Lorne Cardinal
Acting • Born 1964-01-06
Biography
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
53 credits
Insomnia
Movie • 2002
Rich
Back Home Again
Movie • 2021
Mr. Grey Horn (voice)
Run Woman Run
Movie • 2021
Len
Good Girls Don't
Movie • 2018
Larry
The Road to Christmas
Movie • 2006
Chaba
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Movie • 1995
Loud Noise
Open Season: Scared Silly
Movie • 2015
Sheriff Gordy (voice)
In the Blue Ground: A North of 60 Mystery
Movie • 1999
Daniel Dééla
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
Movie • 2005
Daniel Deela
Corner Gas: The Movie
Movie • 2014
Davis Quinton
If I Had Wings
Movie • 2013
Angus Coleman
Out of Nowhere
Movie • 1997
Jonas
Another Country: A North of 60 Mystery
Movie • 2003
Daniel Deela
Molly and the Great One
Movie • 2020
Far from Home
Movie • 2014
Roger Calhoun
Gods Acre
Movie • 2016
Frank
The Bad Seed Returns
Movie • 2022
Brian
The Bad Seed
Movie • 2018
Brian
Flicka 2
Movie • 2010
Sheriff
The Adventure Club
Movie • 2017
Curtis
The Humanity Bureau
Movie • 2017
Border Ranger
Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
Movie • 2017
Sheriff Stannard
Kayak to Klemtu
Movie • 2018
Don
Into the Forest
Movie • 2016
Jerry
Wynter
Movie • 2018
Gabe
The Great Northern Candy Drop
Movie • 2017
Johnny May
Big Bear
Movie • 1998
Little Bad Man
No Reservations
Movie • 2017
Joseph Sillwater
Welcome to Christmas
Movie • 2018
Tom
Tkaronto
Movie • 2007
Max Cardinal
Snowmageddon
Movie • 2011
Larry
Mystery 101: Deadly History
Movie • 2021
Sheriff Ridgeway
The Shape Of Rex
Movie • 2013
Stanley
Crazy Horse
Movie • 1996
Young Man Afraid
Path of Souls
Movie • 2012
Dave Courchene Jr.
Corner Gas
TV • 2004
Davis Quinton
Blackfly
TV • 2001
Chief Smack-Your-Face-In
The City
TV • 1999
Gabriel
renegadepress.com
TV • 2004
Pretty Hard Cases
TV • 2021
Bishop Logan
Big Sky
TV • 2020
Bruce Stone
Corner Gas Animated
TV • 2018
Davis Quinton (voice)
renegadepress.com
TV • 2004
Wayne Sinclair
Molly of Denali
TV • 2019
Grandpa Nat
Rutherford Falls
TV • 2021
Bill
Relic Hunter
TV • 1999
Sheriff Dark Feather
Jake and The Kid
TV • 1995
Moses Lefthand
FBI: Most Wanted
TV • 2020
Nelson Skye
Mittens & Pants
TV • 2023
The Narrator
MasterChef Canada
TV • 2014
Molly of Denali
TV • 2019
Grandpa Nat (voice)
Wumpa's World
TV • 2001
Wumpa (voice)
Bones of Crows
TV • 2023
Stephen Means