David Charles Arthur Sparrow (born 4 March 1962) is a Canadian actor born in England and living in Toronto.He has appeared in the films Serendipity (2001), The Hurricane, Shall we Dance (2004) and 16 Blocks and the television series Monk, Star Trek: Voyager, Corner Gas, Little Mosque on the Prairie, CSI and She's the Mayor. On stage, Sparrow has performed in productions from coast to coast with icons of the Canadian theatre, including Walter Learning and Ted Follows. In 2001 he wrote, performed in and co-directed The Honeymurders at Sacred Fools Theater Company in Los Angeles, California.As a writer Sparrow has completed three short films, a feature, two TV pilots, hours of sketch comedy, a children's book, a play, short stories and dozens of radio and TV ads. In 2007 he and writer Yuval Daniel co-wrote and co-produced at feature film starring Sparrow. The film, Teddy Bear, aired on Super Channel and was received well by festivals.He is a member of the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG), the Canadian Actor's Equity Association (CAEA) and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) where he serves as the vice-president of member services. The union ACTRA represents the interests of 21,000 performers across Canada. In 2008 Sparrow was the candidate for the New Democratic Party in the September 22, 2008 federal by-election, which was incorporated into the 2008 General Election on 14 October in the riding of Don Valley West. He is running in ward 26 in the 2014 Toronto municipal election.
In January 2013, David was elected the President of ACTRA Toronto, the largest local of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, representing over 13,000 audiovisual performers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He had previously served as the VP of Member Services since 2005.
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In 2000, while shooting Across The Line in the Mojave Desert more than two hours from Los Angeles, David was informed he had booked a commercial for Kansas City Power and Light, shooting in Kansas City at 8:00 A.M. the next day. Things looked impossible, but the producers of the two projects put their heads together and at the end of the shoot day a helicopter landed on set and whisked David off to LAX so he could make his flight. The commercial folks were very happy and the low-budget movie makers got the added bonus of a helicopter shot!.
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Lives with his wife and two daughters in Toronto, Canada.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
My Roommate's an Escort
2017
TV Series post-production
Daddy
The Wall
2012/I
Short post-production
Thug
The Second Time Around
2016
Roger
Bump in the Night
2015/I
Short
Dr. Wells
The Hot Flash
2013
Short
Husband
Off2Kali Comedy
2013
TV Series
Boss
Alien Mysteries
2013
TV Series
Myron
Galaxy Donuts
2012
Short
Blind Man
What's Up Warthogs!
2012
TV Series
Chief Custodian
Life with Boys
2011
TV Series
Sherman & Shermina
Moon Point
2011
Uncle Larry
Alphas
2011
TV Series
Chief Handell
Air Disasters
2011
TV Series
Flight Engineer Repo
Dan for Mayor
2011
TV Series
Mayor Dunn
She's the Mayor
2011
TV Series
Carl Stuliki / Carl
The Ron James Show
2010
TV Series
Crash Test Technician
Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show
2010
TV Series
Mayor McGlue
Harm's Way
2010
Hallam
Little Mosque on the Prairie
2010
TV Series
Carl
Zombie Dearest
2009
Quinto - the zombie
Sold
2008
TV Movie
Toby Spitz
Air Emergency
2008
TV Series documentary
Flight Engineer Repo
Teddy Bear
2008
TV Movie
Ben Corisky
Finn on the Fly
2008
Coach Ripp
Savage Planet
2007
TV Movie
Carter Mason
Hungarian Salami
2007
Short
Louis
Skinwalkers
2006
Manny the Butcher
Corner Gas
2006
TV Series
Tiny Joe
16 Blocks
2006
Holding Cell Officer
Darcy's Wild Life
2005
TV Series
Big Don Dunlop
Four Brothers
2005
Police Sergeant (as Dave Sparrow)
Land of the Dead
2005
Arena Policeman
Trump Unauthorized
2005
TV Movie
Hotel Executive #1
Our Fathers
2005
TV Movie
Father Connelly
Confessions of an American Bride
2005
TV Movie
Plumber
Café Écouter
2005
Short
Carl
The Pacifier
2005
FBI Agent
Totally Spies!
2004
TV Series
The Incredible Bulk / The Evil Dentist
Shall We Dance
2004
Louis (as Dave Sparrow)
Crimes of Fashion
2004
TV Movie
Sal's Henchman - Bruno
1-800-Missing
2004
TV Series
Jack Seabrooke
JoJo's Circus
2003-2004
TV Series
Mr. Tickle / M. Tickle
72 Hours: True Crime
2004
TV Series
Doug Grady
Doc
2002-2004
TV Series
Cable Guy / Hal Beckford
Eloise at Christmastime
2003
TV Movie
Charlie the Doorman
Eloise at the Plaza
2003
TV Movie
Charlie the Doorman
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
2003
TV Series
Customs Officer
Monk
2002
TV Series
Sgt. Cargill
Cop
Sargent Cargill
Soul Food
2002
TV Series
Generous Guy
Undercover Brother
2002
Golf Cart Guard
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
2002
TV Movie
Armored Car Guard
Loves Music, Loves to Dance
2001
TV Movie
David Vass
Blue Murder
2001
TV Series
Bob Parsons
Serendipity
2001
Josh's Dad
Wild Iris
2001
TV Movie
Mall Security Guard #1 (as Dave Sparrow)
Walter and Henry
2001
TV Movie
Cop (as Dave Sparrow)
Star Trek: Voyager
2001
TV Series
Alien / Doctor
Judgment
2001
Big Man
The Enforcers
2001
TV Mini-Series
Pepsi Baretta
The Wonderful World of Disney
2000
TV Series
Customs Inspector #1 / Taxi Driver / Man on the Street / ...