{{Short description|Canadian writer, actor, and producer}} '''Corey William Large''' (born 18 October 1975) is a Canadian writer, actor, and producer of feature movies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Movopia|title=Movies with Corey Large|url=http://www.movopia.com/names/corey-large-21309/|accessdate=19 October 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Large was born and raised in the Prospect Lake area of Saanich near Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.<ref name="ReidCanDo">{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Michael D.|title=Can do style gets results|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/movie-guide/style+gets+results+Victoria+native+Corey+Large+video/6999616/story.html|publisher=Victoria Times Colonist|accessdate=19 October 2012}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After elementary school, he enrolled at St. Michaels University School.
==Career== Large initially found work as a model. At age 21, he moved across the Georgia Strait and enrolled at the Vancouver Film School<ref>{{cite web|title=Corey Large|url=http://www.manpaper.com/ViewCelebExtraInfo_7542_Biography.html|accessdate=18 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019202241/http://www.manpaper.com/ViewCelebExtraInfo_7542_Biography.html|archive-date=19 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Victoria Times Colonist|title=Victoria native Corey Large makes it big in Hollywood|url=http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=69b6c4e6-fd5d-47ba-8933-cebf26f95013|date=10 June 2007|accessdate=22 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123021600/http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=69b6c4e6-fd5d-47ba-8933-cebf26f95013|archive-date=23 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had background roles in the films ''Excess Baggage'' and ''Disturbing Behavior'', before moving into post-production and financing projects.<ref name="ReidCanDo" />
He returned to St. Michaels University School<ref>{{cite journal|work=School Ties (St Michaels School newsletter)|title=Window Theory|page=11|date=Fall 2003|url=http://www.smus.ca/sites/default/files/assets/publications/pdfs/smus_sch_ties_fall03.pdf|accessdate=22 January 2014|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623180844/https://www.smus.ca/sites/default/files/assets/publications/pdfs/smus_sch_ties_fall03.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> to produce and act in ''Window Theory''. He returned to his native Victoria to begin shooting a series of films, starting with ''Kid Cannabis''.<ref name="ReidCanDo" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Michael D.|title=Victoria Native Back for Filming|url=http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/arts/story.html?id=e02f1393-698d-4c26-9d95-45a9cbfbc456|publisher=Victoria Times Colonist|accessdate=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202133855/http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/arts/story.html?id=e02f1393-698d-4c26-9d95-45a9cbfbc456|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Large currently splits his time between Santa Monica, Victoria and Hawaii.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 1997 | ''Excess Baggage'' | Thug | rowspan="2"|Extra |- | rowspan="2"|1998 | ''Disturbing Behavior'' | Student |- | ''Cold Feet'' | Male Model | Short film |- | 2004 | ''Death and Texas'' | Prison Guard | |- | rowspan="3"|2005 | ''Window Theory'' | Ethan Humphries | Also writer and executive producer |- | ''Chasing Ghosts'' | Cole Davies / Keris Alfiri | Also story writer and executive producer |- | ''Deep Rescue'' | Philip | |- | rowspan="2"|2007 | ''7-10 Split'' | {{n/a}} | rowspan="4"|Executive producer |- | ''Tooth and Nail'' | {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="4"|2008 | ''Senior Skip Day'' | {{n/a}} |- | data-sort-value="Art of Travel, The" | ''The Art of Travel'' | {{n/a}} |- | ''Loaded'' | Sebastian | rowspan="2"|Also writer and producer |- | ''Toxic'' | Sid |- | rowspan="2"|2009 | ''Lies & Illusions''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenrush.co.uk/films/film-136347/casting/|title=Lies and Illusions }}</ref> | Master Chief | |- | ''Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever'' | {{n/a}} | rowspan="2"|Executive producer |- | rowspan="2"|2010 | ''Gun'' | {{n/a}} |- | data-sort-value="Penthouse, The" | ''The Penthouse'' | Tyler | Also writer and producer |- | rowspan="4"|2011 | ''All Things Fall Apart'' | Paramedic Adam | |- | ''Cross'' | {{n/a}} | rowspan="2"|Executive producer |- | data-sort-value="Legend of Awesomest Maximus, The" | ''The Legend of Awesomest Maximus'' | {{n/a}} |- | ''Machine Gun Preacher''<ref>{{cite news|last=French|first=Phillip|title=Machine Gun Preacher|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/movie/143074/machine-gun-preacher|accessdate=19 September 2012|newspaper=The Guardian UK|location=London|date=10 August 2011}}</ref> | American Businessman | |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | data-sort-value="Obama Effect, The" | ''The Obama Effect'' | {{n/a}} | rowspan="4"|Executive producer |- | ''Hello Herman'' | {{n/a}} |- | ''Fire with Fire'' | {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="2"|2013 | ''Welcome to the Jungle'' | {{n/a}} |- | ''Some Velvet Morning'' | {{n/a}} | Associate producer |- | rowspan="3"|2014 | ''Don Peyote'' | {{n/a}} | Executive producer |- | ''Kid Cannabis''<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kellan-lutz-nina-dobrev-kid-cannabis-321681 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | first=Borys | last=Kit | title='Vampire Diaries' Star Nina Dobrev, Kellan Lutz to Join 'Kid Cannabis' (Exclusive) | date=8 May 2012}}</ref> | Giovanni | rowspan="2"|Also producer |- | ''Poker Night'' | Davis |- | rowspan="2"|2018 | data-sort-value="Ninth Passenger, The" | ''The Ninth Passenger'' | Malcolm | Also writer, director, and producer |- | ''In Like Flynn'' | Rex | rowspan="4"|Also writer and producer |- | 2020 | ''Breach'' | Lincoln |- | rowspan="4"|2021 | ''Cosmic Sin'' | Dash |- | ''Apex'' | Carrion |- | ''American Siege'' | {{n/a}} | Story writer and producer |- | ''Deadlock'' | {{n/a}} | rowspan="3"|Producer |- | rowspan="5"|2022 | ''Gasoline Alley'' | {{n/a}} |- | ''Vendetta'' | {{n/a}} |- | ''Paradise City'' | Zyatt Dean | Also writer and producer |- | ''Detective Knight: Rogue''<ref name="DKR">{{cite web|url=https://www.newdvdreleasedates.com/m7114/detective-knight-rogue-dvd-release-date|title=Detective Knight: Rogue|website=New DVD Release Dates|access-date=August 12, 2022}}</ref> | rowspan="3"|Mercer | rowspan="3"|Also story writer and producer |- | ''Detective Knight: Redemption''<ref name="Sequels" /> |- | rowspan="3"|2023 | ''Detective Knight: Independence''<ref name="Sequels">{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/bruce-willis-detective-knight-trilogy-release-date-trailer-cast-rogue-redemption-independence/ |title=Bruce Willis' 'Detective Knight' Trilogy: Release Date, Trailer, Cast, & Everything We Know So Far |website=Collider |last=P |first=Maddie |date=October 21, 2022 |access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref> |- | ''One Ranger''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/thomas-jane-john-malkovich-one-ranger-lionsgate-afm-1235155387/ |title=Lionsgate Picks Up Thomas Jane & John Malkovich Action Thriller 'One Ranger' – AFM |website=Deadline Hollywood |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |date=October 26, 2022 |access-date=October 27, 2022}}</ref> | {{n/a}} | rowspan="3"|Producer |- | ''Mob Land'' | {{n/a}} |- | TBA | data-sort-value="Razor's Edge, The" | ''The Razor's Edge'' | {{n/a}} |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 1997 | ''Breaker High'' | San Diego Steve | Episode: "Kissin' Cousins" |- | 1998 | data-sort-value="Net, The" | ''The Net'' | Nathan | Episode: "Harvest" |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | ''So Weird'' | Albert | Episode: "Simplicity" |- | ''Harsh Realm'' | Zach | Episode: "Leviathan" |- | 2000 | ''Freedom'' | Soldier McCammond | Episode: "War" |- | 2001 | ''Great Performances'' | Host | Episode: "Little Women" |- | rowspan="2"|2002 | ''Providence'' | Jimmy | Episode: "Act Naturally" |- | ''Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' | Steve Malone | Segment: "Witness to Murder" |- | 2003 | ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' | Enrique | Episode: "Romance Looming" |- | 2007 | ''Fusion'' | {{n/a}} | Television special; producer |- |}
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