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Lorne Cardinal

Lorne Cardinal

Born: 1964-01-06 • Sucker Creek, Alberta, Canada

Winner of Best Performance, Animation at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards as Corner Gas Animated (2018)'s Sergeant Davis Quinton. Lorne is well-known for his portrayal of this beloved character in the Corner Gas comedy franchise - now in 60 countries worldwide - including the animated series and 6 seasons of the original International Emmy-nominated live-action comedy series Corner Gas (2004) and feature Corner Gas: The Movie (2014).

Lorne has the rare honor of having a theatre space named after him in the rebuilt Roxy Theatre in Edmonton Alberta. The Lorne Cardinal Theatre is scheduled to open November 2021.

A classically trained actor, Lorne has also performed in, and directed, a diverse range of theatre productions such as King Lear, on Canada's premiere A-house stage at the National Arts Centre, and Black Elk Speaks at the Denver Center.

His work includes executive producing and directing, and he's received numerous nominations and distinguished awards for his body of work and is the recipient of an honorary PhD from Thompson Rivers University.

Additionally, he's a sought after voice actor for clients like Penguin Randomhouse, Canada's Museum of Civilization and projects such as The Great Northern Candy Drop (2017), Open Season: Scared Silly (2015) and Peabody award-winner Molly of Denali (2019).

Filmography
The Bad Seed Returns poster
The Bad Seed Returns
2022 • Brian
Back Home Again poster
Back Home Again
2021 • Mr. Grey Horn (voice)
Mystery 101: Deadly History poster
Mystery 101: Deadly History
2021 • Sheriff Ridgeway
Run Woman Run poster
Run Woman Run
2021 • Len
Molly and the Great One poster
Molly and the Great One
2020
Welcome to Christmas poster
Welcome to Christmas
2018 • Tom
Wynter poster
Wynter
2018 • Gabe
The Bad Seed poster
The Bad Seed
2018 • Brian
Kayak to Klemtu poster
Kayak to Klemtu
2018 • Don
Good Girls Don't poster
Good Girls Don't
2018 • Larry
The Great Northern Candy Drop poster
The Great Northern Candy Drop
2017 • Johnny May
The Humanity Bureau poster
The Humanity Bureau
2017 • Border Ranger
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery poster
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
2017 • Sheriff Stannard
No Reservations poster
No Reservations
2017 • Joseph Sillwater
The Adventure Club poster
The Adventure Club
2017 • Curtis
No Image
Gods Acre
2016 • Frank
Into the Forest poster
Into the Forest
2016 • Jerry
Open Season: Scared Silly poster
Open Season: Scared Silly
2015 • Sheriff Gordy (voice)
Corner Gas: The Movie poster
Corner Gas: The Movie
2014 • Davis Quinton
Far from Home poster
Far from Home
2014 • Roger Calhoun
If I Had Wings poster
If I Had Wings
2013 • Angus Coleman
The Shape Of Rex poster
The Shape Of Rex
2013 • Stanley
Path of Souls poster
Path of Souls
2012 • Dave Courchene Jr.
Snowmageddon poster
Snowmageddon
2011 • Larry
Flicka 2 poster
Flicka 2
2010 • Sheriff
Tkaronto poster
Tkaronto
2007 • Max Cardinal
The Road to Christmas poster
The Road to Christmas
2006 • Chaba
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery poster
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
2005 • Daniel Deela
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery poster
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery
2003 • Daniel Deela
Insomnia poster
Insomnia
2002 • Rich
In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery poster
In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery
1999 • Daniel Dééla
Big Bear poster
Big Bear
1998 • Little Bad Man
Out of Nowhere poster
Out of Nowhere
1997 • Jonas
Crazy Horse poster
Crazy Horse
1996 • Young Man Afraid
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior poster
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
1995 • Loud Noise