Actor Alan Van Spragg: career, filmography, personal life

Today, let's talk about such a famous Canadian actor as Alan Van Spragg. In what films was the actor shot? How successful was his career? What is known about Alan Van Spraga's personal life? All this is told in this article.

early years

Alan Van Spragg was born on June 19, 1971 in the Canadian city of Calgary (Alberta province). The father of a boy named Emil and Uncle Cornelis were musicians. They earned on providing their own families, speaking in the rock band Stampeders, the peak of popularity of which fell on the 60s.

Alan Van Spragg received his primary education at the prestigious private school Crescent Hights. It was here that the young man began to comprehend the basics of scenic skill. His first acting tests took place on the local theatrical stage. In 1992, he continued his education at Mount Royal College, where he studied music and rhetoric.

Theatrical activity

Becoming a certified artist, Alan decided not to stop performing on the stage. For the whole three seasons after graduating from college, the guy played in Shakespearean plays, and then worked for several years in the theater of his hometown of Calgary. Having gained experience, he seriously became interested in filming a movie. Following his dream of becoming a famous Hollywood actor, Van Spragg moved to Los Angeles. Here he began his career, accepting any role, as well as participating in entertaining television shows.

Debut in the cinema

Shoot in a big movie Alan began in 1995, when he was invited to play a character named Longbrough in the crime film "People are good and bad." In the same year, the young actor was spotted by the creators of the film "Dangerous Intentions". Here, the artist played the background character of Marshall Cameron.

Career development

After a fairly successful start followed the shooting in an endless series of television series. The absence of noticeable shifts in career development made the actor think about changing his own image. Alan decided to shave his head, hoping to get an invitation to the role of "bad guys." This actor was pushed several times when he lost the right to shoot in promising action movies to actors who possessed more aggressive, courageous types.

The idea of Alan soon borne fruit. In 2002, the actor was invited to play the role of bandit Mikel Kalves in the criminal thriller "The drug carton" directed by Joe Carnahan. Partners of our hero on the set were stars of American militants, like Ray Liotta and Jason Patrick. Subsequently, the film won the nomination for the Sundance Film Festival Award in the category "Best Dramatic Film", and Van Spragg finally became a well-known actor.

Another success came to the artist after filming in the horror film of the cult director George Romero "Diaries of the Dead". In the film, which was a regular version of the zombie apocalypse, actor Van Spragg played Colonel Crocket. According to the plot, the character heads a group of survivors in the fight against walking dead.

In 2010, followed by a logical continuation of the acclaimed picture. In the new creation of director George Romero entitled "Survival of the Dead", Alan appeared on the screen in the same manner as in the previous film.

In 2016 Van Spragg was approved for the role of a character named Valentin Morgenstern in the ABC Family's multi-series television project "Twilight Hunters". The series is based on a series of literary fiction works by writer Cassandra Clare called "The Cannon of Death." At the moment, participation in the project is the last work of Alan Van Spraga in the cinema.

Alan Van Spragg: movies

During his career in Hollywood cinematography actor starred in several dozen paintings. Let's mention films with his participation:

• "Dangerous intentions."
• "Steal this movie."
• "People are good and bad."
• "The drug addict."
• "The Gospel of John."
• "Kingdom".
• "Reading thoughts."
• "Daring Los Angeles."
• "Ghost Blow."
• "I started Kniver."
• "Cops are new recruits."
• "Saw 3".
• "In the dark".
• "Happy card".
• "Diaries of the Dead."
• "The Tudors."
• "Become kings."
• "Newsroom".
• "In the hope of salvation."
• "Be Erica."
• "Regenesis".
• "Survival of the Dead".
• "King".
• "Mission of clairvoyance."
• Paradise Falls.
• "Degrassi: The Next Generation."
• "Hot spot".
• "Psi factor: Chronicles of paranormal phenomena."
• "Defective detective."
• "The best years."
• "Antidote".
• "The conspirators."
• "Revelations of a young bride."
• "Kingdom".
• "Her name was Nikita."
• "It's getting closer and closer."
• "Mutants X".
• "Earth: The Last Conflict."
• "Land of angels."
• "The stolen miracle."
• "War of the Gods: Immortals."
• "The Lizard".
• "Made in Canada".
• "Twilight hunters."

Alan Van Spragg: personal life

What can you say about the life of an actor outside the set? With whom is Alan Van Spragg married? The wife of the artist is a well-known American actress and successful choreographer Sarah Robishod. In 2002, the famous married couple appeared first-born, who was given the name of Logan Joseph. Currently, the family lives happily in their own mansion in the Canadian city of Toronto.