Luís Ferreira (born February 20, 1966), also known as Louis Ferreira or Justin Louis, is a Portuguese-born Canadian actor best known for his roles in Stargate Universe, Durham County, and 1-800-Missing.
He played Art Blank in Saw IV.
Early Life[]
Luís Ferreira was born on February 20, 1966, in Terceira, Azores, and emigrated to Canada with his parents. He grew up in North York, Ontario. For 25 years, he went by the stage name Justin Louis until his Portuguese-born mother died in 2008, after which he decided to use his family name and "Louis," an approximation of his given name, "Luís."
Career[]
Ferreira's résumé includes over 100 different on-screen credits as he has appeared on a broad range of television shows, including lead roles in Hidden Hills, Durham County, Urban Angel, and 1-800-Missing. He has also played recurring or guest roles in various TV shows, including NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Criminal Minds. After playing the recurring characters of Declan in the fifth season of the popular TV series Breaking Bad and Colonel Henderson Hall in Primeval: New World, he also starred in the CTV series Motive as homicide detective Oscar Vega. He also hosted the television series Letters to God.
In 2009, Ferreira was featured as David Maysles in the HBO award-winning film Grey Gardens, opposite Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. Other film credits include his portrayal of Sarah Polley's husband in Dawn of the Dead and roles in Shooter and The Lazarus Child. Ferreira played the role of Earl in the 1995 film Blood and Donuts and appeared in Saw IV in 2007. Further credits include The Marsh, Boozecan, and The Big Slice. He also portrayed Donald Trump in Trump Unauthorized and was a starring cast member in the miniseries The Andromeda Strain.
In 2011, he became known as "The Voice of Mazda," voicing a series of commercials for their national campaign for two years. Other voice-over work includes Police Officer Vince in the TV series The Dating Guy and Chet in an episode of the animated children's series Tales from the Cryptkeeper.
Ferreira won the Best Actor Award for portraying Robert Romano in Fallen Arches at the Chicago Alt. Film Fest in 1999. In 2008, he won the Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for portraying serial killer Ray Prager in Durham County. He was nominated for the same award in 2010 for the role of Colonel Everett Young in the TV series Stargate Universe. He won the Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2014 and 2015 and was nominated for the same Leo Award in 2016.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II | Craig Nordham |
| 1988 | Cocktail | Soldier |
| 1989 | Renegades | Rookie Cop |
| Brown Bread Sandwiches | Fiorello | |
| 1990 | Stella | Cocaine Dealer |
| Defy Gravity | ||
| 1991 | The Big Slice | Andy McCafferty |
| Naked Lunch | Exterminator #3 | |
| 1992 | Aaron Sent Me | Sergeant Mallin |
| 1993 | Desiree's Wish | Luther |
| 1994 | Boozecan | Pasqua |
| 1995 | Blood & Donuts | Earl |
| 2000 | Fallen Arches | Robert Duke Romano |
| Everything Put Together | Russ | |
| The Contender | America Live Producer | |
| 2001 | Scenes of the Crime | Louis |
| 2002 | Savage Messiah | Vern |
| 2004 | Dawn of the Dead | Luis |
| Tricks | Donnie | |
| The Lazarus Child | Lewis Kern | |
| Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Matt Tomley | |
| 2006 | The Marsh | Noah Pitney |
| 2007 | Shooter | Howard Purnell |
| Saw IV | Art Blank | |
| 2010 | A Weekend to Remember | Thomas Taylor |
| 2012 | Dancing Still | Shane |
| Duke | Guard | |
| 2014 | Through the Pane | Lewis |
| 2015 | Life on the Line | Mr. Fontaine |
| 2016 | Arthur | Antonio |
| Counter Act | Fred Foy | |
| 2017 | The Undertaker's Son | Jonathan Redding |
| 2018 | The Lake | Therapist |
| 2020 | The Great Lakusta | Frank |
| 2022 | The Adventures of Peanut and Pig |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kay O'Brien | Santino's Friend |
| 1986-1988 | Night Heat | Jones / Ray / Rick |
| 1988 | Katts and Dog | Old Cop |
| 1988-1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Danny / Eddie |
| 1990 | Street Legal | Dirk Kendrick |
| Common Ground | Billy McGoff | |
| Top Cops | Danny Edwards | |
| 21 Jump Street | Dean's Brother | |
| 1989-1990 | T and T | Dancin Joe Dimarco |
| 1991 | Scales of Justice | John Horvath |
| 1991-1992 | Urban Angel | Victor Torres |
| 1993 | North of 60 | Claudio Sangalli |
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Kyle Bettinger | |
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Chet | |
| Cobra | Jack Beyer | |
| J.F.K.: Reckless Youth | Kirksey | |
| 1994 | Frontline | Translation Voice |
| Monster Force | Additional Voices | |
| 1995 | The Marshal | Deputy Doug |
| Highlander | Peter Kanis | |
| The Hardy Boys | ||
| 1996 | Two | Ben |
| Public Morals | Det. Mickey Crawford | |
| Local Heroes | Mert | |
| 1997 | The Pretender | Scotty Boyd |
| Cracker | Jeffrey / Leon the Stalker | |
| 1998 | The Sentinel | Arthur Sabin |
| Millennium | Edward | |
| The Net | Kyle Lockwood | |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Trevis | |
| 1995-1999 | The Outer Limits | Winston Meyerburg / Father John Royce |
| 1999 | Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place | Brandon |
| Judging Amy | Mr. Harbert | |
| St. Michael's Crossing | Vincent | |
| 1998-1999 | Trinity | Detective Bobby McCallister |
| 2000 | ER | Michael Mueller |
| Battery Park | Detective Ben Nolin | |
| Bull | John O'Leary | |
| The Fugitive | Leo | |
| 1998-2000 | Three | Monty Pickett |
| 2001 | The Fighting Fitzgeralds | Jim |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Knowles |
| Mutant X | Henry Voight | |
| 2003 | 24 | Danny Dessler |
| 2002-2003 | Hidden Hills | Doug Barber |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ken Wellstone |
| 2003-2006 | 1-800-Missing | Assistant Director John Pollock |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Jason Adams |
| 2007 | Durham County | Ray Prager |
| 2008 | The Andromeda Strain | Colonel James C. Ferrus |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Roy Colson |
| SG.U Stargate Universe Kino | Colonel Everett Young | |
| 2009-2010 | The Dating Guy | Police Officer Vince |
| 2009-2011 | SGU Stargate Universe | Colonel Everett Young |
| 2012 | Touch | Felipe |
| The L.A. Complex | Dean Pirelli | |
| 2013 | Primeval: New World | Colonel Hall |
| Rookie Blue | Jacob Blackstone | |
| 2012-2013 | Breaking Bad | Declan |
| 2015 | Ghost Unit | Lincoln |
| The Romeo Section | Fred Foy | |
| 2016 | Bates Motel | Dr. Guynan / Doctor |
| Aftermath | Bob 'Moondog' Black | |
| 2013-2016 | Motive | Detective Oscar Vega / Sergeant Oscar Vega |
| 2015-2016 | This Life | David K. Crowley |
| 2017-2018 | S.W.A.T. | William 'Buck' Spivey |
| 2017 | Taken | Carlos Mejia |
| Real Detective | Detective John Conaty | |
| 2018 | Arrow | Jerry Bertinelli |
| The X Files | Detective Costa | |
| The Fixer | Gabriel | |
| Bad Blood | Domenic Cosoleto | |
| 2016-2018 | Travelers | Rick Hall |
| 2019 | Tales | Cole |
| Limetown | Dr. Max Finlayson | |
| The Man in the High Castle | Brad Bellows | |
| 2019-2020 | SEAL Team | Dr. Conners |
| 2020 | Westworld | Dr. Alpert |
| 2021 | Riverdale | Vittorio "Vito" Alto |
| 2012-2024 | NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Harlan Atwood / Metro Detective Nick Burris |
| 2024 | Shôgun | Ferreira |
| 2017-2024 | S.W.A.T. | William "Buck" Spivey |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Doing Life | Bobby |
| 1998 | Drop-Out Mother | |
| 1990 | The Kissing Place | Dave |
| 1991 | Le peloton d'exécution | Greg Blair |
| 1992 | The Trial of Red Riding Hood | M.C. Porker |
| 1993 | Night Owl | Alex |
| Vendetta II: The New Mafia | Frank Jr. | |
| 1994 | Ultimate Betrayal | Wayne |
| Voices from Within | Brooks Taylor | |
| 1995 | A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story | Young Frankie Avalon |
| Jack Reed: One of Our Own | Mick Williams | |
| 1996 | A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story | Nick Tometz |
| 1997 | The Perfect Mother | John Podaras |
| Dad's Week Off | Chip | |
| The Notorious 7 | Eddie Alighieri | |
| 1998 | The Staircase | Mr. Mouly |
| 2001 | Stiletto Dance | James Launcher |
| Loves Music, Loves to Dance | Detective Vincent D'Salva | |
| 2005 | Trump Unauthorized | Donald Trump |
| 2008 | True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet | Sam |
| 2009 | Grey Gardens | David Maysles |
Video Games[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dead Rising 4 | PMCs |
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