Denis Forest (September 5, 1960 – March 18, 2002) was a Canadian character actor."New Faces". Toronto Star, March 7, 1987. He was known for portraying henchmen in Academy Award-nominated blockbusters The Mask and Cliffhanger. He was the lead villain in the second season of the War of the Worlds television series.
Early life and education A graduate of the Ryerson Theatre School, he was an early founding member of Richard Rose and Thom Sokoloski's Autumn Angel Repertory theatre company.Stephen Godfrey, "A promising debut for Autumn Angel". The Globe and Mail, February 11, 1983.
Career
In 1986 Forest and Bruce Verine premiered Projekt Putz, a satirical send-up of avant-garde performance art, at the Toronto Free Theatre.Robert Everett-Green, "It seemed like a good idea: Projekt Putz is a real chuckle until the curtain goes up". The Globe and Mail, August 21, 1986. He also had occasional film and television roles in this era, including the television miniseries Race for the BombJim Bawden, "Race For The Bomb joins race for ratings". Toronto Star, January 20, 1987. and Champagne Charlie."TV series bubbles with talent". Toronto Star, June 9, 1988.
After the 1989 film The Long Road Home, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue work in American film and television.
Award nominations
Forest received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Best Original Play, General Theatre at the 1984 Dora Mavor Moore Awards for the collective play Mein.Stephen Godfrey, "Jungle of Cities wins four Doras". The Globe and Mail, October 23, 1984.
Death
Forest died suddenly following a massive stroke in Los Angeles on March 18, 2002, after having dinner in a Franklin Avenue restaurant in Hollywood with a few friends.Lee Berthiaume, "Ottawa actor dies suddenly in L.A.". Ottawa Citizen, March 24, 2002.
Filmography Film
The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew (1983) - Policeman Head Office (1985) - Rich The Climb (1986) - Hermann Kollensperger Tadpole and the Whale (1988) - Marcel Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier (1988) - Claude Vivier, age 26 Destiny to Order (1989) - Chicout The Long Road Home (1989) - Michael Posen Wedlock (1991) - Puce Cliffhanger (1993) - Heldon The Mask (1994) - Sweet Eddy New Crime City (1994) - Wizard Where Truth Lies (1996) - Jonas Kellar Eraser (1996) - Technician Dead Men Can't Dance (1997) - Dennis Larson Hidden Agenda (1999) - Christoph Detonator (2003) - Steve Kerwin (final film role)
Television
+ Year Title Role Notes 1987 Race for the Bomb Klaus Fuchs TV miniseries 1987-1990 Friday the 13th: The Series (various) 4 episodes 1989 War of the Worlds Martin Cole 1 episode 1989-1990 War of the Worlds Malzor Season 2. 20 episodes 1989 Champagne Charlie Paul Lampin TV miniseries 1990 Counterstrike Carter Episode: "A Little Purity" 1990-1991 Dracula: The Series Nosferatu 1998 La Femme Nikita Rene Dian 1999 Storm of the Century Kirk Freeman 2002 The X-Files Zeke Josepho Episode: "Providence"
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