{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = David Lovgren | birth_date = | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | alma_mater = Studio 58 | years_active = 1987–present }}
'''David Lovgren''' is a Canadian actor. He had a recurring role in the espionage series ''Intelligence''.
==Career== He graduated in theatre at Studio 58, Langara College in Vancouver<ref>"Class Acts: A gruelling schedule, a well-rounded schooling in stagecraft and the guidance of working theatre people gives Studio 58 students an edge in the acting world" by John Armstrong, ''Vancouver Sun'' (5 Oct, 1996) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|243025559}}</ref> and began acting at the age of 17.
Lovgren appeared in the feature films ''Cool Runnings'' (1993),<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Marko|first=Michele|date=1994-05-20|title=Naked ambition key to Lovgren in Cannes|page=C2|work=The Vancouver Sun|id={{ProQuest| }} }}</ref> ''Live Bait'' (1995) and ''Antitrust'' (2001). He appeared in two 1999 films that received critical attention: ''Rollercoaster'' and ''Something More''. Ken Eisner of ''Variety'' wrote that "Lovgren spookily recalls the young Christopher Walken"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Eisner|first=Ken|date=1999-09-27|title=Film Reviews: Something More|volume=376|page=40|work=Variety|issue=6|id={{ProQuest|<!-- ProQuest data goes here --> }}}}</ref> and Marc Horton of the ''Edmonton Journal'' wrote that Lovgren's was the best performance in ''Something More'' (1999).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horton|first=Marc|date=1999-09-10|title=Something More would have been nice|page=E3|work=Edmonton Journal|id={{ProQuest|<!-- ProQuest data goes here --> }} }}</ref> His performance in the teen film ''Rollercoaster'' (1999) was called "memorable" by Ken Eisner.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Eisner|first=Ken|date=2000-04-03|title=Film Reviews: Santa Barbara in Brief-Rollercoaster|volume=378|page=39|work=Variety|issue=7|id={{ProQuest|<!-- ProQuest data goes here --> }}}}</ref> He received attention for his performance in ''Off Key'' (1994), in which he performed nude, when the film screened at the Cannes Film Festival.<ref name=":0" /> He performed in the television film ''Beyond Obsession''.<ref name=":0" />
On television, he has performed on many television series shot in Vancouver such as ''The Commish'', ''The Outer Limits'', ''Smallville'', ''X-Files'', ''Supernatural'', ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate: Atlantis''.
On the stage, he appeared in a 1997 production at Richmond Gateway Theatre of ''Death of a Salesman'', in which he played Happy Loman, and for which he received positive notice in ''The Province''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Doruyter|first=Renee|date=1997-04-20|title=Salezzzzzman hits a few snooze buttons|page=B5|work=The Province|location=Vancouver|id={{ProQuest|<!-- ProQuest data goes here --> }}}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== * ''Cool Runnings'' (1993) * ''Off Key'' (1994) * ''Live Bait'' (1995) * ''Something More'' (1999) * ''Rollercoaster'' (1999) * ''Antitrust'' (2001) * ''The Dick Knost Show'' (2013)
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! class="unsortable" | Refs |- | rowspan="2"| 2002 | rowspan="2"| Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama | ''Sea'' | {{nom}} | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2002.pdf Past Nominees & Winners 2002] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |- | Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | ''Room'' | {{nom}} |- | 2018 | Leo Awards | Best Performance by a Male in a Short Drama | ''Do We Leave This Here'' | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>[https://www.leoawards.com/past_nominees_and_winners/nominees_and_winners_by_name_2018.php 2018 Nominees & Winners by Name] at www.leoawards.com</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0522704|David Lovgren}}
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