{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{Infobox person |name=Alan van Sprang |image= |caption= |birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|6|19}} |birth_place=[[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada |occupation=Actor |years_active=1994–present }} '''Alan van Sprang''' (born June 19, 1971) is a Canadian actor<ref name=HeraldRockRef>"Rock Roots ... but musician's son chose career in theatre" by Martin Morrow, ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' (19 April, 1997) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|244577302}}</ref> best known for playing [[Francis Bryan|Sir Francis Bryan]] in the series ''[[The Tudors]]'',<ref name=NationalZombieRef/> appearing in the ''[[Living Dead]]'' films of [[George A. Romero]]<ref name=NationalZombieRef/> and for playing [[Henry II of France|King Henry]] on The CW's original series ''[[Reign (TV series)|Reign]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Highfill|first1=Samantha|title='Reign' star Alan Van Sprang on Henry's clarity|url=http://ew.com/article/2014/03/27/reign-alan-van-sprang/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=20 March 2018|date=March 27, 2014}}</ref> He also portrayed Valentine Morgenstern on Freeform's hit show, ''[[Shadowhunters]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sho.com/site/tudors/bios.do?actor=Alan_Van_Sprang |title=Showtime : The Tudors : Home |access-date=2009-06-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915060130/http://www.sho.com/site/tudors/bios.do?actor=Alan_Van_Sprang |archive-date=2012-09-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/shadowhunters-alan-van-sprang-villain-valentine-1201497794/ "‘Reign’s’ Alan Van Sprang Cast as ‘Shadowhunters’ Villain"] by Whitney Friedlander at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref>
==Personal life== Van Sprang is the son of musician Van Louis, a former member of rock band [[The Stampeders]].<ref name=HeraldRockRef/> Van Sprang has a son named Logan.<ref name=NationalZombieRef>{{cite news|last1=Leong|first1=Melissa|title=On The Town: Hanging with the kiddies and talking zombies with actor Alan Van Sprang|url=https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/on-the-town-hanging-with-the-kiddies-and-talking-zombies-with-actor-alan-van-sprang|newspaper=National Post|access-date=20 March 2018|date=April 28, 2011}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | rowspan=2|1995 |''Dangerous Intentions'' |Marshall Cameron | |- |''Black Fox: Good Men and Bad'' |Longbaugh, Dunn Gang |TV movie |- |rowspan=3|1996 |''Closer and Closer'' |Interviewer #2 |TV movie |- |''Conundrum'' |Ted Baum |TV movie |- |''Carpool'' |Kirk, Bauer & Cole Salesman |<ref name=HeraldRockRef/> |- |1997 |''Masterminds'' |Happy Boy #7 | |- |rowspan=3|2000 |''[[Steal This Movie]]'' |David Glenn |<ref>[https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/steal-this-movie-1200461195/ ''Steal This Movie'' review] by Robert Koehler at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref> |- |''Best Actress'' |Billy Walsh |TV movie |- |data-sort-value="Uncles, The" | ''[[The Uncles]]'' |Alan Rossi | |- |rowspan=2|2001 |''Stolen Miracle'' |Daryl Courmier |TV movie |- |''[[Earth Angels]]'' |Lucas |TV movie |- |2002 |''[[Narc (film)|Narc]]'' |Michael Calvess | |- |rowspan=4|2003 |''[[Do or Die (group)|Do or Die]]'' |Tink |TV movie |- |data-sort-value="Visual Bible: The Gospel of John, The" | ''[[The Gospel of John (2003 film)|The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John]]'' |[[Judas Iscariot]] | |- |''Rush of Fear'' |John 'J.J.' Gillis |TV movie |- |''In the Dark'' |Lawrence Taylor |TV movie |- |rowspan=2| 2004 |''[[Evel Knievel (2004 film)|Evel Knievel]]'' |John Derek |TV movie |- |''[[Anonymous Rex (film)|Anonymous Rex]]'' |Raal |TV movie |- |rowspan=3|2005 |''Confessions of an American Bride'' |Mitchell Stone (as Allan Van Sprang) |TV movie |- |''[[Land of the Dead]]'' |Brubaker |<ref name=NationalZombieRef/> |- |''Devil's Perch'' |Jake |TV movie |- |2006 |''[[Saw III]]'' |Chris | |- |rowspan=2|2007 |''Shutter'' |Lukas |Short |- |''[[Diary of the Dead]]'' |Sergeant 'Nicotine' Crockett |<ref name=NationalZombieRef/> |- |2008 |''[[Phantom Punch (film)|Phantom Punch]]'' |Nico Orso | |- |2009 |''[[Survival of the Dead]]'' |Sergeant 'Nicotine' Crockett |<ref name=NationalZombieRef/> |- |2010 |''Pay In Full'' |Sergei | |- |2011 |''[[Immortals (2011 film)|Immortals]]'' |Dareios |<ref name=NationalZombieRef/> |- |2015 |''Pirate's Passage'' |Immigration Officer #1 |Voice |- |2017 |''How to Fall'' |{{N/A}} |Short; executive producer |- |2018 |data-sort-value="Lie, The" | ''[[The Lie (2018 film)|The Lie]]'' |Greg | |- |2020 |''Tainted'' |Lance |<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/tainted-review-1234636240/ "‘Tainted’: Film Review"] by Dennis Harvey at [[Variety (magazine)|variety.com]]</ref> |- |2021 |data-sort-value="Boathouse, The" | ''The Boathouse'' |Dominic Szabo | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1994 |''Robin's Hoods'' |Carl Rossi |Episode: "Bad Girl" |- |1997 |''[[Viper (TV series)|Viper]]'' |Karl Warrick |Episode: "Triple Cross" |- |rowspan=2|1998 |''[[Made in Canada (TV series)|Made in Canada]]'' |Jeremy Black |Episodes: "Second in Command", "The Mill Show" |- |''[[Highlander: The Raven]]'' |William Kenworthy |Episode: "Bloodlines" |- |rowspan=4|1999 |data-sort-value="City, The" | ''[[The City (1999 TV series)|The City]]'' |{{TableTBA|N/A}} |Episode: "Where the Bodies are Buried" |- |''[[Power Play (1998 TV series)|Power Play]]'' |Hamilton |Episode: "Family Values" |- |''[[La Femme Nikita (TV series)|La Femme Nikita]]'' |Carl Peruze |Episode: "Under the Influence" |- |''[[PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal]]'' |Griffin |Episode: "Temple of Light" |- |rowspan=3|2000 |''[[Traders (TV series)|Traders]]'' |{{TableTBA|N/A}} |Episode: "Scents and Sensibilities" |- |''[[D.C. (TV series)|D.C.]]'' |Dr. Ben |Episodes: "Trust", "Guns and Roses" |- |''[[Code Name: Eternity]]'' |Brady |Episode: "Thief" |- |2001 |''[[Drop the Beat]]'' |Cary |Episodes: "Doing Good with Evil", "Trippin" |- |rowspan=2|2001–2002 |''[[Soul Food (TV series)|Soul Food]]'' |Dr. Caldwell |3 episodes |- |''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' |Howlyn |Main role (season 5); 22 episodes |- |rowspan=3|2002 |''[[Mentors (TV series)|Mentors]]'' |Harry Houdini |Episode: "A Matter of Time: Part 2" |- |''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' |Leonard Stokes |Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival" |- |''[[Adventure Inc.]]'' |Paul Ziglen |Episode: "Fatal Error" |- |rowspan=4|2003 |''[[Veritas: The Quest]]'' |Javier |Episode: "Sangraal" |- |''[[Bliss (Canadian TV series)|Bliss]]'' |Mr. Leonides |Episode: "The Piano Tuner" |- |''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]'' |Rae Larkin |Episode: "Inferno" |- |''[[Starhunter]]'' |Jimmi Zavras |Episode: "Rebirth" |- |2003, 2007 |data-sort-value="Taste of Shakespeare, A" | ''A Taste of Shakespeare'' |Macduff / Cassio |Episodes: "Macbeth", "Othello" |- |rowspan=4|2004 |''[[Puppets Who Kill]]'' |Ted's Partner |Episode: "Dead Ted" |- |data-sort-value="Newsroom, The" | ''[[The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)|The Newsroom]]'' |George's Replacement |Episode: "The British Accent" |- |''[[Metropia (TV series)|Metropia]]'' |Detective Dunlap | |- |''[[Paradise Falls]]'' |Johnny Brice |Recurring role (season 2); 16 episodes |- |rowspan=4|2005 |''[[G-Spot (TV series)|G-Spot]]'' |Alan |Episode: "Bronzed Vagina" |- |''[[Wild Card (TV series)|Wild Card]]'' |Stevie |Episode: "See Ya Later, Investigator!" |- |''[[1-800-Missing]]'' |Will Sheperd |Episode: "Unnatural Disaster" |- |''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' |Leo Davies |Episode: "[[Degrassi: The Next Generation season 5#ep94|Together Forever]]" |- |2006 |''[[11 Cameras]]'' |Bruce |Main role |- |2006, 2008 |''[[ReGenesis]]'' |Jack Bowden |Episodes: "Escape Mutant", "The Cocktail", "The Sounds of Science" |- |2007 |data-sort-value="Best Years, The" | ''[[The Best Years (TV series)|The Best Years]]'' |Lee Campbell |Recurring role; 11 episodes |- |2008 |''[[Would Be Kings]]'' |Gary Coyle |TV miniseries |- |rowspan=3|2009 |data-sort-value="Tudors, The" | ''[[The Tudors]]'' |[[Francis Bryan]] |Main role (season 3) |- |''[[Guns (miniseries)|Guns]]'' |John Willison |TV miniseries |- |''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]'' |Donald Mitchell |Episode: "Custody" |- |2009–2010 |''[[Cra$h & Burn]]'' |Father Benedito |Recurring role; 7 episodes |- |2009–2010 |''[[Being Erica]]'' |Jody |3 episodes |- |2011 |''[[Rookie Blue]]'' |Patrick Murphy |Episode: "[[List of Rookie Blue episodes|Might Have Been]]" |- |2011–2012 |''[[King (2011 TV series)|King]]'' |Derek Spears |Main role<ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2010/11/09/king-in-production-in-toronto/ "King in production in Toronto"] by Etan Vlessing at [[Playback (magazine)|playbackonline.ca]]</ref><ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2012/06/05/showcase-cop-drama-king-not-renewed/ "Showcase cop drama King not renewed"] by Matt Sylvain at [[Playback (magazine)|playbackonline.ca]]</ref> |- |2012 |data-sort-value="L.A. Complex, The" | ''[[The L.A. Complex]]'' |Eric |Episodes: "Rules of Thirds", "Half Way", "Stay" |- |rowspan=3|2013 |''CollegeHumor Originals'' | |Episode: "Cat vs. Dog Fighting Game" |- |data-sort-value="Listener, The" | ''[[The Listener (TV series)|The Listener]]'' |Shane Dent |Episode: "Caged In" |- |''[[Saving Hope]]'' |Thomas Ford |Episode: "[[List of Saving Hope episodes|Defriender]]" |- |2013–2015 |''[[Reign (TV series)|Reign]]'' |[[Henry II of France]] | Main role (season 1); recurring role (season 2); 21 episodes |- | 2015 | ''[[Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)|Beauty & the Beast]]'' | Bob Hall | 2 episodes (season 3) |- | 2016–2018 | ''[[Shadowhunters]]'' | Valentine Morgenstern | Recurring role (seasons 1–2), 24 episodes <hr/> Guest role (season 3), 1 episode |- | 2019 | ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]'' | Leland | Recurring role <ref>{{cite news|url=http://trekcore.com/blog/2018/03/van-sprang-says-leland-has-massive-role-in-star-trek-discovery-season-2/|title=MINOR SPOILERS: Alan Van Sprang Says Leland's Role a "Massive" Part of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Season 2|publisher=TrekCore|author=TrekCore Staff|date=March 25, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2018|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306023623/http://trekcore.com/blog/2018/03/van-sprang-says-leland-has-massive-role-in-star-trek-discovery-season-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | 2023 | ''[[Titans (2018 TV series)|Titans]]'' | Sheriff Dave Carter | 2 episodes |}
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|888022}} *{{Instagram|alanvansprang}} *[https://twitter.com/alanvansprang?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Alan Van Sprang] on [[Twitter]]
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