Lew Temple (born October 2, 1967) is an American actor known for his roles as Locus Fender in the action film Domino; Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress; and Axel in the third season of The Walking Dead.
Lew Temple | |
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 Temple at Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend 2014 in Orlando, Florida | |
| Born | October 2, 1967 Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Early life
editTemple was raised in Texas.[1] He was the 1982 Baseball MVP at Rollins College,[2] and graduated in 1985.[3]
Career
editBaseball
editThough he was not good enough for the big leagues, he continued with his love for baseball, snagging roles as a minor league bullpen catcher for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros.[3] In 1986, he was a scout for the New York Mets,[4] and would later go on to serve as assistant director of Minor League Operations and Scouting for the Astros until 1993.[5]
Acting
editFilm
editTemple has had several film roles in the horror genre, appearing in Rob Zombie's horror film, The Devils Rejects as Adam Banjo,[6] portraying Sheriff Winston in the prequel to the remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and as Noel Kluggs in Rob Zombie's slasher film, Halloween.[7] Temple played Marv in Trailer Park of Terror, and Pete in the thriller/horror film House. In 2016, he starred in Rob Zombie's slasher film 31 as Psycho-Head.[8]
Temple's other film roles include Locus Fender in the action film Domino, a paramedic in the crime thriller Déjà Vu, Cal, the diner manager in the comedy-drama Waitress, Brian LaRue in a proof of concept for the science-fiction film The Three,[9] Ned in the thriller Unstoppable[6] and Montgomery Blair, a member of Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet, in the film Saving Lincoln, which tells the President's story through the eyes of Ward Hill Lamon, a former law partner, friend, and primary bodyguard.
Television
editTemple appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as Billy Chadwick, a local loner in a grizzly bear murder case. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles as Mr. Loobertz, and in 2011 he appeared in an episode of Criminal Minds, in which he played a former fisherman turned part-time deliveryman called Bill Thomas, who kidnaps Alison Sparks.
His most notable television role was on The Walking Dead as Axel, a prisoner survivor of the zombie apocalypse.[10][11]
Awards
editIn 2015, Temple received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Annual Gulf Coast Film and Video Festival.[12] The award is given to a distinguished actor recognized for his continuing work in the industry of film and video.
Personal life
editIn 2002, Temple was let go from a film contract because he dismissed symptoms of a serious illness. A near-death experience resulted in an examination at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, where he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and a forty percent chance of survival. He stayed in the hospital for eight months and underwent chemotherapy treatment.[3] He is a leukemia survivor.[13]
In 2009, Temple was involved in a charity event for breast cancer called Bowling for Boobies.[14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield | Baseball Player | |
| Jason's Lyric | Man on Bus | ||
| 1995 | The Kangaroo | Crazy Man | |
| 1997 | The Stalk Exchange | Rick Sharpe | |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys | Waiter | |
| 1999 | A Slipping-Down Life | Audience Member #2 | |
| 2000 | Born to Win | Raymond | |
| Red Ink | Martin Mueller | ||
| 2001 | On the Borderline | Web | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Bill | |
| Parasite Dolls | Caine | Voice, English dub | |
| 21 Grams | County Sheriff | ||
| 2005 | The Devil's Rejects | Adam Banjo | |
| Domino | Locus Fender | ||
| 2006 | Come Early Morning | Man | Voice |
| The Visitation | Deputy Tommy Smalls | ||
| Heavens Fall | Wade Wright | ||
| The Guitar Player's Girlfriend | Gary | Short film | |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Sheriff Winston | ||
| Deja Vu | Paramedic | ||
| 2007 | Waitress | Cal | |
| Halloween | Noel Kluggs | ||
| 2008 | Trailer Park of Terror | Marv | |
| House | Pete | ||
| No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker | Hitchhiker | ||
| The Beneficiary | Gun Dealer | Short film | |
| 2009 | Someone's Knocking at the Door | Coroner Tom Collins | |
| Otis E. | The Cashier | ||
| Silent Night, Zombie Night | Jeffrey Hannigan | ||
| Happy in the Valley | Chris | ||
| 2010 | The Killing Jar | Lonnie | |
| A Gang Land Love Story | Ivan | ||
| Unstoppable | Ned Oldham | ||
| 2011 | Montana Amazon | Trevor | |
| Rango | Furgus/Hitch | Voice | |
| Asparagus | Counselor #2 | Short film | |
| Zombex | Aldous Huxtable | ||
| We Are Family | Norm | ||
| 2012 | MoniKa | Lloyd | |
| The Preacher's Daughter | The Garden | ||
| Saving Lincoln | Montgomery Blair | ||
| The Unlikely's | Ray Ray | ||
| Lawless | Abshire | ||
| 2013 | The Lone Ranger | Hollis | |
| Night Moves | Wandering Camper | ||
| 2014 | Wicked Blood | Donny Baker | Direct-to-video |
| Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? | Ellis Wyatt | ||
| 2015 | Desierto | Border Patrol officer | Mexican film |
| 2016 | 31 | Psycho-Head | |
| 2017 | The Endless | Tim | |
| Feral | Talbot | ||
| Kidnap | Terrence "Terry" Vicky | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Land Pirate Lew | [15] |
| Between the Darkness | Roy Grady | ||
| 2020 | Laura Hasn't Slept | Dr. Parsons The Monstrosity |
Short film |
| 2021 | Spirit Untamed | Wrangler/Conductor | Voice |
| 2022 | Monstrous | Mr. Alonzo | |
| The Castle | Walter Brown | ||
| Corsicana | Jack Donner |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Dragon Half | Ticket Man | Voice, video short |
| 1994 | Saiyûki | Monk/Village Chief | Voice, television film |
| Dirty Pair Flash: Mission 3 Act 1 | Additional Voices | Video short | |
| 1995 | Golden Boy | Animator E | Voice, video |
| A Woman of Independent Means | Mover | Miniseries | |
| 1996 | Elf o karu mono-tachi | Various | Voice |
| Burn up W | Ashuhara | Voice, video | |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Whit Ganz | Episode: "Miracle at Middle Creek" | |
| 1996–1997 | Martian Successor Nadesico | Additional Voices | 10 episodes |
| 1997 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Nick Devlin | Episode: "Full Contact" |
| Kimera | Guard | Voice, video | |
| The Big Easy | Nash Lee | Episode: "A Streetcar with Desire" | |
| 1998 | Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 | Musician #2 | 2 episodes |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Louie | Episode: "On the Border" | |
| Slayers OVA 1 | Bandit/Additional Voices | Video | |
| Generator Gawl | Various | Unknown episodes | |
| Dirty Pair: Mission II, Act I | Goat Abiko/Additional Voices | Video | |
| Go Nagai's New Cutey Honey | Moto-Mutant 2/Additional Voices | Video | |
| Gasaraki | Additional Voices | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040: Shadow War | Kusui / Musician 2 | Video |
| 2000 | Sin: The Movie | Various | Voice, video |
| 2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Ollie Olmedo | Episode: "Saturday Night" |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Billy Chadwick | Episode: "A Grizzly Murder" |
| 2009 | Esperanza Beach | Watson | Video short |
| How to Study Your Bible for Kids | Commissioner Context | Video short | |
| 2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mr. Loobertz | Episode: "Full Throttle" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds | Bill Thomas | Episode: "Coda" |
| Cross | Detective Red | Video | |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Stuart Rizzi | Episode: "Kahu" |
| 2012–2013
2013 |
The Walking Dead
Justified |
Axel
Grady |
Season 3 (Recurring role; 8 episodes)
1 episode |
| 2015 | Review | Shovel Hitter | Episode: "Buried Alive, 6 Star Review, Public Speaking" |
| Longmire | Archer Loftus | 3 episodes | |
| Wicked City | Dave Keller | 3 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers | Additional voices | |
| 2011 | Killzone 3 | ISA Soldiers | |
| Rango | Turley | ||
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional voices |
References
edit- ^ "Artist / VIP Gallery: LEW TEMPLE". Polish Film Festival, Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "Tradition: Rollins Baseball Most Valuable Player". Rollins College Athletics. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Boyd Coffie (1898–1948): Dean of the College". Olin Library, Rollins College. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "1986 New York Mets: Roster". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on November 7, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Baseball American League". New York Times. November 10, 1993. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "Lew Temple interview (Rango, Unstoppable, Devil Rejects) – The Desk of Brian". deskofbrian.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Three More Join Rob Zombie's '31', Including Sheri Moon Zombie!". Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Sheri Moon Zombie, Lew Temple, Devin Sidell, and More Join Rob Zombie's 31". Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "The Three Different Breeds of Aliens Run Amok". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ "Lew Temple (a.k.a. Axel) talks about the latest 'Walking Dead' shocker -- Exclusive". www.ew.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Exclusive: Lew Temple talks The Walking Dead Episode 310 "Home"". dailydead.com. February 18, 2013. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ "the-walking-dead-actor-lew-temple-receives-lifetime-achievement-award-at-local-film-festival/". uhclthesignal.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "'Walking Dead': Lew Temple talks about Axel shocker". Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ^ "Bowling for Boobies: Dread Central's Horror Starlets Wish to Thank You!". Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Margot Robbie: First Look at Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood". Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
Further reading
edit- Ross, Dalton. "Lew Temple (a.k.a. Axel) talks about the latest 'Walking Dead' shocker". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
External links
edit- Lew Temple at IMDb
- Lew Temple on Twitter
- Lew Temple at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
