| Robin Dunne | |
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Dunne at Comic-Con 2008 |
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| Born | November 19, 1976 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Spouse | Heidi Lenhart (2002–?) (divorced) |
Robin Dunne (born November 19, 1976) is a Canadian actor who is mainly known for having had numerous leading roles in sequels throughout his career, and lately for his role as Doctor Will Zimmerman in the cult Science fiction Television series, Sanctuary.
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He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and attended The Etobicoke School of the Arts.[1] He was once married to actress Heidi Lenhart.[2]
One of Dunne's earliest starring roles was as Franz Bhaer in the CTV/PAX television series Little Men in 1998–99. He also appeared in Channel 4's As If as well as recurring guest roles on Dawson's Creek and Dead Like Me. Dunne also appeared on NCIS and in Just Friends.
His most notable movie role was the character Sebastian Valmont in Cruel Intentions 2. He has also appeared in Au Pair II, The Skulls II, Species 3, American Psycho II: All American Girl, and Jewel. Additionally, Dunne appeared in the made-for-TV movies Code Breakers and Roughing It, where in the latter he portrayed a young Mark Twain traveling across the American West. Dunne also portrayed Robin Hood in the film Beyond Sherwood Forest, directed by Peter DeLuise,[3] starring alongside Erica Durance.[4]
Since 2007 Dunne has co-starred with Amanda Tapping in the science fiction/fantasy series Sanctuary which premiered as a series of eight webisodes before being commissioned as a conventional TV series by the Syfy Channel in the U.S. The series has been broadcast on many international free-to-air and cable networks. Dunne has featured in all three seasons of the show, which was picked up for its fourth season in January 2011.[5]
He is also currently working on a movie called B.F.F..
Dunne plays on the Mighty Thunder, a recreational hockey team based in North Vancouver.