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








