the Twisters | Tough Guy | TV movie |
| 1996 | Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story | Tim | TV movie |
| 1996 | Hidden in America | Kenny | TV movie |
| 1996 | Ready or Not | Trevor | 1 episode |
| 1997 | In His Father's Shoes | Dennis Beck | TV movie |
| 1998 | Blind Faith | Jack Hagan | TV movie |
| 1998 | Dream House | Michael Thornton | TV movie |
| 1999 | Animorphs | Gerald | 1 episode |
| 1999 | PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Gerald Duvaney | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story | Mike | TV movie |
| 2000 | Power Play | 1 episode | |
| 2000 | Wind at My Back | Shooter | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Jett Jackson: The Movie | Tank Wilson | TV movie |
| 2001 | My Horrible Year! | Eugene "Mouse" Donovan | TV movie |
| 2001 | Dangerous Child | Luke | TV movie |
| 2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Eric Delmonico | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Two Against Time | Tommy | TV movie |
| 2002 | Witchblade | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | The Eleventh Hour AKA Bury the Lead | Dale | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Soldier's Girl | Colin Baker | TV movie |
| 2003 | Twelve Mile Road | Tony | TV movie |
| 2003 | Playmakers | Thad Guerwitcz | 8 episodes |
| 2003 | Word of Honor | Young Kalahane | TV movie |
| 2004 | The Grid | Shane Billups | TV Mini Series |
| 2005 | Kojak | Denny | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Our Fathers | Young Spags | TV movie |
| 2005 | Code Breakers | Corely | TV movie |
| 2006 | Absolution | Ben Lloyd | TV movie |
| 2007 | 'Til Death Do Us Part AKA Love You to Death | Dennis Rafferty | 1 episode |
| 2007 | The Dresden Files | D.W. Herrick | 1 episode |
| 2007 | The Company | Young CIA Officer | TV Mini Series, 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Mayerthorpe | Eric Medford | TV movie |
| 2008 | M.V.P. | Tony Rizelli | 1 episode |
| 2008 | For the Love of Grace | Murph | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Border | Corporal Zachariah Metski | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Carny | Luke | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Line | Wayne | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Throwing Stones | Glen Boshyk | TV movie |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Ronald Stiviletto | 7 episodes |
| 2010-2012 | Todd and the Book of Pure Evil | Brody | 21 episodes |
| 2011 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mr. Skinner | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Falling Skies | Billy | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Charlie Hughes | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Republic of Doyle | Brodie | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Saving Hope | Todd Fahey | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Rookie Blue | Dale Curry | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Played | Alex Lydon | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Bitten | Samuel Boggs | 2 episodes |
| 2014-2017 | 19-2 | J.M. Brouillard | 35 episodes |
| 2016-2023 | Letterkenny | McMurray | 37 episodes |
| 2018 | Cardinal | Leon | 6 episodes |
| 2020 | Transplant | Officer Brent | 1 episode: S01E09 "Under Pressure" |
| 2021 | Hudson & Rex | Coach Peters | 1 episode |
| 2024–present | The Trades | Backwoods |
Animated Series edit
- 2000 Butt Ugly Martians (Voice)
- 2001-2004 Braceface (Voice)
- 2002 Moville Mysteries (Voice)
- 2004 6teen (Voice)
- 2006 Growing Up Creepie (Voice)
- 2006-2007 Di-Gata Defenders (Voice)
- 2007 Bakugan Battle Brawlers (English Voice)
- 2007 Total Drama Island (Voice)
- 2007-2010 Magi-Nation (Voice)
- 2009 The Amazing Spiez (Voice)
- 2009 Total Drama Action (Voice)
- 2010 The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (Voice)
- 2010-2011 Turbo Dogs (Voice)
- 2012 Beyblade: Shogun Steel (English Voice)
- 2011-2012 Redakai (Voice)
- 2009 Beyblade: Metal Fusion (English Voice)
- 2010 Total Drama World Tour (Voice)
- 2013 Fish N Chips: The Movie (Voice)
- 2014-2017 Trucktown (Voice)
- 2015 Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (Voice)
- 2018–2023 Bakugan: Battle Planet (English Voice)
- 2019-2020 Corn & Peg (Voice)
- 2019–present Norman Picklestripes (Voice)
- 2021 Battle Game in 5 Seconds (English Voice)
References edit
- ^ "Dan Petronijevic (Creator)". TV Tropes. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Whitnall, Catherine (January 27, 2014). "Little Britain actor likes being the bad guy". mykawartha.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ Rowe, Michael (October 14, 2003). "The Incredible Hunk". The Advocate. Here Publishing. p. 74. ISSN 0001-8996.
- ^ ""PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" Y2K (TV Episode 1999)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal: Y2K". TV.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ ""Earth: Final Conflict" Atavus High (TV Episode 2002)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ ""Republic of Doyle" Con, Steal, Love (TV Episode 2012)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ ""Saving Hope" The Fight (TV Episode 2012)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ ""Rookie Blue" Cold Comforts (TV Episode 2012)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Casting Call: Malin Akerman and Tyler Labine in 'Cottage Country'; Johann Urb as Leon Kennedy in 'Resident Evil: Retribution'". Collider. September 29, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Cottage Country". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "The Prince and Me (2004)". IMDb. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "Season 2 of CraveTV original series Letterkenny to launch Christmas Day". TV-eh.com. November 28, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
External links edit
- Dan Petronijevic at IMDb
- Dan Petronijevic at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dan Petronijevic at AllMovie
