George Joshua Christian Dean (born December 3, 1979) is a Canadian actor and improvisor.[1] He was born in Burnaby, British Columbia<ref name="RT"> and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, where he performed in the improvised soap opera Die-Nasty and toured with improv company Rapid Fire Theatre.

Career

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Dean worked with the comedy troupe Gordon's Big Bald Head and appeared in several new works by Canadian playwright Stewart Lemoine. He was a regular cast member in the improvised variety show Oh Susanna! at the Varscona Theatre.

Dean provided the voice of Henpecked Hou (among others) in the game Jade Empire from BioWare Corp. He later appeared in several roles in Bioware's Mass Effect. In 2003, he co-starred in the independent film Purple Gas, and in 2006 starred in the FOX TV sitcom Free Ride. Dean stars in the Martin Gero film Young People Fucking, and National Lampoon's Bag Boy.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Purple Gas Cole Peter
2003 Turnbuckle Rev. Peter Jackson
2007 Young People Fucking Andrew
2007 National Lampoon's Bag Boy Freddy
2010 Father vs. Son Grant Coletti

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Free Ride Nate Stahlings / Nate Dineen 6 episodes
2007 The Beast Frank Hopper Television film
2009 This Might Hurt Dr. Ethan Malinow
2011 The Handlers Tim 4 episodes
2012 Mike & Molly Father Justin 2 episodes
2013 Wedding Band Dennis Episode: "99 Problems"
2015 Castle Jim Kogut 2 episodes
2016 Uncle Buck Peter Episode: "Brother"
2016–2017 Con Man Rico Java 4 episodes
2016–2020 Blindspot Boston Arliss Crab 14 episodes
2018 My Perfect Romance George Television film
2018 Deception Andy Faust Episode: "The Unseen Hand"
2018 Christmas with a Prince Jeff Television film
2019 Art of Falling in Love Nate
2019 Christmas with a Prince: Becoming Royal Jeff
2020 Live from the 8th Dimension Dr. Dolittle Episode: "Roachie Rich"
2021 The Rookie Todd Asher Episode: "Sabotage"
2021 Christmas with a Prince: The Royal Baby Jeff Television film

Video games

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Year Title Role
2003 Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide Ferron the Iron Golem
2003 Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
2005 Jade Empire Various voices
2007 Mass Effect
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Pick
2010 Mass Effect 2 Various voices
2012 Mass Effect 3 Additional voices
2020 Spider-Man: Miles Morales
2021 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Various voices
2021 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Mr. Fungi

References

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  1. ^ "Josh Dean". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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