{{short description|Canadian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = John Bregar | image = John Bregar.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Bregar in Beverly Hills, California, March 9, 2011 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|3|1}} | birth_place = North York, Ontario, Canada<ref>"Bregar shoots and scores" by Sharmarke Ismail, ''The Toronto Star'' (1 June, 2006) [ONT Edition]. Retrieved from {{ProQuest|439015783}}</ref> | death_date = | birth_name = | years_active = 2003–present | othername = | website = }}
'''John Francis Bregar''' (born March 1, 1985) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dylan Michalchuk on ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He also played Cody Flowers in ''Family Biz''.
His professional acting debut was starring in the music video "Father" by Knights of the Realm. He played Jason Valentine in the Canadian Film Center short film, ''Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil''.<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-cqwgus/todd-and-the-book-of-pure-evil/ Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2003) Summary & Credits] at www.radiotimes.com</ref> He and Adamo Ruggiero were nominated for a GLAAD Media Award<ref>"Kudos for Degrassi kiss: Series takes right step with gay teen story" by Dana Gee, ''The Province'' (15 March, 2004) [Final Edition]. Retrieved from {{ProQuest|269374000}}</ref> at the 15th Annual GLAAD Media Awards and featured in ''The Advocate'' for their roles in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as Dylan Michalchuk<ref>[https://www.toronto.com/news/john-bregars-latest-film-servitude-comes-to-theatres/article_fa70e2ba-42d1-5b44-9bd2-1dd32c7d46c7.html "John Bregar's latest film, Servitude, comes to theatres"] by Fannie Sunshine at www.toronto.com</ref> and Marco Del Rossi.
==Other work== Bregar also played Bobby Clarke in the made-for-TV movie ''Canada Russia '72''.<ref>[https://torontosun.com/2012/09/17/40-things-you-dont-know-about-the-summit-series "40 things you don't know about the Summit Series"] by Lance Hornby at torontosun.com</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/the-cold-war-1.607313 "The Cold War"] by Stephen Cole at www.cbc.ca</ref><ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2005/05/09/summit-20050509/ "Broadcast"] at playbackonline.ca</ref>
Bregar also played Cody in the lifetime movie ''Dead At 17'' (2008).<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-1vv3m7/dead-at-17/ Dead at 17 Summary & Credits] at www.radiotimes.com</ref>
Bregar starred the film ''Verona'' with fellow Degrassi star Shannon Kook. The film was released in winter 2012 by Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfmdc.org/node/15979 |title=CFMDC New Queer Works, Winter 2012 |website=CFMDC.org |access-date=July 5, 2012|archive-date=April 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414114416/http://www.cfmdc.org/node/15979 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2009 Bregar portrayed the role of Scott Mink in CBS's show ''Flashpoint'', along with Calum Worthy and Alexia Fast. He also portrayed an FBI agent in CBS's ''The Mentalist'', in the episode "Red John", which aired on November 24, 2013.
Bregar guest starred in an episode of ''Murdoch Mysteries'' that aired March 18, 2013, playing a character named Alvin Storey. He appeared in an episode of ''Saving Hope'' that aired November 26, 2015, playing a husband of a pregnant woman in the hospital. Bregar also played a character named Trent Harris in two episodes of the third season in the US version of the supernatural TV show ''Being Human'' as a human and then a ghost after accidentally being killed by one of the leading characters.
== Filmography == <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. -->
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2003 |''Todd and the Book of Pure Evil'' |Jason Valentine |Short |- |2006 |''It's a Boy Girl Thing'' |Richard | |- |2007 |''Left for Dead'' |Freddy | |- |2009 |''{{sortname|The|Lesson|nolink=1}}'' |John |Short |- |2010 |''New Year'' |Tyler O'Neill | |- |2010 |''Verona'' |Brandon |Short |- |2011 |''Servitude''<ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2010/11/03/dinicol-kash-colantoni-and-foley-enter-servitude/ "Dinicol, Kash, Colantoni and Foley enter Servitude"] by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca</ref> |Tommy<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/03/29/servitude_review_send_back_this_lame_canuck_comedy.html "Servitude review: Send back this lame Canuck comedy"] by Linda Barnard at www.thestar.com</ref> | |- |2011 |''{{sortname|The|Entitled}}'' |Jeff Vincent | |- |2012 |''Bloodwork'' |Rob Jeffries | |- |2017 |''Awakening the Zodiac'' |Adam | |- |2018 |''TMI Crossing the Threshold'' |John Birch | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2003–2007 |''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' |Dylan Michalchuk |Recurring role (seasons 3–6) |- |2005 |''Darcy's Wild Life'' |Troy |"Cuz in Trouble" |- |2006 |''Canada Russia '72'' |Bobby Clarke |"1.1", "1.2" |- |2007 |''{{sortname|The|Jane Show}}'' |Jimmy Whitton |"Voices from the Past" |- |2008 |''Dead at 17'' |Cody Masterson |TV film |- |2009 |''Being Erica'' |Barrett |"What I Am Is What I Am" |- |2009 |''Taking a Chance on Love'' |David |TV film |- |2009 |''{{sortname|The|Best Years}}'' |Lou |"Dangerous Liaisons" |- |2009 |''Flashpoint'' |Scott Mink |"Perfect Storm" |- |2009 |''Family Biz'' |Cody Flowers |Recurring role (14 episodes) |- |2011 |''Jack of Diamonds''<ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2010/09/10/berteloot-bregar-legault-and-almgren-join-diamonds/ "Berteloot, Bregar, Legault and Almgren join Diamonds"] by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca</ref> |Campbell Lassiter |TV film |- |2011 |''Rookie Blue'' |Aaron Samuels |"Brotherhood" |- |2011 |''Desperately Seeking Santa'' |Neal McCormick |TV film |- |2013 |''Being Human'' |Trent Harris |"(Dead) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", "The Teens, They Are a Changin'" |- |2013 |''Murdoch Mysteries'' |Alvin Storey |"Twisted Sisters" |- |2013 |''Satisfaction'' |Quinn |"Confrontations" |- |2013 |''{{sortname|The|Mentalist}}'' |FBI Agent Mullins |"Red John" |- |2013 |''Fir Crazy'' |Lance |TV film |- |2014 |''Chop Shop'' |Porter |Recurring role |- |2015 |''Saving Hope'' |Adam Hart |"Shattered", "Emotional Rescue" |- |2018 |''iZombie'' |Max Roberts |"Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain" |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130604152153/http://johnbregar.com/ John Bregar's official website] via web.archive.org *{{IMDb name|id=1456426|name=John Bregar}}
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