| Name |
Louis Ferreira |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
Portuguese |
| Date of Birth |
20-February-1967 |
| Place of Birth |
portuguese, Canadian |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Ferreira was born in Terceira, Azores, Portugal, and emigrated with his parents to Canada early in his life. He grew up in the Jane and Finch neighborhood in North York, Ontario.
The actor went by the stage name Justin Louis for 25 years until his Portuguese-born mother died in 2008, after which he decided to change it to an approximation of his birth name, Louis instead of Luis.
Ferreira's resume includes over 100 different onscreen credits, as he has also appeared on a broad range of TV series, including lead roles in the sitcom Hidden Hills and Missing, and guest roles in The L.A. Complex, Touch, NCIS, Durham County, Urban Angel, 21 Jump Street, Breaking Bad, ER, 24, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, Criminal Minds. The Outer Limits, Star Trek: Voyager, Highlander, The Sentinel, Mutant X, and The Pretender. He also hosted the TV series Letters to God.
In 2009, Ferreira was featured as David Maysles in the HBO award winning film Grey Gardens opposite Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. Other film work includes playing Sarah Polley's husband in Dawn of the Dead as well as roles with Mark Wahlberg in Shooter and The Lazarus Child, a thriller that starred Angela Basset and Andy Garcia. Ferreira also appeared in the 1995 comedy horror Blood and Donuts that also starred David Cronenberg and the 1998 film Fallen Arches. He appeared in the film Saw IV as the character Art Blank. Further credits include The Marsh Everything Put Together, The Staircase, Boozecan Naked Lunch, The Big Slice Renegades, Cocktail and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II.
